Our latest Bolt Action boxed set is an absolute belter – the German Pioniers! You can now order this superb set in our webstore.

Based on our plastic Blitzkrieg Germans these have been transformed with a startling array of metal components as you’ll see below…



Germany’s Assault Pioniers were skilled at building all manner of fortifications, communications lines, tank traps and minefields. In addition to building useful structures, they were adept at the destruction of similar enemy positions, blowing railway lines and making roads unsafe for the enemy to travel along.



As the German quest for global superiority stalled and finally crashed down around them, the pioniers were tasked with the vital job of slowing the Allied advance, be it by booby trap, minefield, blown bridges, or taking the fight directly to the enemy.

Often overlooked in favour of the dashing panzers or elite Waffen-SS troops, the pioniers were the unsung heroes of the German military machine and you can now field them on the battlefield with these superbly equipped miniatures! Within this boxed set you’ll find flamethrowers, demolition charges, anti-tank rifle, mine detector, assault pistols, engineers packs and much more besides!



German Pioniers contains:

• Enough plastic and metal components to make 31 German Pionier miniatures. Includes a host of options to allow for different weapon configurations and command models.

• Equipment included: Flammenwerfer 35 flamethrower, Wien 41 Mine Detector, Geballte Ladung anti-tank grenade, GrB-39 grenade launcher, Goliath tracked mine, wirecutters, stick grenade bandoliers, Demolition charges, Sturmpistole, Tellermines, engineers backpacks, PPSh SMG, Kar 98K rifle, MP38/MP40 sub-machine gun, Luger pistol, MG34 light machine gun, Kar 98K with attached bayonet, stick grenades, scoped Kar 98K rifle.

• Round plastic bases (25mm diameter).

All the rules for the German Pioniers can be found in the first supplement for Bolt Action, Armies of Germany. It covers the forces of the Third Reich be they in Italy, France, Russia, Africa or the last days of Berlin.

Based on our plastic Sd.Kfz 251/1 Ausf C half-track, this latest boxed set contains a little more punch! Mounting a 3.7cm anti-tank gun, the 251/10 more often than not acted as the platoon leader’s personal vehicle, lending extra support to the panzergrenadiers as they swept across the field o battle and into the thick of the action!



Sd.Kfz. 251 series half-tracks were the most widely produced German half-tracks of the war, with variants produced by various manufacturers, and were commonly referred to simply as ‘Hanomags’ by both German and Allied soldiers.

All the rules for the Sd.Kfz 251/10 half-track (3.7cm PaK) can be found in the first supplement for Bolt Action, Armies of Germany. It covers the forces of the Third Reich be they in Italy, France, Russia, Africa or the last days of Berlin.

One of the most widely used German tank destroyers is now available – the Marder III Ausf. M…



The Marder III was a series of German tank destroyers built on the chassis of the Czech designed Panzer 38(t). Produced from 1942 to 1944, they served on all fronts until the end of the war.

Even in the early stages of Operation Barbarossa, the Wehrmacht was aware of the need to field a more mobile and more potent anti-tank weapon. This need was further highlighted when, in June 1941, Geran anti-tank shells failed to penetrate the armour of new Soviet tanks such as the T-34 and KV-1.



The Marder III was armed with the 75 mm PaK 40 anti-tank gun. This was the final variant of the Marder series and was a significant improvement over previous models, with its lower silhouette, sloped armour and much more functional fighting compartment. This superb resin and metal vehicle comes with two crewmen.

Are your brave landsers suffering from attack by Allied Jabos? Fear not, for help is at hand in the shape of this lovely new Flak 38 model! Crewed by Heer troops in late war uniforms this should give the enemy aircraft pause for thought.



The 2cm Flak 38 anti-aircraft guns were employed by most arms of the German military during World War II following its acceptance into service in 1939. The primary German light anti-aircraft gun at the time, it was by far the most numerously produced German artillery piece throughout the war.

We are already well underway with plans to mount this on various vehicles as well as provide crews from other German forces – keep an eye on the weekly Warlord newsletter for details!

We are now stocking a wide range of dice and plastic bases. Let’s have a look at what is now on offer…

Many of you will be familiar with the slotted bases used by some science fiction and fantasy companies. These are incredibly popular and we’re delighted to now be making them available in specific and affordable packs.

40mm round bases are ideal for small mortar teams, command stands, etc, providing more space to create those mini-dioramas your army HQ demands!

25mm round bases are perfect for your troops and are also recommended for the forthcoming range of Judge Dredd miniatures…

20mm square bases are just the thing for your Black powder, Pike & Shotte and Hail Caesar miniatures.

25mm square bases allow that extra space for command models or larger infantry types.

25mm x 50mm bases are designed for cavalry figures but are also good for bicyclists, motorbikes and prone gun teams.



We also have some great value packs of six-sided dice (D6) which are used in all of our game systems. Each pack is colour-coded and contains a healhy thirty dice for a great price!

Daz Evens has produced a very different and unique Bolt Action army. We’ll let him explain all, aided and abetted by photos of said army by Gabrio Tolentino…



Daz: Why Italians you ask? Take a knee and I’ll tell you….

Laziness.

Yep, nothing more, nothing less. However that one single act (or lack of) has led to quite the renaissance in my hobby life. It must have been, oh, six months, with some change, when I got the e-mail from friends raving about this little company called ‘Warlord’ and their range of WWII goodies and some rule set or other called ‘Bolt Action’, soon to be released. Like any good friend I nodded and thought, “ah nice”, marked it as unread and cracked on with “stuff”. Meanwhile I had several replies, declaring allegiances to the nations of the world, flowing back and forth, debates on tactical flow, uniform style and the like graced my inbox until the moment arrived – “you are going to get a force, aren’t you Daz?”….

