Bolt Action Hobby Blog #1 - US Mechanised Platoon

[@granapriego]

Nice work Ste. I have built a Rubicon Tiger 1 and a Opel Blitz. They are a little more fiddly because they have a lot of separate details. But they are much higher quality than those awful Warlord/ Italieri kits. Save up some Blisters so you can add windscreen to your truck. In the Opel it had a template so you can cut the right shapes.

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks Anthony, much appreciated mate. I've looked at the Rubicon kit and cab see that there is definitely a difference in the quality of kit compared to the M10s that I'm working on. You're definitely spot on about the amount of extra bits and pieces, lots of scope for building variants. Thanks for the windscreen advice, I did wonder if anything like that was included in the kit 🙂

[@jvcpaints]

Glad to see you've got your BA mojo back! Love the sound of the list. Great start on the M10

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers James! It's felt reeeealllllly long since I painted anything Bolt Action and the thought of getting back by painting a starter army box was a bit daunting but this list is perfect. A good mix of vehicles and infantry with lots of scope for creativity. The first M10 should be completed today 😀

[@jamesfirth-haydon7381]

They look good and also good to see the BA back on point (ha ha) again. Nice one Ste. 👍🏻

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers James, hope you're well mate! Oh yes, I'm definitely getting my Bolt Action motivation back and hopefully by making this series of videos it will help me complete the project. Even just the small progress so far has been enjoyable again 😃

[@garybramley9868]

Glad to have you back, looking forward to seeing the next episode.

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks Gary! I've been back working on Bolt Action stuff for a week or so now and it definitely feels good to be hobbying WW2 again. I'm aiming to get these videos out quite regularly as I make progress through the project 🙂

[@rich_john]

Great to see you getting back into Bolt Action 🙌🙌🙌

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks Rich! It feels like a very long time since I worked on anything Bolt Action related so spending the last week or so work on these has been really good 🙂

[@lionheart3916]

Great work ste I like seeing unusual army lists really like the M10 👍

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers mate, much appreciated! Yup it's a very strange list and one that Dom and I had chatted about when the D-Day US book came out last year. Its also given me ideas about Fallschirmjager too 😁

[@joeokabayashi8669]

Am hopeful to see US figure conversions in upcoming vids. Thank you for this one!

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers Joe! Absolutely. Because I've only got quite a small amount of infantry to paint, I'm going to see how many of them I can kitbash and make as individual as I can. Should be quite a lot of fun 🙂

[@BrushQuill]

Looking good so far Ste. Looling forward to following your Vlog.

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers Cal! Hopefully by taking my time and making videos about my progress will keep me motivated to finish it. I've actually really missed painting Bolt Action so it's great to be back painting and enjoying it 😀

[@vicsminiatures7949]

Fantastic work Ste! The figures look awesome.

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks Victor,much appreciated! I think any time that you use a new technique, there is always a worry that it will go wrong. While this is a lot slower, I'm very happy with the results 😀

[@62seano]

Infantry look superb Ste

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers Sean! I've taken a very different painting approach with these so it was a bit of a risk to see if it would work. Very happy with how they turned out 🙂

[@waynekozik525]

Contrast paint Guilliman flesh is a revelation if like me you hate painting faces. Great job again

[@OnPointHQ]

Hey Wayne, good to hear from you buddy. Cheers! And yes you're absolutely right, with these I used a mix of Agrax Earthshade and Guilliman Flesh over the Cadian Flesh and I'm happy with the results 🙂

[@worldhistoryminiatureshous9757]

Great job was done with these guys and vehicules . All my best wishes , Robert .

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks Robert, that's very kind and thanks for taking the time to watch the video. It's been quite a slow start so far but I'm really enjoying painting Bolt Action again 😀

[@worldhistoryminiatureshous9757]

@@OnPointHQ The motivation and inspiration do not coming easily sometimes !

