Following on from his Zis-30 and Flakpanzer Hobbyist Jakob Lotz has been at it again with another conversion of one of the less well known vehicles of World War II. This time the vehicle in question is the 15 cm sIG 33 (Sf) auf Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf B /Panzer I sIG 33/Sturmpanzer I Bison. The…
The LEFH8B2 is a unique and interesting SPG to field. Since only 16 were ever made by the Germans, the presence of this vehicle in your army will surely make for interesting conversations (and occasionally an interesting target). This article will show you how to turn a standard Char B1 into this heavily armoured artillery…
Following-on from last week’s article showcasing his Zis-30 conversion, hobbyist Jakob Lotz has been hard at work on his latest creation – and this week, we’re proud to present his Flakpanzer I. Jakob has been extremely generous in creating a step-by-step guide on how to recreate this vehicle – and there should be more of…
An army of the Napoleonic era decked out on the tabletop is arguably the most thrilling sight to warm a wargamer’s heart, but the road to such glory is fraught with many perils – such as painter’s block, laziness and disapproving spouses. Fear not! With a bit of forward thinking, a zest of discipline, a…
Recently, we received an email from one of our customers, with a couple of rather nice conversions of some mobile gun platforms… we liked them so much that we asked the proud hobbyist if he’d like to create a quick step-by-step guide, so that others might follow in his footsteps (or should that be ‘…follow…
A veteran of the Bolt Action community, and ban-hammer wielding admin of the Bolt Action and Bolt Action International Facebook pages, Brian Ward is an experienced painter and modeller – and very kindly offered to write us a “Beginners guide” to working with resin and metal vehicles for people that might be new to such things. This…
Matthew Davies talks us through how he constructed his converted German captured Universal Carrier: The Universal Carrier was true to its name, and found itself in a ‘universal’ role, in several armies during World War Two. As well as a transport, it was also used for logistics, reconnaissance, and some were used as support weapons…
Darek Wyrozebski – who has painted countless Bolt Action vehicles for our box art and webstore features sat down to take us through his method of getting the M4 Sherman from Box to Battlefield in double-quick time, sharing a few tricks and tips along the way… Step-by-step To begin, I primed the tracks in Black,…
Following her excellent tutorial on painting a US Airborne figure, Christy Beall, from the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy Youtube channel, has now turned her hand to Bolt Action German Fallschirmjäger and specifically the Splittermuster camo pattern. Christy also gives rave reviews here for the German Army Grenadier 1944-45 book lavishly illustrated by Stephen Andrew – we…
We recommend you take the time to watch this great, detailed painting tutorial by Christy Beall, from the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy Youtube channel. Full of tips and techniques, it’ll be useful no matter what army you’re currently painting
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