Also for some reason I'm only getting the prices in British pounds on the site, even though I'm an American.
Also, it's really hard to find all the extra bits and accessories like the old site had. If I want to search for things like extra panzerfausts or STG 44's I have to click the Germans tab and then just search through everything.
I have a feeling that I'm just missing something obvious, but it still sucks.
MrMoustaffa wrote: If I want to search for things like extra panzerfausts or STG 44's I have to click the Germans tab and then just search through everything.
There's an Armoury tag you can look through as well. I think your STG44s are on this page:
As you will have noticed we’ve made some significant changes to our website and webstore. There are loads of new features and there is plenty more we plan to add in the coming weeks and months – this is very much the first stage in our plan to give you a more responsive and more intuitive site packed with loads of great content.
A FEW PROBLEMS! As we announced a few weeks ago, we’ve been busy working in the background to redesign and upgrade our website. Unfortunately, as we started to make the changes it became clear that there was a serious problem and we were forced to close the site down (as many of you will have discovered over the last few days!). Sorry for the downtime – the best laid plans of mice and men and all that…
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ARMIES OF ITALY AND THE AXIS
While many nations flocked to the side of the Allies, others joined forces with Germany as part of the Axis. This volume is the definitive guide to the armies of Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Finland. Fight the Winter War against the Soviets, hold back the British in North Africa, or help shore up the German offensives on the Eastern Front with this latest supplement for Bolt Action.
CONTENTS
Introduction
Army Lists
Theatres
Written by Steven MacLauchlan, Judson MacCaull, Vesa Nenye, Anton von Wirtzenau and Peter Munter, a copy of the Bolt Action rulebook is needed to use this supplement.
Faced with the vast forces of the Soviets, the courageous and resourceful Finnish soldiers, masters of fieldcraft, sniping, and small unit tactics, slowed and then began to roll back the massive Soviet assaults.
This fantastically characterful set includes infantry armed with rifles and molotov cocktails, a sniper team, MMG team, officers and even a five-man scouting patrol equipped with snow-gear and skis.
Box contains 21 metal foot figures.
Warlord Games are delighted to announce we have purchased a significant number of 1:56 scale vehicles and guns from Force of Arms and will be adding them to our award-winning Bolt Action range.
“The opportunity to expand our already large stable of resin vehicles with items we were planning to have made was too good an opportunity to pass up”, says Paul Sawyer of Warlord Games. Adding in vehicles to support the early stages of WWII and The Winter War as well as the interwar period, these will also appeal to those wargamers enjoying the A Very British Civil War setting.”.
John Bruce, owner of Force of Arms, says “I am pleased that this sale ensures these excellent models continue to be available to wargamers world wide. They are a exciting fit to the already comprehensive package on offer from Warlord Games. Force of Arms will now be specialising in the period 1946 – to the end of the Cold War, and expects to bring some interesting models to the market in the near future”
The French are metals, no word on them going to plastic any time soon. So far though, the early war French only show up in lists detailing the Phony War, the defence of France and the armed forces of the Vichy.
With war clouds gathering, the British general staff ordered the acceleration of their cruiser tank programme – fast. reliable and reasonably armoured fighting vehicles that exploit weak points in the enemy lines and spearhead breakthroughs. One of the successful designs was the Tank, Cruiser, Mk VI Crusader, more commonly known simply as the Crusader.
Armed with a 2-pdr main gun and later upgraded to a 6-pdr, it also had a co-axial machine gun. The Mk I carried a small hand-traversed turret armed with a Besa machine gun in the front hull although this was often removed or left unmanned by the unimpressed crews of the Mk I and Mk II.
The Mk I and Mk II variants of the Crusader primarily saw action in the Western Desert where they would symbolise the British armoured formation in the desert, with their speed lending themselves so well to the highly mobile nature of the war in the desert and the traditional cavalry tactics the British employed.
We looked at Free Indian troops last month serving in the Wehrmacht, just part of a huge polyglot army that Germany fielded in the second world war. This week is an altogether more exotic, less well known and surprising unit – Moslem Arab troops recruited largely from former French colonies.
When France was knocked out of the war early on, Arab nationalists in the near east saw the chance to overthrow their colonial masters and many thousands signed up in a variety of battalions and legions to fight alongside the Italian and German forces.
They were uniformed and equipped as their comrades in arms, but with less heavy weaponry and vehicles, some learning to parachute and long-range recce skills. When well led, they performed well, though it seems clear that their hosts were not always trusting of them. They fought in the south of Russia, Greece, North Africa, Sicily and Italy, where they developed their skills in anti-partisan work, though some units also earned a reputation for brutality.
A unit of 300 was brought over from Africa in 1943 and formed a single over-strength company. The whole character of the unit has to be questioned – there were many ne’er do wells and criminals amongst them, and they had a vicious reputation from their early days, so a war against the tough maquis was always going to escalate the violence.
They were dressed in a mix of French mountain regiment gear, blue shirts, black berets, a mixture of dark blue trousers and jackets, and some militia tan coloured clothes.They wore an armband on their left sleeve saying “in service with the German Wehrmacht”. The strangest thing about them was that they were equipped with British sten guns in the main, and assorted captured Russian weaponry. The sten guns were from captured stocks dropped by the RAF to the resistance, the ammunition was the same as issued to the MP40 sub machine gun. One of the platoons was dressed in standard field grey, and no doubt the rest wore what was available, the supply problems by this time would be starting to bite.
They were led by an SS officer, and used principally as police, clashing many times with the resistance and earning themselves a poor reputation for discipline and charges of murder and robbery, leading to a disintegration of the unit by late 1944.
My interest in them is to reproduce some of the myriad of exotic units that saw action in this truly world war that had 57 countries involved. These guys were a rough and unpleasant bunch, make no mistake, and in Bolt Action should be treated as Untried, or even Shirkers. I cannot imagine them surrendering, however. They had signed their own death warrants by joining a rotten cause.
I'd say take it up with Peter Dennis, I think he did the art for that one.
TBH I think it's nice that Warlord still use artwork for their boxes, not many companies do these days!
Always think it ignites the imagination more than just a straight shot of the painted miniatures (which IMO should be reserved for the back of the box). Wish that Corvus Belli would do the same for Infinity...
Out now is our all-new plastic M3A1 Half-Track kit – perfect for transporting your US infantry into position and providing fire support while the battle rages.
Not only that, we also have a US Armoured Fist boxed set, containing 3 Half-Tracks and 30 US Infantry, ready to assault the enemy head-on!
The new plastic Half-Track is a replacement for the previous resin version, and while they may look identical at first glance, there are some important improvements:
FASTER ASSEMBLY Firstly, as anyone who’s ever put together a resin vehicle will testify, plastic models have a lot of advantages – the parts require less cleaning up, you can use plastic glue instead of superglue to stick them together, and all in all they are far faster to assemble (which is important if you’re building three!). They are also lighter to carry around and less breakable too.
STOWAGE INCLUDED The M3A1 Half-Track has noticeably sharper details than its resin predecessor. It also comes with two optional front fenders to choose from, as well as a collection of stowage including spare helmets, backpacks and fuel cans that you can use to ensure each vehicle looks unique.
What is that, 90 bucks? That's a pretty solid deal considering that you're basically buying the new Half-Tracks and practically getting the infantry for free. I might have to snag one of the resin ones before they're all gone to even everything out
I know it's not news or Rumours but I just got my first BA models showed up today and I was wondering are they meant to come with bases or are you meant to buy them separately?
I've noticed starter sets come with separate 25mm bases made by Renedra -- and the Soviet set has some bases on the sprue with the figure parts. However, they don't come with larger bases for artillery or weapons teams.
gianlucafiorentini123 wrote: I know it's not news or Rumours but I just got my first BA models showed up today and I was wondering are they meant to come with bases or are you meant to buy them separately?
It really depends, the older metals don't come with bases, all the plastic boxed sets do, as from the British infantry onwards the bases are part of the sprue.
My experience with them is that the German plastics as part of the Assault on Normandy set had sprues of bases in the box, and the Americans had the bases on the sprue with the actual models. All the metals came sans bases sadly :-\
BrookM wrote: all the plastic boxed sets do, as from the British infantry onwards the bases are part of the sprue.
Seems weird -- only some of the bases are on the Warlords sprue. Renedra sprues fill out the rest, at least for Sovietskis.
That's because half the army is armed with bases, and the other half is armed with models. The Soviets partner them up, and when one dies, their partner picks up the base or the model, depending on who died
Manchu wrote: The sovsprues only have two bases on. There are eight bodies on a sovsprue so they're short by six, which are made up by green Renedra sprues.
then I literally have no idea. I do know they stopped using Renedra; their last year or so worth of releases has been done by another company ( or the rumored in-house machines?)
Also, you now have the option to see their prices in USD on their webstore, not that this was really required, as most of the US customers don't buy directly from Warlord anyway.
Good to hear -- it will be nice to be able to order some of those things both online retailers and brick'n'mortars are shy about stocking without the UK shipping.
You can find all sorts of cool things if you look around the Warlord design studio! Paul Sawyer has granted us access, so we’ll be bringing you sneak peeks every week or so!
If you follow us on our Facebook page, you’ll have seem some of these before – for the rest of you, here is some forthcoming armour for the Germans:
BrookM wrote: They scale up rather nicely and in my opinion look so much better when compared to sometimes atrociously cast kits from Warlord.
Only lament is that the kits are obviously not made for tabletop use and as such, rather fragile, unlike their chunkier counterparts.
Hmm I haven't had any bad Bolt Action kits so far... Sherman M4A3, Panzer IV, Sherman Firefly, Stug III, Opel Blitz, Panther A. M8 Greyhound. The M4A3 was a little meh, but then the Opel Blitz is beautifully cast. Are there any stinkers I should avoid?
I have one of their STUG 3's, which has these horrible gaps where the upper and lower hull meet, plus the tracks were all bent out of shape. Certainly made me want to sit out until they release more plastics.
BrookM wrote: I have one of their STUG 3's, which has these horrible gaps where the upper and lower hull meet, plus the tracks were all bent out of shape. Certainly made me want to sit out until they release more plastics.
Weird... my Stug III G was one piece, plus two tracks and schurzen, and a metal 7.5cm gun. All perfect fit, except some flash on the gun, just needed to file it.
I ordered mine the moment it came up for pre-order back in the day and two site redesigns ago, maybe mine is an earlier cast while yours is a more refined one?
The Tamiya kits look and scale great. You do have to be a little gentle with them but it not too bad. They look correct next to the infantry, as many game company ones just too small to the point of sillyness in my eyes.
On that note, avoid the Italeri 1:48 stuff, it's horrible. I got one of their not-Opel Blitz trucks, didn't go together well and over time all the rubber tires snapped for some gakky reason.
There's also a platoon deal on pre-order with the following contents:
7 USMC sprues
2 US weapon sprues
1 M3A1 plastic half-track
Metal Corpsman (medic)
Metal Flamethrower
Metal medium Mortar team
2 Metal 30 Cal teams
USMC leaflet
These are way more in line with other miniature lines out there, like Hasslefree, Andrew Rae's stuff and Crooked Dice, these marines in particular can easily be pressed into service with other games no problem at all.
Key to the campaign waged in the Western Desert was mobility in order to cross the vast sandy deserts. As a result both sides relied heavily on tanks and transports. Amongst these were the BMW 75 and Zundapp motorcycles utilised by the Deutsche Afrika Korps and adding extra speed and manoeuvrability to your Afrika Korps force are these two new models.
As soon as Paul headed out of the Warlord studio for his morning Bacon cob we snaffled several of the test shots of the new US Marines plastic sprues – we were desperate to try out the options in this new plastic set.
We had a great time trying out the combinations and, as you can see, you have a great-looking, varied force to take on your Japanese enemy!
You can get your hands on these lovely new plastics by placing a pre-order for the following new boxed sets.
The US Marines boxed set contains parts to make 30 multi-pose miniatures. There are stacks of options for posing and for equipping your brave American Marines.
