I just want you to know 1. Your terrain and minis are beautiful 2. You have a real knack for battle reports and editing, these have been really fun to watch Thank you!
You've done an incredible job here, sir. Your presentation is superb, and the terrain and models are top notch. I look forward to more Bolt Action on your channel! Cheers, Paul
thankyou for your video's, really enjoy them, and how you explained how you made your terrain and how to play and set up a game of bolt Action, i have not played it yet, but have, Island Assualt, and Band of Brother's, been painting lot's lately.
Thank you UFO Man it’s appreciated 👍🏻 To be honest I probably make and paint far more than I play at the moment, but that’s half the fun of the hobby. Glad you liked the video, hopefully next one out mid May 👍🏻
For some reason, this is the first time CZcams have shown me one of your videos to watch. Gotta say, I'm very impressed. Great editing, lovely table and armies. I've never tried Bolt Action, but after watching just this one vid, I've got a much better idea of how it works. Subbed on the strength of it. Keep up the great work!
Great battle report, really enjoyed it. Now, I don't want to be that guy who quibbles about rules but... I'm pretty sure you don't get +1 to your save from open ruins. It's only enclosed buildings that get the extra protection, but also take the extra hits and pins from HE weapons as a trade off. If I'm wrong I'd like to know. Because I'll have been playing the game wrong for years!
Thank you Danny and no you’re right, I just classed all the buildings as giving +1 as even damaged/ruined buildings in Normandy were made into strong defensive positions by the Germans so just went on that theme etc.
Really fantastic battle report, you paint the picture brilliantly. Would love to see a more competitive back and forth scrap in a future video! Subscribed and awaiting more
Thank you fullicat it’s appreciated and I’m going to try and do better ‘batreps’ in each video as I go. Next one towards back end of February as I’m working on terrain and more vehicles in the meantime 👍🏻
No pressure, fyi your channel is my favorite channel to watch bolt action reports now. Very well done, love it and keep them coming please. Ty my friend!!!
Excellent as ever! I have noticed from your last Battlereports, that you are playing along the long table edge. Maybe a scenario, where you have to play along the short edge will get your troops faster in action and give them more space to maneuver. Keep on making great Battlereports!
Cheers Benjamin it’s appreciated. I’ve thought and did start out doing a video on haystacks and bocage but got carried away and forgot to film in parts ‘doh’. I’m stuck for time and getting to do modelling is a bit hit and miss. I’ll try and explain a bit more about ‘how I made it’ in the next video if that helps for now 👍🏻
Brilliant table as always chap. Not very jealous much lol. Would love to have a table like yours. Look forward to your next video. Keep up the good work
Earned a new sub! I love how you have a regiment that every unit is from. Any way I could reach out to you and assist with me building a historical list?
Thank you very much and sorry for the late reply. As far as historical lists I use the old school 1/20 ration that Peter Gilder pioneered and are used in Rapid Fire rules. Basically 10 men equals a company but the make up is the same as a section would be. Also stick to historical weapons and troop types. For example a German company of 8 or 10 men in Normandy would be armed with 1 x SMG, 1 x LMG and loader (possibly 2 x LMG’s if Waffen SS/Panzer Grenadier) and the rest K98 rifles and possibly one panzerfaust. Not all armed with MP44’s etc. If you look for Rapid Fire order of battles there should be quite a few examples on line. Hope that helps a bit.
Exceptional terrain and figures. I also really like the pacing. It's nice not having to sit through a 2 hour battle report. Just a couple of things I noted: 17:47 You have to issue a run order to enter a building. D company wouldn't have been able to advance into the building and fire shots. 26:35 Reinforcements entering the table can advance or run. The Stug III could have fired at the men in the building, or even the Churchill. 28:03 Vehicles can only reverse in a straight line. Looks like you did about a 45 degree turn. Also, remember only one unit can occupy the floor of a building. A lot of people house rule this for friendlies, but the 1" rule should still apply. Has to be 1" between all units. Even the vehicles like the Churchill. Finally, vehicles cannot capture objectives. The Stummel would not have captured the bridge. Still be a German victory though.
Thank you Justin glad you liked the video its appreciated. The advance into the building is something we’ve probably done at the club a couple of times and I’ve just stuck with it, but your right about it having to be a run order. As for the Stug entering, it was part of the scenario that any reinforcements would enter at the end of the turn and do nothing only activating the next turn, giving the chance of a British response first if they got the first order die etc. Overlooked the reverse rule though, ‘doh’ 👍
Really nice, i love your editing style here, great set up! thank you for sharing and taking the time to edit these videos for us to watch with a cuppa and a rich tea ;) - Did you make your own measuring stick also? i see them a lot on these battle report videos and they look very handy!
