We’re heading deep into the jungles of Guadalcanal this week, following Evans Carlson and the Marine Raiders on an epic march deep into enemy territory. Guadalcanal On 7th August 1942,…

The Imperial Japanese military saw action across Asia, from the capture and defence of the islands of the Pacific, recreate their prowess with this Armies of Imperial Japan German edition!…

Load up for the summer offensive with a FREE vehicle from the huge Wheels of Steel collection when you buy 2 others. Hurry – limited time only. Below is the…

Bolt Action writer Alessio Cavatore brings us the rules for staging beach landings in your games – perfect for Pacific themed battles as well as, of course, the D-Day landings. In…

The Japanese are setting their sights on destroying Allied vehicles with the new Type 3 Ho-Ni Tank Destroyer. View in Store The Ho-Ni was based on the chassis of the Chi-Ha and…

British Vs Japanese By Peter Hely On Thursday last – an epic battle between the forces of Divine Light, the Imperial Japanese Army, and the Barbarian horde from the grey Northern…

Take over the Pacific with your newly painted Japanese army, using this painting guide by Andy Zeck! Hey Guys! Jamie here; regular Bolt Action contributor and speed demon Andy Zeck…

Taking over the Pacific is the Imperial Japanese forces, armed with the new Type 91 So-Mo Armoured Car. Type 91 So-Mo Armoured Car Road View in Store Also referred to…

Bow to the might of the Imperial Japanese Army as it takes over the entire pacific with the new plastic Chi-Ha! View in Store Even the emperor is pleased with what…

The Japanese, through bitter warfare, have become masters in the art of camouflage. When vehicles can no longer be serviced they are not wasted – the Chi-Ha can now continue as a…

The Japanese empire has waited long enough to bloom and with the new Chi-Ha platoon they are poised to take the entire pacific. Even the emperor is pleased with what…

Japan’s last stand to defend their nations homeland in the form of the new bamboo spear fighter squad. View in Store As the Second World War progressed, Japanese forces were…

A what if situation arose and we see the Soviets fighting the Germans in their homeland and the city Stalingrad, with the U.S and IJA in the mix too! The…

The most common Anti-Aircraft gun used in World War 2 by the Japanese has arrived for your Bolt Action army and is ready to bring down the allies from the…

Conversion-holic Jakob Lotz brings us more plastic card and resin conversions, this time for a very flavoursome Japanese self propelled gun (SPG). The Ho-To was a SPG and an ad…

You’ve picked up a copy of the Bolt Action Rule Book – now how do you go about expanding your army? As a new player it may seem daunting as…

Looking for a little help to get your Bolt Action army painted up just right? Well check out our brand new addition to our Downloadable Painting Guides, available for less than…

Ever-keen to expand our range and bring some of the more interesting vehicles from history to your tabletops, this week we’re proud to preview a range of some of the lesser-known…

Don’t Miss Out… The 15% off 3+ vehicles ‘Wheels of Steel’ offer comes to a close this coming Monday 29th Feb, so with the Easter break just around the corner,…

Battle for Iwo Jima (19th February to 26th March 1945) During their ‘island hopping’ campaign, the US Marines were tasked to take the heavily fortified island of Iwo Jima, in…

Looking at a brief history of the conflict often forgotten as Empires erupt in flames across the Pacific A brief history of the Pacific theatre in World War II In…

If you are looking for a challenging scenario then recreating the fighting during the Battle for Iwo Jima has to be the pinnicle, we suggest using the Bunker Assault scenario…

With all the hubbub around Empires In Flames its easy to forget our fantastic range of Osprey books and today we’re adding more! View in Store The Imperial Japanese Navy’s…

With our latest PDF Painting Guide for the Japanese is available to download ‘here’, super-fast painter Andrew Chesney shares his methods for getting your Japanese forces painted up and on the…

Maciej Krol, Warlords own Polish Sales Manager, & friend Jan Gradon recently laid out their battlefield and got stuck in   Maciej; We played the Point Defence scenario (Bolt Action…

The SS-Ki, officially the Soko Sagyo, a fully tracked – flamethrower armed – engineering vehicle of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA). History By the 1930s the IJA had grasped the…

Reinforce your invasion armies with the latest engineering marvel to roll out of the Imperial Japanese Army’s factories…. View in Store The Sōkō Sagyō Ki – also known as the…

We’re adding to our list of Bolt Action Downloadable Painting Guides today with a fantastic in depth guide for the Japanese: View in Store Each of our guides covers one…

Released alongside the Bolt Action campaign book Empires in Flames the Pacific and Far East we present two fantastic 1500pt armies – perfect to expand your Island hopping counteroffensive in…

With the recent release of our ‘Empires in Flames’ Bolt Action Theatre Book, this week we delved back through the Warlord Games Forums and related Facebook groups to take stock…

Warlord Games show coordinator Andrew Chesney is often found hunkered down over army lists and challenging opponents at events around the world, so who better to introduce us to selecting…

Andy Singleton of Volley Fire Painting Services has been polishing his camera lens and wetting his palette as he delves into the background of two Pacific mainstays of the Japanese and…