The Semper Fidelis 1,000pt statter army contains loads of plastic Marines as well as extra support in the form of a plastic M3A1 halftrack and metal figures such as the forthcoming 37mm anti-tank gun – all at a great price!
The Pacific war was a desperate and bloody part of the global conflict of WWII. From Guadalcanal through to Okinawa and the attack on the Japanese mainland, many different forces fought on both sides. In Bolt Action you are able to create a force based around one of the many theatre lists provided in the supplements, or if you wish to make one yourself or do your own research, the full list allows you to pick and choose your force as you see fit.
Here at Warlord HQ, four willing volunteers (no political officers needed this time) have begun collecting armies for the Pacific theatre and we have decided to show you how and why they did it. Over the next few weeks and months we will show you how we started the process through to playing games with 500 and 1000 point armies.
Bill “The Prop” Bentley is collecting a classic USMC infantry force with lots of infantry, but beware the scary Satan tank lurking in the backing!
Andrew “Cheesey” Ches is going for an Island Defence force. A structure that was used extensively throughout the war, where a few thousand men were left on an Island and told to hold it to the death!
Richard “The Face” Dando has spent many, many hours on his US landing craft so expect that to be his main focus.
Daz “Jonesy” Evans has gone for a Japanese Mechanised platoon (on bikes with a twist!) with Naval Landing forces as a reserve.
Be sure to tune in next week for the first instalment where we show off our compulsory choices when starting any reinforced platoon – the HQ and Infantry Squads.
Send your US Marines force into action with the Semper Fi Starter Army, now available to buy in store.
The set contains parts to make three full 12 man squads, a lieutenant and medic, support from a bazooka, flamethrower, two MMG teams and the brand new Medium Mortar team, plus a 37mm Anti-Tank Gun to deal with enemy armour and a M3A Halftrack to provide transport.
The perfect way to launch your campaign to retake the Pacific.
Those of you frequenting the Warlord Games Facebook page will have seen loads of previews of sculpts for upcoming releases. For those of you not signed up (lightweights!) you can see a couple of them below…
Panzer III Ausf M (and L!) A hefty conversion of our Pz III Ausf. J the M adds up-armoured gun mantlet, extra armour on driver’s plate as well as schurzen around turret and along the hull sides.
We’ll also be releasing the Ausf. L which is the same vehicle without the schurzen…
Panzer IV Ausf G Over 1600 of the Ausf G variant of the ubiquitous Pz IV were produced during the war between May 1942 and June 1943, making it a key component of the war in the Western Desert and the Russian Front.
This model also works perfectly as a late version of the famous Pz IV F2 (or Panzer IV ‘Special’ as the British troops referred to them in North Africa).
Released today is the noble figure of Baron Takeichi Nishi, tank commander in the Imperial Japanese army.
Nishi was a Gold medallist in show jumping at the 1932 Olympics, as well as being an officer in the Imperial Japanese army who commanded the 26th Tank Regiment in the battle for Iwo Jima. You may recall him making an appearance in the 2006 film, Letters from Iwo Jima.
The model comes with a second head, so if you don’t want him to represent Nishi himself, you can use him as a striking but more generic Japanese Officer, as shown here:
What better way to honour this remarkable man (and horse!) than have him at the head of your Imperial Japanese army?
The US Marines receive some welcome support this week in the form of three new sets, providing machine gun, mortar and anti-tank capabilities. Just the thing for retaking those Pacific islands for the Japanese!
First up is the M1917 MMG team, ready to mow down those Japanese Banzai charges!:
First seeing action during World War I, this medium machine gun saw action throughout WWII and into the Korean and Vietnam wars. It was also provided to the British Home Guard units after the majority of British heavy weapons were abandoned on the beaches at Dunkirk…
Next, to bombard the enemy positions, the 81mm Mortar team:
As in most theatres the mortar was a much-utilised and terrifying weapon. In the close confines of the Pacific theatre it became even more useful as the undergrowth, terrain and other obstacles often made direct firing weapons less potent.
The primary anti-tank gun of the US military in the early stages of World War II, the M3A1 first saw action during the defence of the Philippines in 1941. Despite being superceded by heavy guns in the European and Mediterranean theatres, the 37mm M3A1 would see the war out in the Pacific as Japanese armour development wasn’t as advanced as that of their German allies.
Another exciting picture of projects in the pipeline in the Warlord Games studio – previously shown on the Warlord Games Facebook page where we show off work-in-progress previews for the first time.
Sd.Kfz 124 Wespe
A first look at the master of our Sd.Kfz 124 Wespe 10.5cm self-propelled gun! Based on the Panzer II hull, the Wespe saw action primarily in North Africa and on the Eastern Front. Anyone who grew up with the 1:72 scale Matchbox plastic kits will fondly remember this!
I think I may have to pick up that Semper Fi set, I like my Americans, but man oh man when I think of US forces during that time period, I think pacific theater marines.
The Bolt Action vehicle range are 1/50th as opposed to 1/48th right? I was giving one of those M3A1s a look over in my flgs and it looked a bit bitty to me. Perhaps playing warhammer's skewed my perception of how large vehicles aught to be, but I find 1/48th to be a more appropriate scale for my APCs and Tanks. Then again Warlord seems to be the only one producing some of the more obscure (and not so obscure) vehicles out there, so I guess its better to knock a few inches off than have nothing at all (or try and shoe horn some 1/35- 1/72 kits in instead).
German players, do you have a tiny penis? Or is that Russian player always laughing at your panzers and their rather ineffective penetrating power? If so, here's something to help feel good about things again!
THis week the forces of the Third Reich can add a real monster of a tank to their arsenal as we release the colossal Ferdinand heavy tank destroyer!
The Ferdinand was optimised for destroying Soviet T-34 tanks and 76.2mm anti-tank guns from a range of over 3 miles, with its 88mm Pak43/2 L/71 main gun.
Ferdinands first saw combat in the Battle of Kursk, where eighty-nine were committed and claimed to have knocked out over 300 enemy tanks, for the loss of just 13. They were, however, dogged by mechanical failures in these early stages of it’s combat life.
A pre-cursor to the Elefant, the Ferdinand lacked it’s successor’s defensive machine gun which made it vulnerable to infantry assaults. You can find the rules for fielding this beast in games of Bolt Action in our Additional Units PDF here.
And for all the jarheads, patriots and other amphibians out there, the Marines are out now!
Storm the beaches and reclaim the Pacific with our multi-pose plastic US Marines, now available to to buy in our webstore.
Guadalcanal. Tarawa. Iwo Jima. Okinawa. Just some of the legendary actions the US Marine Corps fought in – actions that have rightfully sent the USMC into legend.
There are few fighting forces that can rival the fearsome reputation of the United States Marine Corps. Indeed they can trace their ancestry back to the Revolutionary War in the 18th Century, serving all over the globe up to the present day.
During the Second World War the US Marines spearheaded the American response to Japanese aggression, leading to a ferocious island-hopping campaign. The technologically superior US forces made many amphibious assaults that wore down the Japanese and culminated in crushing American victories albeit with terrible loss of life on both sides.
US Marines in the Pacific Theatre of Operations were eager to get the job done be it with the bayonet, shotgun or their Thompson submachine guns. Their loyalty to their comrades and the Corps stood them in good stead as they faced a fanatical foe where no quarter was given no received.
Add character and individuality to your Soviet armour with this set of crewmen, designed to be placed in the tank hatches of your models. The various models are sculpted surveying the battlefield through binoculars, map-reading and giving directions to gunner and driver.
Unlike Forge World, you don't to buy expensive books to play with new toys!
The Bolt Action Additional Units PDF contains rules for numerous models that we’ve released since the relevant Armies book was published, allowing you to field them in your Bolt Action battles.
Bolt Action writer Alessio Cavatore has included are rules for the mighty Ferdinand tank-destroyer, as well as German Pioniers.
Also this week, Alessio has updated the Bolt Action Errata and FAQ document with all the latest tweaks and corrections. Don’t forget that the new changes are highlighted in green.
As we announced last year, we’ve been granted the official licence for the cult TV series, Dad’s Army. As we near the release date we thought it would be fun to give you the choice of which character we would preview first!
Sculpted by Paul Hicks, each character has been designed in both their Home Guard and civilian attire (obviously apart from the Reverend and Verger). Don’t panic – we’ll be showing them all off over the coming weeks…Warlord’s fantastic Dad’s Army boxed set, based on the well-loved television series, will be out very soon.
Heh, according to the faq Japanese observers used to have access to assault rifles.
I wonder who actually took that back when the rules allowed it?
Also, really kicking myself for not buying the Pioneers box when Warstore had them on sale for cyber monday. Their new rules are pretty cool. Lots of AT, plus all the abilities of the early war pioneers, except they also get access to panzerfausts and the special weapons that came in the box, like the sturmpistole and the GrB-39 grenade launcher
BrookM wrote: Damn, those Pioneers are indeed quite nasty. Both the grenade pistol and launcher in particular are interesting additions. :O
If you really hated tanks, you could 4 Panzerfausts, a sturmpistole, a GrB-39 grenade launcher, a flamethrower, AND anti tank grenades, all in one squad.
You know, for when that M5A1 Stuart just absolutely, positively has to die.
A full 10 man squad with all the fixings of 7 SMG's, Flamethrower, and all that delicious anti tank goodness costs 236pts. That's 1 pt more than a Regular rated Panzer IV H.
That pioneer unit is veteran, has higher LD and is harder to kill/hit in most situations, can put out WAY more anti infantry power, way more AT punch, and could absolutely murder anything you wanted in assault.
I actually think I would take that. Probably trim it down a bit, but a squad of those guys would make a nasty addition to a Grenadier list. Probably don't need 4 panzerfausts, a Sturmpistole, AT grenades, AND a grenade launcher, but that's a lot of potential firepower for a single unit. It would be able to take almost anything you could throw at it if played correctly.
Dad's Army has been something Warlord has been itching to do for quite some time now, only unlike other companies that have already released themed miniatures based on the show, Warlord is decent enough to take the time and effort to produce these through proper channels.
Here's hoping they won't be painted by that one guy though, I'd hate to see them all with beards and unshaven faces..
Once again we’ve crept into the Warlord Games studio to check out the latest projects. We tend to showcase work-in-progress on the Warlord Games Facebook page, so for early previews of new products head on over and ‘like’ our page!
M18 Hellcat
As you can see, the M18 Hellcat tank destroyer is nearing completion! This speedy tank destroyer will give added punch to US forces and is also usable beyond World War II…
This week you place your pre-order for a new Bolt Action Imperial Japanese boxed set – the Special Naval Landing Force!
Due to the deep distrust the Japanese Army and Navy had for each other, joint operations were all but out of the question and the Navy created the Special Naval Landing Forces as a result. First seeing action in 1932 during the ‘Shanghai Incident’ of the Sino-Japanese War, the SNLF were highly trained, high quality troops with excellent morale. Each SNLF formation was named after the base in which it as formed.
Naval troops wore uniforms of a similar cut to those of the Army, but in olive drab rather than the Army’s khaki and with black rather than brown boots. This makes a unit of SNLF stand out nicely from the Army units in your force, adding greater variety as well as no mean performance.
The SNLF spearheaded the landings in the Philippines and the Dutch East Indies, as the Japanese forces cut a swathe across the Pacific with great success. When faced with determined resistance, such as at the invasion of Timor and the Battle of Milne Bay in 1942, they often experienced heavy casualties due to their unwillingness to surrender. When completely out of ammunition, they would often resort to hand-to-hand fighting with their swords.
A 6th US Marine Division intelligence report prior to the landing at Tarawa in August 1943 stated “Naval units of this type are usually more highly trained, and have a greater tenacity and fighting spirit than the average Japanese Army unit.”