Thank you Robert its great to read you enjoy them and the measuring stick is homemade, its just a length of dowel measured out in sections and painted. They are very handy and better than faffing with tape measures most of the time.
Thank you and as for my set up I just have 4 fluorescent lights in my garage, but with white walls and ceiling it helps bounce light onto the table. My iPhone 13 pro max also does a good job of coping with the light etc.
@@dazvanderyoung1911 thank you for the information. You're right, the white walls really do help with the lighting. And that's a great thing because it really shows off the quality of your miniatures and terrain. If you're open to suggestions, I recommend you drop announcing which die is pulled because - IMHO - it is very repetitive and is subsequently demonstrated by the action you explain. I look forward to your next episode. Cheers!
That’s cool terrain! Did you get mdf building kits and paint them up or are they completely homebuilt? Nvm @5:15 you said they were from Charlie Foxtrot - cheers
Thank you and yes 3 of the buildings are Charlie Foxtrot, the 3 ruins are Warlord plastics. The house on the hill is actually an MDF kit from a craft shop, that’s supposed to be done up as a Christmas house and the church is a scratch build.
Thank you and I did film the die rolls in the first two videos I think but stopped doing it as it meant more time filming/editing, but I am thinking of filming the more climactic die rolls in future etc.
Scratch built using round pieces of thin plywood and the letters/numbers are also thin plywood I bought from the craft section of a shop called ‘the Range’ in the UK 👍🏻
@@dazvanderyoung1911 thanks Daz, I’ll take a look in there next time I’m passing. They have utility for a shed load of game systems. By the way, in that AAR, I’m surprised the Brits didn’t take a couple of 2” mortars. Some smoke might have been helpful. Perhaps the Company Commander needs to go back to the School of Infantry for a spell. 😉
Thank you very much and as for the terrain, the mat is a Geek Villain autumn one, the trees and hedges are made by me (trees are Woodland scenic frames)
Thank you very much its appreciated. as far as the camo pattern goes I look at a lot of 1/35 scale model sites and magazines as the modellers who contribute are on another level, but their schemes and overall are good to go through and get ideas from. For the Germans I do use AK Dunkelgelb and modulate it in lighter layers using my airbrush. The brown and green I use Vallejo Air rust and light green. Once the basic camo is down I do lightly drybrush over the whole tank with Tamiya buff and Vallejo pale sand. The following is a list of the paints I use for painting my Panthers. Hope it helps. Also go on You Tube and search 1/35 scale modelling which shows using the powder techniques over gloss varnish etc. Hope this helps. Undercoat Tamiya NATO Black Base coat Tamiya Dark Yellow First highlight coat AK Dunkelgelb Light base Second highlight coat AK Dunkelgelb High light Camouflage pattern AV Model Air Light Green AV Model Air Rust All over light dry brush of Tamiya Buff All over edges light dry brush of AK Dunkelgelb Shine All over edges light dry brush of AV Pale Sand Light edge chipping using AV German Black Brown Wood equipment/handles Basic colour AV New Wood Highlight colour AV Cork Brown Metal tools/fittings Basic colour AV Black Grey Highlight colour GW Leadbelcher Road wheels GW Stormvermin fur Highlight edges colour GW Administratum grey Exhaust pipes and other metal bits such as jack and wheel braces AV Black grey or Black brown Highlighted with GW Leadbelcher mixed 2 - 1 AV Model Air Rust Enamel Washes Mig Brown wash for German yellow vehicles - pin wash Tracks = AK Kursk Summer Earth - AK Africa dust (lightly applied 10/4) - rainmark effect (lightly) Powder = AV Natural umber
@@dazvanderyoung1911 Thank you for taking the time to put this together. I have found a tremendous amount of reference / guides and am swimming in it all atm. Much appreciated !
When any score to hit with modifiers adds up to 7 or more you need what’s called 7’s. Now on a D6 this is impossible so what you do is roll a D6 as normal to hit, but if you roll a 6 you then roll it again needing another 6. If you get a 6 it’s a hit but roll anything else and it’s a miss.
I just want you to know
1. Your terrain and minis are beautiful
2. You have a real knack for battle reports and editing, these have been really fun to watch
Thank you!
Wow thank you its greatly appreciated.
