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Leopard Launch Week Live Blog
Welcome to Battlefront Miniatures' Flames Of War and Team Yankee website.
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A third nation is about to enter the Third World War, with the arrival this weekend of West Germany.
Leopard, West Germans in World War III expands the story started in Team Yankee. |
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Leopard Launch Live Blog – July 9-10
This weekend we are celebrating the launch of the first Team Yankee supplement: Leopard – West Germans in World War III
What can you expect to see this weekend?
• Battle Report Videos
• Product Previews
• Painting Videos
• Assembly Videos
• Staff Army Lists
• A Q&A session answering your questions
• An exclusive look behind the scenes inside the Design Studio
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8:22PM
Sunday 10 |
Thanks for sharing the Leopard launch with us! |
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Thanks for checking out our weekend of Leopard and Team Yankee content. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. |
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8:10PM
Sunday 10 |
Leopard Battle Report – Part 2 |
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It's the exciting conclusion of the battle between Wayne's West Germans and Chris's Soviets! Stay watching till the end for a chance to win a great Leopard prize (you'll need to head over to YouTube to leave a comment on the video if you want to enter). |
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6:20PM
Sunday 10 |
Your Questions Answered! |
5:55PM
Sunday 10 |
Inside a Leopard 2 Loaders Position |
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This is really just an excuse to show a Leopard 2 speeding around and looking awesome - but you also get to see how the loader feeds the massive 120mm gun. Add in a little Rammstein background music and you have a great video that is worth watching. If your German is as bad as mine you can try turning on Google's translation function (hit the settings wheel in the bottom right of the video) but it gets a little confused by the terminology. |
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5:10PM
Sunday 10 |
British Sherman Tanks in the middle of Leopard? |
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Sean and Andrew took a break earlier this afternoon to play a quick game of TANKS. Andrew's Jagdpanther took out a Sherman with a single shot in turn 1. In response Sean managed to start a fire inside a StuG that ended up burning out the vehicle over the next 3 turns. The Jagdpanther was crowned the king of the battlefield at the end of a hard fought match once it dispatched Sean's Comet. |
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4:45PM
Sunday 10 |
Khairul's Tornados |
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Khairul is a prolific painter (and really good too!), and as part of the management team at our Factory he has been known to grab early casts of new aircraft to paint up for fun. Here are a couple of examples of his latest work. Click on them for bigger images. |
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3:59PM
Sunday 10 |
Battlefield in a Box European Farm House |
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Most commanders like the idea of open countryside where their tanks can advance at speed, crushing their enemies in front of them. That's where you are most likely to come across a small hamlet or a farm like this one. |
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3:30PM
Sunday 10 |
Lonnie's Panzergrenadier Kompanie |
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Lonnie's Panzergrenadier Kompanie
Lonnie, from the US office, shares some thoughts about why he picked a Panzergrenadier Kompanie to build.
Marders are an impressive looking beast so I cannot fault his logic for wanting to field lots of them.
Lonnie's Panzergrenadier Kompanie...
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2:55PM
Sunday 10 |
The Luchs Armoured Car |
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If Top Gear made a TV series about tanks and armoured cars it might look a little like this. The commentary is in German but the short version is "it goes really fast, it turns really well, with two drivers it can reverse as fast as it can go forwards, it can climb over things, swim through water, and be generally awesome!" |
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2:25PM
Sunday 10 |
German Infantry Painting Guide |
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Aaron shows you a quick and simple method of painting West German Panzergrenadiers. |
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2:02PM
Sunday 10 |
So what's everyone up to? |
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Wayne is still airbrushing on his camo, Sean and Andrew are taking a break to play a game of TANKS (more photos of this to follow), Casey's pile of finished Soviet infantry keeps growing (I'm a little envious), James is still working on the 2nd part of the Battle Report, and finally Aaron's ducked out to use our usual airbrushing booth to work on the Hind objective... and I'm hiding behind the lens of the camera! |
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1:45PM
Sunday 10 |
German AA & Tornado Preview |
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Check out the upcoming West German Anti-aircraft vehicle models – the Gepard and the Roland – and the Tornado strike aircraft. |
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12:55PM
Sunday 10 |
Chris' Leopard 2 Panzer Kompanie |
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Chris' Leopard 2 Panzer Kompanie
Chris has gotten swept up in the excitement about Leopard (oh so shiny!) as well and is starting on a Leopard 2 Company as well.
Chris' Leopard 2 Panzer Kompanie...
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12:05PM
Sunday 10 |
Leopard lands in the Digital app |
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Leopard lands in the Digital app
Leopard is now available for purchase inside the Digital app. You can get the app here in the iTunes store, or here in the Google Play Store.
We are off to take a little lunch break and after that we will be taking a look at your questions in the Team Yankee Facebook group and filming some answers!
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11:30AM
Sunday 10 |
Big Badda Boom! |
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As Leeloo says, thats some "Big Badda Boom!" as a Gepard lights up its 35mm autocannons on a firing range. |
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11:15AM
Sunday 10 |
Battlefield in a Box Fast Food Restaurant |
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Every small town has a place to get a Burger Queen, a Pizza Hut or maybe some Louisville Fried Chicken. Now your town can have one too.
Keep an eye on the Team Yankee website for when we officially spotlight this product later in the month as we will create some downloadable signage so you can personalise it to look like your favourite McPizzaKing.
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10:45AM
Sunday 10 |
German Aufklärungs Preview |
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We look at the upcoming West German Aufklärungs Kompanie options with the Leopard 1, Luchs and Fuchs.
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10:25AM
Sunday 10 |
Andrew's Leopard 2 Panzer Kompanie |
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Andrew's Leopard 2 Panzer Kompanie
Andrew, one of our more serious list noodler's in the Studio has been coming up with a pile of different lists, but this is the one he has settled on as a starting point.
