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 Manchu wrote:
Mine also came from the stater box. Not sure what you mean by spotty. There were no pits or other abrasions on the surface of the model. I'd say the biggest issue was the somewhat crude detail, especially compared to what is on offer in new resin kits from WLG.

My mistake, I had quite a few bolt holes near the joists in the armored plate that were filled with material. The tracks were also very poorly made IMO. I may be looking at Rubicon from now on.

Just keep in mind that the newer resin kits from WLG are excellent.

 Manchu wrote:
Just keep in mind that the newer resin kits from WLG are excellent.

I wish I knew which were the excellent newer kits and which were the ones like the jeeps I got...





From the missing chunk of shovel handle to the solid masses of resin that will make the lower section a pain to clean up, I was pretty disappointed. And that one is the replacement they sent after I sent pictures of the original which was much worse.

Compared to the M4A3EZ8 or the schwimwaggen from JTFM/Die Waffenkammer I am working on it is just pathetic, AND it cost quite a bit. It makes me very reluctant to try more Warlord resin.

 CptJake wrote:
I wish I knew which were the excellent newer kits and which were the ones like the jeeps I got...

Just ask here if you are thinking of getting something.

I know JTFM is working on a King Tiger with zimmerit and that Warlord already has one. I'm not in a big hurry as I just got in 4 Rubicon kits and have 3 JTFM kits I'm working on, but since building a Tamiya 1:35 version years ago and climbing on the one at the Patton Museum at Knox (when it was still at Knox...) have loved this tank.

Is the Warlord one any good? I worry because if the zimmerit coating is all screwed up by poor casting I would be pretty annoyed.

I asked Doug and he says it is one of the older kits so your best bet would probably be to wait for die Waffenkammer. But you could ask around FB for people who recently bought one.

Here is a finished one from WLG "out in the wild":

http://www.warlordgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=22411

Hey guys Warlord has a free PDF release of the Project Z rules up on the website

Check it out http://us-store.warlordgames.com/collections/new-releases/products/project-z-free-rules-pdf

Already downloaded a copy of it and am reading through it now. Seems to be pretty different from their other rulesets, interested to see if it catches on

 CptJake wrote:
I know JTFM is working on a King Tiger with zimmerit and that Warlord already has one. I'm not in a big hurry as I just got in 4 Rubicon kits and have 3 JTFM kits I'm working on, but since building a Tamiya 1:35 version years ago and climbing on the one at the Patton Museum at Knox (when it was still at Knox...) have loved this tank.

Is the Warlord one any good? I worry because if the zimmerit coating is all screwed up by poor casting I would be pretty annoyed.

I've got a non-zimmer one, second pic down
http://www.warlordgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5448&hilit=two+tanks+weekend

it weighs an absolute ton. As far as models go, its ok, but the barrel is very heavy and took some serious work to prevent barrel droop (ding dong, matron etc). If I had to choose between a JTFM and a Warlord tank I'd go JTFM every time.

Thanks for the feedback folks. I do appreciate it.

@Pete Melvin: Nice job on those!

Cheers dude

 CptJake wrote:

 Manchu wrote:
Just keep in mind that the newer resin kits from WLG are excellent.

I wish I knew which were the excellent newer kits and which were the ones like the jeeps I got...

From the missing chunk of shovel handle to the solid masses of resin that will make the lower section a pain to clean up, I was pretty disappointed. And that one is the replacement they sent after I sent pictures of the original which was much worse.

Compared to the M4A3EZ8 or the schwimwaggen from JTFM/Die Waffenkammer I am working on it is just pathetic, AND it cost quite a bit. It makes me very reluctant to try more Warlord resin.

It isn't just you. The Puma and Panzer IV I built were very poor models as well. Horrible metal bits (hard and brittle with thick mold lines) and warped resin. Their plastic halftrack wasn't a whole lot better.

Try Company B, JTFM, or Rubicon.

I built the plastic Puma, and it is okay. Fortunately the hollow wheels don't show much once built and painted.



Which half track? I built their US M3 plastic kit. Thought it was a pain to assemble but it could have been worse. You can see I screwed up getting the sides even with the cab.



I recently got the Rubicon M3 half track, and have plastic SDKFZ 251ds from Rubicon and Warlord I need to assemble. I picked up a few Rubicon kits (M8/M20, M5A1 and M10/M36) but have not assembled any yet. I started on the Warlord 251d, but stopped about halfway through as I realized I may need to paint the interior, at least the driver's compartment, before I fully assemble. I was too lazy to knock that out so put it on hold.

