The Armadillo was an armoured fighting vehicle produced in Britain during the invasion crisis of 1940-1941. Based on a number of standard lorry chassis, it comprised a wooden fighting compartment protected by a layer of gravel filling the walls of the ‘fort’ and a driver’s cab protected by mild steel plates. Armadillos were used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) to protect…
The far-too-prolific-for-their-own-good Alan and Michael Perry have produced another brilliant plastic kit, containing a whole selection of artillery pieces for American Civil War games. More Pictures in Webstore The set contains 3 guns, 3 limbers and 18 crew plus bases. There are 4 gun barrels for each gun; Napoleon 12pdr, 3 inch Ordnance Rifle, 10…
We have a whole host of new Polish sets out this week – HQ models, Army Marksman, Anti-tank rifle and light mortar teams, as well as Tank Crew models that will add character and life to your vehicles! THis all new HQ pack contains an officer with pistol, lobbing grenade, an officer corralling his men with…
Add to your British Expeditionary Force with this 3″ medium mortar to bombard the advancing Germans! View in Webstore This is the perfect support weapon to accompany our newly released British Expeditionary Force boxed set! View in Webstore
Following on from Gabrio Tolentino’s brilliant Bazooka Jeep conversion article, we decided to make the components available for all those US Bolt Action armies that just can’t do without one of their own! The kit contains the resin Jeep model plus two US weapons sprues for a reduced total price. View in Webstore In case you…
There were few ancient peoples who were able to challenge the might of Rome, but the fierce Dacians, hailing from what is largely modern Romania, were one of the exceptions. Fighting two mighty wars with Rome, the Dacians gave the Legions a bloody nose they would not forget! Fighting principally as infantry, the Dacians allied…
This time we have a bit of a round up of the work we’ve been doing on crewed support weapons for the Antares project. As you will see, all of these are digital designs, so what we have to show you are graphic renders rather than the traditional putty and plastic master models. When it…
Warlord’s own Gabrio Tolentino has been a busy chap. Aside from taking loads of photos for the Bolt Action Tank Battles book (due out later this year), he’s been working on conversions based on the US Armoured Jeep. We’ll let Gabrio explain… Throughout WW2, most armies found themselves in situations where they had to adapt…
The battle for Alligator Creek is officially known as the Battle of the Tenaru. 6,000 troops from the Japanese 28th Infantry Regiment, the Yokosuka Special Naval Landing Force, and 35th Infantry Brigade were tasked with retaking Guadalcanal. The spearpoint of the Japanese assault would be 916 experienced combat troops of the 2/28th Battalion led by…
On the 7 August 1942 the United States Marine Corps landed on the strategic south pacific island of Guadalcanal and stopped the construction of a vital Japanese airfield. If operational this airfield would isolate Australia and New Zealand from their allies. US Forces complete the airfield and name it Henderson Field. Imperial Japanese Forces have…
Graham Davey