tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560680272873830337.post4618817070410805527..comments2024-02-27T06:40:22.964+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Gallimaufry: Battle of Britain arrivesalastairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012644168758721189noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560680272873830337.post-75879844678632868712017-12-10T05:28:52.297+00:002017-12-10T05:28:52.297+00:00Just opened mine and yes, the extra planes were ju...Just opened mine and yes, the extra planes were just loose in a small ziplock bag thrown in as a sort of afterthought. Having extra planes means of course there aren't enough flight stands to mount them permanently, and the fit is so poor, if you get them on at all, they fall off right away if you don't. I hope the new replacement models that are supposed to arrive sometime next year will fix this. The models themselves aren't as good as the original set (which I still have) but if the warping can be fixed, they should paint up nicely. <br /><br />Quality control seems to be a PSC problem: I bought their Great War ks set and was so disappointed at the figures which were so brittle, several broke up while being painted on the sprue, that I sold the game for a heavy loss at a convention flea market. As the bonus for this one was a set of tanks for The Great War, I messaged PSC and arranged to have the large vinyl(?) play map instead. This arrived separately yesterday and looks impressive, but woefully thin especially compared to Wings of Glory mats, more like coated paper. I have to wonder how long it will last with heavy use. <br /><br />I didn't get a free Zvezda model with mine (not that I need one anyway)stuarthttp://www.1va.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560680272873830337.post-3275856800758666152017-10-20T20:28:22.572+01:002017-10-20T20:28:22.572+01:00thanks for the taking the time to post on this mat...thanks for the taking the time to post on this matter. Much appreciated. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631140784454608849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560680272873830337.post-63205696418920379832017-10-20T11:02:06.130+01:002017-10-20T11:02:06.130+01:00I've added an updated post about this now...PS...I've added an updated post about this now...PSC have offered to replace all the planes which is an excellent response. The rest of the components were really good which is what made the planes such a disappoitmentalastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012644168758721189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560680272873830337.post-49006766315737166772017-10-17T22:55:30.910+01:002017-10-17T22:55:30.910+01:00When this was first advertised I got quite excited...When this was first advertised I got quite excited and almost jumped in with both feet.<br />I'm thankful that several things dissuaded me.<br /> * I wasn't able, despite asking, to find the dimensions of the maps, so couldn't guarantee it would fit on my table.<br /> * I lacked confidence in the timescales.<br /> * I located reviews for the original game, and determined it wasn't for me.<br /><br />A lucky miss.SteveHolmes11https://www.blogger.com/profile/17392212343858957364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560680272873830337.post-37993467052772528352017-10-17T16:08:48.897+01:002017-10-17T16:08:48.897+01:00Shame to see them so bent like that. Always a bit ...Shame to see them so bent like that. Always a bit of a kick in the guts when a new game turns up and the components aren't what you'd expect.<br /><br />Hopefully they'll put things right.Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659918463589870423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560680272873830337.post-71451259314416340412017-10-17T13:33:01.031+01:002017-10-17T13:33:01.031+01:00Got mine today - my planes look better than yours....Got mine today - my planes look better than yours...and they have just announced that all the planes are being replaced<br /><br />Playing this tonightEric the Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679305263405486078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560680272873830337.post-50964848628693144852017-10-15T18:42:59.179+01:002017-10-15T18:42:59.179+01:00Yeah...not good, though I guess if you are looking...Yeah...not good, though I guess if you are looking at the game as a 'boardgame' then a few bendy planes is not a biggy. Mallius Vanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017597212038657943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560680272873830337.post-77695856716110262882017-10-15T12:26:10.966+01:002017-10-15T12:26:10.966+01:00Very disappointing given the original hype, but th...Very disappointing given the original hype, but thats the perils of kicker starters. I have not had one arrive on time yet.