The Frigates & Brigs Flotilla box allows you to field these vessels in Black Seas. Though not the largest ships, they play a vital role in your fleet. Frigates Frigates…

In this Aircraft Profile series, we’ll be looking at each of the aircraft released for Blood Red Skies, their history and their abilities in your games, continuing with the North…

At midnight on the morning of the D-Day attack, a different – and perhaps lesser-known – kind of invasion launched from the air. The first Allied troops to get their boots…

Before we get into this article we would just like to point out this is a fun, optional set of rules which we’ve created in order to add a little…

To coordinate with our Battle of the Bulge campagin book release, we thought we should sum up all of the current Winter American and Winter German ranges. Bastogne, by Peter…

Forums and facebook provide a great resource for our hobby and there are some great examples to inspire and help our creativity – check out this M4 Sherman by angusin ModelBrush for…

Andy Singleton of VolleyFirePainting has been preparing for a game recently involving a lot of reconnaissance units in his Bolt Action American list and shares with us some tactical advice…

The Snow arrived with a ferocious tenacity, 1944 would see on of the harshest winters in a century and yet somehow the war went on. For many it would be…

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…

Warlord Games studio painter Andrés Amián presents his expert guide to painting US Marine Corps camo: I tend to think that for wargames figures it is better to paint a camouflage approximation…

With the ‘Empires in Flames’ Theatre Book for Bolt Action now out, it’s time to mount up and head back to the beaches of the Pacific! Rich D of our Warlord…

With the recent release of Empire in Flames Warlorder Rich.D’s been adding to his Bolt Action US Marines with some fantastic conversions; RichD: I’ve been collecting US Marines for around 18…

From today until the end of September, we’re commemorating the Battle of Arracourt – one of the largest armoured engagements on the Western Front – with a focus on Tank War and a…

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…

Last month we put together a handy army building tool in the Warlord webstore, which not only gives you a simple method of putting together a bespoke army package via a series…

A few weeks ago Alessio was invited as a guest by the Leicester Sabres – the gaming club of the University of Leicester – to take part in the “Falaise…

The M3 White Scout Car was first sent into action in the Philippines, and would see action amongst the cavalry units of the US army in the Africa campaign. Based…

The latest addition to our massive range of resin vehicles for Bolt Action is this US Army M3 White Scout Car. View in Store Produced by the White Motor Company,…

With all of the recent releases of German troop boxed sets and the excited commotion in the community regarding the imminent Winter Soviets, we thought it time to take a…

Carentan was a small town of about 4,000 people. It also happened to be right next to the N-13 highway as well as the Cherbourg-Paris railroad, and sat in between Utah…

With the release of the optional rules set for Airlanding reinforcements for Bolt Action, now is the time… muster the troops, tighten your straps, check your ‘chute, say a quick…

Available to pre-order ahead of the release on Friday 31st October 2014, a special starter set containing everything you need to play Bolt Action Tank War! Armoured Fury allows you…

Two exciting previews for AFV lovers – a first look at our new plastic Sd.kfz 234/2 Puma armoured car by renowned scale model manufacturer Italeri as well as another project coming…

Decorated World War II veteran Paul Andert, consultant on the imminent Hollywood movie ‘Fury’, shares some genuine stories about the realities of war. With the forthcoming release of our ‘Armoured…

Following his original collection of US Marines earlier this year, our Richard Dando has been quietly beavering away trying to incorporate as many weird and wonderful components into the army…

This week we’ve added another of the iconic aircraft of the WWII period to our arsenal – the Vought F4U-1 Corsair! View in Store The Corsair was produced from May…

Airlift your American troops into battle with this new plastic kit from our partners at  Italeri – the Waco CG-4A glider. The CG-4 glider was built for the US Army…

With Tank War now making it’s way into the hands of eager Bolt Action players around the world and all these tanks rumbling around, we thought it was high time…

Deploy your armoured forces for Tank War with these two great value tank platoon boxed sets – the US Armoured Platoon and the Soviet Tank Platoon! Containing three of our…

Bombard the enemy from afar with this 81mm mortar team for US armies: View in Store Rules for the 81mm mortar can be found in the Armies of the United…

The Battle for Carenille Farm This battle report presents a turn-by-turn, blow-by-blow account of an actual game between the Germans and the Americans. It gives a good overview of how…

More armoured reinforcements are arriving for Allied armies in the form of this resin Sherman III medium tank, with its distinctive welded front armour. View in Store The Sherman III (M4A2) served…

The 6th of June marks the anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Normandy – perhaps the most pivotal moment in World War II, when the Allied forces commenced operations to…

Expert painter Rafa ‘Archiduque’ sent us these pics of his US Marine Corps – great job, Rafa! View in Webstore 0