This plastic and metal set contains parts to make 32 SNLF. It includes plastic Japanese Infantry sprues plus metal parts with new heads for every model (including an officers tropical hat and a sailor’s cap). The set also includes equipment packs including their distinctive gas-masks. There are also two new metal bodies as well as arms firing a pistol and wielding a ceremonial sword. The set is rounded off nicely with the full-colour sheets of flags and devotional banners – great to hang from weapons as they take Emperor’s word to the enemy…
Known officially as the Sd.Kfz 166 or Sturmpanzer 43, this heavy assault gun is better known by the nickname Brummbär (German for Grizzly Bear), supposedly given to it by Allied Intelligence.
Based on a modified Panzer IV chassis the Brummbär was armed with a 150mm StuH 43/1 L/12 gun. Deveeloped for close range fire support, especially in regards to supporting units street-fighting. It was very effective against dug-in infantry positions, buildings and almost any kind of stronghold. They were also used as support vehicles for panzergrenadier and infantry units.
The Brummbär made its combat debut at the Battle of Kursk and went on to see action at Anzio, Normandy, Holland the Netherlands, Hungary and the defence of the Reich itself. Brummbärs also helped to put down the Warsaw Uprising.
“Führer is convinced that immediately after the delivery of Sturmpanzers
to the units there will be great need for this type of vehicles.” Albert Speer
We’ve been inundated with requests to show off the miniatures from the Dad’s Army boxed for which we’ve been granted the official licence. So, we ran a poll on the Warlord Games Facebook page which resulted in a clear winner – the model you most wanted to see was local butcher and veteran of the Sudanese Campaign, Lance-Corporal Jack Jones.
As with all the Local Defence Volunteers in our boxed set he is depicted in Home Guard uniform and in civilian attire. In hios butcher’s garb he is wielding his asagai spear – a trophy from fighting the ‘Fuzzie-Wuzzies’ in Sudan.
“THEY DON’T LIKE IT UP ‘EM!”
We’ll be showing off more characters every day from now until the pre-order launch, so make sure you check in to see them!
I always wanted to do a multi-player skirmish game with beer and pretzels (nobody dies) rules with Dad's Army against a daring band of German paras. I also need WInston Churchill...or his body double.
I do believe that the proper term is “THEY DON’T LIKE IT UP ‘EM!”
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JB wrote: Hah! Lance-Corporal Jack Jones is my hero!
That may be the only must have mini of 2014.
I always wanted to do a multi-player skirmish game with beer and pretzels (nobody dies) rules with Dad's Army against a daring band of German paras. I also need WInston Churchill...or his body double.
If I remember correctly Black Scorpion minis has a 28mm Churchill and Crooked Dice will later this year (Around April) release a set of rules pitting the Home Guard against nazi vampires, but the rules can easily be adapted to say, the Eagle Has Landed.
I do believe that the proper term is “THEY DON’T LIKE IT UP ‘EM!”
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JB wrote: Hah! Lance-Corporal Jack Jones is my hero!
That may be the only must have mini of 2014.
I always wanted to do a multi-player skirmish game with beer and pretzels (nobody dies) rules with Dad's Army against a daring band of German paras. I also need WInston Churchill...or his body double.
If I remember correctly Black Scorpion minis has a 28mm Churchill and Crooked Dice will later this year (Around April) release a set of rules pitting the Home Guard against nazi vampires, but the rules can easily be adapted to say, the Eagle Has Landed.
If the rest of the Dad's Army figures are as good as Jones I can't wait to get my hands on them. I do hope Warlord keep making models of this type alongside the more serious stuff. I would love an Allo Allo set especially if it included Gruber and his "little tankie," even better would be a miniature version of the fallen madonna with the big boobies to use as an objective in games.
Who knows? It also depends on the license holder of course. Warlord went through the trouble of actually getting a hold of the actual license to produce these minis, unlike those other companies who produce their own ranges of not-Dad's Army.
Um. You may want to look at the URL of the first teaser image and... adjust the file numbers up and down. (01-10) Someone slipped up there as the rest of the models are all there on the Warlord server. Really looking forward to this box set. It looks like 18 figures in total
BrookM wrote: I am a bit surprised though that uncle Arthur isn't in a suit as well, him being assistant director or something at the same bank as Mainwaring.
And let's not forget, also the Honorable Arthur Wilson.
BrookM wrote: I am a bit surprised though that uncle Arthur isn't in a suit as well, him being assistant director or something at the same bank as Mainwaring.
And let's not forget, also the Honorable Arthur Wilson.
He doesn't like to brag about that. Would you mind awfully not mentioning that again, thanks?
OMG.. these are, without a doubt, the coolest minis I have seen for ages.
Nick Ellingworth, you should take those out of the spoiler tags, would be a shame for anyone to miss them!
It's not just the likenesses, it's the poses as well; Godfrey timidly holding his bag, Joe Walker with the cigarette, Hodges indignant pose and look on his face. Just needs a model for Jones' butchers van now!
We’re delighted to be able to show off our officially licenced Dad’s Army Home Guard platoon boxed set. Based on the long-running TV series, these superb miniatures are now available to pre-order!
During the dark days of 1940, Britain was under dire threat of Nazi invasion. A massive citizen army, the Local Defence Volunteers, was raised to defend their families and homes. Although armed with old or ad hoc weapons and equipment the Home Guard, as it became known, was a vital part of the defence of British shores. Based on these proud defenders of the realm, the classic TV series, Dad’s Army produced some of television’s most enduring catchphrases and characters as it followed the adventures of Walmington-on-Sea’s Home Guard platoon.
The boxed set contains 18 superbly detailed miniatures sculpted by Paul Hicks – representations of the cast of the classic TV series, Dad’s Army in civilian and Home Guard attire! Included are Captain Mainwaring, Sergeant Wilson, Lance-Corporal Jones, Privates Pike, Walker, Frazer and Godfrey, plus Warden Hodges, the Verger and Reverend Farthing.
Also included are plastic bases and a leaflet chronicling Dad’s Army and how you can field them in games of Bolt Action on the tabletop…
Manager of Swallow Bank by day, leader of Walmington-on-Sea’s Home Guard force by night, Mainwaring is a pillar of the community and portrays the never-say-die spirit that saw Britain through it’s darkest days. That said, his pompous approach and over-inflated sense of self-importance gets him into bother more often than not…
A distinguished veteran of the First World War, Arthur Wilson is something of a ladies man – as his effect on Pike’s mum shows! A man of breeding, Wilson has a less than authoritarian approach to discipline “would you mind awfully falling in please?” followed by “thank you so much”.
Local Butcher and veteran of many previous conflicts (as he is want of reminding everyone), Jones’ many catchphrases run throughout the show…
“The first thing to remember: There’s no substitute for cold steel.
They do not like it up ‘em, they DON’T LIKE IT UP ‘EM”
Youngest of Walmington-on-Sea’s Home Guard platoon, teenager Frank Pike lives with his mum having moved to the town at the same time as ‘Uncle Arthur’ Wilson – something of a source of gossip!
Walker can get hold of anything – for a price! As a black market spiv (or ‘wholesale supplier’, as he prefers to be known…), regularly interrupts Mainwaring’s long-winded speeches. Walker is a popular if somewhat shifty member of the platoon.
“We’re doomed!”. Frazer’s catchphrase is amongst the most popular of the series as the dour Scotsman sees the bleak side of many a plan. The wild-eyed Frazer saw service during the First World War as an officer (and cook) in the Navy and as a result balks at the incompetance of the platoon’s officer and NCOs
Although well-liked by the others in the platoon, retired shop assistant Godfrey’s relaxed demeanour, weak bladder (“Do you think I might be excused?”) and tendency to fall asleep can lead some to see him as a bit of a liability. Godfrey’s true background shows something far from it, however…
The platoon’s nemesis – Mainwaring in particular, whom he refers to as “Napoleon” – Hodges is a greengrocer by day but also dons the black and white uniform of the area’s Chief Air Raid Warden. This level of responsibility has gone to his head and his arrogance boils over into outright antagonism of the Home Guard in the town, often resorting to blackmail to get his way…
One half of the double act played with the Vicar, the Verger fawns over Reverend Farthing, often referring to him wrongly as “Your Reverence”. Clearly antagonistic of the Home Guard he often refers to them as ‘vanadals’ due to damage caused to the Church Hall in which the platoon meet following their HQ being bombed.
The somewhat camp Reverend Farthing is caught in the middle of the feud between the pompous Mainwaring and the uncouth Hodges. That he also has to share the church all with them doesn’t help matter and whilst he tries to remain impartial he invariably gets caught up in their escapades…
“WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE KIDDING, MR HITLER?
IF YOU THINK WE’RE ON THE RUN…”
Out today is the Somua S35 medium cavalry tank, bringing more armoured reinforcements to French armies. We also have new French Tank Crew figures!
Widely regarded to be the best tank during the early stages of the war, the Somua S35 had between 40 and 47mm of armour yet still managed to maintain a good level of manoeuvrability. The S35 was armed with a potent 47mm main gun and coaxial machine gun.
The S35 performed admirably during the Battle for France and was only let down by frailties in the French tactical approach to the war. Certainly the Germans were keen to bring the S35 into German service once France had capitulated, the new vehicle being designated Panzerkampfwagen 35-S 739(f).
Italy, Bulgaria and Hungary also received the S35 from captured French stocks.
As you will have noticed from the pictures of the Somua S35 above we have a set of new French tank crew for you! The S35 is supplied with a random crew member but you can collect all of them in this new pack. Most of them have separate Figure Heads so you can mix and match to your own taste..
The Panhard 178 was an advanced French reconnaissance 4×4 armoured car that was designed for the French Cavalry before World War II. Affectionately known by it’s 4-man crews as ”Pan-Pan”, it was equipped with an effective 25mm main armament and a 7.5mm coaxial machine gun.
In addition to taking part in the conflict in North West Europe during the early stages of the war, the Panhard 178 was also due to see service in North Africa where a desert version was produced (mostly internal differences so effectively the same external look as the European variant). Sadly the advent of the armistice meant none of these were ever shipped to the Western Desert.
Following the Fall of France in 1940, many of these vehicles were taken over by the German forces, under the new designation Panzerspähwagen P204 (f). THis makes the new released Panhard 178 a great choice for armies of the Third Reich too…
This new metal boxed set allows you to take the fight to Jerry as he storms into France and the Low Countries in 1940! These miniatures are also good for use on the Home Front during the anticipated invasion of Britain, Operation Sealion…
The British Expeditionary Corps was an army of nearly a third of a million troops which Great Britain sent to France to try to resist inevitable German aggression. Allied with Belgian and French forces, its ten infantry divisions were supported by artillery, tank brigades and air squadrons. Despite fighting well they were outmanoeuvred all too often, leading to tactical withdrawal and the heroic but tragic defeat at Dunkirk.
This new 20-figure boxed set contains a 10-man section (inc NCO and Bren Gunner), Boyes Anti-tank rifle team, Vickers medium machine gun team, 2″ light mortar team and is led by a officer and two attendant riflemen.
Just the job for bloodying the noses of Adolf’s upstart invaders!
The middle of February, we’ll be implementing a price rise on the items outlined below. Rather than implement the new pricing immediately we’re giving two weeks notice, which should be ample time for you to take advantage of the current prices!
There will be price increases on the following products:
Infantry Squads
Starter sets – Assault in Normandy, Conquest of Gaul and For King & Country
Plastic boxed Troops and the Plastic Scenery
Plastic boxed Tanks
Army Boxes – Starter Armies and Rorke’s Drift
This will come into effect on the 14th February 2014.
Paul Sawyer posted in their forums that it will be about 2 quid for most of them. Basically Boxed units going from £18-£20 etc. Not sure how much the boxed games are going up.
I'm tempted to pick up the Hail Caesar starter set finally for £60 before it goes up as well, but I don't know when (or if!) I'll ever have the models required to play a "proper" game of it, since the battles seem to be HUGE multiplayer dealies...
Although the rules allow it, I don't think Hail Caesar has to be a massively scaled game. The key thing in the rules is unit frontage; the rule book recommends 160-200mm for a 'standard' size unit. However, I've gone on the recommendation of a lot of players (and actually Warlord themselves) to downsize slightly and make a standard unit 120-160mm wide, 3 or 4 ranks deep. In practice this means (if you are playing Roman era) at 20mm a miniature, 6 miniatures across, 18 or 24 miniatures in total for the unit. For Celts I have widened to 160mm, but spaced the miniatures out more on larger bases to represent their less-regimented nature.
