I have to admit, I am not really gamer - I am rather the painter and modeller
. So, having nobody in my area, who would want to try the Flames of War out did not prevent me from getting a couple of miniatures
. The beauty of historical wargames is that You dont have to stick with the GW monopoly and You can get a nicely painted force under 80 pounds and that force can actually do something on the table - if You want to play with them. Painting infantry needs some extra skills, but since the general level of detalization is lower, it goes faster than with 40K. Also, all units are fully switchable and armylists are very flexible - for example, I have about 10 mainstay tank models, infantry stands, heavy weapon platoons, aircraft and infantry carriers. With that, I can play German Tank Company, which is supported by mechanised infantry in halftracks and air force OR I can play mechanised infantry list with medium tank support. Both lists play entirely different, but You do get to use all models in both of them, instead of shedding other 100 bucks for expensive kit, which serves only one purpose - to carry around another expensive kit of toy soldiers - and You are way better if You have like 3 - 9 such kits (I am talking about IG Vendettas and Guard Veteran platoons here).
