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Pre-order of £27 £30 British Starter Army
- Chieftain Troop, Mechanised Infantry Platoon, Scorpion Troop
- Plus FREE Tac Ops Sultan!

Chieftain Tank Troop (4x Chieftains)
Mechanized Infantry Platoon (4x FV-432s, 7 fire teams)
Scout Section (2x Scimitars/Scorpions)
3 Infantry Weapon Teams


£70 British Starter Force from Battlefront Miniatures on sale in December 2019
https://nodicenoglory.com/NDNGforum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1056#p9235

5x Challenger Tanks
2x Lynx Helicopters
2x MLRS Rocket Launchers
2x Chieftain Tanks
2x Warrior with Milan Anti-tank Vehicles
4x Fox Armoured Cars
2x Scimitar or Scorpion Light Tanks

Good time to be a UK Cold War gamer

The PSC pre-order bundle for the new NorthAG game gives a handful of bonus units as well if you pre-order.

https://www.team-yankee.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=6803

WWIII British Delay

WWIII: Team Yankee version 2 will launch on December 7, 2019. It was initially planned that WWIII: British would be released, along with its accompanying Army Deal, alongside the launch of the WWIII: Team Yankee rulebook.

Due to issues with the manufacturer of these specific plastic kits, the Challenger and Warrior kits have not been produced to a standard that we are satisfied with and that you have come to expect.

Without these two highly-anticipated and exciting kits, we felt it would not do to release WWIII: British on the scheduled date, especially given that the Challenger and Warrior kits were the flagship releases for the book, and many players were most excited to field them out of the new WWIII: British book.

The new release date will be February 2020, and will allow us time to produce the Challenger and Warrior kits and to ensure they are up to our usual high standard of quality.

~Peter Simunovich

I support PSC over BF, both in rules and customer service. But there's plenty of room on the block for either company and scale IMO.

https://www-battlegroupnorthag-com.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

Battlegroup NORTHAG: The 10mm Cold War Miniatures Game

Welcome to the Battlegroup NORTHAG pre-order store - your one-stop shop for our new plastic 10mm (1:144) Cold War range. The shop is open from 18 October 2019 to 18 November 2019.

Our starter sets come with some FREE additional goodies, so to be sure click on the following items to see what you'll get: NORTHAG Starter Deal, British Starter Army, Soviet Starter Army.

Choose the items you wish to pre-order below and complete your shipping and payment details. Your cards will be charged after our shop closes on 18 November 2019, and we'll ship your order out as soon as the products hit our warehouse in Spring 2020 (and before retail release).

Upon release, our starter armies, boxed sets, and the rulebook will be available through selected retailers and direct from PSC; all other products will be available only from PSC.

Our shipping rates are a flat fee, so the more items you order the more cost-effective your shipping becomes.

Thanks for pre-ordering and we hope you enjoy your games of Battlegroup NORTHAG!

The Plastic Soldier Company
www.theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk

I wondered what would happen after 18 November 2019. So far, the shop seems to be still open and not closed after 18 November 2019 with today being 20 November 2019.

I am waiting to see the 10mm (1:144) helicopters.

Humanoid wrote:
I wondered what would happen after 18 November 2019. So far, the shop seems to be still open and not closed after 18 November 2019 with today being 20 November 2019.

I am waiting to see the 10mm (1:144) helicopters.

PSC sent out an email this morning saying they were extending pre-orders until December 1.

Due to popular demand we have extended the preorder program for an extra 10 days to Monday 1st December to cover an extra payday!

They also gave a slightly more solid release date:

and we'll ship your order out as soon as the products hit our warehouse in Spring 2020 (and before retail release at Salute in April).

https://www.team-yankee.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=6852 World War III: Team Yankee - British Pre-orders Now Open

https://www.flamesofwar.com/Default.aspx?tabid=79&ProductID=8974

TBRAB03 British Starter Force: Challenger Armoured Squadron
The British Challenger Armoured Squadron is the best starting point for any British army. The box contains between 88 and 100 points, depending on how you choose to build your models. 5x Challenger Tanks, 2x Chieftain Tanks, 2x Warrior (Milan) Anti-tank Vehicles, 2x Scimitar or Scorpion Light Tanks, 4x Fox Armoured Cars, 2x MLRS Rocket Launchers, 2x Lynx Helicopters, Rules and Unit Cards

GBP 70.00, EUR 80.00, USD 100.00

Let's do a price comparsion of the TBRAB03 British Starter Force using a percentage of the separate boxes ...

