What are people buying?

[Paul]

Popped into Chester Models for a couple of little tanks. Pz 38(T) and an A13 Cruiser.

"Oooh, What a Tanker" Preparation ?

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

The Original SAGA was good but had flaws....£8.60!!! I would have been inclined to have purchased it from another trader offering better terms.

You can save a total of £8 on the new rulebook and "Age of Vikings" supplement, and just £4 postage from Triple Helix.

[Jeremy]

Pre order for ‘What a Tanker’ by TFL. Should be good!

Do they recommend a scale for this...Basement Mark has expressed an interest....(or alternatively what scale are people intending to use?)
I've said i'm happy to play if he can put up with me calling it "Oooooh, What a Tanker"!

Busy listening to Rich and Nick on the Meeples podcast. It is indeed any scale. No change in measuring scale unless you go below 15mm, then swap inches for centimeters. It does indeed sound like an excellent fun set of rules

[Buff Orpington]

Popped into Chester Models for a couple of little tanks. Pz 38(T) and an A13 Cruiser.

"Oooh, What a Tanker" Preparation ?

Yes, got plenty of later stuff in 15mm so I decided to stick with that scale. I was hoping they would have a Matilda II but they only had the Matilda I, I'm not going to rack up tank kills with a Vickers machine gun.
The advantage of a good local store is that they can order stuff for me if I look up the catalogue This will be my primary route.

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

I'm not going to rack up tank kills with a Vickers machine gun.

Well, you will - they'll just all be on your tank.

[Paul]

Pre order for ‘What a Tanker’ by TFL. Should be good!

Do they recommend a scale for this...Basement Mark has expressed an interest....(or alternatively what scale are people intending to use?)
I've said i'm happy to play if he can put up with me calling it "Oooooh, What a Tanker"!

Busy listening to Rich and Nick on the Meeples podcast. It is indeed any scale. No change in measuring scale unless you go below 15mm, then swap inches for centimeters. It does indeed sound like an excellent fun set of rules

Did they mention owt about "getting started"? I've seen that the idea is to begin with a 'starter' tank and progress your crew (or crews) through the war building experience and progressing, if they want, to bigger and better armour. But what is a 'starter tank'? (Clearly they've been playing too much "Tanks of War" and wanted to translate it to the table top )

[FreddBloggs]

As a game I am sure it plays well but just does not appeal, I see a whole host of wargamers wanting to unleash their inner Wittmann or Pieper.

[Etranger]

Popped into Chester Models for a couple of little tanks. Pz 38(T) and an A13 Cruiser.

"Oooh, What a Tanker" Preparation ?

Yes, got plenty of later stuff in 15mm so I decided to stick with that scale. I was hoping they would have a Matilda II but they only had the Matilda I, I'm not going to rack up tank kills with a Vickers machine gun.
The advantage of a good local store is that they can order stuff for me if I look up the catalogue This will be my primary route.

The 0.5" Vickers that a lot of the Matilda Is carried had a fair AT performance, enough to worry a PzI or early PzII. A bit of discussion here on TWW, http://www.thewargameswebsite.com/forum ... ing-table/

[Jeremy]

Do they recommend a scale for this...Basement Mark has expressed an interest....(or alternatively what scale are people intending to use?)
I've said i'm happy to play if he can put up with me calling it "Oooooh, What a Tanker"!

Busy listening to Rich and Nick on the Meeples podcast. It is indeed any scale. No change in measuring scale unless you go below 15mm, then swap inches for centimeters. It does indeed sound like an excellent fun set of rules

Did they mention owt about "getting started"? I've seen that the idea is to begin with a 'starter' tank and progress your crew (or crews) through the war building experience and progressing, if they want, to bigger and better armour. But what is a 'starter tank'? (Clearly they've been playing too much "Tanks of War" and wanted to translate it to the table top )

So you pick a year, say ‘41. You then consult the appropriate list and pick the worst tank. After 5 kills, you move up to the next tank. They say you could start the War in a PzII and end in a King Tiger if you do it right!

[Paul]

Interested to see the lists. I have a few tanks knocking around but i'm not keen on buying extras if they don't suit!