But, the great thing about it is that the rules are so versatile you can get away with whatever takes your fancy.
Also, you can get the starter set and starter Roman army for £48 if you shop around!
Pacific wrote: Although the rules allow it, I don't think Hail Caesar has to be a massively scaled game. The key thing in the rules is unit frontage; the rule book recommends 160-200mm for a 'standard' size unit. However, I've gone on the recommendation of a lot of players (and actually Warlord themselves) to downsize slightly and make a standard unit 120-160mm wide, 3 or 4 ranks deep. In practice this means (if you are playing Roman era) at 20mm a miniature, 6 miniatures across, 18 or 24 miniatures in total for the unit. For Celts I have widened to 160mm, but spaced the miniatures out more on larger bases to represent their less-regimented nature.
But, the great thing about it is that the rules are so versatile you can get away with whatever takes your fancy.
Also, you can get the starter set and starter Roman army for £48 if you shop around!
My usual sources (suspects?) have it for £54 with free shipping to Australia. Who has it for £48?
Support your brave Finnish soldiers with this T-26-E Vickers 6-tonner light tank.
Ordered from the British Vickers company, only a handful of Finland’s Vickers 6-tonne tanks were ready in time for the Winter War against the Soviet army with only 26 surviving the war. These remaining light tanks plus many more that were captured from the Finn’s Soviet foe had their optics and turret armament replaced with captured Soviet 45mm guns and co-axial machine guns.
The modifications were completed before start of Continuation War in June of 1941, where they saw combat use with Tank Battalion/Tank Brigade. Some also served in the Lapland war.
The resulting light tank was renamed the T-26E (the E coming from the Finnish word for English, ‘englantilainen‘).
Backing up their newly released T-26E light tanks come two new support teams to reinforce your Finnish force.
This first pack brings a great deal of anti-tank capability to your army in the form of a Panzerschreck team and a duo serving the monstrous Lahti L-39 anti-tank rifle.
Lay down a barrage of suppressive fire with this new medium mortar team. As with many of our Bolt Action miniatures these come with separate heads as part of our Figure Head system. This allows you to choose which head goes with which model and to pose to to suit your own tastes.
There is plenty more support on the way for the brave Finns as they attempt to stave off the attentions of the Great Russian Bear…
Get the Bolt Action rulebook and all 7 supplements in one fell swoop with our new Bolt Action Collection offer. If that wasn’t already very cool, we’re also letting you choose one free plastic boxed set (Warlord Games plastics only – not Victrix, Perry, etc) absolutely FREE!
Of course, you’ll also receive all the special edition miniatures that are only available when you buy these books directly from us here at Warlord!
Same here really, I got them all except for the Italy and Axis book, though seeing as France and the Allies was rather disappointing, I'm not so sure if I should get it as well.
Italeri will be distributing Italeri-branded Warlord Bolt Action kits,
and Italeri will be designing new plastic 1/56 vehicles for Bolt Action.
"WARLORD GAMES AND ITALERI ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP
March 21, 2014 - Bolt Action, News & Announcements - Tagged: Bolt Action
We are thrilled to be able to announce we will be working closely with scale model giants Italeri.
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Having grown up with Italeri’s fantastically detailed kits it is with great pride that Warlord Games will be working with the talented team at Italeri to bring many more plastic vehicles and terrain pieces to the wargaming world and further enhance our Bolt Action range.
“We’ve spent many hours over the years building the marvellous kits from Italeri so we’re delighted to now be working with them to bring more plastic vehicles to gamers and collectors around the world” say Warlord Games founders, John Stallard and Paul Sawyer.
Giuliano Malservisi and Gian Piero Parmeggiani, the founders of Italeri say “Italeri is very proud to announce an agreement with Warlord Games, a wargames company that produces an amazing range of historical miniatures, and the right partner to develop a new line of plastic in 1/56 scale”.
The first two 1:56 scale vehicles to be made available in plastic between the two companies will be the classic M4 Sherman medium tank and the deadly Panther Ausf. A, with many more already in the pipeline."
Manchu wrote: I will be interested to see what these are like. I hope they are sturdy.
I would assume it's so Warlord can utilize Italeri's extensive manufacturing capabilities. And there's some speculation that Warlord's unnamed recent plastic manufacturer (when they switched from Renedra) was actually Italeri all along and this is the big reveal, especially with the Sherman and Panther coming and "many more in the pipeline".
Regardless, Osprey and Italeri-branded Bolt Action products in traditional military-model-and-train-kits hobby stores? Kind of an untapped market there...
I have no idea about the train market but I wonder if there will be that much crossover into modeller territory. When I think models, I think fragility.
BrookM wrote: We'll see, personally I'm not jumping at this move at all.
What jumping is required?
When do you think the last kit Italeri released that was bad? I did a quick survey of kit reviews for 2012 to now releases and people seem to like them.
is this an issue of people looking at kits from 10+ years ago and assuming they're doing the same thing now?
If they had announced a partnership with Tamiya, Dragon or Hasagawa, I'd be pleased as punch, but not Italeri. But we'll see. I got a few of their 1:48 kits, like the not-Opel Blitz and a Blackhawk variant, horrible, horrible kits.
I can't help but be a good bit dissappointed at the news.
Not so much because of the partner, rather the choice of making the vehicles in 1/56 scale.
It is an off scale, so many model shops will not bother carrying it. The figures are not 1/56 scale, they are a stylized 28mm size, which does not appeal to many rivet counters. The off scale also prevents most the existing 3rd party accessories (resin, brass and even decals) from being useful...15% size difference is a big thing for finescale.
If the vehicles are done to scale, it will amplify the stylized nature of the figures. Head wont fit through hatches and rifle barrels will be the size of cannon barrels on vehicles. If the vehicles are stylized, that will make them even less desireable for the crossover market.
Hopefully it works out, but I think they would have been better served to make an announcement of switching to 1/48 scale and partnering with Italieri, Tamiya, Hobby Boss and dozens of other existing 1/48 scale manufacturers. That would get them into model stores on day one. Rules wouldnt even change, base sizes stay the same. Just opens things up a lot.
The downside of course that they started with 28mm, so have invested in it already. You also have a lot of 28mm figures from 3rd parties, but metal molds are cheap compared to plastic vehicle kits.
That would be a horrible idea if Warlord decided to switch Bolt Action to 1/48. I have a plethora of Warlord's official Bolt Action 1/56 Sherman, Greyhound, Panzer II, Panzer III, Panzer IV, Panther, 3x 251/1, 1x 251/10, Puma, Opel Blitz that would then be the wrong scale because of an aribtrary decision to go 1/48.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Also the forthcoming plastic Universal Carriers would then have to be dropped before they even get released, excellent use of all the money spent tooling plastic T34, M3, 251, and the UC...
judgedoug wrote: That would be a horrible idea if Warlord decided to switch Bolt Action to 1/48. I have a plethora of Warlord's official Bolt Action 1/56 Sherman, Greyhound, Panzer II, Panzer III, Panzer IV, Panther, 3x 251/1, 1x 251/10, Puma, Opel Blitz that would then be the wrong scale because of an aribtrary decision to go 1/48.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Also the forthcoming plastic Universal Carriers would then have to be dropped before they even get released, excellent use of all the money spent tooling plastic T34, M3, 251, and the UC...
Like I said, they already made their 28mm bed. That is why I dont see this doing any real crossover sales for the game. Right now, it is just an interesting side show. I would be surprised if sales justify Italieri to make a significant investment in future tooling after the initial pop since they wont get much traction in their normal distribution channels.
BrookM wrote: I take it you haven't seen Warlord's plastics then if you claim their guns are like those of other, heroic scale ranges..
I normally get two or three Bolt Action armies across my paint desk each year still. That includes their plastics, vehicles from there and other companies. While they are less heroic than some companies, things like the rifles from their US plastic figures are only a mm or so smaller than the barrel of the their M4 tanks. And that is with a healthy amount of inaccuracy on the tank already.
If you compare what it should be (as finescale modelers will do...getting out calipers to measure things) it becomes even more noticeable. Most of that crowd isnt into broad strokes, things like fenders being plastic are offensive since they are too thick, so they do etched brass and foils to reduce the thickness.
Historicon: Special Lieutenant Dick Winters miniature
Here’s a first look at the special miniature we have made for Historicon this year – Lieutenant Dick Winters. Made famous as the main character in the TV show Band of Brothers, Major Winters was the highly decorated commander of ‘Easy Company’, part of the US 101st Airborne Division, during World War II.
As the theme of this year’s Historicon is ‘Large Wars, Small Soldiers’ and it’s a landmark 30th anniversary for America’s premier wargaming show, we knew we had to produce something special.
We found reference to Lt Winters’ dog tags and decided these would make a great display base for the model with the upper dog tag also holding the show details. Of course, for those wishing to field the model in games of Bolt Action he can easily be placed on a 25mm round base of your choice.
Our model is sculpted by Wojtek and depicts him marshalling his troops during the textbook assault on the German guns positions at Brecourt Manor.
For more information on attending the show and getting your hands on this splendid miniature, look no further than here!
Italieri? Hmmm.. like others have posted, wouldn't have been my first choice for a plastic kit producer.
Apparently some of their more recent kits are perfectly respectable (I haven't really ever bought anything from them personally), but they have always been towards the budget end of the scale. I would have been a lot more comfortable with one of the asian brands; Tamiya, Hasegawa, Trumpeter, Dragon etc.
However, this may come down to logistics. And, if Italieri have already been doing the Warlord plastics then perhaps it makes perfect sense on that front.
The big names from the East are perhaps a bit too far out of league for the likes of Warlord, as much as I want that to happen myself. The idea of Tamiya or Trumpeter doing 1:56 scale kits for Warlord..
In between this thread and a different one complaining about breaking the PSC Germans because of their supposed lack of durability, I am beginning to wonder if the majority of wargamers don't have hands, and instead have Hammerstein-style massive rock fists which they are unable to use with any subtlety, and have to swing wildly about smashing any vehicles and miniatures that aren't solid lumps of resin or metal?
I think it's fair to expect that wargaming models that are designed to be constantly handled should be significantly more durable than display models which are created to be painted and then put on a shelf and displayed.
Fair enough, the level of detail on Tamiya and whatnot is amazing, but yeah, the parts would be too delicate and fragile, this is already the case with their 1:48 tank and vehicle kits.
There are a number of WW2 historical games scaled at 20mm precisely because it gives the opportunity to use the wide range of 1/72 scale plastic kits out there, rather than the producer having to create their own dedicated miniature line, and as it represents a cheaper buy-in for collectors. I can possibly see some kind of issue with wooden boat kits, that have all of the rigging and things like that, but not injection moulded plastic that has been glued together.
Anyway! Last I will say about this, but I really can't see what the problem is..
BrookM wrote: Let's hope the painted sample won't be done by the beard guy.
Beard guy??
I got a couple of Italeri 1:48 88s, apart from one error in the instructions, the quality of the kit and detail was pretty good, plus half the price of Warlords metal version, so interested to see where this partnership leads...
Pacific wrote: There are a number of WW2 historical games scaled at 20mm precisely because it gives the opportunity to use the wide range of 1/72 scale plastic kits out there, rather than the producer having to create their own dedicated miniature line, and as it represents a cheaper buy-in for collectors. I can possibly see some kind of issue with wooden boat kits, that have all of the rigging and things like that, but not injection moulded plastic that has been glued together.
