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Alan Hamilton replied to the topic British/Canadian '43-'45 starter set. Couple of questions about the Churchill in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 4 months ago
Decals from Warlord Games https://store.warlordgames.com/products/british-79th-armoured-division-hobart-s-funnies-decal-sheet The AVRE markings are the blue squares with four digits.
79 Armd Div Markings described https://tank-markings.blogspot.com/p/79th-armoured-division.html
As the crews were RE not Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) they would pr…[Read more]
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Alan Hamilton replied to the topic Where to use Guards infantry selection in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 9 months ago
I have not tried to use the tool you mention. I suspect the reason actually is that the Scots Guards did and do not have Highlander platoons. The Highland Regiments were and are Line Regiments that nominally recruit locally. The Scots Guards nominally recruit from the whole of Scotland – Lowlands, Highlands and Islands.
If you want “H…[Read more]
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Alan Hamilton replied to the topic What do YOU want to see in Bolt Action v3? in the forum Bolt Action 2 years ago
Exaggeration it may be but then the exaggeration was made by the German users and also manufacturers who printed “Nur Für Gewehr” on the boxes. Steel cases were difficult to get right. The label “Für Gewehr” or “Nur Für Gewehr” basically means that function firing of this lot showed problems (usually stuck cases in the chamber; Hülsenklemm…[Read more]
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Alan Hamilton replied to the topic What do YOU want to see in Bolt Action v3? in the forum Bolt Action 2 years ago
I would very much like a bit more emphasis on rule writing. At the moment “rules” and “fluff” are jumbled together making it difficult to find a “rule”. Could we please have the book divided into a Historical section(s) with all the “fluff” and “Hollywoodisms” in there and a section just devoted to the core rules in a logical way.
On the s…[Read more]
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Alan Hamilton replied to the topic Kit Bashing Figures – Easy Peasy or a PIA ? in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 1 month ago
Not sure how to attach pictures.
The kurzer 8 cm Granatwerfer 42 Team – figures from the German Heer Grenadiers and maybe Blitzkrieg sets. Mortar is a 1/76 Matchbox mortar shortened and slightly detailed. The Mortar bomb might be a British PIAT round (it was in the bits box.
[img]https://i.imgur.com/CXWLXIx.jpg[/img]
Matchbox Dingo scout ca…[Read more]
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Alan Hamilton replied to the topic Some Academy of Street Fighting/Skirmish questions. in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 1 month ago
QUOTE – 4 + 5) in comon use English IE & EG are interchanageable, basically used as the same thing – heres a non-exahustive list of examples… however both your examples are outliers & I’d need to check their rules….
For clarity – The two terms are not “commonly” used interchangeably they are “incorrectly” used interchangeably. In a set of rules…[Read more]
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Alan Hamilton replied to the topic Kit Bashing Figures – Easy Peasy or a PIA ? in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 2 months ago
I have converted (kitbashed) models ever since I started wargaming in the 1960s. In those days there was only Airfix readily available. So if I wanted anything not on the Woolwoths Airfix shelf I had to convert or scratch build it. Fortunately the Airfix magazine had monthly conversion articles.
So even now I convert if I need som…[Read more]
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Alan Hamilton replied to the topic Volksturm engineers/pioneers? in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 7 months ago
Thank you so much. This confirms some information I have and adds more details. Very helpful.
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Alan Hamilton replied to the topic Volksturm engineers/pioneers? in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 7 months ago
Excellent, thanks. I said it was my colleague’s great-grandfather in fact it was his grandfather who had worked in Siemens as a pattern maker and had also served in WW1 in the artillery. In the battalion he was a section leader armed with an Italian rifle, 15 rounds of ammunition and two hand grenades. At the start of the fighting he had bee…[Read more]
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Alan Hamilton replied to the topic Volksturm engineers/pioneers? in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 7 months ago
Interesting information about the flamethrowers. May I ask your source? I am researching 3/115 battalion for a former colleague whose great grandfather served in it.
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Alan Hamilton replied to the topic Volksgrenadier engineer/pioneer units? in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 7 months ago
The Volksgrenadier Divisions were organized around small cadres of veteran soldiers, non-commissioned officers and officers mainly from shattered or other Infantry Divisions. Their ranks were then filled out with whoever the Replacement Army could find. Naval and Air Force personnel made redundant through losses and fuel shortages, recovered…[Read more]
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Alan Hamilton replied to the topic Volksgrenadier engineer/pioneer units? in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 7 months ago
The best I can do is: Pioneer Battalion (organization as of 1 April 1944). I don’t have the company, platoon, section breakdown. Of course, the figures are what the unit was supposed to have. Reality was almost certainly different.
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Offs
NCOs
Pvts
Rs or Cbns
Pistols
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LMGs
Hv MGs
81-mm Morts
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Alan Hamilton replied to the topic Volksturm engineers/pioneers? in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 8 months ago
On paper the organisation was a battalion of 642 men based on the standard Heer (Army) triangular system – 3 sections to a platoon, 3 platoons to a company and 3 companies to a battalion with associated support platoons for engineer, medical, transport (bicycles were authorised), communication (civilian telephones), administration etc. The en…[Read more]
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Alan Hamilton replied to the topic German horse drawn limbers in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 10 months ago
There were many WW1 artillery limber. Virtually every gun and howitzer type had its own specific limber. That said most were externally similar and most served in both world wars either unmodified or with new ammunition racks, new wheels and suspension for new guns etc. I suppose it depends on how accurate you need your model to be.
Have look…[Read more]
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Alan Hamilton replied to the topic Warlord german light mortar model in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 11 months ago
If it is a late war light mortar then why not buy the SdKfz 251 mortar upgrade sprue and convert the 8cm mortar to the short version? It should not be too difficult.
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Alan Hamilton replied to the topic Is there a British Commando 2" mortar model? in the forum Bolt Action 2 years, 11 months ago
There is a 2″ mortar in the weapons sprue in the Commandos box https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/british-commandos/products/commandos?variant=31468967821392#images-1
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Alan Hamilton replied to the topic Bolt action infantry base size in the forum Bolt Action 3 years ago
Not that I know of. I have used 20mm bases right from the start. My opponents use 25mm bases and there is no great problem.
I have even used 20mm (1/72) figures and vehicles for a very aesthetically pleasing game.
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Alan Hamilton replied to the topic Looking for a Source of German Weapons in 28mm in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 5 months ago
The MP40s are in the post this afternoon.
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Alan Hamilton replied to the topic Looking for a Source of German Weapons in 28mm in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 5 months ago
Nigel, If all you need are 2 MP40s then I have them in my bits box. PM me your address so I can post you one MP40 butt extended and one on a sling butt folded.
Alan
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Alan Hamilton replied to the topic Creative models in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 5 months ago
Always nice to see conversions. I mix and match between various sets and also make or repurpose figures that I need for scenarios.
I needed a panzerschreck so made one.
Flamethrower
Simple headgear adjustments produced a Highland command group of Major, CSM, Piper and Padre
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