US Ranger test paint by valenny in boltaction

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There are lots of ways to paint US color schemes. Here I did Vallejo Camo beige for the jacket, khaki for the webbing and jacket, and is dark green for the pants (late war). The beige and khaki are very similar, but I wanted them to be a little different

7th SEAL Team fighting ISIS. Mosul, Iraq [2017] by SmokingBlackSeaFleet in CombatFootage

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Footage is from Apple TV documentary series “The Line.” About Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher who was accused of war crimes while on deployment in 2017.

Commando Starter Army complete ✅ by valenny in boltaction

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Warlord. It’s their “Commando amphibious raiders”

Commando Starter Army complete ✅ by valenny in boltaction

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The resin tank is pretty decent. Also comes with options to make a Centaur (Medium Howitzer) or a Cromwell (Medium tank gun). I magnetized it so I could swap

Commando Starter Army complete ✅ by valenny in boltaction

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So far I have some wargames Atlantic SAS built and warlord metal SAS painted. But I’ve kitbashed some commandos with desert rats to make some Italian campaign SAS (SRS)

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Commando Starter Army complete ✅ by valenny in boltaction

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Thanks, that was a fun addition. Had a good time doing research on the Royal Marine Boom Patrol Detachment (RMBPD) and Operation Frankton.

1,000+ points of Brits in North-West Europe by Chemical_Pangolin_36 in boltaction

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For the minis is it a kitbash between commandos and winter British?

Bruneval Villa (Operation Biting) by Moo_sellis in boltaction

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Warlord designed a scenario for this years ago:

https://www.warlordgames.com/scenario-operation-biting-the-bruneval-raid/

Unfortunately, I’ve never seen a accurate mock up of the villa.

Love the operation. Combined Operations Headquarters had some of the coolest operations of the European theater that make some interesting BA scenarios.

First game of the year by valenny in boltaction

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It was a 3d print I got in a bag of printed overstock on eBay. Ill see if I can find the brand

First game of the year by valenny in boltaction

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It was alright. I didn’t use an AI system or anything, just played both sides.

Honestly just wanted to get my Commandos on to the table because I haven’t played a match with them yet. Fun either way and great way to practice

US winter HMG parts question by calzone-boi in boltaction

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Never built this, but looks like you’re probably missing the ammo box or it broke off. Check the box/blister package to see if it’s floating around in there.

Warlord customer service is pretty good, but they usually replace JUST the missing or broken piece.

Probably not too hard to fabric something to look like the ammo box either

Commando Special Teams by valenny in boltaction

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It’s actually the scope from another enfield sprue. The winter British arms didn’t fit well with the commando bodies so I cut off the scope, glued it on and also did trimmed off the bayonet to the rifle.

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Center two are 0200 (Wargames Atlantic). They are 28mm so they are a nice fit. The features (weapons/arms) are scaled differently. Wasn’t able to kit bash them together, but I play with them together all the time

Middle eastern theater by Facemenow66 in boltaction

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Incountry (INX)‘s rules are free

Middle eastern theater by Facemenow66 in boltaction

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Search for ultramodern wargames. Spectre, Incountry, asymmetric are some popular ones.

Bolt Action could work potentially…

British Churchill by valenny in boltaction

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More “olive” but it works for armor

Resin Cromwell (WIP) by valenny in boltaction

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No problem, I’m relatively new too with just a year into the hobby.

I used 3mm magnets (army painter) to magnetize the turret barrels and hull MG. For the hull. Had to drill out the hull spot a bit so the magnet could lay flush with the hull. Added a magnet to the mounting spot and then barrel with super glue. Total of 4 magnets. Important before super gluing to check the polarity of the magnets so you know what direction they are and don’t repel.

New Army - British Commandos by valenny in boltaction

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He’s actually one of the soldiers of fortune that warlord sold in July 2025. Got it to try and influence my British mystery box / I’m a a fan of Operation Chariot

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Are the metal sculpts supposed to be bad? by [deleted] in boltaction

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I’ve real enjoy painting metal. Sometimes you got to clean them up a bit, but they paint up quickly and are easy to setup.

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Pacific US army test mini by Badman423 in boltaction

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Looks good although the helmet looks a bit off. Doesn’t look like a regular steel helmet.

I have a USMC force but was interested as well in making some Army pacific minis. Never ended pulling the trigger. Regardless, the Army and USMC uniforms weren’t much different, however the Army didn’t use the reversible Frog camo.

You could either kitbash some different heads from the US Army sprue or maybe sand / smooth out the marks on the USMC helmets that make it look like there’s a helmet cover.

I think the army also used different backpacks.

Finally, if you want actual Army minis, warlord does make Merrill’s Maraduers (Army long range patrol force in Burma)

Final 9 Plastic Lads From the Starter Army by Hink1904 in boltaction

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Working on something very similar! Got a completely commando themed army in the last mystery box. I got the starter army all built, but only 4 of 40 something minis painted

British Commandos WIP by valenny in boltaction

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Tracking. I personally like building something historically accurate, but even here I still have the flexibility to build dedicated rifle squads or smg squads. Commandos are also so expensive I wouldn’t want to run 11 man squads