Secrets of the Third Reich

[Primarch]

Well my rulebook arrived today.
First impressions: They NEED better artists. The artwork on the cover and inside is nowhere near as good as Malifaux, Warmachine or Warhammer.
The rules look pretty good though and the rulebook contains full army lists for the 4 factions. (USA, UK, USSR and Germany). I'm going to have a read through the book on the way to work this evening.

[Primarch]

Well, I have had a read of my rulebook now.
Second impressions: They DEFINITELY need better artists. Plus an editor and a proof reader to check for mistakes.
Beyond the odd sentence which reads like it was written by a reknowned Ork naval officer, the game seems pretty solid. Basically all non-vehicle units are exactly the same and operate the same way. You dont have different profiles for orks or guard or tau. In fact, there are no profiles. To differentiate between unit types, their wargear and special rules make the difference. Armour determines how hard it is to wound someone, weapons determine modifiers to hit, special rules determine movement and other bonuses.
For example, a standard german trooper is identical to a standard british trooper. If the german trooper has a rifle and the british trooper has a sub machine gun, the german can fire from further away, but the brit will get more shots at a short range.

Essentially you dont need to add the Wierd part to the game. You can play a 28mm historical WW2 game using this rule set and rules for all the major fighting vehicles of the era are included. Werewolves, zombies, werebears (russians), Captain America wannabes and mecha are all optional.

Hopefully other people will show an interest in picking up a force and I can get a game of this in soon .

[Spevna]

http://www.warlordgames.co.uk/?p=6427

Bolt Action will be releasing plastic WW2 Germans soon. Pretty useful for those who want to play SOTR and like converting.

[Primarch]

http://www.warlordgames.co.uk/?p=6427

Bolt Action will be releasing plastic WW2 Germans soon. Pretty useful for those who want to play SOTR and like converting.

You wouldnt need to convert them, though you could sculpt on body armour and gas masks if you wanted to. Any late war British, German, Russian or American soldier models will do.

[Primarch]

I picked up some 1/48 scale Tamiya models today to go with my German Mechanized Infantry. I have looked all over the net for models and kits that would be useful for this game, but as far as vehicles go, Tamiya is by far the cheapest. Sadly their range isnt so great, but it will do until I can get some Mecha.

[Spevna]

Yep. Compared to their 1:35 range, 1:48 is pretty limited but I think that it will expand as the scale becomes more popular.

Tamiya is crazy cheap, especially when you factor in the quality of it.

[Primarch]

Yep. Compared to their 1:35 range, 1:48 is pretty limited but I think that it will expand as the scale becomes more popular.

Tamiya is crazy cheap, especially when you factor in the quality of it.

If it wasnt for the fact that there are no troops available at 1:35 I'd probably go with that scale just for the versatility of it.

[Spevna]

For anyone interested in playing Russians, take a look at these, 28mm plastic Russians in summer uniforms;

http://theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/i ... cts_id=129

[Primarch]

I like the idea of having an army of Uber Nazi soldiers BUT I also like the idea of playing the Polish. Is that an option in the rules?

For anyone interested in playing Russians, take a look at these, 28mm plastic Russians in summer uniforms;

http://theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/i ... cts_id=129

Looks like a winner.

[Spevna]

More plastic goodness (this time for Brit players) for those into WW2 or WWW2;