[@kitchenwargamers4141]

Looking fantastic Ste 😁👍

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers Marc! It feels good to be back painting Bolt Action and getting stuck into this project. Working on the M10 really was a lot of fun and there's an update video coming soon 🙂

[@MiniatureRealms]

Great video, love a project blog/vlog/bbbvvloggg. Lovely work so far, looking forward to following along.

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers Stu! Yeah I was unsure whether to call it a blog or vlog but I started with blog so I'm sticking with it! I'm hoping by making a series of video charting my progress it will help keep me motivated and on track to finish the first 1000 points 😃

[@MillersMiniatures]

Sorry I missed this mate. Some great work mate. Love the M10 tank on of my favourite allied tanks/tank destroyers. Really like the kit bassed crew aswell good thinking. 😁👍

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers mate! Like I said in the video, it was a choice between M10s or Hellcats but I went with the M10 as it such an iconic vehicle. I've finished the first part of the project so I'm hoping to get an update video soon 😀

[@garyphillips2535]

Nice use of Excel Ste LOL! Great project looking forward to see it developing.

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers Gary! It's tragic but no Excel was used in this project....well not yet anyway! But yeah I'm really looking forward to seeing this project progress. It's a good mix of vehicles and infantry and I'm really happy to be back painting Bolt Action 🙂

[@basicminiaturepainting]

Nicely done ste nice colours

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks Justin! It took me quite a whole to decide what colour scheme to use as there was so many colour combinations from the different books and websites I looked at. I'm happy with the scheme I opted for as it has that classic GI look 😀

[@theenigmaticgamer]

Happy New Year Ste. Glad to see you back with Bolt Action. Looks like an interesting project and I’m looking forward to following your progress. I am almost through a complete clear out of my wargaming stuff. The early WWII French went without ever seeing the table and my ACW and AWI are almost all gone! Too many projects, too much to paint and not enough gaming through lockdown convinced me it was time to get back to basics. I’ll be sticking to small projects from now on and so your vids are be perfectly suited as inspiration. Cheers Keith

[@OnPointHQ]

Happy new year Keith, best wishes and I hope you're well! The project has really got my interest and it feels good to be back with Bolt Action. Crikey, that's quite the clear out! Strangely, I was talking to my gaming buddy last week about streamlining the projects that we are working on. As you mentioned, too many projects on the go can really demotivate you and you just end up not working on anything. At the moment, my main focus is the Mechanised platoon and my Landsknechts 😃

[@patneale8837]

Nice one Ste. My US infantry are on the shelf waiting patiently; just need to finish my desert war first. You are giving me some ideas on vehicles in the meantime....

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers buddy! This is the first time that I've painted US infantry at this scale and while the scheme is fairly simple, it looks the part. Ah that's awesome, I always enjoy working on Bolt Action vehicles 😀

[@oldschoolfrp2326]

Nice start, I’m planning to work on some WWII for my table in 2022, too

[@OnPointHQ]

Thank you! It's been many months since I worked on anything Bolt Action or WW2 related so starting on this new project has felt like something different. Definitely more Bolt Action content to come 🙂

[@vonketteringham]

Good looking project 👌

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks Fraser, seems like the ideal project to get me back into things. The US D-Day book is full of really interesting and different theatre selectors. I'm already looking at some of the Fallschirmjager ones for the next project 😃

[@lesliebeilby-tipping6854]

Getting back to your painting, gaming and modelling roots. Good to see your wanting to go back to Bolt Action. Have you been following WW2TV? He has been going through the Ardennes, you would enjoy some of the videos.

[@OnPointHQ]

Absolutely Leslie. This is probably the longest I've gone without painting Bolt Action so it's good to be getting back into it, kitbashing and painting. Oooo no, I didn't know that, but I'll definitely be checking it out 🙂

[@greendevil9370]

Nice video. Gave me some food for thought regarding my US forces.

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks mate and thanks for watching. This will be the first time I've painted US infantry but I've painted USMC and Airborne in the past so it's going to be an interesting journey 🙂

[@BootsontheTable]

Nice mate, I must admit that was the list which caught my eye looking at the theatre book, but I fancied Hellcats. But definitely I won’t be going Rubicon!