I absolutely agree my friend, already looking forward to the next one, and subed...
This table is truly splendid...Great looking game!
Cheers its appreciated
So pretty!! Quality not quantity!!
Thank you
Love the look of this table! Gives Band of brothers vibes.
You've done an incredible job here, sir. Your presentation is superb, and the terrain and models are top notch. I look forward to more Bolt Action on your channel! Cheers, Paul
nice gamingtable, thx for the video ;)
Thank you its appreciated
Beautiful tablet and forces! And a great BatRap
Thank you its greatly appreciated.
Fantastic BatRep and some excellent Terrain
Thank you it’s appreciated and hoping to do another one soon with some newly completed terrain and figures.
Love your videos. One thing I'd really appreciate though, would be if you'd post the army lists in the description
Best Bolt Action videos on CZcams mate, thank you.
Thanks again Andrew and just about to upload another video, tank attack hope you enjoy it.
Excellent game ,commentary and scenery , very atmospheric,well done
Nice one thank you very much Colin its appreciated
thankyou for your video's, really enjoy them, and how you explained how you made your terrain and how to play and set up a game of bolt Action, i have not played it yet, but have, Island Assualt, and Band of Brother's, been painting lot's lately.
Thank you UFO Man it’s appreciated 👍🏻 To be honest I probably make and paint far more than I play at the moment, but that’s half the fun of the hobby. Glad you liked the video, hopefully next one out mid May 👍🏻
For some reason, this is the first time CZcams have shown me one of your videos to watch. Gotta say, I'm very impressed. Great editing, lovely table and armies. I've never tried Bolt Action, but after watching just this one vid, I've got a much better idea of how it works. Subbed on the strength of it. Keep up the great work!
Thank you its appreciated. Try watching Tabletop CP for more Bolt Action videos. These are the ones that inspired me to video my own battles etc.
Awesome!!! Many thanks.
Thank you
Another outstanding video, fantastic table and your brush work on your German camouflage is outstanding pal, hats off to you sir
Thank you very much its appreciated.
Great battle report, really enjoyed it. Now, I don't want to be that guy who quibbles about rules but... I'm pretty sure you don't get +1 to your save from open ruins. It's only enclosed buildings that get the extra protection, but also take the extra hits and pins from HE weapons as a trade off. If I'm wrong I'd like to know. Because I'll have been playing the game wrong for years!
Thank you Danny and no you’re right, I just classed all the buildings as giving +1 as even damaged/ruined buildings in Normandy were made into strong defensive positions by the Germans so just went on that theme etc.
Another amazing battle report. Miniatures, terrain and board all look brilliant.
Thank you it’s appreciated. Aiming to do another one probably mid March as work/shifts have got in the way.
I love your narrative style!
I just wish you had more videos :)
Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you and hopefully beginning videoing again in February all being well.
Really fantastic battle report, you paint the picture brilliantly. Would love to see a more competitive back and forth scrap in a future video! Subscribed and awaiting more
Thank you fullicat it’s appreciated and I’m going to try and do better ‘batreps’ in each video as I go. Next one towards back end of February as I’m working on terrain and more vehicles in the meantime 👍🏻
excellent report and quick coverage of events look forward to the next one
Cheers its appreciated and hopefully February for another battle report.
Outstanding video, really enjoyed the intro and the battlefield itself. Great work.
Thank you Andrew it’s appreciated
Another great report. Great terrain and models and a well paced and filmed narrative.
Cheers Sam glad you liked it 👍🏻
Another awesome battle, thank you for the superb content!
Thank you its appreciated.
What a fantastic set of terrian and models, great production of the video too!
Cheers Tom it’s greatly appreciated
No pressure, fyi your channel is my favorite channel to watch bolt action reports now. Very well done, love it and keep them coming please. Ty my friend!!!
Thank you very much it’s appreciated.
Keep it up dude! Loving these reports.
Cheers its appreciated.
Love the video. keep up the great work.
Cheers Mr V hoping to do the next one around end of Feb early March all being well.
Beautiful minis beautiful table
Thank you! Cheers its appreciated.
Another cracking report, I’m going to try this scenario at my gaming club! Have a great Christmas 🍻
Thank you and I hope your games goes well.
Excellent 👍
Thank you its appreciated.
Excellent as ever!
I have noticed from your last Battlereports, that you are playing along the long table edge. Maybe a scenario, where you have to play along the short edge will get your troops faster in action and give them more space to maneuver.
