Andy Singleton (of Volley Fire Painting Services fame) has been busy expanding his Volksgrenadier army, using our recently released German Grenadiers and plastic Stugs! Andy: Whilst doing a bit of digging looking for photos and reference pictures to use for my next StuG build I came across a bit of video footage that was allegedly the last…
If you have recently treated yourself to our new plastic German Grenadiers then you need this book! It is the complete and definitive reference works on the uniforms, equipment, weapons and insignia of the German Armed Forces (Wehrmacht) in the latter years of World War II. This particular book features and explains all that is…
Following on from his Zis-30 and Flakpanzer Hobbyist Jakob Lotz has been at it again with another conversion of one of the less well known vehicles of World War II. This time the vehicle in question is the 15 cm sIG 33 (Sf) auf Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf B /Panzer I sIG 33/Sturmpanzer I Bison. The…
Hot on the heels of our plastic German Grenadiers kit (which has been flying out of the Warlord warehouse just as fast as we can pack them!) – we’re working on our plastic Fallschirmjager kit! We showed off the Green 3-ups at Salute last month – however for those of you who couldn’t attend, we’ve taken…
Due to the success of the StuG III and the Marder series, the idea of using pre-existing chassis for self-propelled guns would continue with the Jagdtiger. It was in 1943 that a mock-up of the Jagdtiger was shown in Prussia to Hitler. With the Führer’s approval, the vehicle went into production. The Jagdtiger was based on…
For all you German players out there, we have some SERIOUS armoured reinforcement this week, with the arrival of the dreaded Jagdtiger! View in Store The Germans hugely innovated armoured warfare – from the mechanised Blitzkrieg that swept through mainland Europe in the early stages of war right through until the final days of the…
Treadheads, rejoice! To celebrate our growing range of plastic Bolt Action tanks and the retirement of the resin models that they replace, we’re launching a sale! We’re including all the fantastic plastic Bolt Action tank kits shown below – plus one of their resin predecessors – this will be your very last chance to get your hands on…
These new seated German Heer models are the ideal occupants for mid to late war German vehicles – whether you want to add some extra passengers to your field cars, half-tracks, trucks, or perhaps even as tank riders! View in Store A great way to add more narrative to your force, these models might also…
With our next Bolt Action Theatre Book now available to Pre-order – ‘Germany Strikes!’ – which focuses on the Early War period, we thought it about time that we delve back through our product range and pick-out some of the key units from the opening years of World War II – there’s no better place…
The early war grenadiers were the elite of the German army, later the term would be used more widely and would come to represent the generic German infantry. They were renamed in honour of Fredericks the Great’s army by Adolf Hitler. This was a moral boosting tactic by linking them to their elite counterpart units…
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