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The British have joined the Third World War, with the release of
Iron Maiden: British Army in World War III |
| On October 8-9 Battlefront ran a live blog all weekend, with updates from our offices in NZ, the UK and the US, as well as reports from participating stores, hobby and history articles and videos, competitions and a video battle report. |
9:05AM
Saturday 8 |
Welcome to Iron Maiden! |
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| Once again it is time to take over the Battlefront NZ offices and bring you our coverage of our Iron Maiden Launch weekend. Meet the team and lets get started. |
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9:35AM
Saturday 8 |
Win Team Yankee product from Battlefront |
10:24AM
Saturday 8 |
Know Your British - Chieftain Armoured Squadron |
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| We take a close look at the upcoming British models that make up a Chieftain Armoured Squadron. |
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10:52AM
Saturday 8 |
Iron Maiden Battle Report - Part 1 |
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| In our first Iron Maiden battle report, Andrew's British Iron Division force are defending against Wayne's Red Army Tank Battalion in the Hasty Attack mission. Can the Brits hold back the red tide? In part 1 we take a look at the lists, deployment and the first couple of turns. Stay tuned for part 2. |
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| Click here to see Andrew and Wayne's army lists... |
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11:21AM
Saturday 8 |
NZ studio's British armies in progress |
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| The studio guys are making some progress on their Iron Maiden armies. Andrew is assembling his stuff today. Wayne and Aaron have had a bit of a head start; Wayne is airbrushing his vehicles and Aaron is applying decals. Victor has made some clever laser-cut templates for the Berlin Brigade camouflage scheme - we'll check back with him later on to see how that works out. |
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11:47AM
Saturday 8 |
Assembling the Plastic Chieftain |
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| See how easy it is to put together the new plastic Chieftain main battle tank as Aaron takes us through the process of building this new kit. |
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12:07PM
Saturday 8 |
Staff Armies - Chris's Chieftain Armoured Company |
12:19PM
Saturday 8 |
Pre-lunch progress check |
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| Before the guys headed off for lunch, Chris snapped a quick couple of photos to check their progress. If you have Spotify and would like to know what the guys are listening to while they work, it's the Essential '80s Rock album - it just seems appropriate! |
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1:41PM
Saturday 8 |
Vehicle Painting Guide |
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| Find out how to paint the distinctive green and black camouflage pattern on British vehicles and helicopters as Aaron takes us through the process with our new Chieftain model. |
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2:24PM
Saturday 8 |
Know Your British - FV432 Mechanised Company |
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| We take a close look at the upcoming British models that make up a FV432 Mechanised Company, including the infantry teams with GPMG machine- guns, Carl Gustav recoilless guns and Milan missiles, and the FV432 APCs. |
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3:30PM
Saturday 8 |
Irresistible Force Gaming Day (Aus)
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Andy reporting in from Irresistible Force in Australia here. We've had a great turnout with plenty of guys coming in to check out Iron Maiden, with games going on right now.
Players are telling me how much they are enjoying the streamlined rules and are looking forward to more. Will be ordering more copies of Charlies Chieftains from Aetherworks this week!
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3:41PM
Saturday 8 |
Infantry Painting Guide |
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| Painting infantry can sometimes be a little daunting, here Aaron shares his advice on how to quickly paint up British infantry to get them on the table as fast as possible. |
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4:05PM
Saturday 8 |
Staff Armies - Phil's Chieftain Armoured Squadron |
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| Whilst Phil can do complex math in his head that boggles the rest of us, when it comes to army building he likes to keep things pretty simple. So this weekend he is building an army that looks pretty simple. Yet I suspect pretty nasty on the table. |
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4:55PM
Saturday 8 |
Iron Maiden Desktop Wallpaper |
5:15PM
Saturday 8 |
Assembling the Plastic FV432 |
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| The FV432 is primary troop carrier for the British in Iron Maiden. And even if your army does not have any infantry, this kit also lets you assemble the Swingfire missile vehicle. Aaron shows you how to correctly assemble either model. |
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6:10PM
Saturday 8 |
Staff Armies - Andrew's Iron Division |
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| Andrew only goes big when he builds armies and this one is no different with two formations and lots of options. |
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6:20PM
Saturday 8 |
Spartan and Striker Assembly Guide |
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| The Spartan is the armoured personnel carrier variant of the CVR(T) family. It acts as an infantry carrier for the armoured reconnaissance regiment troops. The Striker, mounting five Swingfire missiles, provides the recce troops with long-range anti-tank capability. Aaron shows you how to assemble this new plastic kit. |
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6:27PM
Satuday 8 |
The Trooper |
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| Bruce, Steve and the lads remind us that the Brits and the Russians have been scrapping since the Crimea. |
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6:53PM
Saturday 8 |
Battlefield in a Box - Mechanics Workshop |
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| Need to change the oil and spark plugs in your tank? Better capture the Mechanics Workshop before the enemy does! |
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7:30PM
Saturday 8 |
The NZ team is signing off |
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We've enjoying sharing the first part of our Iron Maiden coverage with you, now it is time for the team in the UK to take over and show you what they are up to today.
Take it away, lads! |
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