Unlike some miniatures games, Bolt Action is manufacturer-agnostic, you can use models from any company you like. No matter the Nation or force you choose to represent, someone makes minis for it.

Latest Updates

• Wargames Atlantic – SAS/Commandos, Germany Sentires – Sept. 2024
• Regiment Games – Yugoslav Army – Sept. 2024

Infantry

Artizan Designs – Metal

• France – Foreign Legion, Moroccan Goumier
• Germany – Grenadier, Army, Afrika Korp, Fallschirmjäger, Army (Winter)
• Italy – Army
• Partisans – Infantry
• Soviet Union – Scouts, Army, Army (Winter), Naval Brigade, Snow Suits
• UK/Commonwealth – 8th Army, Commandos, Commonwealth, SAS, Army
• US – Airborne, Army, Army (Winter)

Empress Miniatures – Metal

• Germany – Volksgrenadier, Late War Army
• Italy – Army, Colonial Infantry, Army (North Africa)
• Romania – Army
• UK/Commonwealth – Army (Late War), BEF, Naval Infantry
• US – Late War Army

Footsore Miniatures – Metal

• Partisans – Infantry

The Assault Group – Metal

• Germany – Army (Late War), Army (Winter), Grenadiers
• Japan – Army
• Soviet Union – Army
• UK/Commonwealth – Chindits, Ghurkas
• US – Marines

Offensive Miniatures – Metal

• Germany – Defense of Berlin, Fallschirmjäger, Afrika Korp, Army (Winter), Waffen SS
• Italy – Army
• UK/Commonwealth – Airborne, 8th Army, LRDG
• US – Airborne

Brigade Games – Metal

• China – German-equipped Army
• Germany – Army
• Soviet Union – Army, Mongolians
• UK/Commonwealth – Australians
• US – Army, USMC

Eureka Miniatures – Metal

• China – Army
• Japan – Army
• Soviet Union – Army, Factory Workers
• UK/Commonwealth – Australians

Gaddis Gaming – Metal

• France – Army, Alpine
• Finland – Army (Summer), Army (Winter)
• Germany – Early War Army, Late War Army, Fallschirmjäger, Waffen SS, DAK, Army (Winter)
• Italy – Army, Bersaglieri, Alpine, Army (North Africa)
• Japan– Army
• Partisans – Infantry
• Soviet Union – Army (Summer), Late War, NKVD, Army (Winter)
• UK/Commonwealth – Army (Late War), Chindits, Sikhs, Gurkhas, Australians, Airborne, Commandos, 8th Army
• US – Rangers, Airborne, Marines

Regiment Games – Metal

• Yugoslavia – Army

Crusader Miniatures – Metal

• France – Senegalese, Army (Early War), Calvary, Dragons Portés
• Germany – Army (Early War), Cavalry, Cossacks, Fallschirmjäger, Army (Winter)
• Partisans – Infantry
• Poland – Army (Early War)
• Soviet Union – Army (Early War), Army (Winter)
• Romania – Army (Early War)
• UK/Commonwealth – Army (Early War), Army (Late War), Airborne
• US – Army, Airborne

Copplestone Castings – Metal

• Soviet Union – Mongolian Calvary, Cossacks, Army (Interwar)
• China – Army, Calvary, Warlords

Pulp Figures – Metal

• China – Warlords / Militia
• France – French Foreign Legion
• Germany – Kriegsmarine, Colonial Troops
• Japan – Naval Troops
• Partisans – Sailors
• UK/Commonwealth – Sikhs, 8th Army (Early War), Highlanders
• US – Sailors, Marines (Early War)

Gorgon Studios – Metal

• France – French Foreign Legion
• Germany – Fallschirmjäger, Gebirgsjäger
• Norway – Army
• Partisans – Greeks
• Poland – Black Brigade
• UK/Commonwealth – Army (Winter), SBS Commandos

Kromlech Historical – Metal

• Poland – Army (Early War), Cavalry, Black Brigade

Perry Miniatures – Metal and Plastic

• France – French Foreign Legion, Senegalese, Vichy
• Germany – Army (DAK), Fallschirmjäger
• Italy – Army (North Africa)
• UK/Commonwealth – 8th Army, Sikhs, SAS, LRDG, Cavalry
• US – Army

Stoessi’s Heroes – Metal

Individual ‘character’ models including:

• Finland – Army
• Germany – Army, SS, Tank Crew
• Japan – Army
• Partisans – French Resistance, Russian Partisans
• Poland – Airborne
• Soviet Union – Army, Tank Crew, Scouts
• UK/Commonwealth – LRDG, SAS, Airborne, Army, Canadians
• US – Airborne, Marines, Army

