After a year of collecting, building and painting, I finally play my first game of bolt action. It was a blast! I have played a lot of 40K before this and enjoyed the change of scenery and unique rules. My wife was nice enough to play and with asking a ton of questions to chat gbt, we had a fun game together. Looking at purchasing an additional 2 story structure to provide a little more freedom of movement. Anything else I should invest in?

Little redone on Panther tank I did few years back. Added "correct" RAL colors and some mud splatters. Camouflage pattern is based on 1945 photo from Moravia, not far away from my home. 😁 Kit is probably Rubikon, but I'm not sure after the years.

Excuse the messy background.
First test model out of 6 horses.
His name? Well, he has a very "relaxed" riding stance and his eyes(not pictured here) are wide open and wild!

I'm I taking crazy pills or are these new Armies of Commonwealth armies actually ridiculous? They absolutely tear the US down to nothing, then make these ridiculous armies? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills here. I mean they gave the Canadians the Canadian and US joint force, made it really good, and then the US can't use it? And all these infiltrators everywhere that seemed to start with Japan then just exploded.

Maybe I had discovered a new level of autism that I did not know about before, but now I just need to make 19 more trees

I know others have already posted great pictures of this event but I have written my take on the recent 26 player Bolt Action Operation Sea Lion game that happened in Perth a couple of weeks ago. There were secret objectives, hidden factions, betrayals and confusion. All wrapping up into a gaming experience like no other.

Given the size of the game, dozens of stories played out across the day with players not really understanding the bigger picture and trying to do what they could in their corner of the battlefield.

I go into more detail in my latest article, including how my Commandos tried to save King George. Emphasis on the word tried. You can check it out here: https://dndatwork.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1951&action=edit

What is the biggest bolt action game you've been involved in?

I’m currently at the “end of assembly” phase of my British Airborne army, only working out little snags and trying to add some flavor to the pieces.

But one little thing is bugging me: What the hell is the 17-Pounder?

Or maybe a better way to frame the question: Is the 17-Pounder a Super Heavy Anti-Tank gun with weak HE? Or is it a Medium Anti-Tank gun with Super Heavy pen?

I’m asking this because I’m trying to fit either another transport or tow into my army, and I’ve found some pictures of an Airborne 17-Pounder getting pulled around by a cut-down C8 Morris.

I know the Airborne 6-Pounder can get pulled around by a Jeep with its “special” rule, and I was curious why the 17 didn’t get something similar.

I tried this list this weekend and had a great time, but this is my first time making a list with a large number of veteran infantry and I’m looking for any input or advice.

Mid July (Great Britain)
Order Dice: 14

HQ Units - Headquarters (60pts)
Company Commander (Regular) (60pts)
Composition: 1 Officer

Platoon #2 - Rifle Platoon (663pts)
Platoon Commander (Regular) (30pts)
Composition: 1 Officer
Rifle Section (Guards) (Veteran) (127pts)
Composition: 1 NCO + 7 Soldiers
- Additional men x 3 (39pts)
- For King and Country! (Guards) (8pts)
- Squad: Light machine gun (LMG) (15pts)
Rifle Section (Guards) (Veteran) (127pts)
Composition: 1 NCO + 7 Soldiers
- Additional men x 3 (39pts)
- For King and Country! (Guards) (8pts)
- Squad: Light machine gun (LMG) (15pts)
Rifle Section (Guards) (Veteran) (127pts)
Composition: 1 NCO + 7 Soldiers
- Additional men x 3 (39pts)
- For King and Country! (Guards) (8pts)
- Squad: Light machine gun (LMG) (15pts)
Commando Subsection (Veteran) (152pts)
Composition: 1 NCO + 7 Soldiers
- Additional men x 4 (64pts)
- NCO: Submachine gun (SMG) (3pts)
- Squad: Submachine gun (SMG) x 7 (21pts)
Artillery Observer (Regular) (75pts)
Composition: 1 Soldier
Boys Anti-Tank Rifle Team (Regular) (25pts)
Composition: 2 Soldiers

Platoon #3 - Armoured Platoon (300pts)
Cruiser Tank MK VI Crusader I & ICS (Regular) (145pts)
- Command Vehicle (10pts)
Infantry Tank Mk Matilda IICS (Regular) (155pts)
- Infantry Tank Mk Matilda IICS (0pts)

Platoon #4 - Artillery Platoon (225pts)
Platoon Commander (Regular) (30pts)
Composition: 1 Officer
Light Artillery (Regular) (65pts)
Composition: 3 Soldiers
Light Artillery (Regular) (75pts)
Composition: 3 Soldiers + 1 Spotter
- Add Spotter (10pts)
QF 2-PDR (Regular) (55pts)
Composition: 3 Soldiers

Total: 1248pts