Lion in the Stars | 08 Sep 2017 4:12 p.m. PST |
BF has announced that they will do M13/40 and Semoventtes in plastic! Finally I can do some decent Pizza tanks. Good thing, you need an awful lot of them in the army lists (Tank regiments, not even battalions…) They have also removed all of their Japanese tanks. Either the moulds have worn out, or Chi-has are gonna be a plastic kit soon as well… Could be both. Plastic tanks would help the Japanese, you need many of them for the battles in China. But my bet is on worn-out molds. |
miniMo | 08 Sep 2017 6:44 p.m. PST |
I've got my Anzio team all kitted out from Skytrex and like the kits muchly. Defintiely would have compared to plastics if available when I bought. All painted and decalled, just awaiting a bit of time (away from other projects) to make their crew. I stocked up on Chi-Ha from Quality Castings. Plastics would definitely be delightful. The metal guns and rails definitely need replacing with brass. |
LDC271 | 10 Sep 2017 4:37 p.m. PST |
Maple vs. Chihatan: Chihatan: 5 x Ha-Gos Maple: 1 x Light Tank Mk.VIC, 4 x Light Tank Mk.VIB Unfortunately still no colored pictures for Maple so I have no idea how I should paint mine. |
Twig66 | 22 Sep 2017 8:44 a.m. PST |
What colours has anyone gone with for the manga only tanks so far? I am almost hoping there is no colour Harry Hopkins in the next volume having gone with khaki, thanks for the model Tachikoma. I went with a bright-ish jungle type green for the tetrarchs and the Panzer II the same as the film.
Nishizumi Zorro? |
miniMo | 22 Sep 2017 1:35 p.m. PST |
Pz.II I'm going with film colour as well. Maginot had some colour plates, so I followed those. For ones that haven't even appeared in any manga, taking the lead from Maginot, and painting in historical camo schemes. I've got base colours sprayed on for a Koala team and Viggen team. |
LDC271 | 02 Oct 2017 4:33 p.m. PST |
The new color plates for BF Freedom tanks look… Silly. half and half with a clear, straight edge? |
LDC271 | 10 Oct 2017 4:37 p.m. PST |
Just got my hands on Chapter 31. The Polite Girls used three T-70s, and BC Jiyuu fielded three R-35s. Anzio fielded three Solothon-armed CV33s in their team (out of five) against KVA's five T-70s. |
miniMo | 12 Oct 2017 7:41 p.m. PST |
3 Solothurns is the perfect number — I got a command pack of Battlefront Italians just for the Solothurns for Anzio, and there are 3 in the pack! |
LDC271 | 12 Nov 2017 4:57 p.m. PST |
Chapter 32 is out, Volume 8 should be up for pre-order soon. Viggen versus Maginot: Stridsvagn L-60 versus what appears to be FT-17. Guy Fawkes versus Kebab: Kebab had three R-35s. Fake St. Glo versus. Gregor: Viggen was off screen,Fake Darjeeling used a Tetrach with Littlejohn adapter. |
miniMo | 14 Nov 2017 9:49 a.m. PST |
I've got Vol.8 on pre-order with CDJapan already. And waiting patiently for Cyber Monday at Shapeways, I've got a few Arctic Skunk models in the cart: a FAMO 11 and Fiat-SPA 38R for recovery vehicles, and a T-40 amphibious tank and waterline version he did on request for a fun Tankathlon addition. That's been their best sale for the last few years when they add Free Shipping onto the Black Friday discount! |
Twig66 | 15 Nov 2017 8:52 a.m. PST |
I am looking forward to volume 8. We have been trying some 1 vs 4 or 5 matches. Giving the single tank these skills seems to nicely balance things; May snapshot and then move. Roll an extra dice to hit and ignore the lowest of all dice rolled. May re-roll failed deployment rolls. |
LDC271 | 20 Nov 2017 11:52 p.m. PST |
That's been their best sale for the last few years when they add Free Shipping onto the Black Friday discount! Sadly I don't think they have an affordable international shipping. One of the sad drawbacks of living in Japan is Black Friday deals are basically out of the question. |
miniMo | 21 Nov 2017 7:04 a.m. PST |
Just checked, yes to Asia is steep — flat rate $26. USD Would offset the discount on an order of several models. Some items I order from Japan, I just have to close my eyes and ignore the shipping >.< If anyone over here is thinking of ordering any of the [awesome] Groove Garage folding crates to port your stuff to conventions, just order 2 of them. The shipping about doubles the cost of 1 crate, but it is the same cost to ship 1 or 2. So, you might as well order 2 and save money =^,^= On the plus side, now we know how you get early access to all the Japanese material! |
LDC271 | 21 Nov 2017 11:37 p.m. PST |
I buy books in E-book format whenever I can. I get my chapters from Comic Flapper (where Ribbon Warrior is serialized). Japan actually has its own 3-D printing service (DMM.make), but apparently it's both more expensive and inferior to Shapeways… |
miniMo | 22 Nov 2017 6:44 p.m. PST |
I'm eagerly awaiting Achtung Girls Und Panzer III, which I trust will come out at some point with Das Finale. I've been holding off on painting more of the minor schools til we see what might be in the modelling guide. |
