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 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)

Yup, Osprey released this list last year

Bolt Action 10: Ostfront: Barbarossa to Berlin http://www.amazon.com/Bolt-Action-Ostfront-Barbarossa-Berlin-ebook/dp/B00NZZB344/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1423075541&sr=8-2&keywords=ostfront

Bolt Action 11: Empire in Flames: The Pacific and the Far East http://www.amazon.com/Bolt-Action-Empires-Flames-Pacific/dp/1472807405/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423075559&sr=8-1&keywords=bolt+action+empire+in+flames

Bolt Action 12: Germany Strikes!: Early War in Europe http://www.amazon.com/Bolt-Action-Germany-Strikes-Europe/dp/1472807413/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423075572&sr=8-1&keywords=bolt+action+germany+strikes

Bolt Action: World War I (no amazon listing yet)

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 BrookM wrote:
I see they're also eager to get a finger in the Great War pie. Will be interesting to see how they present it.

They already have a few tanks out that seem to have somehow missed this thread.

The ww2 Soviet forces also got an RSO/01 Tractor, metal Naval brigade and a Tachanka MMG wagon recently for Ostfront

The RSO is German

 MLaw wrote:

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)

 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:

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.

Italeri / Warlord 1/56 28mm 2015 Releases Revealed!

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 BrookM wrote:

 endtransmission wrote:

 judgedoug wrote:
The RSO is German

Picky picky

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!

 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.

both Tank War and the Armoured Fury starter set have been out since last year.
http://www.warlordgames.com/new-armoured-fury-bolt-action-tank-war-starter-set/


Also available in plastic are:

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.

 warboss wrote:

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.

 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

 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.

And honestly a 100 point infantry unit can take down a 250 point tank if they are equipped with antitank grenades.

Or just 5 point panzerfausts

Lots of tanks = less order dice = far less maneuvering. Infantry outnumbering tanks will outflank them like a boss.

Another shot of the sprue courtesy Warlord's Facebook page

 BrookM wrote:
While I love the look of this new sprue, I can't help but wonder how limited it will be with the options.

It uses the same layout style as Japanese, USMC, and Blitzkrieg Germans. I don't think there's any problems with those? Unless I've missed something.

Gonna need that Tiger Zug - at least - for the Kursk game I'm running in a few months on a 12x6 table...

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

 Alpharius wrote:
Does anyone have any news/rumors about the...rumored Weird War II game from BA?

I don't think it's rumored at all, it's been announced.

Bolt Action draft rules for Clockwork Goblin figs here:

http://www.clockworkgoblinminis.co.uk/downloads.html

Warlord Salute show report: http://www.warlordgames.com/show-report-salute-2015/

SHOW REPORT: SALUTE 2015

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!

 mitch_rifle wrote:
any reviews on the new panzegrenadiers? they looked more orcish than usual but that could be the paint

http://volleyfirepainting.blogspot.com/2015/04/warlord-games-german-grenadiers-review.html

Preview: http://www.warlordgames.com/germany-strikes-early-war-in-europe/

PRE-ORDER: GERMANY STRIKES!: EARLY WAR IN EUROPE – BOLT ACTION THEATRE BOOK
May 1, 2015 - Bolt Action, Bolt Action - Belgian, Bolt Action - British, Bolt Action - French, Bolt Action - German, Bolt Action - Polish, Latest Products - Tagged: Bolt Action, Featured
In 1939, Germany shattered the peace of Europe with a lightning-fast strike against Poland. The next year, it captured Denmark and Norway, before launching its famous Blitzkrieg against France, Belgium and The Netherlands. In less than two years of fighting, Nazi Germany became the master of mainland Europe.


