The latest addition to our fast-growing range of plastic 1:56 scale Bolt Action vehicles is this eagerly awaited Panzer IV medium tank! Whilst the propaganda headlines may well have gone to the big cats such as the Panther and the Tiger, the Panzer IV was the backbone of German armoured capability throughout the war. View…
Defend your Soviet forces against the Luftwaffe with this Halftrack-mounted anti-aircraft gun. One of the main shortfalls in the Soviet arsenal was an armoured anti-aircraft vehicle to protect Red Army armoured formations from the attentions of the Luftwaffe. To alleviate this weakness in the face of Hitler’s air force the lend lease agreement allowed Soviet…
The Panzer II Ausf. L Luchs (German for Lynx) was a heavily modified version of the Panzer II, with better armour, speed and range, making it a fantastic armoured scout vehicle. The Ausf. L Luchs was the final development of the Panzer II series of light tanks. Developed for light reconnaissance duties, the Luchs was produced during…
A rugged new transport vehicle for Soviet armies – the ZIS 6 Truck: The ZIS-6 was a general purpose army cargo truck, a three-axle version of the ZIS-5 two-axle truck. It was built from 1933 until October 1941 at the Moscow Zavod imeni Stalina factory. View in Store
The ever-talented Claudia Zuminich has turned her talented hand to our recently released A7V German WWI Tank with her usual flair and eye for detail – by utilising some advanced weathering techniques, she’s given the model a gritty, war-torn feel – and think you’ll agree, it looks rather good! And in her usual style, Claudia has…
The Bolt Action Armies of Italy and the Axis book contains a lot of army lists besides the Italians, and we know that a lot of players enjoy collecting something a little more unusual. We have a great range of Finnish troops, but what if you want to collect one of the other minor Axis…
With further games under our collective belts and the slew of recently released units, we felt it time to release a fresh update for Bolt Action to address some rules queries raised by the community, and to provide rules for all of those shiny newly released vehicles that you’ve all been buying! download pdf download…
Following their initial victory last week, Bernard Lewis’ German panzers rumbled onward – this week they happened upon a new foe. How would they fare as they clashed with the lend-lease Shermans of Dave ‘Boycie’ Lawrence’s Free French forces? Build-Up to the Battle After the first tank war campaign game, Bernard’s Sd.Kfz 222 command vehicle…
Out today is the British Tank Troop boxed set – a platoon of three Cromwell Cruiser Tanks. It’s just the thing to kick-start a British Tank War force! A mix of reliability, a good top speed, a dual-purpose gun, and reasonable armour meant that the Cromwell was used as an alternate recce vehicle to accompany…
A rather unorthodox new unit for Soviet Armies (and not one for animal lovers!) – Dog Mine Anti-tank Teams: Before the war the Soviets had experimented with using dogs to deliver explosives to different kinds of enemy target. The original idea was for the dog to drop its charge and return to its handler, but…
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