LDC271 | 23 Nov 2017 7:24 p.m. PST |
I have a few tanklathon teams from Arctic Skunk in my shopping cart. Out of curiosity: what is Shapeway's Cyber Monday deal? Can't seem to find detail about any deals… |
miniMo | 23 Nov 2017 8:13 p.m. PST |
Typically, they don't give any advance notice on their sales. The last few years, they have announced a sale on Black Friday that runs through Sunday. (20%-25% off, I forget which.) Then on Monday they announce a new sale which is the same discount + free shipping in the US at least (don't recall if there's any shipping reduction for other countries). Last year, I had placed an order on the weekend. Then when they announced the shipping offer on Monday, I ordered another item, then emailed them and asked if they could combine the orders and give it all free shipping, which they did! |
LDC271 | 10 Dec 2017 4:37 p.m. PST |
Updates from Das Finale: BC Freedom used one FC-17, five ARL-44s with 90mm gun, and four Somua S35s. Ooarai has a new Mk.IV Male (Shark Team), complete with full pirate ship riggings. Color plates are up on the internet as well. |
miniMo | 13 Dec 2017 7:04 a.m. PST |
Does Duck team jump the Shark? =^,^= |
LDC271 | 13 Dec 2017 7:06 p.m. PST |
Pretty much everyone else did. PS: my shapeways order came in today and I've already broken a .50cal on my M1 combat car. Oh speaking about that, in the manga it's actually a bunch of T7 combat cars, but Nogami wrote "M1" in the text bubble. Cheeky bastard… |
LDC271 | 14 Jan 2018 7:44 p.m. PST |
Model Graphics seemed to have a modelling guide for Das Finale. I will see if I can track down a copy and scan it. |
Wyatt the Odd | 17 Jan 2018 3:31 p.m. PST |
Excellent progress, Cat! I seem to be behind in my Girls und Panzer. I love the rules. I was trying to figure out how to run it aside from chopping up FoW. Right now, I have the Season 1 Ooarai plus St. Glorianna's and the Tiger 1 from Kuromine. Incidentally, I did some of the graphic work for the GuP decals that Bruce at Company B sells. Wyatt PS: MiniMo – check your PM |
LDC271 | 05 Feb 2018 6:56 p.m. PST |
I've scanned BC Freedom's color plates from Model Graphics February issue. link Have fun! Also GuP studio claim that they have the only 1/35 scale ARL-44 in the world… Someone please prove them wrong. |
LDC271 | 19 Mar 2018 10:27 p.m. PST |
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Tachikoma | 20 Mar 2018 7:41 p.m. PST |
Sweet find on those papercraft buildings. Now I just have to find the time to build some. Also, the ARL-44 is now available through Arctic Skunk. She's a big girl so she isn't exactly cheap, but she is available. |
LDC271 | 22 Mar 2018 6:09 p.m. PST |
Great, will tweet it to my local hobby club to see if that will generate some buzz. In the meantime Das Finale Episode 1 is released, a subbed version should be coming soon! |
LDC271 | 09 May 2018 6:38 p.m. PST |
Has anyone tried What A Tanker! from Toofatlardies yet? Wondering if that would be a simpler hack for GuP. |
Tachikoma | 10 May 2018 5:11 a.m. PST |
Beasts of War uploaded a demo game of What a Tanker! to Youtube last month if you want to see how it plays. The game uses a dice pool mechanic so if you like that type of game it might work for you. |
miniMo | 20 Aug 2018 6:31 a.m. PST |
CD Japan sends me updates on new merch, interesting one today — an upcoming FT-17 model (1/35) with three optional 'what-if' markings for Chihatan, Saunders, and Bonple. link Now a suitable entry for their Tankathlon teams! |
Tachikoma | 20 Aug 2018 7:49 p.m. PST |
Did you catch the latest trailer for the next installment of Das Finale? They show Viking High School's Neubaufahrzeug flag tank. |
miniMo | 21 Aug 2018 10:31 a.m. PST |
No, hadn't seen that! Had seen the first trailer: YouTube link Just went looking and found a short second trailer, Neubaufahrzeug sighting at 0:05! YouTube link I'm glad I've got your model Tachikoma! (I'll also be buying some others that have been sitting in my Shapeways cart for quite awhile. They didn't run their usual sale last cybermonday or anytime in between, grr. I have a number of items that have piled up in there that I'll just have to bite the bullet and buy sometime soon.) Oooh, and we can sing along with B/C Freedom, Le Chant de l'Oignon: YouTube link |
tomb king guy | 18 Oct 2021 5:56 p.m. PST |
hello new to this forum, Anyways do you guys know any good places to get 1:100 scale Anzio (Italien) tanks. |
tomb king guy | 18 Oct 2021 6:00 p.m. PST |
Also, how do you access the updated rules google docs, They say I don't have access. |
JustNerro | 08 Mar 2024 7:28 p.m. PST |
Will the rules ever be public? I requested access since days ago but still does not have access today |
JustNerro | 08 Mar 2024 8:28 p.m. PST |
Author's last visit is 31 May 2021 so I guess not |