The plastic puma had really fragile axels, and several of them broke during assembly. I had to gob the wheels on with superglue. When I emailed Warlord about it, their response was basically "glad you made it work!"

I assembled the Puma along with the plastic Stug. I guess after screwing with the brackets to hang the skirtzen the axels on the Puma didn't bother me.



Oh I hated those brackets....

Yeah, it was the M3 halftrack I built. Detail wise it is okay, but assembly is a pain in the kiester.

It could easily have been keyed better for ease of assembly. The instructions were also not the clearest (which is also a problem with their AT guns and lining parts up).

The ACW supplement for Black Powder is (Finally!) available to order... looks like it ships in mid-April

http://store.warlordgames.com/collections/american-civil-war-1861-1865/products/glory-hallelujah-acw-supplement

...I've been waiting for this for YEARS now...

I am looking forward to it, now that I have that boxed set from the Perrys.

I've been looking forward to this for a long time, but...

This supplement for Black Powder describes the history, armies, key leaders, doctrine and tactics of the American Civil War, and includes a comprehensive set of army lists and optional rules for recreating the battles of that war in miniature.

It sounds like most of the book is taken up with history, which I don't need, and army lists, which I don't need and look pretty straightforward anyway. I'll wait to see how many scenarios there are, and what people think of the "optional rules". I liked the Rebellion supplement, but that was mostly scenarios.

http://store.warlordgames.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-citadel-plastic-castle



Is this the Tableshop Workshop Castle?

I was going to say that looks rather jolly and two or three kits of that would be a good basis for converting into a fairly realistic historical castle.

Then I saw the price. What a Ripoff!!

Children's toy castles are far cheaper and just as good.

Bolt Action 2.0, Armies of Germany 2.0, and Konflict 47 have been officially announced on warlord's site.

Good news is that other than Germans, no one will need to buy new army or theatre books, Bolt Action 2.0 is designed to be compatible with them. It is scheduled to release in the fall.

Konflict 47 is apparently based on the core of bolt action but adds additional weird war stuff and features a 3 way conflict as the Soviets have split from the Allies and the Germans are still in the fight.

 MrMoustaffa wrote:

Good news is that other than Germans, no one will need to buy new army or theatre books, Bolt Action 2.0 is designed to be compatible with them. It is scheduled to release in the fall.

What's wrong with the Germans (aside from being unable to fire the MGs on 'empty' transports despite having a dedicated crewman...)?

 Silent Puffin? wrote:

 MrMoustaffa wrote:

Good news is that other than Germans, no one will need to buy new army or theatre books, Bolt Action 2.0 is designed to be compatible with them. It is scheduled to release in the fall.

What's wrong with the Germans (aside from being unable to fire the MGs on 'empty' transports despite having a dedicated crewman...)?

There seem to be a decent amount of players who found the national special rules boring/not OP enough so I guess that's why they're getting a new book.

 Kilkrazy wrote:
I was going to say that looks rather jolly and two or three kits of that would be a good basis for converting into a fairly realistic historical castle.

Then I saw the price. What a Ripoff!!

Children's toy castles are far cheaper and just as good.

That looks rather like the now defunct Tabletop Workshop stuff.

As for the price Renedra's soon to be released castle will run ~£250 though I think it will work out to be a larger castle. If you've got knowledge of toy castles that are actually just as good and not just "I'm content that they are usable for the price" then please share.

 Silent Puffin? wrote:

 MrMoustaffa wrote:

Good news is that other than Germans, no one will need to buy new army or theatre books, Bolt Action 2.0 is designed to be compatible with them. It is scheduled to release in the fall.

What's wrong with the Germans (aside from being unable to fire the MGs on 'empty' transports despite having a dedicated crewman...)?

The book was the first released, and so had almost no special rules in it aside from hitler's buzzsaw and their special NCO rules.


People felt this was unfair when armies like the Americans and Soviets were getting 2-3 times the special rules, especially since Hitler's buzzsaw made a weapon that is functionally overcosted barely useful was a little underwhelming.

Personally, I feel panzer fausts, schurtzen armored skirts, and especially assault rifles make up for that in their own right as essentially being special rules that only they really get proper access to, but I guess the community at large disagreed.

