Bored whilst on lockdown? Need something to get those competitive juices flowing? Members of Bolt Action Cheshire at Rebel Base Gaming found a way to do just that! They decided to run a painting competition and secured prize support from your favourite WWII gaming company (that’s Warlord Games in case you needed the hint)! Battle…
The Black Powder stable of rules require little in the way of bookkeeping, and a jolly good thing this is too! The main thing that it is necessary to record is the loss of a unit’s stamina. In Black Powder, and Pike and Shotte, each unit typically starts the battle with 3 stamina, while in…
Get your troops ready for the defence of the islands. This painting guide was provided to us by Andy Zeck. Andy: My stalwart US Marines will need an appropriate opponent to fight eventually and therefore I will need to paint some brave Japanese soldiers as well. Just to make sure they won’t need to fight…
Jacob: Hey, guys! Today I have the pleasure of walking you through my method of painting a United States Marine as he fights his way through the hostile environment of Iwo Jima. I’m diverting from a “clean” style of painting and am focusing both on making my troops look gritty but also practical for the…
By Peter Motas Wet palette First off – I´ve used a wet palette. If you don´t know what that is I really recommend you to search for it on Google and YouTube. There are tons of instructions on how to make your own wet palette. I feel it is essential in order to get the…
Whitewash camo was a tactic employed by the Germans and Soviets on the Eastern Front, as well as the German and American forces on the Western Front – so Andy’s tutorial focuses on the rather splendid Tiger, although it’s a technique which can be applied to the vehicles of any nation! Andy: ‘This is my…
Here at Warlord games, we absolutely love seeing what people have on their hobby desks. One huge enabler of that has been Pete from the YouTube channel Pete the Wargamer. Pete has a fantastic yet simple paint style and methodology that straddles the line we all balance on, between awesome on the tabletop, but fast…
With our focus on the second wave of Western Desert releases, we were very excited to see these beautiful Bersaglieri from Johnathan Gallar! Johnathan’s Bersaglieri are assembling to defend occupied Libya from the fast-moving Commonwealth mechanised forces during Operation Compass. They might be part of the ill-fated Babini Group, or one of the many other…
Our friends over at Mantic are currently running a Kickstarter for TerrainCrate 2: Crate Expectations, which is funding a massive range of plastic, pre-built scenery and terrain for your battlefields! We’re pleased to announce that we’ve worked with them to produce a selection of scenery that’s perfect to use in your games of Bolt Action….
We’re excited to announce our new Rapid Deployment paint system that will help get your units on the tabletop in record time! Developed in conjunction with Army Painter, our fantastic new range of paints have been formulated to help get your miniatures on the table quickly and effectively. We’ve created a range of paint…
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