Bolt Action Partisans - Using Wargames Atlantic Resistance

[@rich_john]

Thanks for the shout out.👍....I did use the Atlantic boxset too....and also subbed in some warlord rifles.....remember if you decide to use a Jedburgh Team for the resistance....you need access to extra bren gun guys in case you roll lucky

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks Rich, it was a very eventful game indeed! Your partisan really did look excellent. Ah righty, thanks for the advice. I'm going to have to see what list I want to build for my resistance 😀👍

[@philRminiatures]

Your partisans look great, nice job and congrats from France!👍👍

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks Phil! Really very happy with these. They are quite simple conversions but they work and the figures are full of character 😀👍

[@stevesandford1437]

Great stuff!!! The Wargames Atlantic 'Partisan' box seem to be made to represent French or Western European, 'Maquis' type 'resistants' but, with a little chopping and changing of weaponry, could also be used for Spanish Civil War Republican Militia, Very British Civil War types, Irish Rebels 1916-1923 and even Polish resistance fighters from both the Warsaw Jewish Ghetto uprising of 1943 and the wider Polish Home Army Warsaw Uprising of 1944. (The Polish fighters in the latter two ill-fated uprisings used elements of German uniforms and 'kit' including weapons, helmets and caps etc. so they might be fun to experiment with?) For 'Pulp'-type inter-wars 'civilian' games, the dress/bodies and heads of the Wargames Atlantic kit would suit USA 'Gangster/Prohibtion' era set-ups and even 'Peakey Blinder' imaginations, particularly when combined with the WA 'Western Gunfighter' kit they offer. (Always loads of spare arms and weapons left over...) I might add that I'm very much a fan of your 'mix and match' -'kit-bashing' skills as a modeller/painter and, although at first glance at the unpainted creations the 'Bolt Action' arms looked a bit too 'heavy/bulky', when painted up you really can't tell!!! (I930s/'40s civvie-clothing wasn't as 'fitted' as more modern styles anyway...) As always another inspiring and informing post from you! xx SF

[@lesliebeilby-tipping6854]

Great Ste, you have been very creative as usual with your dancing hands and all the plastic bits. Its good that there are so many usable parts in all the WW2 plastics. And no cork was used on these models, so the trees in Spain and Portugal were harmed in the making of Stes's new army.

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks Leslie. And definitely agree with the versatility of the plastic kits that are available now. It's a great time to be kitbashing figures 😀👍

[@oldschoolfrp2326]

Nice work; I need to get the 0200 supplement that includes the WA resistance

[@OnPointHQ]

Thank you! These could definitely be used with 02 Hundred Hours. Now that's a game that's still on my to do list 😀👍

[@andyshaw5378]

Great video Ste, I think brown is a cracking colour to base in 👍

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers Andy! Definitely agree with this. My preferred prime is a mix of brown and green. It just gives a really good base to work with and it works with pretty much any colour 😀👍

[@BootsontheTable]

They look fantastic Ste. The effect is brilliant

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers Dom! I really like the effect of mixing these kits together, they rarely look like kitbashes as they blend together really well 😀👍

[@joeokabayashi8669]

Wonderful convervions! Inspiring!

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers Joe! I think converting and kitbashing really do go a long way in adding character to an army 😀👍

[@steveharbour845]

Great stuff Ste can't wait to see the finished force

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers Steve, much appreciated! I haven't really settled on how I'm going to go about building the resistance list but it should be pretty enjoyable putting it together 😀👍

[@danbuman8422]

That's going to be a very cool looking army Ste! You are the Bolt Action conversion king!!!

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers Dan! I've seen quite a few fellow kitbashers doing this so it seems quite a popular choice. Really impressed with the results though. I've got your Bolt Action Stalingrad video on my watch list for tomorrow, looking forward to that 😀👍

[@smoothbrush4722]

The partisans look exceptional, 👌 i wish they got an mp40 also. I like the painted ones, the green bases really makes the miniatures come back to life. Looking forward for the germans flames of war. Cheers Ste.

