yorkie wrote:
this is my first post on the forum and i have a few questions
I currently play BKC, using GHQ figs (and great figs they are too).
Hello Yorkie, and welcome to our corner of the world.
Don't know about others, but I am not familiar with "BKC". Can you tell us a bit more about this game / these rules?
can vehicles be bought seperately?
I don't speak for GHQ, but I might point out the following information, which is on the FAQ part of this website:
GHQ FAQ wrote:
For most of the Micro Armour® vehicles (those that are sold 5 to a pack) spare hulls are $2.00 each, spare turrets/guns are $1.25 each, and spare MG sprues are $1.75 each, plus shipping and handling. When ordering spare parts, please be sure to include the GHQ stock number of the pack that the parts come from, and give a description of the parts. We do our best to fill spare parts orders correctly, but spare parts orders are not returnable.
I have bought individual vehicles and/or spares from GHQ in the past using this approach, and found it to be very helpful to complete a unit (add the last vehicle or two to a formation of 16 or 17 vehicles) or put the odd leftover hull or turret to full use. But I've never tried building units of one or two vehicles before, and so I would be hesitant to advise this approach if you are not sure what you want to order.
Artillery, why dont the packs include crew? i only need say 2 guns but have to buy a pack of 50 odd crew....
Artillery vs. crews is an oft-discussed topic here on the forums. To my observation it seems that GHQ artillery, heavy weapons packs, and combat commands are optimized for GHQ's rules, which are at a 1-to-platoon unit scale. So 2 guns will equal two firing batteries.
This makes a bit of a challenge for those of us who game at 1-to-1 unit scales (I need 6 guns to make one battery, 18 to make a battalion for some of my armies). I don't know what unit scale "BKC" uses, but it sounds like an even higher scale than 1-to-platoon if you only need 1 or 2 of some items.
Still, GHQ products are pre-packaged, and they have to choose some quantity for each package. Given the variety of rules out there, I expect no matter what they choose, someone will want different package combinations.
So ...
Which pack do i have to buy to get vickers MGs for the brits, i bought the heavy weapon pack but there wasnt any MGs in it, i now have loads of light mortars and Bren guns.....
I suggest you contact GHQ directly, using the contact mechanism on this website.
I have communicated with their customer service many times, and have always found them to be very helpful folks. I think you will see that sentiment echo'd many places on this forum. They seem to go through their messages once daily -- at least I have always received a reply within 1 or 2 working days. So let them know what you are trying to find, and they will probably be most helpful to you.
Good luck.
