Carentan was a small town of about 4,000 people. It also happened to be right next to the N-13 highway as well as the Cherbourg-Paris railroad, and sat in between Utah and Omaha beaches. Soon after the invasion of Normandy, this sleepy French port town would become a critical objective. The day after D-Day, Omaha and Utah beaches had…
With the release of the optional rules set for Airlanding reinforcements for Bolt Action, now is the time… muster the troops, tighten your straps, check your ‘chute, say a quick prayer, and prepare to jump. All of your jump training comes down to this one moment… Throughout the years, we’ve released a swathe of products…
Available to pre-order ahead of the release on Friday 31st October 2014, a special starter set containing everything you need to play Bolt Action Tank War! Armoured Fury allows you to dive into action as either an American Sherman tank commander or become a Panzer commander of lethal Panther tanks. Filled with loads of awesome…
Two exciting previews for AFV lovers – a first look at our new plastic Sd.kfz 234/2 Puma armoured car by renowned scale model manufacturer Italeri as well as another project coming through fast… The Puma is the next plastic kit to be released after the Panzer IV. You’ll be blown away by the detailing on this…
Decorated World War II veteran Paul Andert, consultant on the imminent Hollywood movie ‘Fury’, shares some genuine stories about the realities of war. With the forthcoming release of our ‘Armoured Fury’ Tank War Starter Set later this month, and with the October release of the movie ‘Fury’ – which chronicles the experiences of a US…
Following his original collection of US Marines earlier this year, our Richard Dando has been quietly beavering away trying to incorporate as many weird and wonderful components into the army as possible – to the point where the Mail Order team are now offering challenges… ”How could you incorporate this model in the army?”. One…
This week we’ve added another of the iconic aircraft of the WWII period to our arsenal – the Vought F4U-1 Corsair! View in Store The Corsair was produced from May 1940 – 1952, and was the first purpose-designed shipboard fighter aircraft. Powered by a Double Wasp engine, on October 1st 1940, it became the first…
Airlift your American troops into battle with this new plastic kit from our partners at Italeri – the Waco CG-4A glider. The CG-4 glider was built for the US Army during the Second World War to equip troops with an air transport solution that would be easy to produce and cost little, seeing as they…
With Tank War now making it’s way into the hands of eager Bolt Action players around the world and all these tanks rumbling around, we thought it was high time we highlighted some anti-tank weaponry. Matthew Davies starts us off with a look at the arsenal of the US army: Tanks can be a terrifying…
Deploy your armoured forces for Tank War with these two great value tank platoon boxed sets – the US Armoured Platoon and the Soviet Tank Platoon! Containing three of our new plastic M4 Sherman tank kits as well as associated waterslide decal sheets, you’ll be able to field the classic US Armoured Division platoon at…
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