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Anybody knows?

I think the answer to that is most definately yes. islamic fundamentalism seems to have turned its sights on little plastic men now.

Well, not anymore as it appears. But is might have just as well been an action on behalf of certain competitor company based in the Southern Hemisphere...

CainTheHunter wrote:
Well, not anymore as it appears. But is might have just as well been an action on behalf of certain competitor company based in the Southern Hemisphere...

Thats tin foil hat territory.

Did anyone translate it to see what it said?

There was a redirector to the 3rd site, which URL was something like mhmd mslm but I can't recall the domain type.

 templarsandorks? wrote:
Did anyone translate it to see what it said?

I skimmed it via google translate and it was basically an anti western rant.

Palindrome wrote:

CainTheHunter wrote:
Well, not anymore as it appears. But is might have just as well been an action on behalf of certain competitor company based in the Southern Hemisphere...

Thats tin foil hat territory.

That might be the case, but I wouldn't put anything past that idiot in charge of BF

as of midnight google still responds to 'plastic soldier company' with Mhmd Msallam, but it links to PSC. looks like Mr Townsend needs to start making those Arab legion plastic...
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 Aldramelech wrote:

Palindrome wrote:

CainTheHunter wrote:
Well, not anymore as it appears. But is might have just as well been an action on behalf of certain competitor company based in the Southern Hemisphere...

Thats tin foil hat territory.

That might be the case, but I wouldn't put anything past that idiot in charge of BF

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaactually, he's not an idiot at all, he's a very sold businessmen and a very nice chap. Without him, we wouldn't be enjoying FoW now would we?

No he's an ex GW idiot that apparently wasn't even liked by that bunch of idiots, which says quite alot.

 Poppabear wrote:


Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaactually, he's not an idiot at all, he's a very sold businessmen and a very nice chap. Without him, we wouldn't be enjoying FoW now would we?

Why, you're right. Without him we couldnt play, because he created WW2 and all.

And there weren't any 15mm historical miniatures games before FOW.

Oh, Snap! Take that Fan Boi

Never said I was a fan boy, I've only ever really bought a few BF miniatures, I mainly buy from PSC and Old Glory.

Its just walking around spouting the word idiots at people who aren't actually ... idiots. Is just, not very nice and the argument that he his an idiot really holds no water.

It's kind of funny in a sad way to watch how as soon as someone says that a Battlefront employee might not be an idiot and is actually a nice guy, that someone gets called a fanboy with the implication that a person who admits enjoying FOW must also think that Battlefront created WW2.

 Poppabear wrote:
Never said I was a fan boy, I've only ever really bought a few BF miniatures, I mainly buy from PSC and Old Glory.

Its just walking around spouting the word idiots at people who aren't actually ... idiots. Is just, not very nice and the argument that he his an idiot really holds no water.

Unless you know someone who's met him of course, and he says he's an idiot...................

Good enough for me.

Is a Fan Boy like a Punkawallah?

I've bought a crap ton of Battlefront miniatures, I like and play their game and I will no doubt buy their miniatures in the future, but... several of their staff come across to me as prize pillocks at times.

 George Spiggott wrote:
I've bought a crap ton of Battlefront miniatures, I like and play their game and I will no doubt buy their miniatures in the future, but... several of their staff come across to me as prize pillocks at times.

Yeah, well the only one that I noticed was the cretin who claimed that PSC were somehow infringing on their IP and who ever it was that thought that describing FoW as a hobby was a good thing.

When did I say Phil Yates invented WWII, I just said he came up with FOW.

It wasn't Phil Yates, it was one of their US staff in the thread on their own forums when they announced the 100% BF model tourney rule. His post made him seem like a complete tosser.

I don't know who was responsible for the 'FoW hobby'.

Palindrome wrote:
Yeah, well the only one that I noticed was the cretin who claimed that PSC were somehow infringing on their IP and who ever it was that thought that describing FoW as a hobby was a good thing.

Then there's JP claiming that FoW was BF creating their own IP and that FoW was just a historical scale before FoW came along. Then there's his sly digs at other manufacturers in his videos. Added to that there's the Gordon Davidson Maelstrom email fiasco.

That's just off the top of my head.

"Stupidity combined with arrogance and a huge ego will get you a long way."

 George Spiggott wrote:

Palindrome wrote:
Yeah, well the only one that I noticed was the cretin who claimed that PSC were somehow infringing on their IP and who ever it was that thought that describing FoW as a hobby was a good thing.

Then there's JP claiming that FoW was BF creating their own IP and that FoW was just a historical scale before FoW came along.

Thats who I meant.

Palindrome wrote:

 George Spiggott wrote:

Palindrome wrote:
Yeah, well the only one that I noticed was the cretin who claimed that PSC were somehow infringing on their IP and who ever it was that thought that describing FoW as a hobby was a good thing.

Then there's JP claiming that FoW was BF creating their own IP and that FoW was just a historical scale before FoW came along.

Thats who I meant.

There were two separate BF staff being massive pillocks in that thread.

 George Spiggott wrote:
I've bought a crap ton of Battlefront miniatures, I like and play their game and I will no doubt buy their miniatures in the future, but... several of their staff come across to me as prize pillocks at times.[/quote

I am in the same boat as you,Also i would like to add that their customer service has treated me like a a old dog terd.]

Big P wrote:
Is a Fan Boy like a Punkawallah?

Nope, Punkawallahs are useful

 Hordini wrote:
It's kind of funny in a sad way to watch how as soon as someone says that a Battlefront employee might not be an idiot and is actually a nice guy, that someone gets called a fanboy with the implication that a person who admits enjoying FOW must also think that Battlefront created WW2.

Pretty much this....

 col. krazy kenny wrote:
I am in the same boat as you,Also i would like to add that their customer service has treated me like a a old dog terd.]

Never had that problem, I bought a Puma with missing parts and they sent me a whole new one.

Their customer service has been excellent to me. My biggest gripe with Battlefront is that they have totally failed to grasp that the 15mm market has made huge strides in the last couple of years. BF don't seem to have fully understood that.