When I was a kid, I had a ton of World War II model figures. Infantry, jeeps, tanks, mostly in 1:72 scale, and mostly from Airfix. This was before I had ever heard of wargaming or RPGs (before there were any RPGs, for the most part); I just liked to collect the figures, and (sometimes) paint them (not very well at all, me being about 7 years old).
So imagine my surprise when I see this come across my feed this morning:
Airfix is a fondly remembered part of every boy’s childhood and the company are famous for their line of injection-moulded plastic aircraft, tanks and soldiers. The Airfix brand has been synonymous with model kits for years and now it’s back with a vengeance, with Airfix Battles bringing those adventures to life and its campaigns to a tabletop near you
Playable with all your existing Airfix figures and vehicles, Airfix Battles Introductory Set comes with everything you need to play exciting World War Two battles straight out of the box with the Introductory Set.
This includes die cut cardboard counters for tanks, infantry and guns in case you don’t have any figures to hand. Airfix Battles also lets you plan your army using the Force Deck. Draw the cards or select the ones you need to build an exciting army to challenge your friends.
You can sign up to be notified when the pre-order goes live. I’ll definitely be in on this, if for no other reason than nostalgia. Although it’s worth noting that you don’t have to use figures to play the game, so at least I won’t have to start haunting hobby model shops again.
(h/t Paint it Pink)