Keep on making great Battlereports!
Thank you and I’m going to try lengthwise next time as I’m planning for an 8x4 foot table!
Love your videos! such nice terrain nad minis aswell!
Thank you its appreciated.
That was fantastic!
Another great battle report!! Top notch terrain as expected, would really like to see a vid of a terrain build to get some tips!
Cheers Benjamin it’s appreciated. I’ve thought and did start out doing a video on haystacks and bocage but got carried away and forgot to film in parts ‘doh’. I’m stuck for time and getting to do modelling is a bit hit and miss. I’ll try and explain a bit more about ‘how I made it’ in the next video if that helps for now 👍🏻
Brilliant table as always chap. Not very jealous much lol. Would love to have a table like yours. Look forward to your next video. Keep up the good work
Wow thank you very much it’s appreciated.
Thank your for the video! Only criticism: we need more videos! :D
Cheers its appreciated and I wish I had more time to do more videos, but next one should be around February all being well.
would love to see some hints about how you made that church. Looks amazing
Again great video , top 10/10 .😊😊😊❤
Thank you glad you like them
Love your battle reports and your boards! How about making some overwiev about your units and forces in your armies? would love to see your forces
Thank you and I might consider a ‘forces overview’ video as it won’t be as difficult and will keep interest going.
Earned a new sub! I love how you have a regiment that every unit is from. Any way I could reach out to you and assist with me building a historical list?
Thank you very much and sorry for the late reply. As far as historical lists I use the old school 1/20 ration that Peter Gilder pioneered and are used in Rapid Fire rules. Basically 10 men equals a company but the make up is the same as a section would be. Also stick to historical weapons and troop types. For example a German company of 8 or 10 men in Normandy would be armed with 1 x SMG, 1 x LMG and loader (possibly 2 x LMG’s if Waffen SS/Panzer Grenadier) and the rest K98 rifles and possibly one panzerfaust. Not all armed with MP44’s etc. If you look for Rapid Fire order of battles there should be quite a few examples on line. Hope that helps a bit.
Exceptional terrain and figures. I also really like the pacing. It's nice not having to sit through a 2 hour battle report. Just a couple of things I noted:
17:47 You have to issue a run order to enter a building. D company wouldn't have been able to advance into the building and fire shots.
26:35 Reinforcements entering the table can advance or run. The Stug III could have fired at the men in the building, or even the Churchill.
28:03 Vehicles can only reverse in a straight line. Looks like you did about a 45 degree turn.
Also, remember only one unit can occupy the floor of a building. A lot of people house rule this for friendlies, but the 1" rule should still apply. Has to be 1" between all units. Even the vehicles like the Churchill. Finally, vehicles cannot capture objectives. The Stummel would not have captured the bridge. Still be a German victory though.
Thank you Justin glad you liked the video its appreciated. The advance into the building is something we’ve probably done at the club a couple of times and I’ve just stuck with it, but your right about it having to be a run order. As for the Stug entering, it was part of the scenario that any reinforcements would enter at the end of the turn and do nothing only activating the next turn, giving the chance of a British response first if they got the first order die etc. Overlooked the reverse rule though, ‘doh’ 👍
also thought i heard germans getting a advantageous damage modifier for being in hard cover, surely this is a to hit modifier not for wounds too
Really nice, i love your editing style here, great set up! thank you for sharing and taking the time to edit these videos for us to watch with a cuppa and a rich tea ;) - Did you make your own measuring stick also? i see them a lot on these battle report videos and they look very handy!
Thank you Robert its great to read you enjoy them and the measuring stick is homemade, its just a length of dowel measured out in sections and painted. They are very handy and better than faffing with tape measures most of the time.
@@dazvanderyoung1911 That's great, thanks for the reply i'll definitely look into making one. Looking forward to more videos and content thanks again.
Great bat rep !
Thank you Phillip
The lighting in your video is excellent. What is your setup?
Thank you and as for my set up I just have 4 fluorescent lights in my garage, but with white walls and ceiling it helps bounce light onto the table. My iPhone 13 pro max also does a good job of coping with the light etc.
@@dazvanderyoung1911 thank you for the information. You're right, the white walls really do help with the lighting. And that's a great thing because it really shows off the quality of your miniatures and terrain.
If you're open to suggestions, I recommend you drop announcing which die is pulled because - IMHO - it is very repetitive and is subsequently demonstrated by the action you explain.
I look forward to your next episode. Cheers!
