With the cancellation of Adepticon 2020, I decided it was time to get work done on my Bugeater 2020 army. The Bugeater GT is a two-day Bolt Action event, June 6th and 7th, in Omaha, Nebraska run by another Bolt Action player, Josh Dunn (top guy and great event organizer). Last year it had over… Read More Road to Bugeater 2020 – Anti-Partisan Patrol 1943
Fifth in a series of posts showcasing completed projects. The photos were taken on my phone using the MacroMat from Tablewar. Models shown: Warlord Games: Winter German HQ Winter SS squad Winter Grenadier squad Winter German infantry Nebelwerfer 41 (gun only) Winter German medium artillery (crew only) Winter German sniper team German Feldgendarme motorcycle team Winter… Read More Bolt Action Winter Germans
Fourth and final in a series of articles covering Andrew, Ben, Dexter and Paul’s journey to Operation Sting 2018. Battle of Elsenborn Ridge – Double display Andrew and Ben – When we started working on army ideas not long after Adepticon and learned that Operation Sting would be set in 1944 this year, the Battle… Read More Road to Operation Sting – Part 4: The Display
Third in a series of articles covering Andrew, Ben and Dexter’s journey to Operation Sting 2018. Andrew – Late-war winter Germans The theme: I’ve been sitting on a small force of winter Germans since Adepticon 2016 and I’d been looking for an excuse to expand. A combination of Sting’s 1944 theme and Warlord’s major support… Read More Road to Operation Sting – Part 3: The Hobby
Operation Sting breaks down scoring into four categories; battle, appearance, sportsmanship and theme. Part of the theme score is a written army background explaining the historical context for your platoon and the units you picked. Panzers on the Elsenborn On Dec. 18, 1944 the German 506th Heavy Antitank Battalion unleashed the state-of-the-art Jagdpanther tank destroyer… Read More Operation Sting 2018 – Panzers on the Elsenborn
Second in a series of articles covering Andrew, Ben and Dexter’s journey to Operation Sting 2018. Andrew – Late-war winter Germans The surprise: After a few practice games with the Jagdpanther I can now fully appreciate one of the most powerful rules in Bolt Action – Tiger Fear. I knew I was taking a risk… Read More Road to Operation Sting – Part 2: The Tactics
First in a series of articles covering Andrew, Ben and Dexter’s journey to Operation Sting 2018. Operation Sting is one of the premiere Bolt Action events in the U.S. Over the years Sting has gained a reputation in the Bolt Action community for taking all aspects of the hobby (paint, sportsmanship, and gaming) to the highest… Read More Road to Operation Sting – Part 1: The Armies
Join Andrew, Dexter and Ben as they head to Collinsville, IL to compete at DieCon 2018. Monday, 11:28 a.m. – The final tally DieCon 2018 is done and dusted. Final results are: Bolt Action Tournament Dexter, 3-0-0, Best General, first place Andrew, 1-0-2, Best Painted, third place Ben, 1-0-2, fourth place Tank War Tournament Dexter,… Read More DieCon Live Blog