Haha, you should tell that to my brother, who plays 1/72 20mm Battlegroup games - and he's spent about 10 hours assembling a single Katysuha whose rocket launcher frame is about 80 individual parts all ranging in size from 1mm to 12mm long... I've never seen him angrier
There's just a tremendous difference in kits designed for display pieces - normal scale model kits - and kits designed for gaming - basically unassembled/unpainted toys. Since Italeri is specifically doing "1/56 wargaming scale" kits I would hope they are designed like Games Workshop and current Warlord plastics - that is, like unassembled/unpainted toys. I do _not_ want to game with high quality scale model kits.
judgedoug wrote: Haha, you should tell that to my brother, who plays 1/72 20mm Battlegroup games - and he's spent about 10 hours assembling a single Katysuha whose rocket launcher frame is about 80 individual parts all ranging in size from 1mm to 12mm long... I've never seen him angrier
Remember the one that wanted you to heat up one of the pieces and manually stretch it out to the appropriate length? Holy cow.
judgedoug wrote: Haha, you should tell that to my brother, who plays 1/72 20mm Battlegroup games - and he's spent about 10 hours assembling a single Katysuha whose rocket launcher frame is about 80 individual parts all ranging in size from 1mm to 12mm long... I've never seen him angrier
Remember the one that wanted you to heat up one of the pieces and manually stretch it out to the appropriate length? Holy cow.
Yes, oh my god. Don't the instructions show a picture of the sprue and a flame? We like complaining about hot water to fix finecast, resin, and pvc plastic, but imagine if we were told to melt the plastic and basically sculpt our own model, haha
BrookM wrote: Let's hope the painted sample won't be done by the beard guy.
Beard guy??
One of their painters has a habit of giving every mini he paints a beard, while I can understand that soldiers don't always shave, with this guy it's a wee bit absurd.
Ah, that'll be it then. I'm not to fond of the vehicles that Warlord produces as they're a bit small for my tastes. Years of 40k I suppose has ruined my perception of scale and pushed me toward erring for larger models. ...That and if I'm spending £20 on a kit I don't want it to be the size of a matchbox.
Manchu wrote: I for one do not want to war game with model kit vehicles. They are for displaying only.
I do wargame with model kit vehicles instead of GW bricks and so far no problems.
Also Tamiya markets some Italeri kits under their own brand here in Japan so they must consider them up to their own quality standards to do so.
Pacific wrote: There are a number of WW2 historical games scaled at 20mm precisely because it gives the opportunity to use the wide range of 1/72 scale plastic kits out there, rather than the producer having to create their own dedicated miniature line, and as it represents a cheaper buy-in for collectors. I can possibly see some kind of issue with wooden boat kits, that have all of the rigging and things like that, but not injection moulded plastic that has been glued together.
Anyway! Last I will say about this, but I really can't see what the problem is..
I agree with Pacific.
Manchu wrote: I for one do not want to war game with model kit vehicles. They are for displaying only.
They work fine. It's true they have thinner plastic than a "toy" wargame model like the GW stuff, but you just need to take appropriate care in moving them around.
20mm used to be the scale for 20th century small action games, because it took advantage of the huge range of 1/72 and 1/76 scale kits on the market (as well as infantry figures.)
I had a whole army of Vietnam in 20mm, including helicopters, spotter and attack planes, M113s, and tanks. They looked great, worked well on a large table, and I never got any breakages.
Bolt Action's mistake was to use 1/56 for their vehicles. If they had gone with 1/48, there was already a good range of WW2 models on the market from Tamiya and other companies.
Wyrmalla wrote: That 1/48 or 1/56? I'm not seeing any major differences between that and the Tamiya kit (perhaps more detail). Price wise though...
Looks like the details are a bit thicker plastic, so it's probably a bit more sturdy than the traditional models. It's probably a good deal, Warlord knows what they want in a gaming model and Italeri can churn out a whole lot of them.
However, actually the more interesting thing is to see how the marketing and prices go, too. Italeri has their own marketing network, which might make it huge for BA, if traditional model stores pick BA up and the BA models start showing up at toy store models department. It's very cunning for Warlord to seek this kind of deal
Bolt Action's mistake was to use 1/56 for their vehicles. If they had gone with 1/48, there was already a good range of WW2 models on the market from Tamiya and other companies.
What part was the mistake? They are selling their own kits by the truckload and making money hand over fist. There's also people using 1/48 kits.
Looks very high quality, similar to the plastic T34, without a ton of fiddly parts. Additionally, looks like slide core tooling on the barrel. The instruction sheet looks very familiar to the other vehicle plastics instructions, lending credence to the "Italeri was doing Bolt Action plastic vehicles all along" rumor.
Ooh, solid track links instead of separate ones. I wish other companies did that with their kits.
Quality wise it doesn't look too indifferent to Tamiya's kits, but being a smaller thing that's a complement. Still, I'm really too much of a fan of 1/48th to be too interested in 1/56th (they just look so titchy). =/
Bolt Action's mistake was to use 1/56 for their vehicles. If they had gone with 1/48, there was already a good range of WW2 models on the market from Tamiya and other companies.
What part was the mistake? They are selling their own kits by the truckload and making money hand over fist. There's also people using 1/48 kits.
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The mistake is they could have produced more 1/48 scale kits for vehicles that were not yet available, instead of which we get a Sherman, for which there are many different options already on the market in several already available scales.
I am thinking from a user's point of view, of course.
Just make a damn Sherman with a nuclear catapult strapped to its turret mount. Warlord did make a few weird war pieces for halloween, but be nice if they went off and expand that into a full, realistically visualised, range. Die Waffenkammer's already at it. Don't let the competition step ahead!
...Of course my stand point's coming from someone who doesn't play historics at all. Not enough lasers involved.
Bolt Action's mistake was to use 1/56 for their vehicles. If they had gone with 1/48, there was already a good range of WW2 models on the market from Tamiya and other companies.
What part was the mistake? They are selling their own kits by the truckload and making money hand over fist. There's also people using 1/48 kits.
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The mistake is they could have produced more 1/48 scale kits for vehicles that were not yet available, instead of which we get a Sherman, for which there are many different options already on the market in several already available scales.
I am thinking from a user's point of view, of course.
Maybe if Warlord was starting a brand new miniatures line... but they bought Bolt Action miniatures, and they've bought other companies 1/56 resin vehicles, and produce their own. They now have at least a hundred 1/56 resin vehicles, and already several plastic 1/56 vehicles and tanks. They're converting their resin line to plastic. If they were to just switch to 1/48... well, that'd be dumb, I'd then have to buy more from other 1/56 manufacturers like Die Waffenkammer.
Now, if I have an opponent that wants to do 1/48, that's fine with me, their vehicles are way bigger so they're easier to get LOS on. If they want to use 1/48 figures (40mm scale) as well, that's also cool, again, easier to hit. I personally have been playing a lot of DAK recently and Perry Afrikakorps 28mm figs look like Hobbits next to 1/48, so I'm pretty happy I own 1/56 Sd.Kfz's and Panzers for them.
I'm almost wondering if there's more choice in 1/56 than 1/48 at this point, as 1/48 isn't too well supported in the scale modeling community but 1/56 now has several hobby companies manufacturing kits...
For the rest of April from today, every order we receive will be entered into a prize draw to win our huge Pegasus Bridge battle set! Loads of people were drooling over this stonking kit at Salute over the weekend, so we thought we’d give everyone a chance to get their hands on one. Every order from today (Monday 14th April) till the end of the month will be entered in the draw, so if you place multiple orders that will increase your chances even further! The winner will get their prize in May. Good luck!
Bolt Action's mistake was to use 1/56 for their vehicles. If they had gone with 1/48, there was already a good range of WW2 models on the market from Tamiya and other companies.
What part was the mistake? They are selling their own kits by the truckload and making money hand over fist. There's also people using 1/48 kits.
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The mistake is they could have produced more 1/48 scale kits for vehicles that were not yet available, instead of which we get a Sherman, for which there are many different options already on the market in several already available scales.
I am thinking from a user's point of view, of course.
Maybe if Warlord was starting a brand new miniatures line... but they bought Bolt Action miniatures, and they've bought other companies 1/56 resin vehicles, and produce their own. They now have at least a hundred 1/56 resin vehicles, and already several plastic 1/56 vehicles and tanks. They're converting their resin line to plastic. If they were to just switch to 1/48... well, that'd be dumb, I'd then have to buy more from other 1/56 manufacturers like Die Waffenkammer.
Now, if I have an opponent that wants to do 1/48, that's fine with me, their vehicles are way bigger so they're easier to get LOS on. If they want to use 1/48 figures (40mm scale) as well, that's also cool, again, easier to hit. I personally have been playing a lot of DAK recently and Perry Afrikakorps 28mm figs look like Hobbits next to 1/48, so I'm pretty happy I own 1/56 Sd.Kfz's and Panzers for them.
I'm almost wondering if there's more choice in 1/56 than 1/48 at this point, as 1/48 isn't too well supported in the scale modeling community but 1/56 now has several hobby companies manufacturing kits...
Tamiya have 75 ground (i.e. not aircraft) kits in 1/48 scale, all WW2 I think, though that includes things like scenery and figures. Some other companies like Ace Model, AFV Club, Hasegawa and Hobby Boss are also doing 1/48 scale vehicles. There is some overlap of types.
This is just my personal perspective -- I can't help feeling some of the richness and variety available has been spread out between different scales, leading to a dilution of effort. If you want to play WW2, there is now a choice of 1/300 = 6mm, 1/100 = 15mm, 1/72 = 20mm, 1/56 = 28mm and 1/48. If the effort had been concentrated in three scales -- small, medium and large -- we would by now have a better variety available in each scale.
Manchu wrote: I for one do not want to war game with model kit vehicles. They are for displaying only.
I do wargame with model kit vehicles instead of GW bricks and so far no problems.
Also Tamiya markets some Italeri kits under their own brand here in Japan so they must consider them up to their own quality standards to do so.
M.
The 1/48 Tamiya kits have a metal base part and are very sturdy also they are quite cheap for Tamiya, the only problem is that they are slightly larger. But it not an issue IMHO.
Historicon: Special Lieutenant Dick Winters miniature
Here’s a first look at the special miniature we have made for Historicon this year – Lieutenant Dick Winters. Made famous as the main character in the TV show Band of Brothers, Major Winters was the highly decorated commander of ‘Easy Company’, part of the US 101st Airborne Division, during World War II.
As the theme of this year’s Historicon is ‘Large Wars, Small Soldiers’ and it’s a landmark 30th anniversary for America’s premier wargaming show, we knew we had to produce something special.
We found reference to Lt Winters’ dog tags and decided these would make a great display base for the model with the upper dog tag also holding the show details. Of course, for those wishing to field the model in games of Bolt Action he can easily be placed on a 25mm round base of your choice.
Our model is sculpted by Wojtek and depicts him marshalling his troops during the textbook assault on the German guns positions at Brecourt Manor.
For more information on attending the show and getting your hands on this splendid miniature, look no further than here!
Manchu wrote: I for one do not want to war game with model kit vehicles. They are for displaying only.
I do wargame with model kit vehicles instead of GW bricks and so far no problems.
Also Tamiya markets some Italeri kits under their own brand here in Japan so they must consider them up to their own quality standards to do so.
M.
The 1/48 Tamiya kits have a metal base part and are very sturdy also they are quite cheap for Tamiya, the only problem is that they are slightly larger. But it not an issue IMHO.
They stopped doing that, these days they do 1:48 tanks with plastic hulls with four metal weights instead for the extra weight.
Mathieu Raymond wrote: Otherwise I just saw that Tamiya has a Universal Carrier 1/48 kit. Would that be too big for a 60mm base?
Edited for clarity.
60mm? What are Sentinel's mounted on? 50mm round? Lemme see. My 1/48 BA-64b fits on a Sentinel base, barely, with the rims of its wheels going over the edges. I have a bunch of scout cars, but no Bren Gun carrier, but I think that the carrier was just a bit larger than those (checks wikipedia for measurements). So like the BA-64B it'll overhang on a 50mm, but with the added space of a 60mm you'll have more leeway.
My latest sentinels were on 60mm bases. I didn't even know 40K did 50mm bases.
I went to my LMS (Local Modelling Store, and no, they ain't exactly friendly) and found one of those Russian Scout Car, but no Bren Gun Carriers. I'll try it with a spare autocannon barrel.
