Author: Felix

Flames of War Street Barricades

I did eventually get a set of the Street Barricades that were released last February.

Couldn’t get one from my usual shops, so in the end I had to send off for a box. Even then it took a while to get here.

Within the box you get two identical street sections, one overturned Opel Blitz and one pile of barricade, both designed to fill the gaps in the street sections. All are made from resin.

These are very nice castings and lots of detail.

Before I started painting them I looked over these excellent painting guides from Battlefront.

I like how in the tutorial they have painted the truck as a civillian truck.

See the workbench feature on the Street Barricades.

Imperial Fortress

On display at GamesDay 2005.

Imperial Fortress

Huge Imperial Fortress wall set, features Tarantula turrets mounted on the Flying Buttresses, 2 large Autocannon turrets, armoured gateway. Details include, hooded statues, Ammunition storage areas, lifts to the battlements and ceiling mounted Autocannon gunner chairs with crew that rotate with the turret.

Imperial Fortress

Imperial Fortress

Flames of War French Heavy Artillery Battery

This is a boxed set with parts to make four four 105/155mm C mle 1917 S guns with crew, Observer Rifle team, a Staff team and a Command Rifle team.

Having constructed the guns and put the crew on wooden sticks, the next stage was a white undercoat for the figures and the guns.

I also gave the guns a white undercoat.

I also sprayed the underneath of the guns with a Humbrol Dark Brown spray to add shadow.

French Heavy Artillery Battery

This is a boxed set with parts to make four four 105/155mm C mle 1917 S guns with crew, Observer Rifle team, a Staff team and a Command Rifle team.

I initially decided that I would make two of the guns as 105mm L mle 1913 S guns.

Here are the two 105mm L mle 1913 S guns, I am using road wheels rather than spoked on these.

Here are the two 155mm mle 1917 Howitzers.

The completed 105mm L mle 1913 S gun.

I was going to make the 155mm mle 1917 Howitzers with the provided spoked wheels, however after thinking and reflecting about it, I decided that I would make up all four as 105mm L mle 1913 S guns.

 

Flames of War German Armoured Train

Following on from my earlier post, we now have more details about the new Flames of War German Armoured Train.

There are four new models, the locomotive, an artillery wagon, an infantry wagon and a flak wagon.

I really do like this model and much prefer it over the Polish armoured train.

Wargames Factory Plastic 15mm German Infantry

Well it looks like another company is getting into the plastic 15mm models suitable for Flames of War or similar world war two games.

Wargames Factory who already make a significiant range of 1/56th and 28mm scale plastic miniatures are working on a range of 15mm sets in plastic. The first of which is Late War German Infantry.

Nothing has been announced about other boxed sets, but will be interesting to see what else that have planned.