Kar98k

…is it best to build them completely and then prime and paint them or is it better to paint each part before construction?

It really comes down to personal preference and style of painting you like. Since you had mentioned you are mainly a Napoleonic wargamer, what do you when painting those figures? You might prefer a different paint style…[Read more]

I have some Perry Miniatures 28mm WW2 figures, and they are some of my favorite 28mm figures for Bolt Action, but they only have North Africa German and British (in plastic) and some really nice American infantry (in plastic). However, it looks like Rubicon Models has American, British, German, and Soviet infantry.

Does anyone here have both the…[Read more]

Is this because Rubicon Models will be releasing a British 25pdr soon? This new kit will be a great addition to anyone’s Bolt Action collection.

I have to agree with the others here in that the British 25pdr fits in nicely with the Bolt Action game system. I wouldn’t change anything about it. Just leave the British 25pdr as is because if you…[Read more]

It is sad (and a little funny) that the newer Warlord Games plastic figure sets for their Bolt Action series are the “butt” of jokes.

I found this image and figured it was fitting to show here (pun intended).

Warlord’s newer weapons are probably a little larger to look good with the heroic type troops . The 1st plastic German troop kit has smaller size rifles ( on the separate sprue ) than the weapons on the newer German troops . But the MP 40 and MG 34 seem to have stayed the same?

I just compared them. The MP40s are a little bigger in the newer b…[Read more]

“I only have trouble using the heroic size figures when crewing a vehicle or having troops in close proximity to one , it looks a little weird . So I tend to use more slender 28mm or even Tamiya 1/48 figures who look pretty good if you shorten them a bit , in my vehicle.”

You just might have something here… thanks for the tip. I have these very…[Read more]

“It has always confused me why they call our war game figures 28mm scale . They’re not 28mm scale , they are 28mm in height.”

I think most just shortcut it by saying that. What they really mean is 1:56 scale (28mm). That is, 1:56 scale which is also about 28mm height.

“…now weather its from the bottom of the foot to the top of the head or t…[Read more]

“Anyone know where you can buy Chaplin figures?”

It shouldn’t be hard to scratch build one using an officer or other figure. You just need to find a suitable figure. Be sure to add the chaplain’s stole and maybe have the figure hold a bible or carry a communion kit. However, I think a chaplain’s purple stole would be the most distinctive item,…[Read more]

“Just wondering what you do to disguise the metal base of metal figures.”

First it depends on the base of the metal figure. If its big, I tend to trim them down a bit using cutters. After that, I scratching up the base and bottom of the figure. I then use CA to glue the figures to the plastic bases. When the glue is set I use milliput to fill in…[Read more]

Video on YouTube – What is Games Workshop’s “Heroic” Scale

“what do you take as your “datum”… actual(s) – and lets face it there are a few dodgy actual figures out there? warlord sizes? Blitgrieg sizes? Rubicon? and then you find out its a different version your measuring LOL”

What I find funny (as well as fustrating) is that the figures you mentioned above are all about the same height. It is just th…[Read more]

I am a little torn too, because I am also attracted to the neatness of removing figures as they die, so I would be interested in any neat ways you do that.

The best way would be to have the figures separate. See Steeljackal’s examples above, and I will try to take and post pictures of some other examples if I get a chance. But if you do not want…[Read more]

The German Army book and some of the Campaign books list horse draw carts or something as transports, which is historical really, but one of the reasons I think that not a lot of players use them is that they are not easy to find. Good news is that Rubicon Models will be releasing a cart and horse kit in 28mm (1:56 scale) with options to build it…[Read more]

@Jim Ripley – are these the poses that you think that are “rather blah”? (please see attached picture). I also agree, having bases molded onto the figures is odd now (especially for plastic figs). However, it turns out that it is pretty easy to remove the bases by careful cutting and trimming. Sadly, I didn’t think of that before I painted and…[Read more]

Here is an examples of the new US Infantry from Perry Miniatures. Just beautiful… but beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Yes, Perry Miniatures are sometimes known to have some dreadful cast metal figures, but I’m focusing on only the plastics. That said, the Perry Miniatures 28mm plastic US Infantry set (2019) is absolutely outstanding! T…[Read more]

The only problem is precisely if the axis of the cannon barrel is on the separation line of two arcs of fire.

Good question, but seriously, how often (if ever) does this really happen? I have never seen this come up in our club’s games.

But I agree, their earlier plastics and modern plastics do vary a little – they should not!!

SteveT, and I guess that is my biggest complaint. Not only do the newer plastics look beefier and bulkier than the older plastics, but you can’t use your extra bits (arms and heads for example) between the two to mix things up a bit. With the older sets, y…[Read more]

Nat, I concur. Warlord Games is definitely going more towards the gaming side than the modelling side of the hobby. Even more so with their latest releases.

When talking gaming figures, there are two things to note: 1) Looks are in the eye of the beholder. 2) Plastic model companies like to make figures with more anatomically correct proportions…[Read more]

I made the board first. Assembling the models. And I got to start on terrain.

Looks good. Did you make the board in 2×2 sections?