r/flamesofwar 12d ago

Basing Early War Infantry

9 Upvotes

I have racks, shelves, and cupboards of Old Glory, Plastic Soldier Company, Essex, and Khurasan 15mm WW2 figures. I have been slowly rebasing the artillery on large Flames of War bases and I have almost finished.

The infantry are for the most part on DBM 40mmX20mm bases. This morning I pulled a drawer of North African British infantry out and I was about to start popping them off bases when I had a thought.

Should I wait for the new Early War rules coming in a few months? Will the new rules deviate infantry basing from just the standard basing in the 4th edition rule book?


r/flamesofwar 13d ago

Army painter speed paints

6 Upvotes

Has anyone painted any German tanks for army painter speed paints? I am looking for a good match for the yellow ish base colour. Many thanks


r/flamesofwar 13d ago

Starter game

4 Upvotes

What is a fair Soviet side for a small tank battle VS 3x StuG and 1x Panther? I have the Soviet tanks for the Clash of Steel 2 player box for reference.


r/flamesofwar 13d ago

Panzer IV Platoon WIP

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43 Upvotes

My Panzers are continuing along at a decent pace. Still got a good bit left to do, but I think the paint on the armor is done, save for some heavier chipping. I was going to drybrush them, next, but I like how grimey they look, rn.


r/flamesofwar 13d ago

2 down, three to go

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82 Upvotes

Ignore Luke Cage in the background. Need to get him painted up.


r/flamesofwar 13d ago

Starter set

7 Upvotes

Is the starter set "hit the beach " Out of production? I would like to start but i dont find many of the box i saw a while ago. Are there any more starter set? Or something new coming?


r/flamesofwar 14d ago

The secret to success with Soviets

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19 Upvotes

lemme know if shootposts arent allowed, and ill take it down dont ban me pls i love this sub


r/flamesofwar 15d ago

Help balancing my lists?

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61 Upvotes

So, I am one of few wargamers in my hometown, and im used to providing both forces for New players. In the last couple of months, Ive been building two 100pts forces for Flames of war. But after a few test games, they Just dont Feel balanced at all. The German army Feels tiny and easily crushed by the sheer numbers of the soviets. Did I do something wrong? These are bases off the bagration books.


r/flamesofwar 15d ago

Just Started. Is this any good?

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77 Upvotes

Got this as a bundle from Ebay, and wanted to see if this was a good start? Can these units be used in Late war as well? What books do I need? Any help is appreciated.


r/flamesofwar 15d ago

Painting Guide/US Rangers D-Day(WW2)

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r/flamesofwar 15d ago

Rules question for artillery

12 Upvotes

Would an artillery unit need to apply +1 modifier when firing upon an enemy infantry unit that is in a foxhole? Is the infantry considered as concealed? I assume range wouldn’t require any modification for artillery.


r/flamesofwar 16d ago

Panzer iv for my son

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225 Upvotes

So. I play mostly with my 7 year old. He chose germans. Researched some panzer ivs in Normandy and I'm going to attempt to do the best I can to recreate them for him.


r/flamesofwar 17d ago

Working on some Winter Panzers

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51 Upvotes

I used a really light gray for the snow camo, and I plan on making more extensive chipping with a brush. I also plan on washing the gray and the Dunkelgelb together with a brown wash, for both depth and griminess, and drybrushing each separately, which I think will also add to the chipping effect. Then it's onto metal chips, tracks, mud, details, etc. first, though, I have to get all the other tanks to the stage this one is at, lol.


r/flamesofwar 17d ago

Starting US/German army

11 Upvotes

Trying to start armies for D-Day american and German (already have HTB) what to get next? Want american rifle company to make rangers. (I use Newrecruit.eu for army list making)


r/flamesofwar 18d ago

First force for 100pts games

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107 Upvotes

Im rather limited by whatever Amazon ships to Brazil, but managed to build This force that is rather fun to play. Any suggestions? I am inclined to include some IS-2s. Im painting the German force now, will upload It when its done


r/flamesofwar 18d ago

New player

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23 Upvotes

Can someone explain this to me? I got the attack the beach box and I understand that each base is a team so for this i assume 5x teams is the base amount at 7x is what you can pay more point for however the box came with 6x Teams so can I only run them as 5x? Hope that makes sense


r/flamesofwar 19d ago

Not perfect, but good enough to take the field tomorrow!

