Ze Germans are Coming - Chain of Command 2

I've realised I sort of repeated myself with the last post, so this is something of a correction, or at least something with actual content.

I decided on VolksGrenadiers, thinking spring 1945 as I didn't want to have snow on the bases.  I did a trawl and realised Warlord were the only real source for suitable figures with enough StG44s to make up the platoon. I also worked out I would need an extra sprue or two to make the full platoon as a box of 30 wasn't quite enough. 

So I shopped around and decided that getting the Warlord Bolt Action Winter Starter Army was probably the best \ most comprehensive option. I don't really play BA but the box is great for CoC or any WW2 set of rules. There are some bits in there I wont need - ie the mortar team, but the rest is great.

So here is the box and it's contents. 

Metal bits - Command, MMG and Mortar etc

Open the box and its chock full of "stuff"

Lots of VolksGrenadiers

Opel Blitz \ Maultier

Instructions etc

Panzer IV H

Bases etc

So there's "enough" there. I don't really need the mortar team and I probably would have preferred a Hetzer or STuG to the Pz IV and Blitz, but they will always come in useful. It cost £78 from Zatu including postage.  Ok that's more than the £30 a box of Winter Germans would cost, but there's a lot of added value in there so I'm happy.

Now to get on with it and start glueing and painting. Wish me luck!

Starting Chain of Command 2

I'm a big fan of Chain of Command so when v2 was announced I was a happy but slightly concerned bunny. Happy because more CoC, concerned because I've seen many great rules set broken by "updates".

Not played yet, but on first, second and third reading the new rules look good - evolution and tweaks not revolution by the looks of it.

My gaming group have started building armies, and of course they went late war. I have Early War Dutch, Finns and Germans, and Mid War Germans and Russians. You can see the problem. I decided to give Late War a try and the initial thought was, "surely it should be easy to upgrade my Mid War Germans to Late War?" Oh you sweet summer child :-)

I've ended up buying everything. Ok this wasn't too bad as I picked up one of Warlord's Late Winter German starter armies at a reasonable cost and that has just about everything you would need. 

Almost

Anyway I've decided to go full Nazi and do VolksGrenadier complete with Assault Rifles - more on that later.

So look out for some build, paint and hopefully game updates soon.

Cheers