"General George S. Patton Jr. Comes to Flames of War" Topic

Willie!

Ok, that tears it. I need it.

Can I smack him?

Binky says "OINK"

This will be the first BF model I've bought in more than a year….

Next, we need Eisenhower and his female driver…

I hear that if you buy more than $500 USD in a single order, you get the bonus diorama set of him urinating over the bridge.

Well, I would not pay for that one (how many Pattons do you need?), but if it's FREE!!! I could certainly cough up $500 USD for other stuff.

BTW, did Patton really ride around in an M20, and not a jeep?

John:

Yes, he did. That's not to say you would never see him in a jeep, but he did have a command car.

So with all the special characters and rules, looking more & more like a GW game…

The miniature looks ridiculous, the real leather leggings only came up to the top of the calf those go all the way up to mid thigh. They look like some kind of leather casts, it would be imposable to knell down it them.

Very useful in a company-level game.

Patton's image is protected by copyrights and trademarks, etc. A number of toy soldier company's e.g. King & Country and The Collectors Showcase have had to "pay up." Get out your wallet mate.

Why is that man wearing a helmet to paint miniatures?

Health & Safety gone mad?

Very useful in a company-level game.

You could have him directing traffic.

Tim

Pete--I was thinking the same thing. When you've got an army level commander in a company level games, things have gone horribly wrong for you.

Jurgen--That's a point I hadn't thought about.

I've not let the General/Hero thing in games bother me too much. I just assume it's actually a lower level command with the same character traits and leadership stye as the "Big Guy." I have a lot easier time visualizing it as a kick-ass CPT John Doe than our boy George.

Other than that it's just a different model for the collection.

Cheers,
VB

It is about damned time. Best fighting general of the whole damned war. Only took ten years. Sheesh!

I bet that stirs the pot.

All the Patton special rules would have been perfect for the way he ran the 1st Provisional Tank Brigade at the Meuse-Argonne in the Great War.

I hope the compilation includes a special rule for the Patton Saber.

All the Patton special rules would have been perfect for the way he ran the 1st Provisional Tank Brigade at the Meuse-Argonne in the Great War.

Certainly he'd be a cool addition to FoW WWI!

Ok, that tears it. I need it.

I already picked one up, breaking my no new minis moritorium.

Certainly he'd be a cool addition to FoW WWI!

Can you just picture him standing on the deck of an FT-17, behnd the turret, like Ben Hur? I bet HIS tank would have scythes on it.

Who makes a Great War American officer with a riding crop to bang on the hatch?
I think he should have a helmet, though.

This pic of Patton, wearing his design for a Tank Corps uniform, would be nice to see as a miniature. In the meantime, you good people at Battlefront Miniatures are really tempting me to purchase one (or two) of these!

thats so funny! just the other night, i was telling my wife about my great uncle hank, who was in pattons army. he took a picture of patton ing in the rhine. he showed it to me when i was young. and its bought up here on TMP! thats so funny!

That pic of Patton in his custom uniform always makes me laugh; he's straight out of a '30s Flash Gordon serial!

That's brilliant! A real win for Battlefront.

Barrel, scrape, bottom

FCS come on BF. If this is the level you have stooped to to sell a few blisters the wheels really have come off the wagon.

What's next – John Wayne special? How about an "Objective Burma" Special pack with Errol Flynn. About as relevant and accurate as this release.

"FCS come on BF. If this is the level you have stooped to to sell a few blisters the wheels really have come off the wagon"

They did Rommel and Monty. Why not Patton?

And I agree with the OFM, Willie is the big seller for me. ;)

He looks like a no-nonsense referee at an American football game.

I had heard about that uniform, but words do not do it justice.

Patton's image is protected by the Patton family as they were sick and tiored of so many people putting his face on a t shirt with some silly saying. Every dime they collect in royalties goes to the Patton Museum. They are not in it for the money. This has been mentioned here many times before so it should nto come as a surprise ot any figure makers.

They are also willing to work with someone if it is for a good cause, but they have a pretty damn tough lawyer who WILL come after you.

I would think Audie Murphy, even if less well known, would be a suitable figure for a company level game with "heroes," but Patton?

GW is so pulpy I can accept a general in a platoon level game but Fow? That's just silly.

Maybe that could Team him up with Kelly in the Bank job scenario? Perfect for a 26 star Army Commander in a Company Level Game. When are Emperor Ming being released and Flash Gordon?