One of the most important designs in the history of tank development, the Carden Loyd tankette inspired a huge number of similar vehicles worldwide, including the Panzer I and Russian T-27. Now you can add several variants of the carrier along with a 2cm Oerlikon gun and crew to your army. The Carden Loyd tankettes…
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 an automatic, belt-fed, recoil operated, air-cooled machine gun. Although it has a maximum range of 4.5 miles the .50 Cal was mostly effective within 1.2 miles when…
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. This week sees us bring you three new support teams with this one being the .30 Cal light machine gun (the others being the .50…
The latest new vehicle for our Bolt Action range is the LVT-4 Buffalo. We’ve wanted one of these for ages! The Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) a small amphibious landing craft, introduced by the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army during World War II. Although conceived to ferry supplies from ship to shore, the LVTs…
Another new Bolt Action vehicle for you and what a beauty it is! Nicknamed the ‘Stuka zu fuss’ (Walking Stuka) this halftracked vehicle uses the ubiquitous Sd.Kfz 251 to mount up to six wurfrahman 40/41 rockets launch frames. Giving more mobility than the more static Schweres Wurfgeräts and towed Nebelwerfers. The Stuka zu fuss was…
The Austin K2/Y was a British heavy military ambulance built by the Austin Motor Company for use during the Second World War. The K2 could, officially, take ten casualties sitting or four stretcher cases but they often carried more as casualty levels dictated. One driver stated he carried 27 wounded at one point in the…
Although an imprecise weapon, the Schweres Wurfgerat 41 was a punishing weapon in large numbers – both in terms of materiel and morale as the weapon made a terrifying noise, earning itself the nickname ‘Howling Cow’. This new portable but static rocket launcher is supplied with two crew, preparing to let loose their devastating salvo….
Everyone loves Commandos (well, maybe not that nasty Herr Hitler…) and so without further ado here is a selection of our Commando models beautifully painted by Andres Amian Fernandez. There’s even a little surprise for you… We also have snaps of these forthcoming Paul Hicks sculpts – Commando Vickers K LMG teams. These great new…
Originally conceived as an infantry support tank, the D1 instead became the main battle tank of the French army during the 1930s. Serving in North Africa, in defence of France during the German invasion of 1940 and ultimately during the battle of Kasserine Pass in 1943. The result of the French need for a Light…
Adding extra punch to your early and mid-war German forces is this 5cm Granatenwerfer team The 5cm Model 36 Granatenwerfer entered service in 1936 with the purpose of being able to engage pockets of enemy resistance beyond the range of manually thrown grenades. Due to it’s complicated telescopic sights and limited range the Model 36…
Andy Hobday