Oh they must be on 60mm round bases then. I just mixed up the sizes. So like I said, the model will overhang a little. The carrier has more forward projection than a BA-65b so it may be more obvious.
Great thread. I just picked up the Perry Afrika Korps and a couple of Warlord plastic SdKfz 251's as my intro to this game.
Pairing with Italeri makes a lot of sense. Most of you don't seem to realise that Italeri had been producing 1:72 scale 'easy assembly' plastic armour kits for wargaming for some time. They are simple, but relatively well detailed and do the job well. Cost will have been a big factor; I'm sure none of the big Japanese manufacturers would have been interested.
I think the track sag on the M4 is quite deliberate, and is there for dramatic effect. A bit too dramatic, perhaps, and not entirely accurate, but it looks more interesting than a straight track run. That's what wargaming models are about - it's why most of them have oversized heads (because the face is the focal point). It's certainly better than Warlord's own SdKfz 251, which represents one of the least produced versions (Ausf C with riveted hull).
It looks as though the initial releases will focus on the Normandy campaign. Hopefully they'll branch out. It would be really nice if, when they come to the Panzer III, we get an earlier version and not the inevitable Ausf M.
Wasn't there talk of them wanting to do a weird war suppliment at some point recently? I vaguely recall it being mentioned back when they discussed their ongoing plans for BA along with the armoured suppliment and campaign books
There is a Normandy (or was it European themed?) campaign book on the way, followed by an armoured supplement later this year for those who want to replay stuff like Kursk and whatnot.
endtransmission wrote: Wasn't there talk of them wanting to do a weird war suppliment at some point recently? I vaguely recall it being mentioned back when they discussed their ongoing plans for BA along with the armoured suppliment and campaign books
I'm not sure about a supplement, but I do know that the Weird War minis from Clockwork Goblin Miniatures are getting rules compatible with BA. So I'm definitely going to be using walkers with my future USMC army. Not to mention that it looks like vampires are in the works too, though for what faction I don't know.
Germans get zombies, Soviets get power armor guys, and the British get robots. There's a heavy walker tank that's coming out soon, too.
endtransmission wrote: Wasn't there talk of them wanting to do a weird war suppliment at some point recently? I vaguely recall it being mentioned back when they discussed their ongoing plans for BA along with the armoured suppliment and campaign books
I'm not sure about a supplement, but I do know that the Weird War minis from Clockwork Goblin Miniatures are getting rules compatible with BA. So I'm definitely going to be using walkers with my future USMC army. Not to mention that it looks like vampires are in the works too, though for what faction I don't know.
Germans get zombies, Soviets get power armor guys, and the British get robots. There's a heavy walker tank that's coming out soon, too.
And what do the Americans receive? Davy Crockett armed troops? ^^
Ok, I just want some mainstream miniatures manufacturer who makes man/vehicle portable nuclear weapons. Pity nobody really makes nuclear age cold war boardgames (or that nobody was stupid enough to use nuclear weapons in any engagements in the real world. Sad really).
Woops, forgot to mention the Walker is for the American troops. They are releasing more walkers so I doubt the Americans are the only ones with walker love.
@Wyrmalla- Also, a quick google search turned this up.
Manchu wrote: I for one do not want to war game with model kit vehicles. They are for displaying only.
I do wargame with model kit vehicles instead of GW bricks and so far no problems.
Also Tamiya markets some Italeri kits under their own brand here in Japan so they must consider them up to their own quality standards to do so.
M.
The 1/48 Tamiya kits have a metal base part and are very sturdy also they are quite cheap for Tamiya, the only problem is that they are slightly larger. But it not an issue IMHO.
They stopped doing that, these days they do 1:48 tanks with plastic hulls with four metal weights instead for the extra weight.
I bought these a few months ago i think only 1 has those four metal weights, maybe it depends on the type of tank?
Yeah, I also have the JS-2, it came with four weights. I also have the KV-1 with aplique armour, which indeed features a metal hull. Tamiya stopped doing the metal hull after X-amount of models sadly.
I so very nearly bought Warlords deal of 2 boxes and 2 trucks yesterday... then I looked at my unpainted pile! I wonder if we will see Germans in winter gear soon.
Warlords have announced price rises across their ranges, including Bolt Action - these will take effect from 1st February, so if you have any planned purchases get them now...
At the start of February we’ll be implementing a price rise on the items outlined below due to increased costs.
Rather than implement the new pricing immediately we’re giving two weeks notice, which should be ample time for you to take advantage of the current prices!
There will be price increases on the following products: •1. Starter Army Boxes by £5 or £10 each (including Pike & Shotte Battalia and Roman Starter Army) •2. Some Bolt Action plastic sets and sprues to increase by £1 or £2. •3. Individual figures up to £2.50 each (single figures are a pain to deal with but we really want to still offer the service to you). •4. All resin vehicles to increase by £1.
This will come into effect on the 1st February 2015
I'm happy to see that the Bolt Action range is getting pretty extensive. In addition to a solid amount of different infantry, they have a ton of different vehicles too - Germans alone have more than 70 different vehicle products (including all the variants)! Most are in resin at this point, but not too expensive, though.
prowla wrote: I'm happy to see that the Bolt Action range is getting pretty extensive. In addition to a solid amount of different infantry, they have a ton of different vehicles too - although most are in resin at this point. Not too expensive, though.
The number of plastic releases within the last few months has been staggering. The plastic vehicle list consists of:
USA - M4 Sherman
USA - M3 Halftrack
UK - Cromwell
UK - Universal Carrier
USSR - T-34/85
USSR - T-34/76 (February)
Germany - Panzer IV
Germany - Panther
Germany - Tiger
Germany - 251/1 Half-track (plus 251/10 Pak 36 and 251/7 Pionier hybrid kits)
Germany - 234/2 Puma
Those are late war Soviets right? Pity, I would have liked to have seen a few rain caped Soviets in plastic (IIRC early war Soviets only had rain cloaks and those greatcoats available instead of the fleeces the uncoated guys in that image are wearing).
The new Soviet plastic winter infantry, T-34/76, and Tiger are all part of a bunch of new releases for the Feb 9 release of the Ostfront book (and I believe there are some new Finnish releases coming soon too)
I've heard a rumour that Warlord have a big global campaign planned for Bolt Action later on this year. Do you remember some of the cool ideas from the initially mooted Gates of Antares online/world system, whereby player submitted results would have plotted the course of developments of a massive global campaign? Remember how Rick Priestly would have been involved with the previous GW efforts of the same (with the 'Eye of Terror' campaign etc) although of course without the global social networking technology we now possess? My impression was to expect something along those lines for Bolt Action in 2015.
No further details unfortunately but very intriguing stuff nonetheless!
Pacific wrote: I've heard a rumour that Warlord have a big global campaign planned for Bolt Action later on this year....
Hmmmmm, like some sort of..I don't know? World...War?
They could do one campaign every year. You know call the first one something catchy like World War A, then World War B next, with more and more people being drawn in. I'd imagine World War C would be a bit scary...
Ostfront, Pacific, and Early War books all come out this year, along with Bolt Action World War I. the Ostfront book releases later this month, actually. Could be any of those.
Pacific wrote: I've heard a rumour that Warlord have a big global campaign planned for Bolt Action later on this year....
Hmmmmm, like some sort of..I don't know? World...War?
They could do one campaign every year. You know call the first one something catchy like World War A, then World War B next, with more and more people being drawn in. I'd imagine World War C would be a bit scary...
Spoiler:
Too sarcastic?
Don't know what you are talking about mate! World Wars? Sounds interesting I will have to look it up on Wikipedia
judgedoug - From what I was told, a player-influenced campaign for the whole of WW2, rather than a single campaign or theatre. Sounds rather optimistic to me but good luck to them!
What will be hilarious is if they actually allow events in history to turn out differently if battles go a certain way
judgedoug - From what I was told, a player-influenced campaign for the whole of WW2, rather than a single campaign or theatre. Sounds rather optimistic to me but good luck to them!
What will be hilarious is if they actually allow events in history to turn out differently if battles go a certain way
huh, interesting, I hadn't heard anything (and I'm a Warlord Sarge!) If I do get any not-secret info I'll be sure to post it though!
At least with this being based on history there will be no reason for Bolt Action to have to reverse out of the result, AKA when it became obvious that the 'forces of order' were not going to win the Eye of Terror campaign (at the risk of opening an old wound there )
I have also heard that the next campaign book after Ostfront will be Pacific theatre (not sure if that is common knowledge yet)
Pacific wrote: At least with this being based on history there will be no reason for Bolt Action to have to reverse out of the result, AKA when it became obvious that the 'forces of order' were not going to win the Eye of Terror campaign (at the risk of opening an old wound there )
I have also heard that the next campaign book after Ostfront will be Pacific theatre (not sure if that is common knowledge yet)
I had completely missed this thread. I wondered why there was an uptake in 1/48 kits. Airfix and Tamiya have some nice modern stuff.. I'll have to search around for Italeri.. it's cool that they're working on BA but hopefully it opened them up to modern 1/48 as well.
1/48 and 1/56 are not that far off. If you have the same vehicle in both scales it might be noticeable but if the vehicles are different you will likely not even be able to tell.
EDIT: Huh.. on their website Italeri have 1/56 vehicles for wargames.. I guess I missed that part of the conversation.
EDIT: Huh.. on their website Italeri have 1/56 vehicles for wargames.. I guess I missed that part of the conversation.
Yes, Warlord and Italeri have partnered for 1/56 wargaming fast-build kits. Additionally, Warlord has greatly expanded their own plastics manufaturing (not Renedra btw). In the past six months these plastics have been released:
Warlord-only:
Panzer IV (w/ F1, F2/G, H, schurzen)
T-34/76 (w/ 1941, 1942, 1943 turrets)
Soviet Infantry in Winter Coats
(coming soon) plastic veteran German infantry
Universal Carrier
Italeri-Warlord partnership:
M4 Sherman
234/2 Puma
Tiger IE late
Panther D
Cromwell
Warlord has announced that they plan on releasing one plastic kit every month. January was the Winter Soviet Infantry, February is the Tiger, March is the T-34/76, and unknown for April (though speculation are the plastic German veterans)
judgedoug - thanks for the breakdown.. on the fast-build kits, does that mean they're dropping some of the detail a diorama person might look for in lie of easier construction and hopefully lower prices?
I checked out Italeri's site and it looks like for modern stuff it's still Airfix and Tamiya 1/48.
Company B seems to be doing 1/56 as well.. does anyone know if their stuff is similar in size to the Warlord/Italeri kits? (ie are all 3 actually hitting 1/56 accurately)
MLaw wrote: judgedoug - thanks for the breakdown.. on the fast-build kits, does that mean they're dropping some of the detail a diorama person might look for in lie of easier construction and hopefully lower prices?
I checked out Italeri's site and it looks like for modern stuff it's still Airfix and Tamiya 1/48.
Company B seems to be doing 1/56 as well.. does anyone know if their stuff is similar in size to the Warlord/Italeri kits? (ie are all 3 actually hitting 1/56 accurately)
I just got Company B's Wirbelwind conversion and it fits perfectly on Warlord's plastic Panzer IV (as well as the Plastic T-34 for a Flakpanzer T-34 conversion). From what I see, Company B, Blitzkrieg, and Die Waffenkammer are all perfectly scaled at 1/56 to each other and Warlord/Italeri! Here's a link comparing the plastic Rubicon Panzer IV, the plastic Warlord Panzer IV, and Die Waffenkammer resin Panzer IV - http://volleyfirepainting.blogspot.com/2014/12/panzer-iv-kit-comparison.html - all 1/56 scale! 1/56 gamers are getting spoiled for choices nowadays.
As for fast build, they are scaled down 1/35, so retain a ton of detail. But, tracks are two pieces (top pieces, bottom pieces). Stuff like that. Still tons of detail and honestly I love the Panther. Check out this review of the 1/56 Puma from Italeri to get an idea of the levels of detail. http://volleyfirepainting.blogspot.com/2014/12/warlord-games-sdkfz-2342-puma-review.html
MLaw wrote: judgedoug - thanks for the breakdown.. on the fast-build kits, does that mean they're dropping some of the detail a diorama person might look for in lie of easier construction and hopefully lower prices?