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers Dom! Yeah as soon as I saw the list, I was like oooooo this looks interesting! I almost went with the Hellcats as I did enjoy the last kit that I worked on but the M10 is really iconic so went with those. The Rubicon truck is up next 😁

[@jmicjr304]

Very cool I kitbashed my m18s similar to this but using the old us inf

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks Jeoffry, I really do think adding crew like this really adds to the overall look of the vehicle. When I built my M18 for my US Airborne I didn't add any crew but I'm really tempted to go and see if this technique will work on that too 🙂

[@bickercity6392]

Excellent work, Ste. Looking forward to following along with this project as the M10 has been one of my favorite vehicles of the war for ages.

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers buddy! Yeah I was really torn about whether to use Hellcats or M10s but I went with the M10s in the end as they are really iconic. Its been really enjoyable working on the first one. It's almost finished and will definitely be completed for the second video 🙂

[@smoothbrush4722]

Very nice colors scheme you did Ste, thank God you didn't drown them in agrax. Hellcat crew looks super with that hand up. I wish you a nice new year with plenty of nice figures.

[@OnPointHQ]

Happy new year Lucian, here's to a 2022 of a lot more Bolt Action! I'm really happy with the different approach I've taken with these and it's one I think I'm going continue to use moving forward. I think just a small bit of animation definitely improves the crew 😃

[@mattwright778]

Good to see you back in the bolt action Ste. I’ve been without hobby mojo whatsoever for about three months and am determined to get back into it too, so it’s a journey we can share! 😃

[@OnPointHQ]

Hey Matt, good to hear from you again buddy, hope you're good! I've been working on other bits and pieces, I was missing painting and kitbashing Bolt Action but had no motivation at all. This sounds like a plan to me! Onwards we go back towards hobby mojo land 😄

[@LongWarEnjoyer]

Love it mate! Dont feel like you have to stick to bolt action, dont feel like you need to do bolt action just for us! Love the turip28 videos, and im sure many like me are avid 40k players/fans, and open too other hobby genres! :)

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers buddy, much appreciated! I think it was more that I've always enjoyed making videos about Bolt Action as its been such a big part of both my hobby and the channel for many years. You're definitely right in that gaming channels are great for looking at systems and rules that you wouldn't ordinarily come across! There should be another Turnip28 video up soon as I have just made a start on my second regiment 🙂

[@TheGreatMim]

Nice to see you back, looks like being a great project, look forward to seeing it develop. Do mice if I ask what video editing you use for the videos, love the photo overlays and background music.

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers buddy, it feels really good to be back and hobbying Bolt Action again. Really looking forward to getting stuck into this Mechanised Platoon over the next few weeks! Sure no worries, for the editing I use Filmora X, it's really intuitive and easy to use. Probably the best editing software I've ever used if I'm being honest. The background music and any sound effects are simply from the KZbin library, all free and easy to download 🙂

[@allthesixes1851]

Happy New Year to you Ste, good looking project so far nice to see you going back to your roots (pardon the pun)

[@OnPointHQ]

Happy new year buddy, best wishes! Yeah, I felt like I'd been away from Bolt Action for far too long and this seems to be like a really creative project to get me back into it. I'm really looking forward to seeing where this goes 😁

[@E_Platypus_Unum]

Right on, man

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers dude, thank you! I'm really looking forward to seeing this project progress and getting back into painting Bolt Action 😀

[@hellcat64]

Noice, I saw the armor platoon for them. I'm doing a us airborn based off of company of heroes.

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers buddy! As soon as I saw the theatre selector for this, I was really interested in doing something with it. It's very infantry light at the moment so would probably struggle in games of Bolt Action but when I expand to 1500 points, I aim to add a few more infantry squads 😃

[@redcorsair14]

I love the completed models, but ug Rubicon instructions are horrible. I was putting together an LVT2(A) and have had to put things together in sections working on a part until I got to where the instructions are unclear and then go on to the next section. Once all the sections are together roughly then go back and figure out how the unclear parts fit in the bigger picture. Very nicely done. I am slowly working on the Armored Infantry platoon as well as a Marine landing force for the same reasons you mentioned in the beginning of the video. A lot of expensive reference books and hours of research videos on proper TO&E and tactics later I started the first models.

