Review: Plastic Soldier Company - Late War German Infantry

I have a plastic addiction, and just like any addict I know my poison very well. So let me tell you friends, no two plastic hits are ever the same, and once you have had the best you spend your life trying to get that hit again. Plastic Soldier Company infantry boxes are one of the best I've ever had.

For a start they are only £10 a box. For your £10 you get around 50 figures in around 16 poses. That's a bargain. 50 28mm GW space marines cost around £100. Do the maths!

Secondly, the quality of the mould and the plastic is incredible. These are not your wibbly wobbly airfix guys, these are hard plastic collectors figures. the hard plastic makes them easy to sculpt and to convert if you want to. Each sprue comes with a few spares heads and weapons so that you can make exactly what you want.

This particular box is the late war German infantry set. The highlight for me is the radio guy, who appears to be smoking whilst radioing in an airstrike or whatnot!

There are some low points. The grenade thrower is in a very bizarre position. In addition, the medical officer is a little strangely attired. I would also love to get a commander in the box for my HQ section. However, these are minor things in a great box, and a plastic addicts dream!

Wargaming and stuff

So this will be a blog about wargaming... a little introduction would seem appropriate.

I've played variety of games over the 20 years or so that I have been a gamer. Mostly it's been Games Workshop stuff and Dungeons and Dragons. I've often dropped in and out of playing, particularly when my son was born.I love throwing dice and strategising, much more than painting miniatures in fact. Because of this I've always tried to resist the tag of geek, and never really felt at home with the fandom that surrounds certain games. In addition, I never ever play to win. for me a game is a chance to meet friends, drink a beer and enjoy a chat, the game is a means to an end. Recently, I've got back into gaming after a pause when I got a little bored of the GW way of doing things, and their constant price hikes. I've decided that I can dump GW but not wargaming! So I will be trying some new things....

The first of these is WWII gaming. Historical gaming really appeals at the moment. Its a chance to immerse myself in history and throw some dice at the same time. For someone used to GW pricing it has come as quite a shock to find I can buy 10 WWII tanks for the price of one GW tank! After some deliberation, I will be playing the Rapid Fire! rule set.

The next game I will be playing is Urban War. Its a futuristic skirmish game based around a unique piece by piece order activation system. It has some of the coolest minis I have ever seen. I have decided to build a Syntha faction and I am waiting for the glue to dry as I type!

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