The history of special forces units within the Soviet Union is bound up with that of violence against political dissenters and the brutal repression instigated by Josef Stalin against the peoples of eastern Europe. It is not our intention to glorify these atrocities, or the people that committed them by representing them in miniature on…
The finale of Robert Martin’s series on the Spanish Blue Division’s actions at the Battle of Krasny Bor throws light onto the ferocious counterattack sprung upon the Soviets once they had finally wrested control of Krasny Bor from the Spanish Blue Division. If you try out the scenario, be sure to let us know what…
Robert Martin’s back again this week, following up on his article about the Spanish Blue Division, with the first in a series of three new scenarios on their heroic actions outside of Leningrad. Black Wednesday Spanish Frontline near Krasny Bor, early morning 10 February 1943. As the two-hour preliminary bombardment died down at 8.40 am,…
Campaign Stalingrad, our newest Bolt Action is chock full of scenarios to replicate the conflict on the tabletop. We’ve been talking it about it with great excitement over on our Twitch channel and it seems you’re just as excited as us! We’ve had a flood of photos of Stalingrad-ready armies. Today we’re featuring Michael Groom’s…
We sat down with legendary game designer Rick Priestley, to give us the lowdown on his inspirations and thought processes for his Bolt Action Soviets… Why Soviets? I really liked the look of the plastic Russian infantry – nice designs and poses and the kit is jam-packed with weapon options. You can pretty much build…
Cast the Third Reich back westwards with the Soviet Army in Bolt Action. We’re showing you how you can go about starting a Soviet force in the game. Why collect Soviets? Over the course of the war, the Soviet Union had become a formidable fighting force, enduring hardships hitherto unseen in their struggle against the…
Pavlov’s House was a site of key strategic importance during the Battle of Stalingrad; subject to fierce repeated assaults by the German invaders. The siege of ‘Pavlov’s House’ is reputed to have lasted from 27 September to 25 November 1942. It became an almost mythological symbol of the staunch resistance of the Red Army…
We turn Warlord’s Rapid Deployment Paint System to Soviet Infantry. The system allows you to get remarkable results for very little effort! All the paints used were taken from the Rapid Deployment Fast Paint System Core and Soviet Army Paint Sets. View in Store Stage 1: Priming The miniature was primed with the Leather…
Bolt Action Campaign: Fortress Budapest is now available as a PDF! View in Store Throughout the autumn of 1944, the Axis forces in the Carpathian Basin were fighting for their very existence. Campaign: Fortress Budapest will inspire and guide you through the entirety of this particular conflict and on to many more victories with your…
Warlord Writer Sam Phillip’s has been bitten with the winter bug and shows off his Winter Russians ready for combat. Sam: My Soviet force is tailored so I can use it on the snowy battlefields of WW2. The two SMG squads along with the free rifle squad are there to charge straight for the enemy,…
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