Bolt Action - Review: A Side By Side Comparison of Infantry Models From A Variety of The Big WW2 Manufacturers

Hey Gang,

As many of you know, I have a more than a few armies floating around the traps. Recently a few people have asked me for some side by side comparison shots of models from a variety of manufacturers.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words... Let's let the pictures do the talking.

Artisan Designs American, Artisan Designs German Officer, Warlord Partisan, plastic Warlord German Soldier

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Bolt Action - Conversion Competition Winners!

We recently wound up our conversion competition, sponsored amazing companies, The Assault Group and Campaign Books and Games Logistics.  The calibre of the entries was incredible and made choosing 5 winners incredibly difficult.

Both these companies offered up some great prizes, so if your after some great quality 28mm miniatures, including great lines of Marines, Japanese, late-war Germans and more, check out The Assault Group.  And if your in Australia, Campaign Books and Games Logistics stocks a wide range of JTFM, Osprey and Warlord products, amongst others.

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Bolt Action - My Australian Pacific Force Update

Some of The Assault Group Chindits, two thumbs up!

It has been a little while since I showcased the work in progress of my Australian Force in the Pacific using the Wartime Miniatures range however in this time I have not been idle. I have been adding to the army using different manufacturers including The Assault Group (TAG), Artizan Miniatures, Blitzkrieg Miniatures, and Warlord Games.

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Bolt Action - Speed Painting Japanese Models

Old Man Morin here.  Lets be honest here…  If you listen to the shows, you know what a pedantic, slow as molasses kind of painter I can be. I’d like to say that my final products look good (and I think they do…) but do they look as good as the amount of time I put into them would imply? 

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Bolt Action - Review: The Assault Group Assault Rifles

As we have been discussing on the LRDG podcast, when it comes to 28mm WWII models, there is a wide variety of companies selling a WIDE variety of wares catering to our gaming wants and needs. (We need what we want. - J) Today I will be taking a close and critical look at German assault rifles and assault rifle troopers from The Assault Group. 

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Bolt Action - Review: The Assault Group German MG42 & Special Edition Command

by Dirty Jon

The Assault Group sent us some Germans to review, so naturally Jud used this opportunity to kick me in the pants about getting my Germans done for Bolt Action.  The models include a Panzergrenadier MG-42 with crew and a special edition officer.  I was pretty excited to get another MG42 into my German force, so I tore into these guys immediately!

You get an MG 42 with two crewmen, an ammo bearer and a spotter with binocs.

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