My wargaming colleague 'A' has been expounding the virtues of the new plexi-glass 2D ready painted figures by the Romanian firm Wofun (WoFun Games (wofun-games.com) , so as an own Christmas present to myself I bought the 18mm Peninsula War starter box - it arrived very promptly in about ten days via DHL . I'm VERY impressed - I based up the box onto the bases that where included in my deal - tarted them up a bit and next day was playing a game with them .
One tip I found from other bloggers was paint the edges of the figures with a brown ink (GW Agrax Earthshade ?) which cuts down on the glare ., I also gave them a coat of matt varnish . The British Line Regiments are six bases each of two strips giving a total of eight figures per base (48 to the Battalion).
One of the individual bases , the art work is by Peter Dennis and was originally from his 'Paper Soldiers' book .
The French Dragoon Regiment (click on photos to enlarge)
British skirmish bases , I see these as the modern equivalent of the old German flats , being ready painted means you can get them onto the table top almost immediately and let's face it my days of paint lots of small scale figures are well past .
Another nice touch is when you place your order they send you a link to a downloadable set of rules by Andy Callan - simple but effective . Will do a battle report using the figures that where in the box next blog .
Nice! Painting the edges cuts down on the silhouette glare a lot.
ReplyDeleteYes it's surprising how effective it is .
DeleteThey are startlingly good. I can't say I particularly enjoy the sensation they give me of being utterly obselescent though!
ReplyDelete'flats' are not to everyone's tastes , but having painted thousands of figures over the last 50 years - the lure of quick ready painted figures is a novelty I enjoy.
Delete"Everything old is new again!" They look great Tony! I'm sure that you will get a lot of pleasure out of them without all the work that usually goes along with new armies! Open and enjoy, it sounds good to me!
ReplyDeleteVery clever system, I can understand it not being everyone's cup of tea, but I'm rather taken with them.
DeleteDamn you sir… 😱
ReplyDeleteYou almost had me (and my butterfly) there…I went to the website.
I think the 18mil is more appealing.. to me anyway.
But no not yet and not at the moment… 7years War though 😳🙄🤪😂
All the best. Aly(and his butterfly)
Yes I like the 18mm better as well , the new SYW is VERY nice isn't it !
DeleteI think they work a treat and 18mm is definitely the way to go. If you check my Scotia Albion blog I refought Maida recently using the rules and the flats a most enjoyable game
ReplyDeleteYes I must admit your game was one that pushed me over the edge . The rules although simple give a fun game .
DeleteFantastic post, I bought a couple of thousand of Wofun WSS miniatures, all I did was ink wash the edges and fill in the bases with a green mix and hey presto I had a couple of WSS armies. These figures are defiantly a way into a different period.
ReplyDeleteOn The Wargame Website I posted my journey with 18mm Wofun flats.
https://www.thewargameswebsite.com/forums/topic/war-of-the-spanish-successin-18mm-wofun-games/
Keep up the great blogging and happy gaming,
Willz Harley.
Thanks for the link will have a look , they are a quick entry point to a period I wouldn't have wanted to paint for .
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