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks Lucian! I think that the MP40 from the DAK or Blitzkrieg kits would be able to be used with the partisan kit. I may have to that, looking forward to some more work on these. I've actually finished my 15mm O Group German battalion and a video will be up soon 😀👍

[@antoinecl7349]

Exactly what I was looking for ! Going for WGA box to build my FR resistance infantary 😀 Thanks a lot

[@OnPointHQ]

Really glad that the video helped! The WA kit really does work well with the plastic kits from WG. So many options for making some really unique and individual looking characters and units 😃

[@Thunderplunk]

Cracking work! I've got plans (once a few other projects are out the way) to use a box of these as a base for some Volkssturm, with some extra parts from a bunch of different kits. I love the way you've painted yours up, they really are full of character, and it's a real inspiration to see. Hope it all goes well!

[@OnPointHQ]

Thank you! That's a really excellent idea to use them as Volkssturm. I can imagine that the Wargames Atlantic partisans would work well with the many German kits that Warlord Games produce. Definitely something I'll be looking into! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, always appreciated 😀👍

[@basicminiaturepainting]

Excellent conversion ste,and that's a lot of extras on each sprue,also very well painted

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers Justin! The Wargames Atlantic box is excellent, fantastic sculpts and really enjoyable to paint too 😀👍

[@lionheart3916]

Great work on this project so far ste, once painted you can’t even tell the arms are kit bashed 👍

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers mate! That's what I thought too, you can barely tell that these are kitbashes. It's a project that will definitely be heavy on the kitbashing 😀👍

[@robandrosehobden3344]

Cool i have to get some of self now I see what you have done with some I should have some spare when I get around to do my troops.

[@OnPointHQ]

I'd definitely recommend having a go with these. The ones that I have built so far were lot of fun to work on 😀👍

[@tabletopsidekick]

The Partisan box is an excellent kit, but I do agree that you need one box of "something else" to really push it to the next level.

[@OnPointHQ]

Definitely agree with this. I think the resistance box is great and they scale really well with the Warlord Games plastics so there really is scope for creativity 😀

[@gwin2719]

When I used this box to make my resistance I combined it with their WW1 french infantry. I was inspired by a book called Tears of glory about the fight for the vercors and a resistance fighter who put on his old WW1 uniform to inspire his men.

[@OnPointHQ]

That sounds like a great idea! I may have to look into doing something similar as that would definitely add to the look and character of the force 😀

[@aruss1]

Looks great! I really want to do a resistance force.

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers buddy! I wasn't really planning on making one for a while but having played against them and also working with these has made me want to carry on 😀👍

[@bjkernowpaintingandmodelli9119]

They look great mate

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers mate, much appreciated! Always good to see what can be made with a bit of kitbashing 😀

[@startlinewargaming2554]

Great work buddy

[@OnPointHQ]

Thank you! These have been really enjoyable to put together 😀👍

[@NCR_Ranger_7718]

The partizan kit mixed with german sentrys would make great polish resistance

[@OnPointHQ]

I never thought of that, what a fantastic idea! That is definitely going on my list if things to try this year 😃👍

[@SPD3DPrinting]

Fun figures! That army would add variety to the tabletop scene. The bit of vocabulary lesson also adds flavor, “stonker”, not common in my part of the world.

[@OnPointHQ]

Thank you! These figures definitely make a change from painting standard uniforms and they certainly add a bit of variety. I think stonker is local to the UK...well I think it is 😃👍

[@dariostabletopminatures]

MAn thanks for this ONE! One day I will field those Awesome Partisans! MAn WHAT A KIT!!!

[@OnPointHQ]

The Partians from Wargames Atlantic is a fantastic kit and one that I really haven't spent enough time with. As a short term thing, I'm thinking of adding some of these as support for my Polish Airborne 😃👍

[@dariostabletopminatures]

@@OnPointHQ I know what you mean. Sometimes you want to do it all, but of course it all takes time!

[@miketogwell1000]

if youve got access to a 3D printer WA have released digital files for female resistance

[@OnPointHQ]

My mate was just showing these to me at the weekend....they look really cool and would definitely fit into my partisan force 😀👍

[@mrmatt2466]

The idea of a 20 man squad with 4 smgs and 16 pistolers armed with Molotovs around for like 110~ points

[@OnPointHQ]

That sounds like a rather terrifying unit to be honest 😃

[@mrmatt2466]

@@OnPointHQ do you have any idea how to get that many pistols btw 😅😅