Your most prized units

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Your most prized units Jun 26, 2019 23:40:04 GMT lurkskywaker199 likes this

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Post by ober on Jun 26, 2019 23:40:04 GMT

What are your most prized units in your collection and why? Could be rarity, maybe the sculpt or even the scale.

My most prized units are my 4 Centurions I managed to acquire over the years. Super rare and expensive but able to go toe-to-toe with Tigers and win. Got to have big points game before I get get em all out.

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Your most prized units Jun 27, 2019 12:48:33 GMT ober and Col. Maczek like this

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Post by armchair general on Jun 27, 2019 12:48:33 GMT

I like my Finns and Chinese because I'm really interested in those parts of World War 2.

However, my MOST prized have to be my Poles! They're the reason I got into this game in the first place.

ticat1 Moderator "Ready, Aye, Ready" Posts: 1,363	Your most prized units Jun 27, 2019 19:01:26 GMT via mobile ober likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ticat1 on Jun 27, 2019 19:01:26 GMT My 1939-45 IS-2. Not only is it a beast, but it was the last hard to find rare I needed. It was a long hunt and I finally found one on miniature trading. And I got it for about $10 less than I expected.
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Your most prized units Jun 27, 2019 20:41:06 GMT ober likes this

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Post by armchair general on Jun 27, 2019 20:41:06 GMT

Jun 26, 2019 23:40:04 GMT ober said:

What are your most prized units in your collection and why? Could be rarity, maybe the sculpt or even the scale.

My most prized units are my 4 Centurions I managed to acquire over the years. Super rare and expensive but able to go toe-to-toe with Tigers and win. Got to have big points game before I get get em all out.

The Centurion is sweet; I love 'em too!

However, one of my favorite units (after Polish ones) to use and look at is the Churchill AVRE. When my local gaming group still emphasized 100-point builds, I loved bringing it because it was so hard to kill and could have a reasonable chance to at least contest the objective by game's end. It's also a nice unit to look at, plus, what's not to like when a tank can build you a bridge and kill you with it's mortar?

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Your most prized units Jun 27, 2019 21:17:03 GMT ober and SWO_Daddy like this

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Post by Encore on Jun 27, 2019 21:17:03 GMT

Rarest: I'd say my EF Panther was the toughest to track down (several years)
Sculpts: M10 Wolverine, M7 Priest, Japanese Bicycle Troops (in that order); 3" gun (aka beached squid) doesn't make the cut
Scale: KV-2 is a chuckle to roll out (hills not withstanding)
Belle of the Ball by nation (let's dance!): US- M18 TD to shoot 'n' scoot; UK- can't take the sky from the Firefly; USSR- Veteran IS-2, "for is not for Germans to be having all fun with tanki;" Germany- Veteran Tiger (but using regular '39-'45 sculpt because she's prettier than her sister); Japan- please don't make me bring tanks...I mean...I guess a Te-Ke tankette, so at least I have a conversation starter

I bring my set in for my high schoolers to play after school, so anything to get them to say " *gulp* what is THAT?" during setup is fun (even if a unit is impractical)

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Your most prized units Jun 28, 2019 3:56:08 GMT

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Post by curtm1911 on Jun 28, 2019 3:56:08 GMT

Having come late to the game, I only found it in 2010 right about the time it went out of print, I consider my entire collection as my prize.
To pare it down to specific unit(s), I would say it is my Big Tanks. 2x King Tigers, 2x Veteran Tigers, 2x Tigers, 2x Veteran IS-2 & 2x Pershings. I have no Centurions but would like a couple of them of course.
1 King Tiger was purchased from Stalker6, the other was semi moded by Buzzkill with a Commander & in primer when I got it. The Vet. Tigers were booster pulls as were the regular Tigers. Both Vet. IS-2's were booster pulls. 1 Pershing in a lot from Stalker6 & the other was a booster pull.
My collection is varied & large enough to have plenty of options for builds & never playing the same game repeatedly. Overall I am quite happy with what I have amassed & it is still growing when budget & availability of units permits.
On a 1 to 10 scale, I would give it a 7 or maybe 8.

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