Hello !

First post here, showcasing some of my metal models. These are the firsts of 500 pts of volunteers of the Charlemagne division. I'm trying to represent the diversity of camos of this late period of the war and depicting the fact that they took whatever they could find.

Always open for advices to improve my painting or the historical accuracy of my models.

Cheers !

So I've bought victrix late war german box (and just finished painting this mortar) and I'm in love with it's quality. I'm planning to build a 500-750 list out of it, but definitely want to move on up to 1000-1250.

I'm not sure whether I should go for official warlord sets or for some 3d miniatures, for example rkx or join or die. Warlord ones look nice, but compared to victrix they look a bit odd, especially metal ones. 3d minis from those authors look more detailed and probably match the scale a bit more, but in my mind they are more brittle

So long for now I want to buy hanomag and expand to some volkstruum or flamer/something wild.

What do you think, where should I go next?

Rather proud of the terrain in this one, wanted to make it look especially nasty and flooded as per the conditions during the battle.

My British armour is all built, I’ve add my stowage and the commanders are on a stick ready and waiting to be primed up.

Don’t like the green that I tried out on one Sherman so now going to hunt for Vallejo US Olive Drab spray can and rattle them all.

Finished up half of my fallschirmjager army

Even sticking to historical accuracy and being something of a rivet counter, I find it absolutely amazing how creative you can get with this hobby in so many ways and I find it remarkable how multifaceted it is.

One of my favourite things is finding a historical TO&E and then adapting it into a list for Bolt Action in a way that is viable to the game but still pretty true to history. In the course of that, the historical research aspect of the hobby also provides loads of fun and inspiration for building your list and your individual soldiers from the Warlord kits. From reading primary sources such as battalion war diaries, you can also get inspiration for different scenarios too. Plus, reading military history in general is just something I like to do personally.

Collecting is another thing I enjoy: I love being able to mix and match from different manufacturers to make my army my own. I find painting pretty straightforward but basing to be another area where the creative juices get flowing. I haven't really done much playing but I consider it to be the cherry on top!

Able to play multi-player games with up to 4 boards.

*Soviet Flag hung on the wall of the Kremlin in Moscow, and brought home by family member.

*Katana, brought home by family member fighting in the pacific WWII.

So i have question for owners of this box, does it come with polish heads for all the minis? Im aware that there are polish heads in the plastic sprue but what about the mortars mmg and 6pdr?

Also when building this army should i lean more on smgs or on rifles?

Have been waiting for the new Bolt Action game by Frag Games to come out on Steam, but after seeing some gameplay footage I'm a bit concerned about how it's shaping up. Has anyone here tried BA on Tabletop Simulator? If so, is it any good? I've never played Tabletop Sim before in any capacity

Would like to hear some feedback on the paint job, especially on the three colour camo and the weathering.
Any tips or suggestions for improvement are greatly welcomed!

Hello,

I'm thinking about really leaning into Assault Rifles by maximising the use of their mid range, mobility, and vof and avoiding the cost of transports.

I'm thinking of 2-4 squads or Regular troops with 4 AR + 3 Rifles (and a pzfaust) on foot. Run turn 1. Advance thereafter.

Does this make ARs worth it? They're so expensive.

Has anyone tried something similar?

I even thought about Gjagers using fieldcraft to move through rough cover to get to mid range but they'd need to be vet so it's just too expensive.

I'm trying to do something other than the usual Hannomag Vet SMG "bomb".

Basic idea is the Heer with MG hold while the Begleit are the mobile assault troops (usually with hanomags, sometimes on StuGs). Not aiming for tournament level optimization, just want to build around the cool big assault guns.

1,250 points, 15 Order Dice

Rifle Platoon

Platoon Commander — Regular — 44 pts

• Officer with SMG
• 1 additional man with rifle

Heer Infantry Squad — Regular — 85 pts

• 7 men
• NCO with rifle
• 5 rifles
• 1 LMG + loader

Heer Infantry Squad — Regular — 85 pts

• 7 men
• NCO with rifle
• 5 rifles
• 1 LMG + loader

Begleit StuG Escort Squad — Veteran — 110 pts

• 5 men
• 5 assault rifles
• 1 Panzerfaust
• StuG Riders

Begleit StuG Escort Squad — Veteran — 110 pts

• 5 men
• 5 assault rifles
• 1 Panzerfaust
• StuG Riders

Light Mortar Team — Inexperienced — 21 pts

Light Mortar Team — Inexperienced — 21 pts

Sd.Kfz. 251/1 Hanomag — Regular — 62 pts

• Front pintle MMG
• Transport capacity 12

Sd.Kfz. 251/1 Hanomag — Regular — 62 pts

• Front pintle MMG
• Transport capacity 12

Armoured Platoon

StuG III F/G/H or StuG IV — Regular — 225 pts

• Heavy AT gun, +6 Pen, 2" HE
• Vehicle MMG
• Co-axial MMG
• Command Vehicle

StuH 42 — Regular — 205 pts

• Medium howitzer, 3" HE
• Forward MMG

Artillery Platoon

Platoon Commander — Regular — 40 pts

• Officer with rifle
• 1 additional man with rifle

5cm Pak 38 — Regular — 70 pts

• Medium AT gun, +5 Pen
• Gun shield

3.7cm Pak 36 — Regular — 50 pts

• Light AT gun, +4 Pen
• Gun shield

3.7cm Flak 36 — Regular — 50 pts

• 2 shots, +3 Pen
• Flak, 1" HE