Undave wrote:Two BIG announcements. Paul said he wanted to make the announcement himself but I'm sure it will leak fairly fast.
After the current faction books have finished they will start on theater specific supplements. Andy Chambers is doing the Russian front which will cover everything from fighting the Japanese in Manchuria, the Winter War, all the way to Berlin and perhaps beyond.

Tank battles book:
Expands on the armoured rules

Berlin 1945 range including weird and wonderful weapons like Vamphyr sights, Luftfaust launchers and Krummlauf rifles.
Charlemagne div. Bund des Madchen, Hitler Youth, Volksturm.

Burma etc. book
New range of Ghurkas in metal with supports. Also parts for use in Africa
Plastic US Marines and plastic M3 Halftrack

Blitzkreig
Includes Operation Sealion and "BEF, Polish, French and Belgians get new toys to take on Hitler."

D Day + Normandy etc.
Amphibious landings, fortifications and bocage.
Battle for the Bulge, Skorzeny's Brandenbergers, faux tanks, fog etc.
Rules for armies formed from more than one nation.
Supply drops
Loads of new models Airborne Pathfinders, French Milice, Luftwaffe Field Div. Jedburg, SOE, Maquis, SAS, Sappers, Hobart's Funnies
Para drops, Gliders
Spotter planes
more focused rules for Polish Airborne
And special characters! Howard, Winters, Skorzeny, Peiper, Barkmann etc.

 Nick Ellingworth wrote:
I hope Brook M doesn't mind me posting a few bits of news/rumours.

We first announced this at our Warlord Games Day event last weekend and are now delighted to be able to tell you all that we have the licence to produce 28mm wargames miniatures of the classic TV series, Dad’s Army!



This will be a boxed set of all the major characters who will be in the Home Guard uniforms as well as in their civilian attire. Walmington-on-Sea’s finest will be immortalised in metal…



Sculptor Paul Hicks (stupid boy…) is currently sculpting the characters and as soon as we have them approved by those nice people at the telly company we’ll show them off on the Warlord Games newsletter..

With our plastic Japanese about to storm ashore any day, you’ll need something to stem the tide of the Emperor’s loyal soldiers.



Hirohito’s boys won’t have it all their own way for long – the Marines are coming, and in plastic!



As you can see the 3-ups are some of Wojtek’s best work to date and include an absolute stack of goodies (many of which we’re keeping up our sleeves for a later update).



Keep your eyes peeled for more about these superb-looking plastics in the future…

As promised a few weeks ago here are the first images of the free and exclusive figure of the decorated French resistance fighter Simone Segouin (also known under the nom de guerre ‘Nicole Minet’) which will accompany all Armies of France and the Allies books bought from Warlord Games.



Paul Hicks has sculpted the miniature and I am sure you will agree he has done a cracking job to capture her likeness as seen in the photograph below.



We’re now taking pre-orders for the Armies of France and the Allies Bolt Action supplement!

Released mid to late September 2013, orders placed with pre-order items included will be held until the release date. If you want your other products earlier please place a separate order so we can ensure you get your goodies as early as possible!



World War II was truly a ‘world’ war, and many nations joined the fight against Germany and the Axis. This latest supplement for Bolt Action covers the armies of France, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Denmark, Norway, Holland and Belgium that stood against the German Blitzkrieg, as well as the resistance forces that sprung up in the aftermath of occupation.

Contents
Introduction
Army Lists
Theatres

A copy of the Bolt Action rulebook is needed to use this 108 page full colour supplement.

The Medium Tank M3 was an American tank used by the British as well as the Americans during World War II. In Britain the tank had a turret variant and were known as Grant, named after U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant unlike the US version which was called the Lee.



British Lees and Grants were in action against Rommel’s forces during the North African Campaign. Their appearance was a surprise to the Germans, who were unprepared for the M3s 75 mm gun.
Grants served in North Africa until the end of the campaign and were generally appreciated for their mechanical reliability, good armour protection and heavy firepower. This variant comes complete with trackguards which offered the tank even better protection during battle, in all the theatres it served in.

The rules for the M3 Grant can be found in the Armies of Great Britain Bolt Action supplement.

From early campaigns in Europe to the deserts of North Africa and the jungles of the Far East, the book covers wherever the British forces faced the Axis threat.

 BrookM wrote:
As promised a few weeks ago here are the first images of the free and exclusive figure of the decorated French resistance fighter Simone Segouin (also known under the nom de guerre ‘Nicole Minet’) which will accompany all Armies of France and the Allies books bought from Warlord Games.



Paul Hicks has sculpted the miniature and I am sure you will agree he has done a cracking job to capture her likeness as seen in the photograph below.

 warboss wrote:
BrookM, is that your flowery commentary above or official stuff? Because that is a mediocre mid-90's quality 28mm sculpt that looks almost nothing like the picture. The facial expression looks like it resembles Mister Bill more than the picture and the hat seems off.. and most obviously she's wearing shorts in the pic not a skirt. I like their other sculpts posted but that one made me cringe almost as much as the miniature's face is.

 BrookM wrote:

 Alpharius wrote:

 BrookM wrote:

They're not planning on that one being a big seller, are they?