[@OnPointHQ]

I've heard both good and about Rubicon kits. Having had a look at the truck instructions last week they look a bit involved but I assumed that was due to the four different ways that it can be built. I've spent years building Warlord/Italeri kits so I'm looking forward to a bit of a change! Cheers, it's a bit of a small start but there are some really fantastic and interesting theatre selectors in the D-Day book and I can definitely see it being expanded up 1500 points! I always enjoy the research part of the hobby but choosing a scheme for the infantry took a few days 😃

[@klaro427]

great work! Good luck with the project! You are doing an awesome job! Also a suggestion, could you show how to kitbash proper sniper teams for diffrent factions like britain which doesnt have one as far as i remember? I wanted to make a sniper team and wanted to make it unique. Keep up the good work!

[@OnPointHQ]

That's awesome,cheers mate! Only a short way into it bit really enjoying it so far. That's actually a really good suggestion, lots of my Bolt Action armies have kitbashed snipers as there was no plastic alternative. Leave that with me and I'll definitely sort something out 🙂👍

[@klaro427]

@@OnPointHQ Thanks! Keep up the good job and good luck!

[@John_eek]

Just starting to get into bolt action, my friend has been generous enough to lend me some scenario and army books and give me rule books to keep. Just been trying to figure out what I need to buy first.

[@OnPointHQ]

Welcome to the world of Bolt Action! I think you are really going to enjoy the game, it'd got great mechanics and plays really well. Starting out can be a bit daunting but if you have a look at my playlist Bolt Action Basics, the first video is all about how to build a Bolt Action army. Hopefully that helps and thanks for taking the time to watch 🙂

[@stevesandford1437]

Happy New Year, Ste!!! Nice to see you back with some BA goodies. (Looking forward to seeing more of this project from you.) nice job (especially) on the M10 crew, they look perfectly in scale and well animated... Keep your brushes pointy, Mate! xx SF

[@OnPointHQ]

Happy new year Steve! Hope you're doing well buddy. Yup, I'm determined to work on a lot more content for Bolt Action this year and this project really seems to have got me motivated and back into the swing of things. I was super happy with the kitbashed crew, turned out a whole lot better than I imagined 😀

[@e-4airman124]

thank you

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks for watching! It's been really enjoyable getting back into Bolt Action again 🙂

[@Drewheed1]

Lovely stuff mate as ever. Can I ask where your flocking is from? Been looking to make some hedge like terrain

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers Drew, much appreciated mate! Sure thing, the clump foliage is by Woodland Scenics and the flock is Battlefield Grass Green by the Army Painter 🙂👍

[@Drewheed1]

@@OnPointHQ thanks man, it was more the clump foliage I was looking for, will go check it out

[@battleknights9636]

Nice work dude ! 👏 .... do you undercoat by hand ? 🤔

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers dude! Aye, I'm an undercoat by hand kinda person. I've used an airbrush in the past and living in an apartment block really isn't convenient for using a spray primer. It takes a bit longer by hand but is my go to method 😃

[@porgstew3657]

Is it okay to put a artillery spotter as the second person in a sniper team because they both get positioned pregame if you add the cost of both a sniper and artillery spotter?

[@OnPointHQ]

You could possibly house rule but I would probably say no. Both spotters would be trained in different ways to complete their individual role. It's not beyond the realms of possibility but probably for home brew rules 😁

[@porgstew3657]

@@OnPointHQ ok thanks!

[@porgstew3657]

Im currently making the m10 and having trouble with the tracks. Is that common for this model?

[@OnPointHQ]

I had a slight problem with one if I can remember correctly where the smaller bit of track just wouldn't connect to the larger piece. It didn't look the best when I finished it but when it came to weathering, I hid the bad join with some Vallejo mud 😁👍

[@porgstew3657]

@@OnPointHQ ok. Just wanted to make sure I didnt do it wrong