Foundry Miniatures Kradshutzen

I recently picked up the Foundry Miniatures German Motorcycle troops, AKA Kradshutzen from Foundry Miniatures.  You can find their range of excellent 28mm Miniatures here.

These miniatures are sculpted by Alan and Michael Perry and put simply are brilliant.  They scale very well with Warlord's range and you can find a comparison on Silver Whistle's blog here.

I picked up the majority of their Blitzkrieg era Germans and... well... I want more they are that good!

The motorcycle troops are extremely easy to put together.  The motorcycle itself comes in 3 parts.  A small base, the bike and handle bars with hands sculpted onto it.  They are easy to assemble and much easier than Artizan Miniatures Fallshirmjager Motorcycle with sidecar.  The Foundry sidecar was very easy to assemble.  The Foundry Sidecar does not come with a MG34 however it would be easy to add one on with some plastics etc.

On the table these will complement any Blitzkrieg German Army well.  Its a shame that we will not see them as much in Bolt Action Version 2 however Historical Accuracy or theme should always be chosen over gaminess.  These will also be used for Battlegroup Blitzkrieg.

Painted up they simply look great.  I will definitely have to get more of these guys.

28mm Foundry Miniatures German Motorcycles

Sidecar Comes as a separate pack

WW2G014 From Foundry Miniatures - Not bad for £12.00

WW2G010 - Easy to assemble

Kradshutzen Reconnaissance Patrol pass through the Polish Countryside 

It's coming...

My First Bolt Action Army - Fallschirmjager and Luftwaffe Field Division

I decided to run with a Luftwaffe Army with combined elements of Fallschirmjager and Luftwaffe Field Division.  Forgive the photos, I hadn't worked out a good technique yet.

28mm Metal Fallschirmjager Warlord Games

 This was my first 28mm Miniature in a very long time and my test figure.

28mm Metal Fallschirmjager Warlord Games

28mm Metal Fallschirmjager Squad Warlord Games

My first lot of Fallschirmjager troops painted up

28mm Metal Fallschirmjager Squad Warlord Games

28mm Metal Fallschirmjager Sniper Conversion Warlord Games

A bit of Greenstuff for the sniper

28mm Metal Fallschirmjager Sniper Squad Warlord Games

Sniper Team

28mm Plastic Grenadiers Warlord Games

The begginings of the Field Division troops.

28mm Plastic Late War Grenadiers as Field Division

On the shelf with a 1/35 T34 in the background!

28mm Combined Luftwaffe Troops

Combined Luftwaffe Force with "The Pest"!

1/56 Plastic Stug III Warlord Games

First 1/56 Armour I have painted.  Stug III with magnitised Shirtzen.

1/56 Plastic Stug III Warlord Games

1/56 Plastic Stug III Warlord Games

Bolt Action Tank War - Armoured Platoon Battle - Company of Dice Sydney

Recently my good friend Joe and I had a Bolt Action Tank War Battle at Joe's club, company of dice.

I thought we were playing 1250 points each and turned up with a Panzer Lehr platoon backed up with some German Fallshirmjager troops. Joe fielded a 1500 point US Armoured (Armored for the Americans!) platoon.  I was wondering why Joe had so many tanks!  I didn't realise he had a 1500 point list until the following day!  We went for a semi historical show down between the US 101st Airborne and the German Fallshirmjager at the Battle of Bloody Gulch, Normandy, 13 June 1944. We played the tank war scenario that comes in the Tank War supplement. It was a great game with victory going to the Germans.

The Americans Roll in!

Joe's platoon looks awesome on the table

Awesome shot of the US tanks rolling in

Here comes the Germans!

The German platoon is scouted by the infamous Pest

The Pest proceeds down a French Road

Panzer Lehr Hanomag falls to a Sherman

Stug claims his first kill, a US Halftrack

Stug claims his second kill, a M4 Sherman

Joe rolled onto the objective in the last turn but the Stug had something to say about that! The Puma followed in behind just in case!

In the end it was a great battle with some epic moments.  By far my MVP was my STUG and this video pretty much sums it up!