Bolt Action - Wheat and ploughed fields

Wheat fields were made from coconut mat. I don't like how miniatures looks when you put them on just solid piece of mat. So I've cut mat onto smaller pieces and glued them at the sides and in the corners. I had to paint mat fibers because they were too orange for my taste. But... heh... that's another story. Now inside each wheat field you can easily place 12 man, light tank or transporter.
Ploughed fields were made from door mat and textured with dried tea (soaked in PVA glue).

Bolt Action - Buildings part III - Office

My pride and pearl. I'm really glad how it looks. It was the most expensive building so far because for basic structure I paid 7-8 €. But it was worth it. I was inspired by XIX and XX century buildings from Silesia and Galicia (Eastern Europe) region. Maybe it is school? Maybe office? It is not a house for sure. For the first time instead of doing regular cuts I've tried to make half cuts to get bricks texture. I've asked company (they made for me previous laser-cuts) to try using only 30% of laser power. It was perfect shoot. At first gaps between bricks looks too thin but after airbrush primer I found it isn't necessary to fill them with wash.

Bolt Action - Buildings part II - Wooden barn and wooden house

Second part of my buildings for Bolt Action 1939. I will start with the barn. I designed it by myself and laser-cut as an basic structure. Front side, with huge doors, I took from my grandparents real life barn. Back side, with two little windows and small doors, was barn which belongs to relative family from out of town.
Wood texture was made with 1mm thick balsa wood. Rural house have the same basic structure as buildings presented before.

Bolt Action - Buildings part I - Rural houses

Today I want to present to you rural houses. I designed them by myself in Adobe Illustrator. Next, I've asked small company near my job to make laser-cuts for me. Single base structure cost me around 2,8 €. Then I've textured structure with wide variety of materials. How basic structure look you'll find at the bottom of this post.

Review - T-28 from JSC (1/56 or 28mm)

While waiting for Rubicon Models releases (T-26 and GAZ-AA for my Soviets) I’ve decided to buy myself a present. I choose T-28 from JSC made by a Pole - “Rilian”. If you check the BA rules for T-28 you’ll find it’s a weak, overpriced in points, useless brick which won’t hide even behind a barn. On the other hand, with two of my friends we've agreed to play Bolt Action in the Early War setup. Literally it means: “even if it doesn't make any sense it's still OK”. I pressed the [ADD TO CART] button and in comment section I've made a note:

“I would prefer to get a model without any bubbles and deformations. It’ll save you and me some time on complaint and returns. Thanks!”

Why do I mention it? Keep reading.

Bolt Action - Polish Shrine

I’ve designed shrine by myself in Adobe Illustrator for laser cutting in 3mm HDF. After I’ve glued all pieces I’ve filled gaps with green stuff. Then I’ve started painting it and it took me 3 times before I was finally happy with colours and drybrushing. I’m quite happy how it looks and even proud of myself.

Bolt Action - Wooden fences

I've made wooden fences based on idea I’ve found in Dreispitz blog. I designed my own “fence machine” using only plasticard. In 2-3 evenings I managed to build 48 pieces and year later I’ve painted all of them using airbrush for the first time.

Bolt Action - Modular roads

I’ve made modular muddy roads for my Bolt Action 1939 project. The biggest problem I had was matching my electrostatic grass mat with electrostatic grass made by the same producer. I didn’t check it before so after applying grass, I’ve found grass colours were totally different. I’ve spend few hours watering grass (glued with PVA glue) and then removing it with my thumb. I’ve made my own mix of Noch grass (50/50) and it works almost perfect.

Bolt Action - Konwersja z PPD-40 na PPD-34 (techniką 4 cięć i 2 skrobnięć)

Jak udowodniłem wcześniejszym wpisem, ktoś kto chciałby użyć plastikowych Sowietów od WARLORD'a na lata 1938-1939 nie ma łatwego życia. Dzisiaj zajmiemy się pistoletami maszynowymi. Konkretniej to pistoletom maszynowym PPD.

Bolt Action - Sowieckie problemy z Mosinami

Gdy tylko pierwsze promienie słońca zaczęły ogrzewać ziemię, lód skuwający myśli Frostgrave'm zaczął odtajać i w odwilży która nadeszła, poczuć można było pierwsze zapachy prochu. Zapach Bolt Action. Temat narodził się jakoś przypadkiem, w trakcie rozmów z Miśkiem i to chyba on  był prowodyrem całego zamieszania które nastąpiło i nadal trwa. Rozmawialiśmy o Mandżurii, o potyczkach na granicy sowiecko-japońskiej. O wczesnej wojnie niezdominowanej przez ciężkie czołgi. Pojazdy pancerne które z jednej strony nie kosztują 1/3 rozpiski, z drugiej strony z racji wczesnej wojny potrafią dopiec solidnie piechocie. O tym że było o wiele więcej stron konfliktu i że "szanse" były nieco bardziej wyrównane. O różnych dziwnych rzeczach zdarza mi się z Miśkiem gadać.