Bolt Action - Creating Greatcoat Japanese in 28mm (Part 2)

By: Old Man Morin

Last week, I wrote an article detailing how to create IJA (Imperial Japanese Army) infantry models wearing greatcoats and cold weather gear. Although most people don't usually think of Japanese forces wearing this kind of gear, they did so during their campaigns in China, Manchuria and Alaska. Soldiers wore mittens, gloves, coats, uniforms, hats and helmets to protect themselves from the elements.

I wanted to create an army that looked original and was thematically linked to an era of a specific conflict. In this case, Japanese forces during the 1930s in China.

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Bolt Action - Review: Debris of War Stowage Set

By Tristan

  When I started off in the hobby my initial focus was terrain building. I found an enormous sense of achievement from building interesting and exciting pieces, and pretty soon I found myself looking for a viable source of well caste, detailed stowage and terrain supplements.

 After searching about online, I came across Debris of War. DoW sell a fine selection of resin caste stowage that are perfectly scaled for 28mm vehicles and terrain. I purchased the 30 different items of stowage set and waited patiently. In no time at all, I received a package from the UK and I was ready to rock!

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Review: Snoopy vs the Red Baron; Wings of Glory WW1

By Mitch Reed

While space themed dog-fighting games are all the rage right now, players who want a historical feel are not left out in the cold.  “Wings of Glory WW1” by ARES Games has been out since 2004 when it was called ‘Wings of War” and now has different rule-sets that cover both the Great War and the Second World War. I have been playing the WW1 (the official name, it should be Great War) version for over a year now and I only regret I do not play it enough.

One thing I wanted to address is the plethora of pre-painted miniatures games that are very popular right now.  Star Wars X-Wing/Armada, Wings of Glory (WW1 & WW2), and Star Trek, are just a few of the games that bill themselves as miniature games and also supplies the player with finished forces in which to play the game.  From a marketing standpoint one can see what a great idea this is since it gives a player the ability to play the game right out of the box
without having to paint and base their forces.

I think this and the tight rules (more on this later) gives these games an edge over games in which you have to paint tons of figures before you can play. 

Playing mat; optional but a nice touch.  They have a few different types

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Intensify Forward Firepower Episode XVI: Walken with Squadrons

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Welcome back for Intensify Forward Firepower Episode XVI: Attack Pattern Squadron, Go Now! Drunk Tarkin, Dano, and Skyshuffler are joined once again by R1H4 to talk squadrons. They kick things off with a trip down memory lane to discuss what squadrons meant to them when the game first came out before diving into everything squadrons currently have to offer. If you love or hate squadrons, this episode is for you! 

Want to join the conversation? Please sound off in the comments below, or let us know on our forum!

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Star Wars Armada - Steve's Imperial Fleet

By Steven MacLauchlan

Just another quick post to document my Imperial fleet for Star Wars Armada. Naturally, this fleet is far less colorful, and only one capital ship has seen any appreciable paint added! I have, however, added windows to all of the capital ships, which only show up so well in these pictures.

The former flagship of the fleet- an againg Victory Star Destroyer, and one of the last capital ships to be granted permission to paint any flashing.

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Bolt Action - The Ghost Army Podcast Introduces Bolt Action To New Players

Earlier this year, The Ghost Army released a special episode of their podcast for new players. We thought that since it was a new year... We would repost it for your listening pleasure.
Note: This is not a new episode, but one from earlier in 2015.

The Ghost Army Podcast and Boltaction.net presents an introduction to Bolt Action for new players

In this special episode of the Ghost Army Podcast the guys introduce the game of Bolt Action to new players. Old Man Morin, Patch and Anfernee talk through the game's basic mechanics and units. They also talk about how army building works and discuss some commonly asked questions sent in from newer players. 

If you are new to Bolt Action, we would like to welcome you to the fantastic online community and resources associated with the game.

We hope you enjoy and check out Boltaction.net's other great podcasts. Thank you for your time.

Please note: THIS IS NOT A REGULAR EPISODE OF THE GAP. The GAP will be return shortly with more of the same usual content y'all know and love.

You can find this episode in your local neighbourhood iTunes Store or you can find it HERE.

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Bolt Action - Review: Laser Touch Strike Case

By Tristan

  Recently I received the Strike carry-case from Laser Touch. For far too long I've transported my figures around in cardboard boxes and other dubious forms of "protection." In the last 12 months I've lost numerous aerials, gun barrels and don't even get me started on the number of turret mounted MMGs & HMGs, I've had to glue back on.

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Star Wars Armada - Steve's Rebel Fleet

Today I have a quick post to showcase my Rebel fleet for Star Wars Armada. In a few days I will do the same for the Imperial fleet.

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Bolt Action - Ghost Army Podcast Episode 15 - The New Years Special

The Ghost Army Podcast: Episode 15 - The New Years Special

The Ghost Army Podcast is back again with a special New Years episode. The guys have a slew of special guests as they jump around the globe talking Bolt Action with representatives from a variety of communities. From across the US with Rob Rhodes, Aaron Filter and Mark Dawg, to Rich H from the UK and Jakob from Sweden.

Find this episode in your friendly neighbourhood iTunes store or HERE.

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Late War Fighting Withdrawal - Germans vs. USSR

by "Dirty" Jon 

Tarzan and I decided to play a Late War game of Flames of War before recording the podcast.  We wanted to do something weird, so we jacked up the points and both picked lists that are not great. I wanted to get the old Panzer IV/70s on the board - which I love.

I went with an entire company of CT PzIV/70s, some Nebs, Ostwinds, a little Infantry, a CV King Tiger and Rudel.

Eric made up a hero IS-2 list and we went at it. His list had three platoons of two IS-2s with the FA 11 upgrade.  He also had a unit of T-34/85s, some arty, two Assault Guns (I think ISU...something) and air.

We rolled up a random mission and got Fighting Withdrawal.  I won the game roll (by rolling low) and got to Defend - yay! 

Zee Germans take the lower half of this board.

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