So, I have decided on a game (Team Yankee), decided on a scale (6mm), now I need to start pricing out miniatures. Considering the rulebook has not yet been released, I do not have much go to on. The pre-release list of units that should be available gives me a rough guide to what I should be looking for, and the two box sets (Bannon's Boys and Potecknov's Bears) provide a baseline of what a 'starter' force should be. This also gives me a good opportunity to show the differences in price.
Bannon's Boys ($90) contains:
5x Plastic M1 Abrams Tanks
2x Plastic AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopters
1x Special Objective
2x Decal Sheets
7x Unit Cards
1x Template
Potecknov's Bears ($120) contains:
9x Plastic T-72 Tanks
2x Plastic MI-24 Hind Assault Helicopters
2x Decal Sheets
8x Unit Cards
1x Template
Team Yankee Rulebook - $25.00 ($22.50 on sale/pre-order)
By comparison, the most expensive 6mm supplier (GHQ, which is also regarded as one of the best in quality) I would end up spending the following:
Bannon's Boys - 5x M1 Abrams, 2x AH-1 - $23.90
Potecknov's Bears - 10x T-72, 2x Mi-24 Hind - $47.80
I can get an equivalent number of models to both starter boxes and the rulebook for $94.20 (not counting tax, shipping, etc). For a little over the cost of the least expensive box set, I can get everything I need to play. For the purpose of gaming on the cheap, 6mm seems very much like the way to go.
Currently, I am torn between holding off on ordering any figures until the rules are available, and having two forces ready to go when the book does come out. I think I may just order the basic items listed here to start, and expand once the rules are available so lists can be drawn up. Otherwise, I may be tempted to buy one of everything, "just in case." I may also have a work-related project to do in 6mm, so I can always tack that on with this order.
Once I have ordered everything I will post an unboxing and prep-work post to detail everything.
Edit - 27 November 2015: GHQ ran a decent Black Friday sale, so I picked up enough to run a 75 point force for both US and USSR (which really was not much in the way of figures).
Bannon's Boys ($90) contains:
5x Plastic M1 Abrams Tanks
2x Plastic AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopters
1x Special Objective
2x Decal Sheets
7x Unit Cards
1x Template
Potecknov's Bears ($120) contains:
9x Plastic T-72 Tanks
2x Plastic MI-24 Hind Assault Helicopters
2x Decal Sheets
8x Unit Cards
1x Template
Team Yankee Rulebook - $25.00 ($22.50 on sale/pre-order)
By comparison, the most expensive 6mm supplier (GHQ, which is also regarded as one of the best in quality) I would end up spending the following:
Bannon's Boys - 5x M1 Abrams, 2x AH-1 - $23.90
Potecknov's Bears - 10x T-72, 2x Mi-24 Hind - $47.80
I can get an equivalent number of models to both starter boxes and the rulebook for $94.20 (not counting tax, shipping, etc). For a little over the cost of the least expensive box set, I can get everything I need to play. For the purpose of gaming on the cheap, 6mm seems very much like the way to go.
Currently, I am torn between holding off on ordering any figures until the rules are available, and having two forces ready to go when the book does come out. I think I may just order the basic items listed here to start, and expand once the rules are available so lists can be drawn up. Otherwise, I may be tempted to buy one of everything, "just in case." I may also have a work-related project to do in 6mm, so I can always tack that on with this order.
Once I have ordered everything I will post an unboxing and prep-work post to detail everything.
Edit - 27 November 2015: GHQ ran a decent Black Friday sale, so I picked up enough to run a 75 point force for both US and USSR (which really was not much in the way of figures).
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