Bolt Action British & Canadian Army (1943-45) Starter Army, unboxing and review

We unbox and review the new starter set for WW2 Late War British forces in Bolt Action for 28mm WW2 action.
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[@WarGamingNewbHistorical]

Nothing better than a new starter army! Thanks for doing this!

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

No problem mate - its nice to have a part time job where you get to buy hobby stuff and open it!

[@WARdROBEPlaysWWII]

I like the numbering and molded arms and guns together.

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

They definitely make life a lot easier.

[@wargamesgeek1334]

Very nice, I think a box of these will be next on the list. Great review thank you 👍👍

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

Oh, good luck then mate. Let us know how you get on.

[@watchdogwargaming]

Great review, Thanks for sharing !!

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

Thanks mate.

[@kitchenwargamers4141]

Fantastic review, thanks 😁👍

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

Cheers mate. Thanks for taking a look.

[@kev_mclernon_family_channe4745]

Awesome, best unboxing ever!

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

Wow, thanks!

[@hamsteronthepaintingtable6465]

Another great unboxing and some nice facts thrown in 👍🏻😊

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

Cheers mate. Sometimes the facts are even true ;)

[@hamsteronthepaintingtable6465]

@@ModellingforAdvantage Totally 😂😉

[@basicminiaturepainting]

Very cool review guys,I think I may get a box

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

The new sprue is pretty good.

[@jessiecopeland3216]

Starting to really like the British army in bolt action, but the Canadians sound good too. I didn't get the starter army , but I did get HQ box and 3 new troop boxes. Great with my British Air bourne.

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

Sounds like you made a cracking start already.

[@robisonwells1]

Great unboxing. Really excited to get my hands on this set.

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

For a starter set its pretty decent. Nothing in there you would look at and say it is just junk to pad it out.

[@wargameexplorer]

@@ModellingforAdvantage I've been reluctant to start a British force because I hate the armies without the guns attached to the arms. Because of that the only British I have currently are commandos. I'm excited to get some good infantry. (Now they need to do the same thing to the Soviet armies.)

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

@@wargameexplorer Sounds like the new Infantry sprue is exactly what you have been waiting for.

[@iainclark2959]

Engaging review - admire your library!

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

Why thank you sir.

[@Kevin.Mitchell]

Nice Happy with my new British infantry boxed set, I think I'll be doing them as Canadians eventually. But I am fickle, so who knows what I'll decide! The whole starter box is an excellent deal though, well worth picking up if late war is your thing.

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

Yeah, late war gets all the fanboys - I do like the earlier stuff myself too, but the ranges are far less developed.

[@TheVicViper24]

Good review, might consider getting to get into bolt action. My question is how many points for the army do you get for the box?

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

Wildly varies depends how you build the units, but comfortably 750 - 1,000 in there.

[@wilmgrau6206]

The new infantry sprue with the Tam O' Shanters is ideal for me as I'm currently researching and building a force representing the 52nd Lowland Division, in particular the 52nd Recce Regt of the division.

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

Sounds good - have you made a start, or still racing down the rabbit hole doing the research?

[@wilmgrau6206]

@@ModellingforAdvantage Still doing the research, though I have ordered one or two items from Warlord, it will be my first foray into Bolt Action.

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

@@wilmgrau6206 oh right, well good luck mate. I am sure you will enjoy it. Like every system, it has its flaws, but overall it is very playable.

[@ric1194]

Bit surprised you didn't notice that they are the wrong rifles, they are modelled with SMLEs and not No.4s. Its a damn shame as the old kit had the right rifles.

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

Sorry, missed that.

[@ric1194]

@@ModellingforAdvantage easy fix to scrap the middle sights off. Although I would like to know your opinion on the respirator bags, would you use them on alot of tye models of leave them off?

[@davidlarge8894]

I have wondered why there is no towing hook on the rear of the Bren carrier as I have seen photos with and without hooks .

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

Most remaining museum examples all have 'custom' jobs on them, slight field changes to suit the particular user. I think there was a lot of variation. As a tow, not seen many photos with trailers, but definitely some. Maybe it was another carrier that was used as a tow, the lloyd perhaps?

[@davidlarge8894]

Yeah I was thinking on towing the six pounder I have seen photos of them but probably field adaptations .

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

@@davidlarge8894 a six pounder, really? Wonder where they put all the ammo?

[@georgelayton2476]

Don't think the 6pdr needs a bridging disc.. other than that, love the review 👌😁

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

Good call! I didn't even notice that.

[@georgeaitken2719]

The only problem I can see with the new sprue is the lack of Thompson’s for Canadians who used it while the British used the sten

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

I never even noticed that. Good point.

[@robhamper6001]

Except they did. The Thompson was replaced with the Sten for most all users for D-Day and beyond in the Western European theater. The Thompson was used widely by Canadians during the Italian campaign, however. So, there is a case for models with either weapon.

[@James-de2hp]

I love taking MMG teams. Especially using Suppressive Fire rules. Plus making German MMGs experten (costly!) is great for shredding pesky vets.

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

suppressive fire? Not come across that rule, is it on a supplement?

[@James-de2hp]

@@ModellingforAdvantage Could be in a supplement or an FAQ. But I discovered it in a K47 FAQ. Further minus 1 to hit by for MMGs but also LMGs in squads can do it, only if there's 2 of them.

[@James-de2hp]

(Further minus 1) then if any hits it's 2 pins rather than 1.

[@jvcpaints]

Lots of slouching when it comes to Canadians. Watch out for their 2/3 capacity ways. It's a trick of sorts.

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

Not sure what this means exactly, but I will assume it is some sort of slur ;)

[@user-tg1tm9xg3l]

Do you need glue?

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

Yes you do