Forums and facebook provide a great resource for our hobby and there are some great examples to inspire and help our creativity – check out this M4 Sherman by angusin ModelBrush for a start: The Sherman Tank was the mainstay of the American army. The break-out from the Normandy beaches and the bocage could never been achieved…
With the advent of Duel in the Sun, Carl Titterington, Andy Singleton and Sam Phillips have donned their sun cream and goggles to begin ‘Operation Sand Dune’ – In part 1 they were gathering the forces, and now we get to see and hear from them as they take the project deeper into the desert!…
Following the release this week of the ‘Australians in the South West Pacific 1942-1945’ Bolt Action army list, we took a look through the Bolt Action community for some inspirational example forces from some of the more tropical shores to tantalise and titillate…. Stefan Kraut of the Krautwerk blog certainly didn’t disappoint – with his…
A little fun this week provided by Roger Gerrish – what might have happened if ‘Blood and Guts’ had continued his wrecking-ball advance East, and into the Soviets? A Bolt Action 1946 ‘What if?’ situation by Roger Gerrish Whilst browsing the Ostfront theatre book my attention was caught by a couple of notes at the end…
Tatou! Tatou! – All for One and One for All – Part one – by David Hunter A 3 part mini series for the 28 (Maori) Battalion during April and May 1941, concluding with a complete army selector list for using the Maori in Bolt Action. From Olympus Pass To Forty-Second Street, Greece and Crete,…
Continuing on from Part 1 as David Hunter looks at representing 28 (Maori) Battalion in Bolt Action: From Olympus Pass to Forty-Second Street, Greece and Crete, 1941 The German parachute assault on Crete was launched on the 20th May 1941. The Maori were ready and waiting in their rifle pits along the Paltanias River, near…
Tatou! Tatou! – All for One and One for All – Part Three – by David Hunter From Olympus Pass To Forty-Second Street, Greece and Crete, April to May 1941 Continuing Davids look into the history and early actions of the 28 from part 1 and part 2, we now look at how you can…
A little overdue but here’s a wee studio update for you… Steve continues to design the Skarks. There are looking AMAZING. We’ll preview them when the sculpting is finished. Next up he has the Freeborn mag Mortar crew as well as 47mm anti-tank gun crew for the French Army in Bolt Action. Wojtek is…
Hi guys, Bryan here from the WWPD blog. I’ve been working on something special with my mate Patch down here in Australia for the last few months (not to mention some help from Alessio Cavatore) – a new army list for the Australians in Bolt Action. More specifically for the South West Pacific theatre 1942-45. View…
In 1945 the war comes to a close and the Russians surprise the West yet again with “The Most Powerful Tank In The World” View in Store The first examples of this fearsome new tank, designated the IS3 (Iosef Stalin 3), were seen around May ’45, with the European war all but over in the…
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