| von pumpernickel | 21 Jan 2010 9:46 a.m. PST |
nice looking buildings in the background |
| von pumpernickel | 21 Jan 2010 9:46 a.m. PST |
whose are they? any ideas :) |
| elsyrsyn | 21 Jan 2010 10:05 a.m. PST |
Where's the guy with the umbrella? |
aecurtis  | 21 Jan 2010 10:06 a.m. PST |
Apart from a slight shift in the team composition, and a really strange shift in the box cover art, are these the same as in BBX10, the original 1st Southfarthing Airborne boxed set? link Any new figures here? Same price, it appears. |
| Phil Walling | 21 Jan 2010 10:06 a.m. PST |
I might be missing something, but this box has been available for nearly 2 years…. |
| Canuckistan Commander | 21 Jan 2010 10:07 a.m. PST |
I seem to recall those buildings as part of an FOW article on making buildings, even had PDF files for the wallpaper. |
| nazrat | 21 Jan 2010 10:45 a.m. PST |
Looks like they dropped the three sniper stands and added an optional flamethrower. Other than that it looks like the same box… |
| aecurtis | 21 Jan 2010 11:24 a.m. PST |
"I might be missing something, but this box has been available for nearly 2 years…." That was BBX10. This is BBX16. "Looks like they dropped the three sniper stands and added an optional flamethrower." One less command team as well, but added three light mortar teams. "Other than that it looks like the same box…" Look again at the box art: link (BBX10) link (BBX16) Different bridge (different campaign) and it's more Flamey now! Allen |
| LHMGKodiak | 21 Jan 2010 3:55 p.m. PST |
The bridge at Arnhem as opposed to Pegasus I assume |
| Derek H | 21 Jan 2010 5:09 p.m. PST |
Different bridge, same troops, lazy artwork. I don't remember reading anything about the Paras attacking across Arnhem bridge. |
SeattleGamer  | 21 Jan 2010 5:54 p.m. PST |
The old box had 142 minis. The new box has 106 minis. So this is more than just dropping a few teams and adding a few other teams. There are 36 fewer minis. But the bridge is extra flamey now! |
| aecurtis | 21 Jan 2010 11:57 p.m. PST |
"The old box had 142 minis. The new box has 106 minis. So this is more than just dropping a few teams and adding a few other teams. There are 36 fewer minis." Yep, by going from five figures per base to four, and reducing the flexibility to portray airlanding platoons. But isn't a 25% reduction in the number of figures, while retaining the same price, a good deal? Allen |
| Derek H | 22 Jan 2010 7:39 a.m. PST |
Does it really matter? They're probably the worse figures ever released by Battlefront. |
 John the OFM | 22 Jan 2010 9:30 a.m. PST |
But isn't a 25% reduction in the number of figures, while retaining the same price, a good deal? It works for Foundry. |
| aecurtis | 22 Jan 2010 2:17 p.m. PST |
My mistake: retailers are showing the RRP as $45.00, so that's better. Allen |
| Etranger | 02 Feb 2010 4:55 p.m. PST |
Derek, the paras did attempt to rush the Southern end of the bridge on the first day (night?) but were unsuccessful. |