More great laser-cut wooden models from Sarissa Precision, for North American Black Powder games – a Dunkers Church, a Covered Bridge and Railed Bridge. With the next Black Powder supplement…

We’ve added two new Bolt Action dice bags allowing you to declare your allegiance to the US 82nd Airborne or the US Rangers. View in Store View in Store Both…

A much-requested addition to our range of Bolt Action resin vehicles is now here – the US M18 Hellcat! The fastest tracked armoured fighting vehicle of World War II with…

By 1945 the German Army was a beaten force. It could not surrender, damned by Hitler’s orders to fight to the last man and the Allies’ demand for an unconditional surrender that the…

This laser-cut wood Landing Craft model is perfect for beach assault battles such as D-Day or the Pacific islands. Wide enough to take a Sherman tank, they’re ideal for taking…

This all-new plastic kit is the first fruits borne of our partnership with scale model giants Italeri. The M4 Sherman medium tank served Allied forces well, with American and British…

Here’s a first look at the special miniature we have made for Historicon this year – Lieutenant Dick Winters. Made famous as the main character in the TV show Band…

Warlord’s Pete Wright has been busy converting an armoured ambulance. He explains how he went about it: Inspired by the Airfix half-track that those of a certain age will remember,…

Neil Burt (also known as Troop of Shewe) has not only painted many of the vehicles you can see on our website, webstore and in our Bolt Action books, but…

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…

This week our Warlord’s studio painter Andres Amian has been working on our US artillery models: 0

The talented Claudia Zuminich is back with this lovely US Military Policeman on his Harley Davidson motorcycle, on a nicely modelled scenic base: 0

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…

Following on from Gabrio Tolentino’s brilliant Bazooka Jeep conversion article, we decided to make the components available for all those US Bolt Action armies that just can’t do without one of…

Warlord’s own Gabrio Tolentino has been a busy chap. Aside from taking loads of photos for the Bolt Action Tank Battles book (due out later this year), he’s been working…

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…

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…

Motto: Semper Fidelis Image courtesy of Osprey Publishing   The USMC was first created on the 10th of November 1775, during the American War of Independence (best known in the…

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…

Bolt Action writer Alessio Cavatore talks us through the Armies of the United States supplement for Bolt Action: We have more of the videos in the pipeline… 0

Once again we’ve crept into the Warlord Games studio to check out the latest projects. We tend to showcase work-in-progress on the Warlord Games Facebook page, so for early previews…

Storm the beaches and reclaim the Pacific with our multi-pose plastic US Marines, now available to to buy in our webstore. Guadalcanal. Tarawa. Iwo Jima. Okinawa. Just some of the…

Super-fast painter Andrew Chesney shares his methods for getting your forces painted up and on the battlefield in double-quick time: When you’re getting started on a new force, one of…

The US Marines receive some welcome support this week in the form of three new sets, providing  machine gun, mortar and anti-tank capabilities. Just the thing for retaking those Pacific…

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…

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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…

The famous jeep that was the workhorse of all the allied armies. Found in pretty much every theatre of war in many and varied roles it has been suggested that…

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Storm the beaches and reclaim the Pacific with our multi-pose plastic US Marines, now available to pre-order. Guadalcanal. Tarawa. Iwo Jima. Okinawa. Just some of the legendary actions the US…

This week we’ve found some more tanky goodness to show you from the Warlord design studio… US M18 Hellcat Soviet BT/7 These vehicles are both in the pipeline. For the…

Out now is our all-new plastic M3A1 Half-Track kit – perfect for transporting your US infantry into position and providing fire support while the battle rages. Buy Now in Store…

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Check out this great battle report with Bolt Action writer Alessio Cavatore versus YouTuber Pezzapoo and his mate Matt. 0

Out now we have 8 new waterslide decal sheets for creating authentic uniform markings on your Bolt Action infantry, including British, USA and Canadian transfers. Allowing you to really personalise…

Not content with doing a cracking paint-job on our Sergeant Rock model, Claudia Zuminich has taken a creative approach to photographing him in some highly realistic jungle terrain! Sergeant Rock…

US forces can now decimate enemy armour with this newly released anti-tank gun! Designed in 1940, the M5 3″ anti-tank gun combined the barrel of the 3-inch anti-aircraft gun T9…

A little while ago Warlord Games’ own Alessio Cavatore and Andrew Chesney spent a few days down South with the chaps from Beasts of War talking all things Bolt Action….