Brand new reinforcements arrive for the Imperial Japanese Army – the Type 91 105mm Field Gun and the Type 1 47mm Anti Tank Gun! The Type 91 105mm Howitzer View in…

Alongside the Bolt Action supplement Empire in Flames the Pacific and Far East we introduced two fantastic 1500pt armies – perfect to start your Island hopping offensive in the Pacific!…

Burma, the end of February 1944, men of the 5307 Composite Unit (better known as ‘Merrill’s Marauders) embarked on an incredibly arduous march of about 1200 Km through the Himalayas…

Alessio Cavatore introduces us to the Bolt Action supplement ‘Empires in Flames’ the Pacific and Far East. View in Store Alessio: The initial series of supplements for Bolt Action (i.e. the…

Our latest Bolt Action Theatre Book is now available! ‘Empires In Flames – the Pacific and Far East’ is supplied with a free exclusive miniature of USMC Medal of Honour winner,…

With the upcoming release of the latest Bolt Action Theatre Book, Empires In Flames (now available for Pre-Order) we thought it would be timely to delve deep in to the…

Courtesy of Osprey Publishing Whether you’re new to Bolt Action or a truly experienced Bolt Action warrior there are loads more things to discover within our Web collection – for…

If you are new to Bolt Action then we recommend this deal for you. We put it together last Christmas and as it proved to be so popular during the…

This week our Studio painting team have turned their focus to the Far East and the vehicles of the Japanese Empire: the Type 4 Ho-Ro self-propelled gun and the Type…

This week sees the release of the Japanese Type 2 Ka-Mi  – the Imperial Japanese Navy’s first amphibious tank. As the subject matter is rather different to the regular armoured fighting…

The forces of the Imperial Japanese are further reinforced by the addition of this new resin Ke-Nu light tank. With the Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tanks undergoing up-armament and therefore…

Add valuable reconnaissance ability to your Imperial Japanese army with the latest resin vehicle to be added to our Bolt Action vehicle range – the Type 95 Kurogane scout car:…

Our Studio painters have been busy recently, so we thought it was a great time to show off some of their work. This week, Imperial Japanese tanks, tank destroyers and…

Launch your beach landings and widen the Japanese Empire with this new laser-cut landing craft. Don’t forget to check out our rules for Amphibious Assaults in Bolt Action battles.  …

Deck your gaming table out in style with these beautifully detailed laser-cut wooden buildings, perfect for island hopping battles in the Pacific theatre and the Far East during WWII, the…

1942 – Fall of Singapore After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and their simultaneous invasions of several islands across the Pacific, and then Malaysia the following day, the British interests in…

Add some heavy support to your Japanese forces with the Type 4 Ho-Ro self-propelled gun. Built on a modified Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank chassis, the Ho-Ro mounted a Type…

Out now is our latest Bolt Action Imperial Japanese boxed set – the Special Naval Landing Force! View in Store Due to the deep distrust the Japanese Army and Navy…

These historical characters, presented with a somewhat ‘Hollywood’ style, are here to add flavour to your armies. They may be included in future official publications, but in the meantime they…

The battle for Alligator Creek is officially known as the Battle of the Tenaru. 6,000 troops from the Japanese 28th Infantry Regiment, the Yokosuka Special Naval Landing Force, and 35th…

On the 7 August 1942 the United States Marine Corps landed on the strategic south pacific island of Guadalcanal and stopped the construction of a vital Japanese airfield. If operational…

We have had a fantastic response to the collecting articles and in time honoured fashion we have listed the products as complete armies so you can jump straight in and…

Here we have a selection of off the shelf and converted vehicles for the Pacific theatre. Although there may not be as many varients present in this theatre it doesn’t…

We have made the plastic Imperial Japanese Infantry and Blitzkrieg German Infantry available as single sprues. They can be found in our webstore in the Bolt Action Armoury section. Buy…

Add authentic details and markings to your Bolt Action models with these new carefully researched waterslide decal sheets. The first new decal sheet has licence plates for a wide variety…

Andrew’s Imperial Japanese Now the first game is out of the way (the less said about my luck in that the better) it is time to turn my attention to…

4 Players. 500 points each. 1 objective – annihilation…  So for the first time we would be getting our armies out for a game. We had taken a few weeks…

Following on from last week’s guide to the Armies of the United States book, Alessio Cavatore talks us through the Bolt Action Japanese Armies supplement:  

In part 2 of our series on collecting our Pacific armies we are taking our forces up to to 500 points, with the knowledge that we will be playing a…

Released today is the noble figure of Baron Takeichi Nishi, tank commander in the Imperial Japanese army. Nishi was a Gold medallist in show jumping at the 1932 Olympics, as well…

As promised, here is the first instalment of our Pacific campaign collecting series. The idea is that four of us here at Warlord HQ (Ches, Daz, Bill and Rich), who…

The Pacific war was a desperate and bloody part of the global conflict of WWII. From Guadalcanal through to Okinawa and the attack on the Japanese mainland, many different forces…

Warlord Boss John Stallard loves this model so much, he insisted we show it off. Nishi was a Gold medallist in show jumping at the 1932 Olympics, as well as…

We’ve recently been having loads of miniatures painted by our newly recruited team of painters as well as the regular stalwarts – here are some of the results for the…