I too am hoping hanomags get a dedicated crewman to fire the guns, even if its an option I have to pay extra for. Its very annoying to have to buy a medic or other small team just so I can use the vehicle like it was supposed to be used historically. Honestly if they added that and buffed MG's to make the Hitler's buzzsaw rule more useful, id say Germans have everything they need and then some, both from a historic aspect and a rules one.

 Dawnbringer wrote:

 Kilkrazy wrote:
I was going to say that looks rather jolly and two or three kits of that would be a good basis for converting into a fairly realistic historical castle.

Then I saw the price. What a Ripoff!!

Children's toy castles are far cheaper and just as good.

That looks rather like the now defunct Tabletop Workshop stuff.

As for the price Renedra's soon to be released castle will run ~£250 though I think it will work out to be a larger castle. If you've got knowledge of toy castles that are actually just as good and not just "I'm content that they are usable for the price" then please share.

That comes down to a matter of opinion.

I don't think any of the available castles are all that brilliant, including this Warlord one, which I would convert if I had it. A not very good £40-£70 castle is still better than a not very good £190 castle, especially considering how often it will actually be used in games.

Here are a few examples. The first one is plastic and looks like it's got no back, so I might buy two of them and bodge them together with plasticard, etc, to cover up the more toy-like elements.

The last one, a Playmobil toy, looks very usable as it comes, though it's £75.



£22, pirate boat not included.


2.

A traditional wooden castle, not too impressive but only £25.

3.


[URL=https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/product/1771761438765299039q=Children%27s+toy+castle&espv=2&biw=1188&bih=683&bav=on.2,or.&bvm=bv.119028448,bs.2,d.ZWU&ion=1&tch=1&ech=1&psi=vRcIV5icL8PzPMGjkoAH.1460148159395.5&prds=paur:ClkAsKraX-jiNrxEWIv3WZzPp7z5vh60wd-SyHaNn6cfP8eSCDLSmTcrU0mfhKPD4Iv46IJLzyYkZM0yWbad1DipPZnd9J8HqM8QzLp1Lb37J9HMCoPMBHlIRIZAFPVH700s4kljIzNRI_teGaOKvySVSjiQ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwimzqK7gIHMAhUFzRQKHcIuAaUQ8gIIugQwAQ]This one is fairly pricey but look at the size of it![URL]


4.


http://www.johnlewis.com/playmobil-knights-hawk-knights-castle/p2021266?sku=234496558&kpid=234496558&s_kenid=3e5d29f6-2bd6-9d69-435b-00006e3e6e87&s_kwcid=403x850029&tmad=c&tmcampid=73


Alternatively, if you are good at model building, it would be easy and fun to build a realistic model castle based on historical plans out of plywood, foamcore board and plasticard.

Blimey that's quite a price tag. I've recently picked up a very inexpensive Simba superplay castle (at a £14 price!). Not perfect by any means, but examples of others' painting and conversion work on the Lead Adventure forum sold it to me.

The thing is, while there is a lack of pictures to confirm I'm pretty sure this is the old Tabletop Workshop castle that never saw release. The towers and walls both have interior detail. By the time you got any of the toy options looking like that it would be best to start from scratch. Now the scratch build vs shelling out for plastic terrain is a valid arguement but just looking at how much people are paying for something near in size from Dwarven Forge shows there is a market for non scratch built stuff.

Warlord has acquired the Tabletop Workshop castle and released it for an excellent price. Excelling tooling, with detailed interiors, and fully modular, it's pretty much perfect. While I miss the Warhammer Fortress, this is much better due to the modularity and internal detail. Considering Tabletop Workshop was selling the towers alone for £30 each before going out of business, then the £175 pricetag means only £55 for the gate and three walls.

This is how I hope my setup eventually looks:



I'm sure the alternative castles posted in this thread would look right at home on a table with felt square "forests" and glossy enamel painted figures at a musty DBx convention.



The knight figurines and... cannon? are also loads cheaper than Warlord and Perry figures, so one could not only buy the castle but also get an army in one feel swoop. They'll at least match in terms of quality.

 judgedoug wrote:

I'm sure the alternative castles posted in this thread would look right at home on a table with felt square "forests" and glossy enamel painted figures at a musty DBx convention.

Or any table with some work done to them.

Properly based, suitably 'battle damaged' and painted that toy castle would be perfectly acceptable as a ruin. I may even get one as my next terrain project.