We’re continuing our series exploring some of the lesser known units of the Western Desert theatre. Today, we’re following the 6th Rajputana Rifles on their journey from the deserts of North Africa into the mountains of Eritrea and East Africa. Unit History Like many regiments in the Indian army that served with the Commonwealth during…
Operation Overlord or D-Day is often regarded as one of history’s greatest military undertakings, involving a mind-blowing expenditure of manpower and machinery in a heroic effort to smash through the Atlantic Wall and give the Allies another foothold in western Europe. American, British and Canadian forces attacked five beaches along a 50 mile stretch of…
To celebrate the release of our brand new Ottomans last week, we’re going to dive into one of their great battles. Look to your defences, Malta is under siege! Prelude “Nothing is better known than the siege of Malta” – Voltaire The defeat of the seemingly unstoppable Ottoman horde at Malta resounded across Christendom, reversing…
The most famous wargaming rendition of the Black Powder era is now being updated! Black Powder II rulebook PDF View in Store Black Powder II rulebook & Special Figure View in Store This book describes the Black Powder game and its various procedures and rules as played by the authors and their friends. The authors’…
In preparation for the release of the new Western Desert campaign supplement, we’ve been looking at some of the unique regiments you can build with our new 8th Army plastic kit. First up is the illustrious 1st Punjab Regiment. Unit History The 1st Punjab Regiment was one of the most senior regiments in the British…
This week we snuck into the studio to bring you a glimpse of some of the upcoming releases that will accompany the launch of Black Powder 2 later this year. These new metal British heads look great! We’ll have some fantastic new metal heads with uncovered shakos to add a bit of variety to your…
The Atlantic Wall was a marvel of modern military engineering, stretching from the Norwegian fjords to the beaches of Normandy and Gascony. Fortified bunkers and trench-lines overlooked beaches strewn with barbed wire, mines and anti-tank obstacles. Gargantuan coastal defence batteries and innumerable conventional artillery positions provided covering fire to the thousands of Wehrmacht soldiers defending…
The famous Desert Rats charge into action! Following last week’s tease of the Afrika Korps, what else could we follow up with? The battle for North Africa begins with all new Warlord Games Desert Rats plastics! Each frame contains enough bits to make 6 8th Army troops, complete with a wide variety of heavy weapons…
One of our Australian customers, Mark Newton has spent some time putting together a report of his latest Bolt Action adventures – a fictional trade war between the US and Australia over the shape of a hay bale. Mark’s infectious enthusiasm and creativity is something we just had to share with you! The Hay Bale…
With the release of Campaign: The Western Desert almost upon us, we asked our master metallurgist and head caster Pete H to show off his fantastic Battlegroup Italia and give us his thoughts on how to best use it in your games of Bolt Action. Battlegroup Italia G’day and Ciao Warlord aficionados! Welcome to my…
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