I just stumbled on Bolt Action (a little late, I know) but was wondering what folks here think of it. I'm in the same boat to where I think AAM is great for "bigger picture" as you say, but am tempted to dip my toes (jump?) into Bolt Action...
I jumped in with both feet, particularly the usual "niche" armies: Finland, Sikh, Canadian, Early War Soviets, partisans, etc. And now I have hundreds of figures/vehicles. So if you ever need spare arms, heads or weapons, I have a lot of leftovers from each sprue.
Thanks for the offer, I appreciate it! Just placed my first order for a starter today
Kinda surprised there isn't a Bolt Action thread in here. So I will start one, and confess that I am totally won over to the system for platoon level play, I'm still an AAM fan for the "bigger picture." And because I have so many of the minis. But BA is very appealing.
I just stumbled on Bolt Action (a little late, I know) but was wondering what folks here think of it. I'm in the same boat to where I think AAM is great for "bigger picture" as you say, but am tempted to dip my toes (jump?) into Bolt Action...
As for playmats, the heavy bomber expansions have paper maps (visually nice), though I was able to get one from Gripmats on etsy that I am thrilled with (he makes great stuff, and runs specials quite often).
I've got a collection of these myself, and really like the mechanics of it for WWI. I bring it in for my military history class and after-school game night group, and it's a favorite every time it hits the table. To lower the "barrier of entry" for non-gamers, I omit the altitude rules, which still leaves plenty to enjoy for them. I've not played the WWII version, so I can't weigh in there (though I'm in so deep in AAAF mins that I dare not tread into another WWII aircraft game).
It's been a while since posting, but the painting hasn't stopped. Here are some FW 190Ds from JG26. Two are from Stab./JG26 (14 piloted by Josef Priller, and 5 by an unknown pilot), and two are from 14./JG26 (1 by Hans Dortenmann and 8 by Werner Zech).
Up next, here are some P-40s I did a while back. They are Flying Tigers from the 1st Squadron "Adam and Eves" of the AVG. They were flown by Robert Neale (7), Charles Bond (5), Dick Rossi (3), and James Cross (13).
Up next, here are some I-16s from the 4th Squadron of the 67th IAP. They were flown by Savenko (72), Naumov (85), and two others who are unknown to me (70 and 78).
Today's planes weren't at all difficult or impressive to paint, but are more of a tribute to three amazing men. They are Spitfire Is of 609 Sqn., piloted by three of the eight known Americans who fought in the Battle of Britain (and later, in Eagle Squadrons). They were flown by: Eugene “Red” Tobin (PR-C), Andy “The Mad Russian” Mamedoff (PR-A), and Vernon “Shorty” Keough (PR-U). I just finished reading Alex Kershaw's book The Few, which does a great job of retelling of their stories.
For today, here is a flight of MS.406s from 3 Esc., GC II/2. They were piloted by Karel Seda / Josef Hybler (#2), one pilot unknown to me (#3), and Pierre Dorey (#4).