tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post8187998754340061502..comments2024-02-16T18:32:38.635-05:00Comments on The Back 40K: What Does A Competitive Flames Of War Army Cost?Farmpunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622091234212120598noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-16840283254618722422012-07-03T17:53:37.307-04:002012-07-03T17:53:37.307-04:00Actually, I have a brilliant plan in the works.......Actually, I have a brilliant plan in the works..... I'm waiting for her to by this $600.00 wheelset for her road bike. Then I'll chime in with my less costly hobby.Raghnallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14952179443824513871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-5394858757910541382012-07-03T16:48:05.579-04:002012-07-03T16:48:05.579-04:00I guess it depends on your definition of puny. My ...I guess it depends on your definition of puny. My old 2000 point Imperial Guard list had 12 vehicles in it and 76 infantry. This German list is 15 vehicles and 34 infantry. So it's really the same size, more or less. It's just organized more cleanly.<br /><br />I can tell you that I've bought about 5500 points worth of Germans since last November. How much did that cost? About $500. About what you'd pay for an average Marine army.<br /><br />The important difference though, is this: Can I use all of that? The answer is: Yes I can!<br /><br />I can run a Heavy Tank list, A Medium Tank List, A Pioneer Infantry Company, and a Shützen Company. Which one works best? All of them. The 2K Tiger list is a rock with certain weaknesses. But the rest of those lists are perfectly viable. I can run any of them and have fun. So can my opponents if they're tired of facing one kind of list from me.<br /><br />And if I go buy 2 boxes of Half-Tracks, I can run a mechanized infantry list. If I add a box of Panthers, I can run lists from the Eastern Front Book. It's that easy. I'm not locked into one or two builds for my $600+ the way I am in 40K. I'm both spending less and getting more variety. All from a 4 year old book that's still perfectly competitive in the new rules. Nothing I had before the new edition is on the shelf. Everything is viable in some way.SandWyrmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265244938930651317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-17400618585834315922012-07-03T16:19:42.911-04:002012-07-03T16:19:42.911-04:00The 2 Panther boxes plus the FoW rulebook set is $...The 2 Panther boxes plus the FoW rulebook set is $80 on TheWarStore. Would you rather have the 6th Edition 40K rulebook, or an entire FoW army plus rulebooks for just $5 more?<br /><br />I can tell you right now which game is easier to learn, in addition to being more tactical and fun.SandWyrmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265244938930651317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-85886395118908852972012-07-03T16:01:09.814-04:002012-07-03T16:01:09.814-04:00I think you could end up saying the same thing abo...I think you could end up saying the same thing about a 40k army. How much is enough?<br /><br />is 3000pts of your favorite army enough? I know some people who have 10K points of their chosen army. Then there's some crazy ork players who have close to 20Kpts.<br /><br />We're talking about typical tourney armies.<br /><br />Compared to my GK or SoB 1500pt 40K armies, FoW is cheap.Farmpunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622091234212120598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-42162497318926962102012-07-03T15:51:15.102-04:002012-07-03T15:51:15.102-04:00I think it's hard to put a price on. My frien...I think it's hard to put a price on. My friends who have big FoW armies have spent a lot on them but I don't think they consider any of it "non essential". Once you get into multiple time periods or want say infantry or artillery additions it gets pretty expensive.<br /><br />Also the forces you have there look pretty puny. You're not going to be fighting Kursk or Stalingrad with them any time soon :PKoronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250234754318025124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-15813270215406583912012-07-03T15:15:04.917-04:002012-07-03T15:15:04.917-04:00She won't ship you off. Talk her into a hobby ...She won't ship you off. Talk her into a hobby night, where the two of you can make miniature houses, and trees, and watch movies together... Hobby time is quality time ;pFarmpunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622091234212120598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-41326422186090086522012-07-03T15:10:28.342-04:002012-07-03T15:10:28.342-04:00STOP.. must stay away.. wife would ship me off to ...STOP.. must stay away.. wife would ship me off to siberia....;)Raghnallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14952179443824513871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-26961141074646928722012-07-03T14:51:23.373-04:002012-07-03T14:51:23.373-04:00That GW LandRaider is now worth $80 though.
and t...That GW LandRaider is now worth $80 though.<br /><br />and the Pro-painted Termies are sweet.<br /><br />Dunno what the Dark Eldar Warriors with Raider box costs now. Prob. $80 now too.Farmpunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622091234212120598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-84108353746928634772012-07-03T14:48:39.968-04:002012-07-03T14:48:39.968-04:00And all I got were 5 terminators and a landraider....And all I got were 5 terminators and a landraider. Geesh!Spaguatyrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459803772469387289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-39752196548586777442012-07-03T11:57:02.580-04:002012-07-03T11:57:02.580-04:00Plus $3 to use easyarmy.com for making lists from ...Plus $3 to use easyarmy.com for making lists from Eastern Front. But yeah. Wow!<br /><br />Jerry's been selling the PSC tank kits at Games 2D4 for $26, so if your store can order their stuff, you can probably get it for $52 total. Double-wow!SandWyrmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265244938930651317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-88874980620831379452012-07-03T11:52:32.134-04:002012-07-03T11:52:32.134-04:00actually,
the cheapest comes in at Don's 8 Pa...actually,<br /><br />the cheapest comes in at Don's 8 Panthers.<br /><br />You can buy 5 Panthers from PSC for $32. so for $64, you've got your army. add in $12 for the recovery vehicle he was running, and you're looking at $75, with 2 spare tanks. wow.Farmpunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622091234212120598noreply@blogger.com