5/5 of USD 45.00 TBBX11 Challenger Armoured Troop (Plastic) - 5 vehicles
2/5 of USD 45.00 TBBX01 Chieftain Armoured Troop (Plastic) - 5 vehicles
2/5 of USD 45.00 TBBX12 Warrior Platoon (Plastic) - 5 vehicles
2/4 of USD 36.00 TBBX03 Scorpion or Scimitar Troop (Plastic) - 4 vehicles
4/4 of USD 36.00 TBBX13 Fox Recce Troop (Plastic) - 4 vehicles
2/3 of USD 27.00 TUBX25 M270 MLRS Rocket Launcher Battery (Plastic) - 3 vehicles
2/2 of USD 35.00 TBBX05 Lynx Helarm Flight (Plastic) - 2 helicopters

which is ...

5/5 of USD 45.00 = 45.00
2/5 of USD 45.00 = 18.00
2/5 of USD 45.00 = 18.00
2/4 of USD 36.00 = 18.00
4/4 of USD 36.00 = 36.00
2/3 of USD 27.00 = 18.00
2/2 of USD 35.00 = 35.00

Total = USD 188.00

New plastic kits as follows to replace the non-plastic kits:
USD 35.00 TBBX15 Harrier Close Support Flight (Plastic)
USD 35.00 TGBX15 Tornado Strike Flight (Plastic)
USD 35.00 TSBX20 SU-25 Frogfoot Aviation Company (Plastic)

The new British stuff looks very tasty, trying my best not to look at it very much as am waiting for the new American book this year. Plus want to start an Iraqi force but god damn, it’s Challengers and Warriors. Must try to resist.....

On a side note I wonder if there’s any new infantry figures to be released. Aren’t the brits armed with the SLR, wonder if they’ll be released with the SA80.

News snippets from the PSC website about their plastic 10mm (1:144) Cold War range ...

https://www.theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/2020/04/06/meg-and-northag-release-update/

- Today we want to update you with the latest information about our two upcoming releases: MeG and NORTHAG.
- Similarly, we have the ULTRACAST 10mm NORTHAG models nearly complete and the rulebook will arrive soon.
- In support of NORTHAG Day, our good friends at OnTabletop (Beasts of War) will be hosting the release with an interview with NORTHAG author, Warwick Kinrade, rulebook flick through, models review and unboxing and a superb product giveaway competition
- For NORTHAG we will be rounding out the British and Soviet forces over the next few months and the Centag supplement next year with US, West German, east German and generic NATO models to accompany

PSC 10mm Soviet infantry...

https://www.theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/2020/06/01/june-1st-meg-northag-update/
"So all the Northag pre orders have shipped. All waves, all freebies, everything! Website orders will start shipping this week."

https://www.theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/new-products/

https://www.theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/product/northag-soviet-starter-army/
£70.00 Northag Soviet Starter Army
10mm Ultracast plastic miniatures
CONTAINS:-
10x T64 tanks
10 x BTR60 APCs
2 x BRDM2s
100+ Infantry including Saggers, Spigots, Grails, AGS17s, sPKM and snipers

https://www.theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/product/northag-british-starter-army/
£30.00 Northag British Starter Army
10mm Ultracast plastic miniatures
CONTAINS:-
4 x Chieftain tanks with both normal and Stillbrew turret options
4 x FV432 APCs
2 x Scorpion/Scimitar light tanks (both turret options included)
35+ Infantry including Milans, Blowpipes, Carl Gustavs, sGPMG and sniper

https://www.theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/product/northag-chieftain-troop/
£12.00 Northag Chieftain Troop



https://www.team-yankee.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=6987 World War III: Team Yankee - American Pre-orders Now Open

https://www.flamesofwar.com/Default.aspx?tabid=79&ProductID=8986

TUSAB04 WWIII: American Starter Force
Contains 5x Abrams Tanks, 4x Bradley Scouts, 3x M109 155mm Self-propelled guns, 4x HMMWV Scouts, 2x AH-64 Apache Helicopters, 2x Flight Stands, 4x Rare Earth Magnets, Complete A5 Rulebook, American “Start Here” Booklet, 4x Decal Sheets and 14x Unit Cards.

GBP 70.00, EUR 80.00, USD 100.00

Let's do a price comparsion of the TUSAB04 American Starter Force using a percentage of the separate boxes ...

5/5 of USD 45.00 TUBX18 Abrams Tank Platoon (Plastic) - 5 vehicles
4/5 of USD 45.00 TUBX19 Bradley Troop (Plastic) - 5 vehicles
3/3 of USD 27.00 TUBX24 M109 Field Artillery Battery (Plastic) - 3 vehicles
4/6 of USD 45.00 TUBX14 HMMWV Platoon (Plastic) - 6 vehicles
2/2 of USD 35.00 TUBX21 AH-64 Apache Helicopter Platoon (Plastic) - 2 vehicles

which is ...

