History It is said that knowing is half the battle – and in war that responsibility falls on the reconnaissance units. During World War II if British Armoured formations needed to gather information quickly they could turn to the Cromwell cruiser tank as an alternative to armoured cars for recce duty. A reliable mix of…
This fantastic display piece was created by James Elmore of the Miniature Building Authority. James explains how he did it: My duties as designer and modelmaker for the Miniature Building Authority allow me to build models of almost everything imaginable. For my personal hobby, I also build models. Of almost everything imaginable. When I build armour,…
As German engineering churned-out ever more advanced war machines – bigger tanks with more powerful guns and thicker sloped armour – the British facing the big cats needed to continuously develop weapons to counter them. From the sands of the Desert campaign to the hedgerows of Normandy, British forces were accompanied to battle by a…
Welcome to the Bolt Action Staging Grounds! – Grab a mess-tin and take a knee. After the success of our Pacific campaign, the Warlord staff gamers are back and they’ve brought a few friends along for the ride. This time, it’s war – with a sidedish brimming with big dirty, tread-based hardcore tank action. In…
Our latest plastic Bolt Action tank is here and British armies will be pleased to receive the Cromwell Cruiser Tank! The Cromwell was the best of the Cruiser tank models, a type that was built to be fast and well gunned to take the war through the enemy line and dash forward to keep him…
The forces of the Imperial Japanese are further reinforced by the addition of this new resin Ke-Nu light tank. With the Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tanks undergoing up-armament and therefore a new turret, older Chi-Ha turrets were surplus to requirements. A use was found for them by marrying them to the hulls of the Type…
With the Tiger I tank being the king of the battlefield, and the Tiger II being the god of it by the end of the war, the Panther tank was by far the shining champion of the German Armoured Forces of World War 2. Introduced in 1943, the Panther tank was Germany’s counter to Russia’s…
History The Panther was the main battle tank of the German army and was one of the best all round tanks of the war. Sharing the same engine of the larger Tigers, the Panther was lighter, meaning it had greater manoeuvrability and speed. The sloped frontal armour gave it more protection from head on assaults,…
Our expert Studio painters have been busy painting up our range of Soviet anti-tank vehicles and self-propelled artillery. Enemy armour beware: View in Store View in Store View in Store View in Store
While we were writing the ‘Tank War’ book, I did some research into Italian tank crew in WWII as, being Italian, I wanted to add an Italian tank ace to the book… …and I eventually found one – with over 50 kills, Alfredo Carpaneto was ranking on par with the best Allied tank aces. However,…
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