{"id":6494,"date":"2016-04-07T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T07:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/?p=6494"},"modified":"2016-04-06T08:42:15","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T07:42:15","slug":"fasolinis-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2016\/04\/fasolinis-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Fasolini&#8217;s Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2016\/04\/fasolinis-company\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"450px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p>In a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2016\/04\/salute-2016-releases-first-glimpse\/\">previous post<\/a> we mentioned Fasolini&#8217;s Company, a mercenary unit from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hammers-slammers.com\/\">Hammer&#8217;s Slammers<\/a> universe that features in the novel Forlorn Hope. We also showed a couple of tracked mobile gun units that are the company&#8217;s heavy fire support. Today we have Fasolini infantry figures to show off, a package having just arrived from the sculptor. The figures wear peaked armoured caps with a visor and clamshell body armoured, and are equipped with heavy cone-bore rifles. The use five-round missile launchers for anti-tank and AA work &#8211; the launchers are externally identical, but use different rounds depending on the target.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6506\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2016\/04\/fasolinis-company\/dsc05395\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC05395.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-T5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1459682514&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.33&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC05395\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC05395.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC05395.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05395\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6506\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6507\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2016\/04\/fasolinis-company\/dsc05393\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC05393.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-T5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1459682459&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.33&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC05393\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC05393.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC05393.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05393\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6507\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6508\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2016\/04\/fasolinis-company\/dsc05392\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC05392.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-T5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1459682431&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.33&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC05392\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC05392.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC05392.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05392\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6508\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We also have a couple of personality figures for the company &#8211; in the middle of the picture below is Major Fasolini himself. He may be slightly portly but don&#8217;t underestimate how tough he is. To his left is Lieutenant Waldstejn, a Cecach native who inherited command of the company during the civil war. He still wears his Federal uniform and carries a locally made assault rifle, but has a Fasolini helmet to link him into the company comms network.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6505\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2016\/04\/fasolinis-company\/dsc05394\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC05394.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-T5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1459682489&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.33&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC05394\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC05394.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC05394.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05394\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6505\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As well as individual packs of infantry, we also have two Hammer&#8217;s Slammers detachment packs &#8211; a Company Detachment and Support Detachment &#8211; that match the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hammers-slammers.com\/pdf\/Fasolini1_15mm_sheet.pdf\">lists in the rules<\/a>, and include extras such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/15mmSF\/Fireteam%20Bases.html\">resin bases<\/a> for the infantry teams.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see, these are master figures &#8211; it&#8217;s going to take some very slick work on Phil&#8217;s part to get these guys moulded and ready for Salute, but we should make it.<\/p>\n<p>The ever-growing Salute list is now like this:<\/p>\n<p><strong>15mm SF<\/strong><br \/>\nSF15-311 \u2013 Henschel Laser Tank \u2013 \u00a310.00<br \/>\nSF15-416 \u2013 Oto Melara Single Autocannon \u2013 \u00a35.00<br \/>\nSF15-416a \u2013 Oto Melara Quad Autocannon -\u00a35.00<\/p>\n<p>HS15-401 &#8211; Fasolini Company Detachment &#8211; \u00a343.00<br \/>\nHS15-402 &#8211; Fasolini Support Detachment &#8211; \u00a324.00<br \/>\nHS15-460 &#8211; Fasolini Infantry (x8) &#8211; \u00a33.00<br \/>\nHS15-461 &#8211; Fasolini Rocket launchers (x4) &#8211; \u00a31.50<br \/>\nHS15-462 &#8211; Fasolini Command (x4) &#8211; \u00a31.50<br \/>\nHS15-463 &#8211; Fasolini MG teams (x2) &#8211; \u00a33.00<br \/>\nHS15-464 &#8211; Fasolini Mortar Teams (x2) &#8211; \u00a32.50<br \/>\nHS15-465 &#8211; Fasolini Gun Crew (x6) &#8211; \u00a32.50<\/p>\n<p><strong>Small Scale Scenery<\/strong><br \/>\nSSS-8069 \u2013 Victorian Warehouse \u2013 \u00a34.00<br \/>\nSSS-8070 \u2013 Textile Mill \u2013 \u00a32.50<br \/>\nSSS-8071 \u2013 Dockside Warehouses (x3) \u2013 \u00a32.50 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a previous post we mentioned Fasolini&#8217;s Company, a mercenary unit from the Hammer&#8217;s Slammers universe that features in the novel Forlorn Hope. We also showed a couple of tracked mobile gun units that are the company&#8217;s heavy fire support. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2016\/04\/fasolinis-company\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,39,14,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-15mm-sf","category-hammers-slammers","category-previews","category-salute-2016"],"views":3063,"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC05394.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p26BWy-1GK","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8911,"url":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2018\/07\/jo6-preview-2-guidos-boys\/","url_meta":{"origin":6494,"position":0},"title":"Jo6 Preview #2 &#8211; Guido&#8217;s Boys","author":"Tony","date":"July 11, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Number two in our short series of Joy of Six previews is a new set of 6mm infantry for Hammer's Slammers, Fasolini's Company. 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