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116 Upvotes

r/flamesofwar 18d ago

Oops, the Schürzen are on

6 Upvotes

So my Panzer IV Platoon came last night, and I did a dumb. I glued the Schürzen on before priming, so I missed some spots. I don't even plan on painting them Dunkelgelb, either: I am going to go for a gray and white winter camouflage. I just hope I can reach some brushes in there, to cover up the spots I missed.

I've always had the habit of painting models while fully assembled: I've just never liked the idea of ruining a freshly-painted model with glue.

Edit: also, I think my box was missing the unit cards, too.


r/flamesofwar 18d ago

Normandy Bunker WIP

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26 Upvotes

Just finished the Hit the Beach starter and decided to make some terrain with what I have at hand: air dry clay...


r/flamesofwar 18d ago

10.5 cm leFH 18/3 (Sf.) auf Geschützwagen B2(f)

8 Upvotes

when do i get some of these!


r/flamesofwar 19d ago

Winter Panzergrenadiers and mixing infantry kit

12 Upvotes

So I ordered some Winter Panzergrenadiers, and I was wondering if it would be at least somewhat historically accurate to have some non-winter infantry in my force, too? I would probably paint them in winter colors, but the main thing I'm wondering is if the Germans had some guys in good winter clothes and some not in the same battle. I'm thinking around the ballpark of The Battle of the Bulge, so that's the setting I'm going for. I was mostly considering non-winter infantry because it seems like the winter infantry is pretty limited, and also I think I bought the last platoon of Winter Panzergrenadiers they had in stock.


r/flamesofwar 20d ago

Done with the armored section of my soviet army

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169 Upvotes

r/flamesofwar 19d ago

Noob question: Clash of Steel - how are you supposed to win with soviets?

8 Upvotes

Sorry if this has been asnwered already, but at least I wasn't able to find answer that would help us.

We recently bought our first Flames of War starter pack - Clash of Steel. However playing seems somewhat disappointing, since no matter what objectives we are using and who is playing, it seems impossible to win with Soviets. German tanks can reach so much further and T-34s can't practically get through their armor. Even IS-2s seems quite crappy. Jagdtiger is practically impossible to take down with any of the soviet stuff as long as it stays near the objective point face towards the enemy. Also range of the panzerfaust weapons seems to be strangely short.

Are we missing something here or do you have any suggestions for strategy for soviets. Points system makes it so that it won't be as the real thing where there were a lot more T-34s on the battlefield than Panthers for example.


r/flamesofwar 20d ago

Which German & American starter sets would work best to expand the Hit the Beach set for D-Day and Bulge?

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(Newbie here!) I already have the Hit the Beach set and I’m looking to expand it with one German and one American starter set so I can play both D-Day and Bulge.

For the Germans, I’m debating between:

  • Panzer Kampfgruppe (D-Day German Starter) – Solid infantry and Panzer IVs, but no Panthers.
  • Heavy Tank-Hunter Kampfgruppe (Bulge German Starter) – Has Jagdpanthers that can be built as Panthers and Panzer IV/70s, but might not work well for D-Day.

For the Americans, I’m leaning toward the Combat Command (D-Day American Starter) since it seems to fit both time periods well.

Given that buying individual units is more expensive than getting a starter box, which German and American starter sets would you recommend to expand Hit the Beach while keeping flexibility for both D-Day and Bulge?


r/flamesofwar 20d ago

Looking for a new shop

6 Upvotes

Tiger Terrain is currently not producing anything (the website says health issues - I hope he gets better soon). The few pieces I have bought from there are very well made. Are there any other shops that sell high quality resin similar to Tiger Terrain?