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Bolt Action: Western Desert Boot Camp Live Blog – Friday
Come and join us for the Bolt Action Desert War Boot Camp being run alongside the awesome folks at Warlord Games.
Today we're going to be meeting all of the folks coming along to the Boot Camp, cracking out their armies, and getting ready to build (and maybe even paint) their armies for a weekend of wargaming.
Win Prizes
We have some great goodies to give away over the weekend. Each day you'll be able to snap up an El Alamein Starter Set + A Panzer III & M3 Stuart.
All you have to do is comment on the Live Blog AND on the individual posts to be in with a chance of winning.
Thanks To Our Sponsors
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As well as that we've got Oriskany here with us in the studio letting us know how the weekend is going to unfold alongside some regular games.
Comment away and follow along!
Painting Tips For WWII Western Desert British
Much like we did with the Germans, we’re now looking to give you some tips on painting the British as they appear in the Western Desert.
Everyone loves these sandy soldiers and it’s a bit different from delving into the regular European theatre that we’ve been playing for years.
Personal Pick Of The Day: Universal Carrier
I absolutely love the detailing on this universal carrier – it’s amazing that all this work has been done in one day! I can’t wait to see this finished gun tractor when it reaches the table tomorrow!
Getting Weird In The Western Desert
This World War is getting Weird as Lance and Gerry show off some of their own stranger additions to the Bolt Action Western Desert Boot Camp.
Gerry has brought in what may be the ultimate objective marker for the Germans, while Lance’s soldiers are feeling sleepy.
Wonder what our historical editor will make of these…
Unsung Heroes: Jen
Big thank you to Jennifer (@gladesrunner) who has come all the way from Florida to do the dishes! We hope @oriskany knows just how lucky he is to have such a wonderful woman by his side!
Jim's Magnificent Map
Our historical editor Jim (aka @oriskany) is running a campaign throughout the weekend and has come up with an ingenious map to show how the Bolt Action battles develope.
Grubs Up!
After a long day building and painting miniatures in an autumnal Northern Ireland, there’s nothing quite like a bowl of hearty warmth to energise the soul!
Calling An End To Day One
That’s it for Friday at this Boot Camp weekend. People are still busy hobbying and getting their armies ready to head to the tabletop tomorrow.
Come back this Saturday to see everyone’s progress and how their armies fair in the battles of Bolt Action’s Western Desert.
Cool prize, going to be a good weekend.
And so it begins…. ?
Well I’ve never heard of this game in my life. So I’m finding all this very fascinating
Bolt Action is a fantastic game. Hope you enjoy the weekend and if you have any questions let us know and we’ll pass them along to the Warlord guys.
???… never heard about Bolt Action???.. Shame yourself and sit in the corner ????
so they can just sit and watch all the content right? right?
Yessssss 😛
Have sooo much fun Guys, next year I will do everything for being there.. love the Bolt Action Bootcamps…… ????????
Looks this will be as exciting as the FOW 4th edition Desert Boot Camp.
The Desert trench board looks awesome. Will have to suggest that to my wargaming group for the next project.
Looking good so far
Gutted I missed this one (love me some BA) but only just got back from holidays so couldnt squeeze any more time off 🙁
Looking forward to following this over the weekend. I love bolt action but not really done anything to do with the North Africa campaign before. This will be a good push in to it.
Great prize there! Gotta get my British army built!
looking forward to seeing how many people get their forces completed!
Totally wish that I’d booked for this now
Matilda II, Queen of the Desert! The best tank of the Desert war!
oh cool, shame the bolt action community near me is really small
The light in the room is so eerie, it’ll be interesting to see the effects when the games are covered
Great prize
s, have a great weekender guys.Strapped in and ready to go! Queen’s Own Yorkshire Dragoons for the win!
Looking good! Wish I was there. One of these days I’ll make it across for a boot camp. I loved my Bersagliere in FOW. I wouldn’t mind some small raiding forces for Bolt Action.
I’ve always wanted to start an Afrika Korps army. Love the stories love the battles. Excited to follow all weekend
The Western Desert campaign has always been the most interesting for me as it featured so many quirky incidents in the often confused fighting. It also had an environment that was equally as inconvenient for both sides.
Very nice prize. The gaming tables are superb.
Wish I could be there again. Next time. Hoping everybody has a wonderful weekend. Including midnight kebap and maybe one or two pints 😀
The tables look epic guys, can’t wait to follow this over the weekend.
Looks like a great weekend.
I don’t play bolt action yet.
It looks very tempting.
I need more armies!
Looks like fun. I have just finished painting Boba Fett for Star Wars Legion and working on a camo scheme for the Imperial Scouts.
Exciting to follow this during the weekend, it is an interesting part of the war.