This new Theatre Book for Bolt Action allows players to command armies of German tanks driving across the continent or to lead the desperate defense of the outgunned Allied armies. New scenarios, special rules and units give players everything they need to recreate the devastating battles and campaigns of the early war in Europe, including the fall of Poland, the breaking of the Maginot Line and the dramatic retreat to Dunkirk.
Remember that when you buy one of our rulebooks direct from us, it comes with an exclusive free miniature, not available anywhere else! For Germany Strikes! the exclusive model is the colourful character Fighting Jack Churchill – famous for going into battle with sword, longbow and bagpipes! Not surprisingly he was also known as ‘Mad Jack Churchill’.

What's up plastic Panzer III

PRE-ORDER: PLASTIC PANZER III
July 13, 2015 - Bolt Action, Bolt Action - German, Latest Products - Tagged: Bolt Action, Featured, Germany, Tank War
In a daring break from the norm, we’re here to cure those Monday blues with some brand-spanking-new plastic goodness…
Hold on to your hats, because as of today, our plastic Panzer III kit (which can be assembled to represent the Ausf J, L, M or N versions!) is available to pre-order!
PANZER III (PLASTIC BOX)


The Panzer III was one of the most numerous German tanks of the war, and was the mainstay of German armoured forces when they invaded the Soviet Union. It was well armoured and equipped with the 5cm KwK 38 L/42 cannon – an effective anti-tank weapon, and the 7.5cm KwK 37 L/24 cannon – used in an infantry support role.
By the end of June 1942, ahead of the German Summer offensive in the Soviet Union, around 600 Pz IIIs mounting the 5cm KwK L/60 were ready for action at the front. Ausf L were issued to the newly-formed panzer regiments of the 1st Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, 2nd Das Reich and 3rd Totenkopf SS-Panzergrenadier Divisions, and the Panzergrenadier Division, Grossdeutschland.
Our plastic Panzer III kit can be assembled to represent either the J, L, M or N variants;
PANZER III J


PANZER III L

PANZER III M/N


And as with all of our plastic tanks, we’re also releasing the Panzer III Zug – which contains 3 of these plastic kits – ideal for Tank War!
PANZER III ZUG

 Polonius wrote:
Damn, its getting harder and harder to resist doing an early war German Blitzkrieg army...

I just got the Germany Strikes book yesterday and spent an hour reading it last night.

It's the best supplement Warlord has released for Bolt Action.

Just tons of awesome scenarios, tons of cool new units, new army lists, just chock full of value and well written. Totally worth $30.

It has the full Danish army list for Operation Weserubung.

Looks like the army set comes with two extra plastic figures.
10+10+10+3+1 = 34 plastic FJ out of six 6-man sprues. So... Artillery Observer or Medic team!

From what I understand, three FG42 automatic rifles per sprue of six Fallschirmjager.

Fallschirmjager sprue

Was there some action the Fallschirmjager were at that they wore their gas masks?

Warlord New Releases

D-Day Firefight Bolt Action starter set re-release (new models)

http://www.warlordgames.com/update-d-day-firefight-updated-contents/

Plastic Fallschirmjager


http://www.warlordgames.com/pre-order-fallschirmjager-plastic-box/

Laffly S20 TL Personnell Carrier

http://www.warlordgames.com/new-laffly-s20-tl-personnel-carrier/

Banshee Interceptor

http://www.warlordgames.com/new-banshee-interceptor/

Warlord Games
We have a few special treats in store for tomorrow's Newsletter... including this fine fellow!

A bevy of recent releases

Luftwaffe Field Division
http://us-store.warlordgames.com/collections/new-releases/products/luftwaffe-field-division-squad


BLITZKRIEG GERMAN 75MM LEIG 18 LIGHT ARTILLERY (1939-42)
http://us-store.warlordgames.com/collections/new-releases/products/blitzkrieg-german-75mm-leig-18-light-artillery-1939-42


KRUPP PROTZE HEAVY FIELD CAR
http://us-store.warlordgames.com/collections/new-releases/products/krupp-protze-heavy-field-car


Finnish Build An Army
http://us-store.warlordgames.com/collections/new-releases/products/finnish-build-an-army