Bolt Action: Waffen SS Squad

Historical context:
The Waffen SS was the military arm of the NSDAP during the disgusting NS regime and responsible for terrible war crimes. They were not elite soldiers or heroes, they were simply racist criminals and convinced Nazis.
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Miniatures are from Warlord, Waffen SS, late war.

Bolt Action: Zis-3, 76mm Divisional Gun

Zis-3, 76mm Divisional Gun of the Red Army. During WW2 German soldiers called it the "Ratsch-Bumm".

The Village Shop

This is the 'Village Shop', a MDF Kit from TTCombat for 25/28mm scale.

Assembling was very easy. The roof and the first floor are removable, so you can play the entire building. I will use it with Bolt Action.

For the first time I used watercolours from the artists' store and applied them with a brush to try out an alternative to airbrushing with acrylics. Although I am not dissatisfied with the result, I will probably airbrush buildings again in the future. It is simply a question of time.

Bolt Action: Soviet Medium Mortar

Female Medium Mortar Team.
The 82mm mortars were usually regarded as artillery than infantry weapons by the Red Army.

The miniatures are again from the great female ranges of Bad Squiddo.

Bolt Action: SMG Squad and Female Sniper Team

More Soviets. The SMG squad with an optional LMG team and a female sniper team are ready for combat.

The squad is assembled from the Soviet plastic box by Warlord Games. The femals snipers are from the great female ranges of Bad Squiddo.

Bolt Action: More Soviets

One week later and some more Soviets are ready for action, including LMG teams and one anti-tank rifle team.

Bolt Action: The Red Army rises up

After I have already made some vehicles for the Soviets, I finally dedicate myself to the infantry. You can get up to 40 men out of the standard Soviet Box from Warlord.

Here is the first half squad, which will be completed in the next days with 2 LMG teams and one soldier.

Bolt Action: US Airborne Jeep

A nice addition to my US Airborne forces.

Warlord Games CHAR B1 BIS

Michi built and painted this 1/56th scale French tank as a commission from England.

Michi hat diesen französischen Panzer im Maßstab 1:56 als Auftragsarbeit aus England gebaut und bemalt.

The next vehicles will be Michi's own...

Die nächsten Fahrzeuge werden Michis eigene sein...

Let it grow, let it grow, let it grow!

The field can be used for many wargaming genres as a nice addition to the scenery. The base was made of 3mm plasticard, the fence is balsa wood. The lettuce is 3D printed. The whole base is covered with fine sand and airbrushed afterwards.

Bolt Action: A Sherman for the Red Army

Because my US forces have enough heavy metal, this Sherman M4 will be added to my growing Soviet forces as lend-lease tank. The Soviet Army book offers a wide selection of foreign vehicles to add as lend-lease, the Sherman can be used as a medium tank like a T-34.

The tank is a plastic kit from Italeri in scale 1/56. The female tanker is from the Soviet range of Bad Squiddo. The lettering on the sides means "Victory". I used "Russian Green" from the Vallejo Model Air range mainly und build up lighter shades of it by throwing a little bit "White" in the mix. Weathering is done with chipping fluid, Vallejo pigments and some muddy grass paste from AK.