From today until the end of September, we’re commemorating the Battle of Arracourt – one of the largest armoured engagements on the Western Front – with a focus on Tank War and a special improved ‘Wheels of Steel’ deal on selected tanks until the end of the month! The site of the battlefield as it stands now – a…
With the release of the new Sd.Kfz 251/1 ausf. D kit from Warlord Games, I made a suggestion on the Facebook pages about converting one up to an Sd.Kfz 251/21 Drilling. I was contacted by Warlord Games asking if I would do the conversion myself. I have never done any “fabrication” conversions before, but the…
The Germans made use of many different types of truck, including those captured from their enemies. Perhaps the most well-known is the Opel Blitz, although the six-wheeled Krupp-Protze was also widely used and is instantly recognisable. View in Store Around 7,000 Krupp Protze trucks were produced between 1934 and 1941. This six-wheeled truck was used as both a troop…
The German army of the Second World War used a wide variety of light guns, field guns and howitzers based around the 75mm calibre. One of the most recognisable and widely used was the leIG (or ”leichtes Infanteriegeschütz” – meaning “light infantry gun”) – which was used for close support, and was light enough to…
We were bowled-over last week when Stefan Kraut (forum member ‘SoC’) posted pictures of some of our recently released Luftwaffe Field Division models that he’s painted… take a look! The German invasion of Russia in 1941 begun with the Blitzkrieg in full force – however it inevitably slowed as the weather and tough fighting…
View in Store Amongst the most elite of German troops, the German Airborne – the Fallschirmjӓger – are here in hard plastic! We have a great value boxed army for you built around our brand new (and yet to be released) plastic Fallschirmjӓger: The world’s first paratroopers to be used in large numbers, the German Fallschirmjӓger were…
Andy Singleton dropped us a line after his recent exploits with the Panzer III, taking us through options and tactics to employ in Bolt Action with this mainstay of German armour. View in Store Andy – For much of the Second World War the Panzer III was the most important vehicle used by the…
Amongst the most elite of German troops, the German Airborne – the Falschirmjager – are here in hard plastic! We have a great value boxed army for you built around our brand new (and unreleased) plastic Fallschirmjager: View in Store The world’s first paratroopers to be used in large numbers, the German Fallschirmjager were at the tip…
Courtesy of Osprey Publishing Whether you’re new to Bolt Action or a truly experienced Bolt Action warrior there are loads more things to discover within our Web collection – for instance, we have Errata (rules updates), Frequently asked Questions (FAQs), Guides and ‘How To’ articles. Discovering some of these gems hidden away can be a pleasure….
Now available is this new metal boxed set which introduces the Luftwaffe Field Divisions into Bolt Action. After the the initial spectacular success of the German invasion of Russia in 1941 the invasion slowed to a crawl as the weather and hard fighting ground down their formations. Desperate to shore up the front seven regiments…
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