5/5 of USD 45.00 = 45.00
4/5 of USD 45.00 = 36.00
3/3 of USD 27.00 = 27.00
4/6 of USD 45.00 = 30.00
2/2 of USD 35.00 = 35.00

Total = USD 173.00

https://www.team-yankee.com/
https://www.team-yankee.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=7057 World War III - The Complete Starter Set (Plastic) (TYBX02)

World War III: Team Yankee - The Complete Starter Set
The All-New Starter Set For WW3: Team Yankee. Containing 16 tanks, including the T-80 Soviet Main Battle Tank, BMP-3 Armoured Fighting Vehicle, as well as the brand new Bradley US APC and Abrams tank.

American Starter Force
• Four Abrams Tanks •
• Two M60 Patton Tanks •
• Two M3 Bradley IFVs •

Soviet Starter Force
• Four T-80 Tanks •
• Three T-64 Tanks •
• Two BMP-3 IFVs •

• Complete A5 Rulebook •
• A Quick Start Guide •
• Two Set of Dice (x10 for the US and x10 for Soviets) •

I see 3 Abrams Tanks in the forces on the box cover and not 4 for a total of 16 models.

I clicked on the link to see the price and saw:

TYBX02 World War III Complete Starter
The World War III Complete Starter is the ultimate way to start playing World War III: Team Yankee and contains 16 tanks, including the T-80 Soviet Main Battle Tank, BMP-3 Armoured Fighting Vehicle, as well as the American Bradley and M1A1 Main Battle Tank. It also includes dice, rulebook and a quick start guide to help you launch your gaming experience.

USD 50.00

GBP 35.00
EUR 45.00

Edit Fri 21 Aug 2020 ...

https://www.team-yankee.com/ changed to show 3 Abrams Tanks instead of 4 Abrams Tanks for the TYBX02 World War III Complete Starter as follows:

• Three Abrams Tanks •
• Two M60 Patton Tanks •
• Two M3 Bradley IFVs •

Edit Sun 06 Sep 2020 ...

Strike out https://www.team-yankee.com/ to use:
https://www.team-yankee.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=7057 World War III - The Complete Starter Set (Plastic) (TYBX02)

Does anyone have some updated picks of their PSC Northag models?

Please open another thread for pictures of models as I would like to keep this thread focused on the competing releases between PSC and Battlefront Miniatures. I am waiting to see the miniatures for the U.S. force for NorthAG. And, I am impatiently waiting to see the helicopters.

Humanoid wrote:
Please open another thread for pictures of models as I would like to keep this thread focused on the competing releases between PSC and Battlefront Miniatures. I am waiting to see the miniatures for the U.S. force for NorthAG. And, I am impatiently waiting to see the helicopters.

Sounds good. They are floating around on YouTube and elsewhere.

It is interesting to hear responses from people about PSC's more slightly bendy barrels -- some people love them because they don't like barrels that snap off and break.

Others prefer different ranges.

I hope this thread sees more responses, I'm still on the fence about Northag and am extremely interested. Will be good to know what range is optimal If I dive in.

 Shrapnelsmile wrote:

Humanoid wrote:
Please open another thread for pictures of models as I would like to keep this thread focused on the competing releases between PSC and Battlefront Miniatures. I am waiting to see the miniatures for the U.S. force for NorthAG. And, I am impatiently waiting to see the helicopters.

I hope this thread sees more responses, I'm still on the fence about Northag and am extremely interested. Will be good to know what range is optimal If I dive in.

I'm trying to decide whether I prefer NORTHAG for the more realistic scale and no tank parking lots... or Team Yankee for the nicer 1:100mm models.

Play Northag with the nicer models?

I was waiting for Northag to use my TY models, but ended up selling them off during the wait for the rules release. I still play a lot of Battlegroup, using PSC and BF 1:100. Works great.

Fest_mkiv wrote:

 Shrapnelsmile wrote:

Humanoid wrote:
Please open another thread for pictures of models as I would like to keep this thread focused on the competing releases between PSC and Battlefront Miniatures. I am waiting to see the miniatures for the U.S. force for NorthAG. And, I am impatiently waiting to see the helicopters.

I hope this thread sees more responses, I'm still on the fence about Northag and am extremely interested. Will be good to know what range is optimal If I dive in.

I'm trying to decide whether I prefer NORTHAG for the more realistic scale and no tank parking lots... or Team Yankee for the nicer 1:100mm models.

Right you can use 15mm models in Northag, and nice ones at that. Far better rule set from what I've assessed.