The Sherman Tank was the mainstay of the American army. The break out from the Normandy beaches and the bocage could never been achieved without the armoured support. Although they had their weaknesses and were nicknamed ‘Ronsons’ by the Germans as they lit up every time; their impressive firepower and large production numbers enabled the…
The Army Painter hobby supply line continues to expand with essential products for assembling, painting, and converting your Warlord and Bolt Action miniatures. First up we’ve got the brand-new Army Painter Greenskin Spray: Despite the name of the spray leading you to think this is only useful if you’re looking to paint Orcs or Goblins…
Whilst we tend to think of WWII being all half-tracks and Panther tanks, the reality was that a huge proportion of transportation was done by bicycle – pretty much all armies in the conflict used them. Utilized by the British Airborne, Army, and Royal Marines, the bicycle was an essential piece of kit which was…
As any loyal citizen of Rome well knows, the Praetorian Guard were the protectors (and sometimes enforcers) of the Emperor. However, we can assure you that the Praetorian Guard never laid down their lives for Emperors like these! In our continuing effort to bring you the most characterful and fun Imperial Roman miniatures for you…
Updated 13 March, 2009: One of our most popular sets is now available as a boxed set – Celt Cavalry. This part plastic, part metal unit allows you to harry the flanks of the enemy battleline and support your chariots as they thunder home! Cavalry troops are perhaps the worst fear of any formation of…
The Army Painter have hit the nail squarely on the head yet again with their range of brushes. Developed especially for both beginners and experienced painters these superb brushes offer everything a gamer will need to produce great-looking armies for the battlefield. The sleek triangular handles give perfect, yet flexible, grip ensuring the paint goes…
Neil of Troop of Shewe was kind enough to send us along some excellent pictures of his amazingly well-painted Bolt Action Allied models. Suffice to say we had to show you all these superb models too! Not content with stunning paintjobs Neil has also converting many of the models by adding stowage and applying some…
To allow you even more variety in your Imperial Roman armies we’ve made two new packs of metal heads – one with four Roman helmet variants and the other with straw hat and bare heads. Both of these work perfectly with our plastic Imperial Romans range and the bare heads will work well with the…
Greetings treadheads! Did you know there are more than 50 vehicles (and even a boat!) in the Bolt Action range? For no other reason than to show off finely sculpted and wonderfully painted vehicles here’s a large sample of them – you’ll be seeing a lot more of them in coming weeks!
There comes a time when all the hard work you put into something pays off. Such a time came to us at Warlord Games recently when none other than one of the world’s best wargames miniatures painters Steve Dean posted pictures of his unit of our Roman Auxiliary Cavalry. Several excited phone calls amongst Warlord…
Paul Sawyer