We are hugely excited to announce that the new Battle of France campaign book includes some fantastic new rules for running a narrative campaign, tracking the heroic deeds of your soldiers across multiple battles. We’ve designed these campaign rules to add an extra dimension to your games of Bolt Action. They’re designed to be used…
To celebrate the upcoming release of the Battle of France book, we’re trundling into battle alongside the doughty French infantry this week with a spotlight on the formidable Char B1 bis. Background “It has been said critically that there is a tendency in many armies to spend the peacetime studying how to fight the last…
Our pals at Sarissa Precision have created yet another superb centrepiece for your early war Bolt Action battlefields! Presenting Maison Forte MF10! Sarissa has created this outstanding MDF building, based on the design of a real Maginot line blockhouse. The Montmedy sector of the Maginot line covered the 60km frontage between Sedan and Longuyon. As it…
As the release of our new Battle of France book inches ever closer, we’re taking a look at some of the notable units that fought on both sides during the battle. This week, we’re taking a look at the British Army’s most senior regiment, the Grenadier Guards! As one of the oldest regiments in the…
Warlorders Tom and Rich managed to sneak away and play a quick game of Bolt Action this week. They’re trying out one of the scenarios from the new Western Desert book, using some of our beautiful 8th Army and DAK plastics from the HQ store’s extensive collection. The spent casing jetted back over the gun carriage, spewing…
Race to the front lines with the new Morris Light Recce car! View in Store Produced by Morris, based on one of their existing lorry chassis, this had an unusual layout with all three crew sitting side-by-side. This gave the vehicle its distinctive side profile. View in Store More British choices: View in Store
Famous for being the staff vehicle that Queen Elizabeth (Princess at the time) drove during WWII, the Ford WOA1 was the standard four-seater vehicle, particularly for staff during wartime. British Army Ford WOA1 staff car View in Store This kit also includes a driver model based upon Princess Elizabeth and a passenger! Civilian Ford WAO1…
Use the new improvised Home Guard ‘Malcolm Campbell’ armoured car and surprise your enemy with this new weapons platform! View in Store In 1940, only about one family in five owned a car; most people relied on the well-developed public transport system. Most civilian cars were decommissioned during the war as petrol was at first…
Keeping true to their word, the British jumped into the conflict against the invasive Germans and are ready to give them a bloody good fight. View in Store The British Expeditionary Force began moving into France on 4 September 1939. Joining the combined Belgian and French troops, the BEF fought against the German Blitzkrieg. With the…
They have prepared for war and are ready to fight – use the rapid German forces to take over Europe. View in Store The art of lightning war, pioneered by the German forces, was heavily utilised with the German invasion of Western Europe. It was such a brash tactic that it stormed through Belgian and…
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