I checked out Italeri's site and it looks like for modern stuff it's still Airfix and Tamiya 1/48.
Company B seems to be doing 1/56 as well.. does anyone know if their stuff is similar in size to the Warlord/Italeri kits? (ie are all 3 actually hitting 1/56 accurately)
I just got Company B's Wirbelwind conversion and it fits perfectly on Warlord's plastic Panzer IV (as well as the Plastic T-34 for a Flakpanzer T-34 conversion). From what I see, Company B, Blitzkrieg, and Die Waffenkammer are all perfectly scaled at 1/56 to each other and Warlord/Italeri! Here's a link comparing the plastic Rubicon Panzer IV, the plastic Warlord Panzer IV, and Die Waffenkammer resin Panzer IV - http://volleyfirepainting.blogspot.com/2014/12/panzer-iv-kit-comparison.html - all 1/56 scale! 1/56 gamers are getting spoiled for choices nowadays.
As for fast build, they are scaled down 1/35, so retain a ton of detail. But, tracks are two pieces (top pieces, bottom pieces). Stuff like that. Still tons of detail and honestly I love the Panther. Check out this review of the 1/56 Puma from Italeri to get an idea of the levels of detail. http://volleyfirepainting.blogspot.com/2014/12/warlord-games-sdkfz-2342-puma-review.html
Wow, that paintjob is awesome. The kit looks fantastic too. If I didn't have the article to look at I'd think it was 1/35.
I'm really stoked to hear about the scale and Company B's kits matching up. I'll have to take a look at Black Dog and a few other places and see what kind of kits I can find for that scale.. if we can get some BD or Verlinden quality kits on there.. whoah mama..
Wow, that paintjob is awesome. The kit looks fantastic too. If I didn't have the article to look at I'd think it was 1/35.
I'm really stoked to hear about the scale and Company B's kits matching up. I'll have to take a look at Black Dog and a few other places and see what kind of kits I can find for that scale.. if we can get some BD or Verlinden quality kits on there.. whoah mama..
I really like Volley Fire Painting's blog - and he does great reviews of 1/56 kits, including Blitzkrieg's stuff. Spend a little while hanging out on his blog and you'll see pics of tons of other kits that he uses for Bolt Action as well.
Very nice. Put me down for a plastic Stug, the M8, the Tiger......well just put me down for all of it, though I'm particularly interested in the plastic scenery.
Those plastic US kits might be the incentive I need to start a US army based on the Company of Heroes computer game that I've been wanting to do for a while..
If you did that in the historical games forum you'd get tutted at and be told you're an annoying whippersnapper who doesn't respect history.
You're assuming the Russians never captured any of the 23,000 RSO tractors manufactured. Much like the German Pak36 Universal Carrier.
You see a German tractor, I see an opportunity to redeploy in the correct hands
Anyway, back on topic. The house does look very cool and may save me from buying lots of lasercut ones. We'll see when it comes out how they compare.
And when did the M3 Scout car go online?
If you did that in the historical games forum you'd get tutted at and be told you're an annoying whippersnapper who doesn't respect history.
You're assuming the Russians never captured any of the 23,000 RSO tractors manufactured. Much like the German Pak36 Universal Carrier.
You see a German tractor, I see an opportunity to redeploy in the correct hands
Anyway, back on topic. The house does look very cool and may save me from buying lots of lasercut ones. We'll see when it comes out how they compare.
And when did the M3 Scout car go online?
Came out today
And yes, I've got some Matchbox of Yesteryear trucks in my German armies - repurposed British trucks left by the ever thoughtful BEF on their way to the beach. Thanks chaps!
I was under the impression that you generally don't use more than one vehicle in your typical BA game judging from the few I've seen in person as well as some youtube videos. Is fielding a trio of tanks supported/encouraged/effective as a core to your army or does that box give you more points than you could field in a typical game? Maybe it is just coincidence but pretty much every force I've seen for the game has been a 5th edition style 40k take all comers list and not a themed mostly armor one that a box like that would suggest.
warboss wrote: I realize I'm likely late to the party on this tidbit but I saw the article/pic below over on ttgn and it was a bit surprising for me.
I was under the impression that you generally don't use more than one vehicle in your typical BA game judging from the few I've seen in person as well as some youtube videos. Is fielding a trio of tanks supported/encouraged/effective as a core to your army or does that box give you more points than you could field in a typical game? Maybe it is just coincidence but pretty much every force I've seen for the game has been a 5th edition style 40k take all comers list and not a themed mostly armor one that a box like that would suggest.
Bolt Action armies are built around the concept of a core platoon with attached support.
Normal Bolt Action armies are Reinforced Infantry Platoons. Officer, a few squads of infantry, attached support including mortars, antitank guns, artillery, armor, transports.
Bolt Action Tank War armies are Reinforced Armor Platoons. Officer and a few tanks, attached support including mortars, antitank guns, artillery, infantry, transports.
There's no difference rules-wise, both are Bolt Action. Tank War just changes army composition and adds a few things such as tank platoon radio networks, and, obviously, the ability to play out armored engagements. Which are hella fun. My buddy and I have been playing a bunch of Germans v Soviet tank games and they're always a blast.
US M4 Sherman
US Armored Platoon box set (3x Shermans)
US M3 Halftrack
US Armoured First box set (3x M3 Halftracks and 30x infantry)
Soviet T-34/76
Soviet T-34/76 Platoon box set (3x T-34/76)
Soviet T-34/85
Soviet T-34/85 Platoon box set (3x T-34/85)
British Cromwell
British Tank Troop box set (3x Cromwells)
British Universal Carrier
British Carrier Section box set (3x Universal Carriers and 15x infantry)
German Panzer IV (ausf F1/F2/G/H)
German Panzer IV Zug box set (3x Panzer IV)
German Panther ausf A
German Panther Zug box set (3x Panther ausf A)
German Sd.Kfz 251/1 C
German Panzergrenadiers box set (3x Sd.Kfz 251/1 C and 30x infantry)
German Tiger
German Tiger Zug (3x Tiger)
German Sd.Kfz 234/2 Puma
coming soon are:
German Stug III
German Stug Zug (3x Stug III)
German Panzer III (ausf J/K/L/M/N)
presumably Panzer III Zug
US Tank Destroyers M36/M10
presumably Tank Destroyer platoon
US Armored Cars M8/M20
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Vertrucio wrote: Honestly, I don't like the addition since the vehicle on vehicle, and vehicle/infantry interplay in BA is a bit underdeveloped.
That's an interesting take. I don't see it. How so? The rules are super transparent and rather tight. If anything, the addition of more armor makes infantry even more useful, when equipped with antitank grenades.
Bolt Action armies are built around the concept of a core platoon with attached support.
Normal Bolt Action armies are Reinforced Infantry Platoons. Officer, a few squads of infantry, attached support including mortars, antitank guns, artillery, armor, transports.
Bolt Action Tank War armies are Reinforced Armor Platoons. Officer and a few tanks, attached support including mortars, antitank guns, artillery, infantry, transports.
There's no difference rules-wise, both are Bolt Action. Tank War just changes army composition and adds a few things such as tank platoon radio networks, and, obviously, the ability to play out armored engagements. Which are hella fun. My buddy and I have been playing a bunch of Germans v Soviet tank games and they're always a blast.
Cool, thanks for the clarification. Are the two army styles expressly meant to face each other or are they "officially" separate? If you go to a BA tourney, should you expect to see both types across the table or is it a permission type or even just not recommended type of thing?
Cool, thanks for the clarification. Are the two army styles expressly meant to face each other or are they "officially" separate? If you go to a BA tourney, should you expect to see both types across the table or is it a permission type or even just not recommended type of thing?
I don't know of any official tournaments right now that allow armored platoons, but I have seen bring and battle events advertising the use of either. But it is relatively new, so I'm not sure if like Historicon might have separate infantry tournament and armor tournament, etc.
Tank War is super fun though. Since they released that I've dropped like five hundred bucks on tanks - which I guess was their objective, haha.
I was under the impression that you generally don't use more than one vehicle in your typical BA game judging from the few I've seen in person as well as some youtube videos. Is fielding a trio of tanks supported/encouraged/effective as a core to your army or does that box give you more points than you could field in a typical game? Maybe it is just coincidence but pretty much every force I've seen for the game has been a 5th edition style 40k take all comers list and not a themed mostly armor one that a box like that would suggest.
They're for armored platoons, which are essentially a different way to play the game. Since most infantry platoons can't really fight an armored platoon on a level playing field and vice versa, you usually see armored vs armored. They're also handy for the people that like to play 2-3000 pt Bolt Action games where you can easily fit a few tanks in. Plus, they're easy to put together plastic tanks built with a wargamer in mind, as you can use them for any WWII 28mm system, not just Bolt Action. I have the plastic hanomag kit and while I'm not absolutely floored by it, it's an easy to put together, fairly cheap kit, which is very straightforward and gets the job done. After putting together resin and metal Warlord vehicles and scale model kits from companies like Hobby Boss, just having the option for an easy to slap together kit with minimal fuss is awesome in it's own right.
As for me personally, I never felt tanks was the game's strongsuit. They're cool to have as support for infantry, and are usually straightforward to play with, but they just feel like the rules are too simplified to play them as a straight up tank vs tank game to me. I'd rather keep the game focused on infantry with the odd tank in support, where I feel the rules are their strongest.
I have played 5-6 games of Tank Wars and really enjoyed it but BA's strength is infantry-focused games. Tank Wars would probably be better, and I believe is actually intended to be played, using infantry in support of tanks. The major difference between Tank Wars and vanilla BA is not that you are only supposed to use vehicles in Tank Wars (as we did) but that your compulsory force org is centered on a vehicle rather than infantry choices.
BA is definiately a infantry game with a SUPPORTING tank. That's cleary the idea behind the main game.
Tank wars is quite fun, but probably not where they spend most of their time working on.
Manchu wrote: Tank Wars would probably be better, and I believe is actually intended to be played, using infantry in support of tanks.
Absolutely. Bolt Action is meant to be a core platoon plus support options, no matter what your core platoon is.
Just as normal Bolt Action can be played with just some infantry squads and an LT, it really shines when you add mortars, MGs, snipers, artillery, armored cars, antitank rifles, soviet bomb dogs, flamethrowers, etc.
Tank Wars can be played just like normal Bolt Action with just a tank platoon, but it really shines when you have a tank platoon supported by infantry, mortars, MGs, snipers, artillery, armored cars, antitank rifles, soviet bomb dogs, flamethrowers, etc.
I can't imagine playing Kursk or El Alamein or Battle of Berlin without all the tanks that were all over the place; Tank Wars fits that perfectly.
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6 multipose infantry per sprue with late war uniforms, camo smocks, etc
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BrookM wrote: And here I am, still waiting for the local distributor to get me a copy of Armoured Fury I ordered around October.
It's been quite popular but not out-of-stock levels of popularity - most places have it in stock. Have you just tried Warlord directly? Should be free shipping.
Manchu wrote: Tank Wars would probably be better, and I believe is actually intended to be played, using infantry in support of tanks.
Absolutely. Bolt Action is meant to be a core platoon plus support options, no matter what your core platoon is.
Just as normal Bolt Action can be played with just some infantry squads and an LT, it really shines when you add mortars, MGs, snipers, artillery, armored cars, antitank rifles, soviet bomb dogs, flamethrowers, etc.
Tank Wars can be played just like normal Bolt Action with just a tank platoon, but it really shines when you have a tank platoon supported by infantry, mortars, MGs, snipers, artillery, armored cars, antitank rifles, soviet bomb dogs, flamethrowers, etc.
I can't imagine playing Kursk or El Alamein or Battle of Berlin without all the tanks that were all over the place; Tank Wars fits that perfectly.
