Introduction by Chris Hale. “I was recently sent a comprehensive document from a Konflikt ’47 enthusiast, Joe Sharp. He was keen for me to look at his work on re-documenting the Finnish nation and their role in the Konflikt ’47 universe, both as an ally of Germany and as country with its own agenda. The…
The German forces of 1947 had access to some of the best rift-tech available, particularly in the field of DNA-enhanced infantry. The enhanced infantry programmes born of the rift-tech facilities in Dresden has borne extremely effective, though horrifically grisly, results. It is not known what humanity – if any – remains in these abominations. Their…
Frostbite Alley is a fantastically easy entry point into the weird war of Konflikt ’47, with winter-worn Soviets facing embittered Finnish guerillas… The worst winter in recorded history has choked Scandinavia under heaps of ice and snow. As spring became summer, winter’s grasp on the Finnish forests slackened slightly, allowing Finnish, Soviet and German…
With winter closing in around us here in Nottingham, we’re casting our eyes eastward to the frozen forests of Finland and the bitter struggle of the Winter War 1939! In three short months, the Soviet army suffered over 300,000 casualties. This appalling statistic neatly illustrates the brutality of the Winter War and highlights the numerous…
Following on from an article on building the battlefield for the Portinhoikka-crossroads, Juha Nieminen from Mentor On Miniatures takes a look at his recent battle for Tali-Ihantala! Portinhoikka-crossroads I choose armies to collect and paint for many different reasons. There are some favourite themes, like the US Army and Marines. Another reason is, of course, the time…
How did the Finnish, a small population resist against 2 Soviet invasions? Read about them in this Elite book featuring photographs and detailed artwork. View in Store Number of Pages: 64 Author: Philip Jowett, Brent Snodgrass Illustrator: Raffaele Ruggeri In the face of Soviet invasion in 1939-40, and once again in 1941-44, the armies raised…
With the recent repack release for the Finnish forces, Juha Nieminen from Mentor On Miniatures in Finland, dropped us a line about his recent work on a superb battlefield for Bolt Action. Juha: I was just reading a battle report of USMC vs. Japanese from Warlord web site. At the end of that report Warlord encouraged people…
Daz Evans from our Mail Order department has some pretty crazy hobby ideas, but this one caps them all… He’s taken the exclusive Finnish Sniper miniature, Simo Hӓyhӓ ‘The White Death’, which you receive for free when you buy the Armies of Italy and the Axis book, and mounted him in a snow globe! He…
Ken Redington recently popped together a Finnish force using the existing Finns but also cleverly adapted the Blitzkrieg Germans to fit in and expand his unique army: Ken: They are out! The Finns have come back out in a new way (typically just after I started my new army!) and with a great choice of…
The Finnish army has a new look as we update the Continuation War Finnish Rifle. These miniatures are mostly dressed in standard issue M36 tunic and armed with a variety of Finnish weaponry and so are most suitable for use in Continuation War (1941-1944) against the might of the Soviet Union. Dig in and stop…
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