Wargames Foundry – Metal

• Germany – Fallschirmjäger, Army, Sentries, Calvary
• Japan – Army
• Partisans – French Resistance
• UK / Commonwealth – Chindits, Commandos, Home Guard, Airborne

Great Escape Games – Metal

• Denmark – Army
• Germany – Army (Summer), Army (Winter), Battle for Berlin
• Greece – Mountain Infantry
• Italy – Alpini, Bersaglieri, Army
• Hungary – Army (Summer), Army (Winter), Calvary
• Romania – Army (Summer), Army (Winter)
• Soviet Union – Army (Summer), Army (Winter)

Bad Squiddo – Metal

• Soviet Union – Female Weapons Teams, Scouts, Snipers, Tank Crew, Infantry
• UK/Commonwealth – Female Home Guard, WRN, Civilians, RAF
• US – Female War Correspondents

Heer46 – Metal

• Germany – Fallschirmjäger, Gebirgsjäger, Army (Winter)
• Soviet Union – Snow Suits

Rubicon Models – Metal and Plastic

• Germany – Tank Crew, Army
• Soviet Union – Tank Crew, Army, Scouts, Tank Riders
• UK/Commonwealth – Tank Crew, Army
• US – Tank Crew, Army, Tank Riders

Black Tree Design – Metal

• France – Army
• Germany – Gebirgsjäger, Army, DAK, Fallschirmjäger, SS
• Italy – Army
• Partisans – Soviet Partisans
• Soviet Union – NKVD, Naval Brigade, Army (Winter)
• UK/Commonwealth – Commandos, Airborne, Army
• US – Army, Airborne

Wargames Atlantic – Plastic

• France – Army
• Italy – Army, Bersaglieri
• Germany – Panzer Lehr, Sentries
• Partisans – French Resistance
• UK/Commonwealth – SAS/Commandos

Bohemian Troops – Metal

• Czechoslovakia – Army (Early War)

Anzio Miniatures – Metal

• China – Army

Victory Force Miniatures – Metal

• Germany – Army, SS, Gebirgsjager, Grenadiers, Fallschirmjager 
• Partisans – French Partisans
• Soviet Union – Army
• UK/Commonwealth – Army
• US – Army, Airborne

Wartime Miniatures – Metal

• Japan – Army, SNLF
• Hungary – Army
• UK/Commonwealth – Australian Army, Australian Commandos

Westwind Productions – Metal

• Germany – Army, SS, DAK, Grenadiers
• Japan – Army
• Partisans – French Partisans
• Soviet Union – Army
• UK/Commonwealth – 8th Army, Army
• US – Army, USMC

Warlord Games – Metal and Plastic

• Pretty much everything.

STLs

Massive, incredible, tremendous Google Sheet list of STLs for specific units/models from r/BoltAction user Georgy_K_Zhukov.

Trenchworx

Wargames Atlantic

RKX Miniatures

Model Comparisons

• Commandos! Warlord Games vs. Wargames Atlantic

Infantry Scale Comparison

Scale comparison of the various model companies I have in my collection. Note, the Footsore ones are taller, that model is bent forward running (I should have picked a better example).

Scale comparison of Italian Infantry from three different companies. Note this includes both metal and plastic models from Warlord Games.

Vehicles

Rubicon Models – Metal and Plastic and Resin

• Germany
• Soviet Union
• UK/Commonwealth
• US

Kromlech Historical – Resin

• Poland

Trenchworx – Resin

• Germany
• Japan
• Soviet Union
• US

Blitzkrieg Miniatures – Resin

• France
• Germany
• Italy
• UK/Commonwealth
• US

Wargames Foundry – Metal

• Germany

Perry Miniatures – Resin and Metal

• France
• Germany
• Italy
• UK/Commonwealth
• US

Mad Bob Miniatures – Resin

• France
• Germany
• Hungary

Terrain

Baueda

• Wide variety of resin sandbag emplacements, trench systems, objectives and barriers.

Were to buy in the US?

The majority of World War II minis are manufactured in the UK / EU. For us over here in the States, here is a list of vendors that sell these incredible model ranges without the international shipping.

• Badger Games – Artizan, Bad Squiddo, Copplestone Castings, Crusader Miniatures, Warlord Games, Great Escape Games, Offensive Miniatures, Perry Miniatures, Kromlech Historical, Heer46, Wargames Foundry
• GCmini– Artizan, Bad Squiddo, Great Escape Games, Offensive Miniatures, Warlord Games
• Michigan Toy Solider – Warlord Games, Trenchworx and pretty much every hobby company imaginable.
• Age of Glory Miniatures – Empress Miniatures
• Kick-Ass Mail Order – Bad Squiddo, Great Escape Games, Rubicon Models, Wargames Atlantic

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Did we miss one? Let us know in the comments or shoot an email to Andrew at ChicagoDiceTeam@gmial.com.

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