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PREVIEW of new plastic Veteran Grenadiers
1944 and later Panzergrenadiers, Volksturm, Panzerjaegers, Waffen-SS
6 multipose infantry per sprue with late war uniforms, camo smocks, etc
includes firing panzerfausts, at-rest MG-42, assault rifles, maps, binoculars, helmeted and unhelmeted and soft cover heads, plenty of other fun options
Are the two army styles expressly meant to face each other or are they "officially" separate? If you go to a BA tourney, should you expect to see both types across the table or is it a permission type or even just not recommended type of thing?
Yes. I cannot speak for every tournament, but there are community standards that allow infantry platoons and tank platoons. The standard 1000 point tournament typically allows a player to field two infantry platoons OR one tank platoon.
To give perspective, some infantry platoon builds can have 3 armored vehicles plus armored transports (which could be configured more as a weapons platform than troop carrier). Combined with multiple platoons (a very common build) means an infantry force could have 6+ vehicles. A tank platoon has a minimum of 3 armored vehicles and a max of 5. Although it is rare to see an infantry build like that, but you could.
Manchu wrote: Tank Wars would probably be better, and I believe is actually intended to be played, using infantry in support of tanks.
Absolutely. Bolt Action is meant to be a core platoon plus support options, no matter what your core platoon is.
Just as normal Bolt Action can be played with just some infantry squads and an LT, it really shines when you add mortars, MGs, snipers, artillery, armored cars, antitank rifles, soviet bomb dogs, flamethrowers, etc.
Tank Wars can be played just like normal Bolt Action with just a tank platoon, but it really shines when you have a tank platoon supported by infantry, mortars, MGs, snipers, artillery, armored cars, antitank rifles, soviet bomb dogs, flamethrowers, etc.
I can't imagine playing Kursk or El Alamein or Battle of Berlin without all the tanks that were all over the place; Tank Wars fits that perfectly.
Automatically Appended Next Post:
PREVIEW of new plastic Veteran Grenadiers
1944 and later Panzergrenadiers, Volksturm, Panzerjaegers, Waffen-SS
6 multipose infantry per sprue with late war uniforms, camo smocks, etc
includes firing panzerfausts, at-rest MG-42, assault rifles, maps, binoculars, helmeted and unhelmeted and soft cover heads, plenty of other fun options
Where was all this posted? I'd like to see more pics of that sprue. The ppsh 41 and variety of panzerfausts has me interested to see what else is in that box.
I think six body options is pretty reasonable, and seems to be the going thing these days. Think probably the last 4-5 sets that have come from Perry and Gripping Beast have had this amount also.
Once you factor in the different arm swaps (with the caveat that these are all 'guy with gun', none of them are riding hover skateboards or half-cyborg!), it should hopefully be enough for some variation. I'm thinking there might also be some kit cross-over if Warlord's other Bolt Action releases are anything to go by.
I've built my Tiger I pre-ordered. Very simple to put together kit, but from my uneducated eye looks great. I will paint it someday, don't think I need another 3.
In the line displaying the price from that WSS it looks like the second number of the amount of models is a 4 (far left). Does this mean 24 models for 38.50?
Three tigers... That's like 1500 pts. That's a lot of tonk for bolt action.
Also liking the look of the new grenadier kits. As a guy who has put together the older German and US kits as well as the newer Japanese and USMC kits, the new kits are far and away better. They look more natural, go together easier, and look better in general. I put together 30 Japanese and had no problems with saminess, and they have far less options for equipment than the Germans will have.
I suppose the Tigers might be useful for people playing mega games, or just people who like Tigers I suppose! Although, I'm a big fan of the mega detailed kits you get from Dragon and the like and haven't tried something like this before.
Must get my USMC finished so I can move on to Germans..
Nope, however I do prefer the Tamiya 1:48 tanks over Warlord's 1:56 kits.
Though then again, I'm sure the rivet counters will look at the kits done by Dragon and Tamiya, give a derisive snort and dismiss them as being too inaccurate.
mitch_rifle wrote: Their meant to be for gaming, I remember i bought a Sherman some years ago and by god the kit was insane took me weeks to build it
Not really useful for just gaming
Not to mention the 'real' scale models have a ton of tiny, thin parts that are prone to breaking. Gaming models need to be a bit more chunky to survive all the transportation and handling.
We are very pleased to be able to offer you the latest releases from our friends over at Sarissa Precision – three different factories from their Industrial Range!
These buildings are made from laser-etched MDF and can be glued together using PVA glue. Once built they can be painted in the same way as the rest of your models by spray undercoating first and then painted using acrylics and ink washes.
All three of these would make ideal terrain for refighting hard fought battles through industrialised areas on the Eastern front and provide an excellent backdrop for the scenarios in the Ostfront book. They are equally useful for battles t across Europe, so whether your Allied army is storming the port city of Bremen or you’re leading your Panzers through a French industrial zone these new scenery pieces are a welcome addition to your terrain collection!
Factory – Large – £50.00
While all three buildings have removable roof and etched detailing, the large factory has an internal working crane (yes, really!) and internal walkway – check out the photos.
I've a few Sarissa pieces, and they are really good. I nearly ordered these yesterday but the painting put me off. Once I get a town sorted for Bolt Action Ill maybe think of an Industrial complex.
RoninXiC wrote: Holy moly those are lovely pieces of terrain.
50 pounds is not free but I think it's absolutely worth that money.
Yes, especially when you consider
While all three buildings have removable roof and etched detailing, the large factory has an internal working crane (yes, really!) and internal walkway
If people havent seen all the photos on Warlords site, I urge you to do so, but your bank manager may not like the outcome!
Yeah, after seeing those yesterday I'm seriously thinking of using those factory buildings in lieu of the ones I was going to build with Mantic/MA/DZ parts for my Tank Graveyard.
Just one of the many upcoming releases on show at Salute was this Sd.Kfz 251/1 Ausf D. Complete with passengers these are real sprues not digital renders.
And a recent addition in resin
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plastic Fallschirmjager late summer release
after that, US Paratroopers plastic
plastic 251 ausf D with seated models eta one month
German Starter Army discontinued
new Late War Grenadier Starter Army containing plastic Grenadiers, plastic Stug III, plastic 251 D, etc, coming in one month
new metal winter germans, winter americans, 10th motorized polish, luftwaffe field divisions
new resin vehicles:
crusader AA, laffly trucks
new Japanese units - artillery, antitank guns
for Empires in Flames pacific theater supplement
attached are photos of 3 ups Fallschirmjager plastics coming soon
This last Saturday saw more than 8,000 gamers and hobbyists descend upon the EXCEL centre at the heart of the London Docklands for Salute – the UK’s largest wargaming show
We’ve been to every Salute show since our inception – and 2015 was certainly no exception – we had one of the largest stands, right at the very entrance to the hall.
As well as a veritable mountain of stock supporting all of our systems, we were joined on our stand by our friends from River Horse Games and Clockwork Goblin Miniatures… we had teams from the Pheonix Club, Abingdon Wargames Club, and two blokes called ‘Alessio’ and ‘Rick’ giving demo games of Bolt Action, Beyond the Gates of Antares, Terminator Genisys, and we had a team showing off the new Pike & Shotte ‘The Devil’s Playground’ Thirty Years War supplement… and our Studio staff were working their magic, offering tips and insight into their work…
..but enough of all that – let’s get stuck into the pictures!
Right from the off-set, the Warlord stand was heaving with customers… we hardly had a moment to catch our breath – even with an army of Warlord staff on hand!
Shows are a fantastic opportunity for us to get out and meet the community – we bumped-into a lot of friends from Facebook, the Warlord Games Forum, the GCN – and a surprising number of international visitors!
We had a lot of customer questions with regards to up-coming releases and rules, and also gratefully received a few presents (including a quickly demolished mountain of cake!).
Salute is not only about the sales stands – we had help from some of our GCN friends, who ran demo games of Bolt Action and Pike & Shotte:
We even let Rick come along – he ran demo games of the current iteration of Beyond the Gates of Antares all day!
The River Horse stand was practically overrun with eager gamers trying to get a first hands-on look at the up-coming Terminator Genisys Miniatures Game… Alessio and Matt gave demo games all day, non-stop!
Speaking of the Terminator game… Salute saw the first public showing of the ‘The War Against the Machines’ Box Set, and all of its contents – including both sprues and assembled models of both the Terminator Endoskeletons and the Human Resistance, and a sneaky peek at some future releases…
The Design Studio team were also out in force! Usually locked away behind closed doors, it was a fantastic opportunity for customers to ask questions, and see the Warlord sculptors (both physical and digital!) and painters in action…
Of course, the distinguished Mr. Sawyer was on hand, fielding questions and showing off some never-before-seen models, some work-in-progress future releases, and the early manuscripts for some up coming supplements across our ranges!
Speaking of work-in-progress models and sneaky peeks… the eager-eyed among you may have spotted a few treats among the cabinets…
We had the forthcoming Jagdtiger (now fully painted!) on show – alongside (front left) Luftwaffe Field Division models, the M7 Priest, the Katyusha Rocket Launcher, some of our Winter American range…
Below you can see the first ever sighting of the plastic SdKfz 251/1D – both on sprues, and assembled! We also had our studio painted plastic Stug kit (both the Stug III ausf G, and the StuH 42 variant,) and our next plastic kit – the Panzer III (again – on sprue, and assembled!)
Our plastic German Grenadiers saw their first outing at Salute – we managed to put together 200 boxes for sale at the show, and they were flying off the shelves from the word ‘Go!’
We had the studio painted models on show, as well as the sprues… and – just to titillate you further, some of the three-ups for our plastic Fallschirmjager found their way into the cabinet as well!
Our unreleased plastic Napoleonic Portuguese…
Landsknechts and Crimean Hungarian Infantry…
We also had our recently released PIke & Shotte Ordnance Battery on show, in all its glory! In support, we have some Veteran Musketeers, ECW/TYW Command Group, Musketeers, Veteran Storming Party Musketeers, and Storming Party Musketeers:
The big news though came in the shape of the shelf full of new models for Beyond the Gates of Antares – the cabinet had to be wiped down several times throughout the day due to excessive drool (and that was just from the Warlord staff!).
At the back left, we can see the Concord Interceptor Squad – next to which are two Ghar Battle Suits (one with Disruptor Bomber, and one with Gouger and Disruptor Claw)
At the centre at the rear, we have Algoryn General ‘Tar Es Janar’ – then (rear right) a Freeborn Mag Light Support, squad of Freeborn Renegades, and Freeborn support team with X-Launcher.
Then, across the front (left to right) we have Ghar Outcast Slave Drivers leading a Ghar Outcast Squad, an Isorian Senatex Command, and Isorian Senatex Squad…
All-in-all, it was a fantastic day… the Warlord staff who attended are hugely thankful to everyone who came along, bought reinforcements, partook in the demo games, and even simply asked questions.
A few extra special ‘Thank Yous’ go out to the guys from the Pheonix Club and Abingdon Wargames Club who helped demo games for us – along with Nick Simmerson, Matt Walford, and Ben Crowe for standing guard! – and finally to those who brought us cake, cookies, sweets, and energy drinks!
We hope that everyone who paid us a visit enjoyed the day – we’ve already got plans in place for next year!
Hah, that's excellent - I'm on the Warlords newsletter and show report - that's me slap bang in the middle of the picture (black t-shirt looking to the right...)
Cheers for posting that report Judgedoug, some really good stuff in there.
That's interesting news about the Weird War two game. I know a couple of the guys from Clockwork Goblin, they do a great 15mm post-WW2 sci-fi game with some really neat little armoured walkers and the like, and with their stand positioned in amongst Warlord (which I hadn't seen before) I wonder if Warlord are now acting as their publisher, as they are for the Judge Dredd game. Makes sense, I think quite often the biggest problem the smaller companies have is in telling people about their games, being associated with Warlord will certainly help.
I was disappointed by the Warlord stand at Salute. I wanted a couple of blisters for BA but because the blisters racks were so small and low there was realistically only room for one person and it made it to awkward to search and I'm afraid to say the staff were no good as to my enquiries all I received was 'there over there somewhere'.