That’s cool terrain! Did you get mdf building kits and paint them up or are they completely homebuilt?
Nvm @5:15 you said they were from Charlie Foxtrot - cheers
Thank you and yes 3 of the buildings are Charlie Foxtrot, the 3 ruins are Warlord plastics. The house on the hill is actually an MDF kit from a craft shop, that’s supposed to be done up as a Christmas house and the church is a scratch build.
Super! But we dont see throw dices for the suspence
Thank you and I did film the die rolls in the first two videos I think but stopped doing it as it meant more time filming/editing, but I am thinking of filming the more climactic die rolls in future etc.
I like your company markers. Are they scratch built, and if so how, or are they bought?
Scratch built using round pieces of thin plywood and the letters/numbers are also thin plywood I bought from the craft section of a shop called ‘the Range’ in the UK 👍🏻
@@dazvanderyoung1911 thanks Daz, I’ll take a look in there next time I’m passing. They have utility for a shed load of game systems. By the way, in that AAR, I’m surprised the Brits didn’t take a couple of 2” mortars. Some smoke might have been helpful. Perhaps the Company Commander needs to go back to the School of Infantry for a spell. 😉
Your terrain is beautiful
Where did you buy it from or did you diy it
Thank you very much and as for the terrain, the mat is a Geek Villain autumn one, the trees and hedges are made by me (trees are Woodland scenic frames)
Great battlerep! Did You play with yourself?
Thank you and for this video yes it was a solo effort although the wife has got involved with the others.
Beautiful mat. Which brand makes these?
They are from Geek Villain and this mat is the ‘Autumn’ fleece one, retails at £60 or was when I bought mine.
Gorgpius table
Thank you
Love the camo pattern on your german armor! Any good resources you would recommend for painting up some good german camo? Thanks in advanced :D
Thank you very much its appreciated. as far as the camo pattern goes I look at a lot of 1/35 scale model sites and magazines as the modellers who contribute are on another level, but their schemes and overall are good to go through and get ideas from. For the Germans I do use AK Dunkelgelb and modulate it in lighter layers using my airbrush. The brown and green I use Vallejo Air rust and light green. Once the basic camo is down I do lightly drybrush over the whole tank with Tamiya buff and Vallejo pale sand. The following is a list of the paints I use for painting my Panthers. Hope it helps. Also go on You Tube and search 1/35 scale modelling which shows using the powder techniques over gloss varnish etc. Hope this helps.
Undercoat Tamiya NATO Black
Base coat Tamiya Dark Yellow
First highlight coat AK Dunkelgelb Light base
Second highlight coat AK Dunkelgelb High light
Camouflage pattern
AV Model Air Light Green
AV Model Air Rust
All over light dry brush of Tamiya Buff
All over edges light dry brush of AK Dunkelgelb Shine
All over edges light dry brush of AV Pale Sand
Light edge chipping using AV German Black Brown
Wood equipment/handles
Basic colour AV New Wood
Highlight colour AV Cork Brown
Metal tools/fittings
Basic colour AV Black Grey
Highlight colour GW Leadbelcher
Road wheels
GW Stormvermin fur
Highlight edges colour GW Administratum grey
Exhaust pipes and other metal bits such as jack and wheel braces
AV Black grey or Black brown
Highlighted with GW Leadbelcher mixed 2 - 1 AV Model Air Rust
Enamel Washes
Mig Brown wash for German yellow vehicles - pin wash
Tracks = AK Kursk Summer Earth - AK Africa dust (lightly applied 10/4) - rainmark effect (lightly)
Powder = AV Natural umber
@@dazvanderyoung1911 Thank you for taking the time to put this together. I have found a tremendous amount of reference / guides and am swimming in it all atm. Much appreciated !
Your welcome and hope it helped 👍🏻
were did you get the greem mat that lie's under the road, it look's so real?
A company called Geek Villain in the UK it’s a 6x4 foot fleece ‘Autumn’ coloured mat 👍🏻
do not know what you mean, needing a seven, when a dice has only six side's.
When any score to hit with modifiers adds up to 7 or more you need what’s called 7’s. Now on a D6 this is impossible so what you do is roll a D6 as normal to hit, but if you roll a 6 you then roll it again needing another 6. If you get a 6 it’s a hit but roll anything else and it’s a miss.
Can you please do the bronze era
Sadly David, the war of the roses is the closest period I’ve got to the Bronze Age 😜
watched a lot of these on various channels, germans seem overpowered and not balanced
Nice 🎉
Thank you