Andrew's Leopard 2 Panzer Kompanie...
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9:25AM
Sunday 10 |
Bo-105 PAH Painting Guide |
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Aaron Mathie breaks out the brushes to paint a Bo-105 PAH helicopter. |
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9:00AM
Sunday 10 |
Assembling the Bo-105 PAH Helicopter |
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Small, nimble and deadly, Aaron shows use how to assemble the plastic BO-105 PAH Anti-tank helicopter. (I mean the helicopter is small, nimble and deadly - not Aaron; he's nimble, but of average size, and happily his deadliness has never been put to the test.) |
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8:40AM
Sunday 10 |
This is how I'd like to wake up... |
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Some of us are a little tired this morning after going to a friends wedding last night and we need wake up fast... so taking a leisurely flight like this would do the trick!
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4:50PM
Saturday 9 |
Time to call it a day |
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We're heading home. Thanks for sharing day one of the Leopard launch weekend with us. We'll be back with more tomorrow. |
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4:35PM
Saturday 9 |
Chris's Team Yankee M1 Abrams Company |
4:10PM
Saturday 9 |
Anders' Panzergrenadier Kompanie |
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Anders' Panzergrenadier Kompanie
Anders, from our UK office, prepares to build a Panzergrenadier Kompanie filled with all sorts of support options.
Ander"s Panzergrenadier Kompanie...
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4:05PM
Saturday 9 |
Leopard 2 Painting Guide |
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Aaron breaks out the brushes to paint a Leopard 2 tank in the distinctive NATO three-colour camouflage. This afternoon we will have more information on this unique colour scheme. |
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3:47PM
Saturday 9 |
NATO Camouflage templates |
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NATO Camouflage Templates
Aaron shares a little of the history behind the very interesting NATO 3 colour camo used on the West German tanks, as well as templates to make painting your vehicles easier.
NATO Camouflage Templates...
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3:14PM
Saturday 9 |
Wayne's Leopard 2 Panzer Kompanie |
2:29PM
Saturday 9 |
Some afternoon gaming |
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Having finished assembling his new West German army earlier than he expected, Chris decided to challenge Sean to a game of Encounter. Usually playing with unpainted miniatures is a bit of a no-no for most of us, but this is a special occasion. |
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2:03PM
Saturday 9 |
Leopard 2 Assembly |
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Studio painter Aaron Mathie demonstrates how to assemble the new plastic Leopard 2 main battle tank, the mainstay of the West German Panzer Kompanie. |
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1:35PM
Saturday 9 |
German Support Preview |
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We look at the upcoming West German support weapons from the Leopard book for Team Yankee, including the Jaguar 1 and Jaguar 2 tank hunters, the Panzermörser self-propelled mortar, the M109G self-propelled howitzer and the LARS rocket launcher. |
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1:00PM
Saturday 9 |
Marder Assembly |
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Where would your panzergrenadiers be without their Marder armoured infantry vehicles? Aaron demonstrates how to assemble this new plastic kit. |
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11:57AM
Saturday 9 |
Leopard Battle Report – Part 1 |
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In our first Leopard battle report, Wayne Turner fields a West German Panzer Kompanie against Chris Townley's Soviet Red Banner Tank Battalion in the Dust-up mission from the Team Yankee rulebook. 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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11:30AM
Saturday 9 |
Come on, render faster! |
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Part one of our Leopard video battle report is rendering now - it just seems to be taking forever! If the PC doesn"t explode (fingers crossed), it should be up in about 15 minutes. |
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11:15AM
Saturday 9 |
Leopard 2A4 shooting at minibus |
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Boom! A Leopard 2A4 demonstrating the power of its HEAT rounds, obliterating a minubus on a firing range. |
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10:30AM
Saturday 9 |
German Plastics Preview |
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We take a close look at the upcoming West German plastic models: the Leopard 2 main battle tank, the Marder armoured infantry vehicle and the BO-105P Anti-tank helicopter. |
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9:45AM
Saturday 9 |
Getting ready to start work |
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We have taken over the staff lunchroom and as you can see we are ready for a big day of Leopard assembly and painting. Meanwhile James is editing together the 1st part of the Battle Report that we hope to have up soon. |
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9:15AM
Saturday 9 |
Welcome to Leopard |
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Welcome to the Leopard launch weekend. Chris tells you what you can expect over the next two days. |
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Leopard Release Schedule |
July 9 – Launch Day |
Leopard – West Germans in World War III (FW906)
Team Yankee German Paint Set (TYP192)
NATO Green Spray (TYP292)
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Kampfgruppe Müller - West German Army Deal (TGRAB1)
*available 23 July in the USA.
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Late July Releases |
Marder Zug (TGBX02)
Panzergrenadier Zug (TGR702)
Team Yankee German Token Set (TTK03)
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Gepard FlaK Batterie (TGBX07)
Fliegerfaust Gruppe (TGR708)
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Early August Releases |
BO-105P Anti-tank Helicopter Flight (TGBX12)
Jaguar Jagdpanzer Zug (TGBX04)
Fuchs Transportpanzer (TGBX06)
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Leopard 1 Panzer Zug (TGBX03)
Luchs Späh Trupp (TGBX05)
M113 Panzermörser Zug (TGBX09)
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Late August Releases |
Leopard 2 Panzer Zug (TGBX01)
M109G Panzerartillerie Batterie (TGBX10)
Tornado Strike Flight (TGBX13)
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Roland FlaRakPanzer Batterie (TGBX08)
Raketenwerfer Batterie (TGBX11)
Team Yankee German Template (TAT003)
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Battlefield in a Box Terrain |
Fast Food Restaurant (BB207) – Late July
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European Farm (BB204) – Late August
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