Providing long range fire support for US Army commanders, the 75mm pack howitzer makes it’s way into battle raining shells from above onto the enemies of Uncle Sam! buy now…

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We can’t let your US Infantry run around the battlefield without proper direction and leadership, can we? This new US Army pack gives you the command elements you need to…

Supporting the Allied offensive is this self-propelled 75mm Howitzer mounting on the M5 Stuart hull. It won’t be long until you can add this little beauty to your army but…

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A welcome addition to the Allied forces this week as the M5 Stuart light tank speeds into our webstore! An update from the classic M3 Honey light tank, the M5…

Our latest Bolt Action boxed set is filled with great plastic and metal US Rangers. With new weapons such as the M2 flamethrower and Bangalore torpedoes as well as specialist…

Fresh from the painting desk of ace painter Andres Amian Fernandez are our recently released American support weapon teams. Feast your eyes here… 0

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Joining the M1 81mm Mortar and .30 cal light machine gun as support weapons for the US Army is this new heavy machine gun team. The M2 .50 Cal is…

With our forthcoming plastic Bolt Action US Infantry almost here we thought it a good idea to start giving them all the support they’ll need to fight the Axis forces….

Oh, so you Allied players want something to knock out the German big cats, eh? Rumbling towards the front line are these two M10 tank destroyers! We have the US…

Well, not quite wooden Shermans – Sherman tanks with wooden armour to be correct. During the campaign in the Pacific the US forces were known to apply wooden armour to…

A little something for those of you collecting American forces – an up-armoured Jeep. Designed to give added protection to patrols and for Jeep crews on the frontlines these field…

Giving your American Paratroopers much needed mobility are these US Airborne Jeeps. Covered in stowage and supplies these can ferry the troops to the action or tow the Paratroopers support…

Uncle Sam’s boys get more mobile this week as the GIs receive armoured support in the form of the ubiquitous M3 halftrack. Check them out below. The M3 half-tracked personnel…

An old favourite returns to the webstore this week – the workhorse of the US army, the GMC CCKW truck (more commonly known as the ‘deuce-and-a-half’). Available in two variants…

For those of you wishing to field the 101st ‘Screaming Eagles’ division as made famous by the outstanding ‘Band of Brothers’ TV series we’ve pulled together these great army deals….

Is there no stopping us? Loads more Osprey titles have been added to our store – this time from the New Vanguard series which focuses on Military hardware. Check out…

We’ve recently received a stack of painted examples of our Bolt Action Miniatures and with all due haste have updated the webstore with photos of said painted models. Far nicer…

Last week we announced our new Reinforcements offer where you can buy individual figures of your choice! This week we’re adding our Bolt Action Miniatures US Airborne to the scheme:…

We know all full-blooded Allied Commanders are never satisfied with just stock vehicles in their forces. Therefore you can now add a hedgerow cutter to your Allied armour. An ingenious…

As this is being written, it’s quite a week for Bolt Action Miniatures releases so we figure we’ll go the whole hog and look at some more great paintjobs by…

As we continue to sort out the various boxes, moulds, etc from our purchase of Bolt Action we continue to find miniatures we’ve overlooked. This week we have four such…

One of the best miniature painters in the game, Andrew Taylor has turned his hand to our Bolt Action US Airborne range. Words alone cannot do justice to Andrew’s skill…

The US Airborne troops were always at the pointy-end of the action and weren’t found wanting. So whether you’re looking to recreate the actions of Easy Company, 101st Division ‘Screaming…

The workhorse of the US army as well as doing sterling service with many other countries during World War II and for many years afterwards this 2 1/2 ton truck…

Fresh from the US factory floor, the Sherman M4A3 75mm is ready for action with your Bolt Action American army. Used almost exclusively by the US armed forces (with a…

One of the biggest gaps in the Bolt Action range has now been plugged – we have two versions of the famous Willys Jeep available now! We are offering this…

As promised in our previous Sherman showcase article, we bring you the Sherman M4A3 (75mm). This tank was the most advanced production model for the M4A3 and was mainly retained…

Bolt Action Miniatures continues to roll out the big guns for the American Airborne with the release of the US Airborne M1 57mm Anti Tank Gun. The guns were officially…

Our latest releases for the Bolt Action US Airborne line have been dropped in to fight the good fight for America nad her allies on, or behind, the front lines….

The Sherman Tank was the mainstay of the American army. The break out from the Normandy beaches and the bocage could never been achieved without the armoured support. Although they…

Updated 13 March, 2009: The US forces will be tearing up the Axis armour with the addition of our Bolt Action Sherman M4A3 with the 76mm gun. Even the heavy…

Neil of Troop of Shewe was kind enough to send us along some excellent pictures of his amazingly well-painted Bolt Action Allied models. Suffice to say we had to show…

Greetings treadheads! Did you know there are more than 50 vehicles (and even a boat!) in the Bolt Action range? For no other reason than to show off finely sculpted…

Just parachuting in from our Bolt Action range of World War II miniatures are these splendid sculpts by the Moustachioed Wonder himself, Paul Hicks. With a cry of “All the…