Flames Of War D-Day Boot Camp: Saturday

It’s time for day two of our Flames of War D-Day Boot Camp and the excitement is building!

Battlefront Miniatures have joined us for the weekend as our group of hobbyists and wargamers build their armies and face off on the tabletop. If you comment on any one of the blog posts every day you will be in with a chance to win the Hit The Beach box set, Fortress Europe, and Colours of War. This morning our boot campers are putting the finishing touches on their armies before bringing to the tables for some epic clashes. And Battlefront Miniatures were kind enough to give all our boot campers a copy of Fortress Europe and a pack of unit cards for each faction!

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There are plenty of prizes to be won this weekend so don’t worry if you couldn’t make it in person. We have the Hit the Beach box set to give away alongside the Fortress Europe and Colours of War books. So if you want to be in with a chance to win these amazing prizes then comment down below on any of the blog posts.

Keep an eye on the live blog all of today as we have tonnes of content with re-enactors, unboxings, and tactic chats.

For this very special boot camp weekend, Battlefront Miniatures have prepared three Flames of War Bundles.

If you comment on any one of the blog posts every day you will be in with a chance to win the Hit The Beach box set, Fortress Europe, and Colours of War.

ONE bundle will be given away every day and you can get your chance to win one by commenting on the main Live Blog AND on the Blog Posts themselves.

Winners will be announced on our Claim a Prize page.

What side do you want to roll out on the table?

Some of our boot campers were in first thing this morning to add all of the delightful details to their armies.

The energy is electric in the hobby hall as our hobbyists are gearing up for a big day of wargaming!

Justin is joined by Chris from Battlefront Miniatures to talk about what’s found in the Hit the Beach box set.

the box set is packed with two full forces for you and a friend to roll out on the table. But in addition to all the tanks and infantry, it comes with all the player aids, instruction manuals, and dice so that you can get a game up and running as soon as possible.

Which force would you like to run on the tabletop?

Justin and Gerry get their tactic brains on to discuss what strategies the players might attempt on the tables today.

Between the different sorts of terrain available and the mix of forces, Gerry deconstructs how best to use the resources available to deliver that sweet sweet alpha strike Justin loves so much!

Some of the boot campers are chomping at the bit to get their forces on the table for some practice games!

The Hit the Beach starter sets are looking great on our tables as Bob and Kacper line up for a practice game on one of the tables. but across the hobby hall we have one or two tank platoons inching their way to deployment lines!

The team over at Battlefront Miniatures have been working hard on an article series which covers the four main nations of the late war period in World War 2. One of their four contributors to the blog series is Victor Pesch who is looking at the American forces.

“Victor “el Presidente” Pesch is the ring leader of Big Four, having come up with the entire concept of embarking on the Journey alongside our players. Known in the Studio for his painting prowess he spends his days wrangling Photoshop and InDesign working as a Graphic Designer, whilst his nights are spent working on whatever new project takes his fancy. He has his eyes set on an American force filled with Sherman tanks. For now…”

You can follow Victor’s progress with the American forces here.

Justin sits down with Chris to look at the American Starter Force bundle from Battlefront Miniatures.

this box is jam-packed with Shermans and Stuart tanks but there is always room for some infantry in the box. The question remains as to how you might assemble this bundle out on the tabletop!

What do you think of the forces included in the American Starter Bundle?

The German forces have called in reinforcements as Lewis leads a group of infantry at the Boot Camp today.

Luckily John and Laura are floating around to provide a counterbalance to the German threat as they are suited and booted in their finest American uniforms.

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John asks Chris a few questions about how he introduces people to Flames of War.

So you’ve got your new starter bundle. A Hit the Beach box set for you and a friend. You’ve read the rules and built both forces. But how do you go about taking your friends through their first game? Luckily Chris is on hand to showcase years of convention experience to get mucked in with your forces and start blowing things up on the table.

Lewis has brought in some German reinforcements to talk about their gear.

The guys go in depth from head to toe on the equipment their wearing. Carl is from the 21st Panzer Division in the Normandy Campaign and Nelson is in Fallschirmjäger Regiment 6 from the Battle of Carentan.

The boot campers are starting to bring their forces to the tabletop for some demo games before the fray begins in earnest.

Gerry and Chris are floating from table to table taking people through the ruleset of Flames of War 4th Edition.

John talks to those adding the finest of details to their army for the weekend.

Stopping off first with Bob, he is adding individual names to the sides of each of his tanks. And Martin gets a rude awakening of sorts as he finds out he only has about an hour before he needs to get his army ready…

Warren gets to show off the castle table he lovingly crafted for the boot camp.

The castle table lends itself to so many cinematic moments when rolling armies across it. The combination of high walls, hedgerows and buildings creates a dynamic space which Warren and Rob have been exploring in their game so far.

Tanks crashing through walls. Four tank kills with four shots. And overkill of the weekend.

The demo games that folks are running have been packed with cinematic moments and impossible rolls. Some of these incredible feats are probably due a prize or two…

Justin and Chris take a look at the Fury box set from Battlefront Miniatures.

Getting players stuck right into tank warfare the Fury box set is comprised of a Tiger tank, a StuG, an M10 and a couple of M4 Shermans for good measure. Just to make things even more accessible there are quick start booklets, terrain cards, unit cards and a set of dice so that players can set up a game quickly.

Not content at waiting for the sherman tank to come out of hiding, our German player sent his tiger tank through two buildings to catch its prey.

An epic clash between two of our re-enactors has earned the finest hour achievement with both going home with a copy of Fury each. The back and forth took place amidst the ruin and rubble of factory floors and the streets surrounding them with the allied player coming out on top.

Justin and John from Battlefront Miniatures sit down to chat about their new book: Fortress Europe.

Detailing each of the major factions in the late war period of World War 2 the book provides the historical context for where the Flames of War miniatures are situated as well as delivering a great transition for players of the mid-war period.

At the same time as the finest hour achievement was being awarded, something spectacular was happening on another table…

Gerry fills us in on a ridiculous moment where Alex managed to get four tank kills with four shots. This prompted an instant retaliation on a poor infantry unit from Dave who unloaded every weapon he had on it. Both were rewarded with a prize from the lucky dip basket generously provided by Battlefront Miniatures.