<br />And don't get me started on "A quiet on the Martian Front" :-)<br />Cheers<br />StuStuart Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01213577814388355407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560680272873830337.post-23130903521080706742017-10-14T17:18:49.932+01:002017-10-14T17:18:49.932+01:00The rest of the components are very nice and the g...The rest of the components are very nice and the game itself looks good. I might dig out my Skytrex 1:300 planes and use them instead.alastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012644168758721189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560680272873830337.post-52326776805478729982017-10-14T17:17:35.131+01:002017-10-14T17:17:35.131+01:00They certain had entry of time to sort it out.They certain had entry of time to sort it out.alastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012644168758721189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560680272873830337.post-49630232200172721672017-10-14T17:01:21.160+01:002017-10-14T17:01:21.160+01:00I have yet to receive my game. Now I am not lookin...I have yet to receive my game. Now I am not looking forward to it after seeing this and other first impressions. I cannot believe the game has taken so long to produce. As the game has been in production before, I cannot understand why this has happened. I thought the aircraft would have been made in hard plastic and be of good quality, like those illustrated in the Kickstarter images. I have not had any dealings as a customer with PSC in the past. I certainly will not in the future. This was my first and probably last Kickstarter. Hopefully I will actually receive something for my money soon?Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03791963346486185268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560680272873830337.post-25140691405017622262017-10-14T13:46:50.421+01:002017-10-14T13:46:50.421+01:00The wonderful world of production made in China. I...The wonderful world of production made in China. If you don't have a third party quality control in place, they'll churn out crap, or not.Braxenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09659777580502075412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560680272873830337.post-44223010051599801832017-10-13T19:50:37.326+01:002017-10-13T19:50:37.326+01:00The communication has been very poor which really ...The communication has been very poor which really hasn't helped. The hot/cold water treatment has reportedly fixed some people's models.alastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012644168758721189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560680272873830337.post-89686768303480549602017-10-13T19:48:56.093+01:002017-10-13T19:48:56.093+01:00I suspect your original might be about to go up in...I suspect your original might be about to go up in value :)alastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012644168758721189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560680272873830337.post-59663253238385781832017-10-13T19:48:14.092+01:002017-10-13T19:48:14.092+01:00I need to go through the rules but I have high hop...I need to go through the rules but I have high hopes for the game itself.alastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012644168758721189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560680272873830337.post-11144615304044385472017-10-13T19:47:45.669+01:002017-10-13T19:47:45.669+01:00That's what I was thinking of doing. Alternat...That's what I was thinking of doing. Alternatively I could dig out my painted 1:300 planes which should look ok.alastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012644168758721189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560680272873830337.post-22758041105763382872017-10-13T17:02:36.544+01:002017-10-13T17:02:36.544+01:00I have the original TSR version still in excellent...I have the original TSR version still in excellent condition. My game components look a lot better than the PSC game.Beccashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00742953626769861778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560680272873830337.post-36852018847425160532017-10-13T14:48:24.480+01:002017-10-13T14:48:24.480+01:00That's a shame to hear. I reckon the game wil...That's a shame to hear. I reckon the game will be good though. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560680272873830337.post-91373393765477925252017-10-13T11:22:11.786+01:002017-10-13T11:22:11.786+01:00Yikes! Mine has yet to arrive and I haven't ch...Yikes! Mine has yet to arrive and I haven't checked the Kickstarter page recently and so was unaware of the bendy plane issue. One positive may be that I don't have to worry about giving the planes a decent paint job - very simple one colour base coats may be more fitting (and in keeping with the war room theme....). We'll see. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262838777862575100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560680272873830337.post-88709394563725981202017-10-13T10:23:06.538+01:002017-10-13T10:23:06.538+01:00Oh, this is not good. I’m expecting mine soon, and...Oh, this is not good. I’m expecting mine soon, and I would hate to have to spend a lot of time trying to unwarp the planes. PSC was in strife with broken bayonets and tank barrels for their WW1 stuff already, not to mention their poor communication. I really want to support him, but he doesn’t help himself...Barkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389368754759452544noreply@blogger.com