Welcome to the Third Edition of Bolt Action, the world’s greatest World War II wargame! This starter set is the best way to start your Bolt Action journey, containing everything you need to jump right into the action!

Alongside an A5 softback rulebook containing all the rules you’ll need to play fast-paced, fun games of Bolt Action, you’ll also find enough incredibly detailed plastic miniatures to get you started on your hobby journey and playing games in no time at all.

Take command of the hard-bitten German Fallschirmjäger paratroopers, or the dogged and determined US Army infantry as the two sides clash in the frozen forests of the Battle of the Bulge. These miniatures are the perfect starting point for a Bolt Action collection themed around winter warfare, bundled up in cold-weather gear and armed with a wide variety of weapons, and are a brilliant opportunity for new and veteran hobbyists alike!

The plastic German and American sprues can be assembled in a vast number of ways, enabling you to build everything from infantry squads to machine gun teams, officers, observers, medics, snipers, and more!

It’s not just infantry, either! Inside this box, you’ll also find a plastic American M8 armoured car kit, which can also be assembled as the M20 variant – the perfect reinforcement for the US troops as the German veterans attack – as well as a plastic ruined farmhouse for your troops to take cover in.

The Battle of the Bulge starter set nets you everything you need to start playing Bolt Action: Third Edition – simply assemble your models, and let battle commence! Once you’ve played your first games using the included introductory booklet, you can begin expanding your collection, and dive headfirst into the awesome world of World War II wargaming!

It’s not just infantry, either! Inside this box, you’ll also find a plastic American M8 armoured car kit, which can also be assembled as the M20 variant – the perfect reinforcement for the US troops as the German veterans attack – as well as a plastic ruined farmhouse for your troops to take cover in.

The Battle of the Bulge starter set nets you everything you need to start playing Bolt Action: Third Edition – simply assemble your models, and let battle commence! Once you’ve played your first games using the included introductory booklet, you can begin expanding your collection, and dive headfirst into the awesome world of World War II wargaming!

Battle of the Bulge contains:

• Bolt Action A5 rulebook

• Battle of the Bulge scenario and assembly booklet

• 24 hard plastic US Army (Winter) infantry (4 sprues)

• 18 hard plastic German Fallschirmjäger (Winter) paratroopers (3 sprues)

• 1x hard plastic M8 Greyhound/M20 armoured car

• 1x hard plastic Ruined Farmhouse terrain piece

• Full colour waterslide decal sheet

• 1x M8 Greyhound/M20 armoured car stat card

• Vehicle Damage Markers

• Plastic Bolt Action templates and tokens

• Plastic Pin markers

• 10x Six-sided dice

• 8x Bolt Action Order Dice

Models supplied unassembled and unpainted

Boxed set contains the following:

• 1 metal officer
• 48 plastic infantry
• 1 metal medium mortar team
• 1 metal medium machine gun team
• 1 plastic Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank
• Bolt Action stat card
• Vehicle damage markers

The contents of the boxed were based on the following Bolt Action 1,000 point Imperial Japanese army list:

Rikugun Chui (First Lieutenant) and two soldiers Regular* 95 pts
IJA Infantry Squad Regular (10 men with SMG and LMG)* 123 pts
IJA Infantry Squad Regular (10 men with SMG and LMG)* 123 pts
IJA Infantry Squad Regular (10 men with SMG and LMG)* 123 pts
IJA Grenadier squad Regular (14 men with SMG and 3 light mortars)* 218 pts
Suicide anti-tank team Regular (one man with lunge mine)* 20 pts
Suicide anti-tank team Regular (one man with lunge mine)* 20 pts
Medium Machine Gun team Regular 50 pts
Medium Mortar team Regular 65 pts
Veteran Chi-Ha medium tank 162 pts Total: 999 pts

* Made from the components of the plastic sprues included

Models supplied unassembled and unpainted

Bolt Action Points Values

This army deal is made up of the following:

• 1x plastic T34/85 medium tank
• 1x Soviet 82mm mortar team
• 1x metal Soviet officer(random selection)
• 1x metal Medic
• 8 plastic Soviet body sprues
• 5 plastic Soviet weapon sprues

Please be aware that models and poses may vary from those shown in the picture.

Models supplied unassembled and unpainted

With the Infamous 88, a Panzer III tank and 30 + men to command this is the German Afrika Korps Starter army you must have!

Sent to North Africa to bolster the Axis war effort in the Western Desert, the Deutsches Afrika Korps, under their mercurial leader – Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox – pushed the armies of the British Commonwealth almost to breaking point, earning the respect of the opponents in the dust-filled, scorching climate.

This boxed set gives you all you need to start playing with Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps as they face the forces of the British Commonwealth in the searing heat of the North African and Tunisian campaigns.

Providing a strong core of infantry, support weapons, a Panzer III medium tank and the deadly '88' anti-tank gun this set is a great starting point for your adventures in the Western Desert. Will Rommel, The Desert Fox overcome his British opponents, the Desert Rats?

Afrika Korps Starter Army contains:

• 36 x Afrika Korps infantry (plastic)
• 1 x Afrika Korps 8.8cm Flak 37 (plastic) with 7-man crew (metal)
• 1 x Afrika Korps MMG team (metal)
• 1 x Afrika Korps 81mm medium mortar team (metal)
• 1 x Panzer III medium tank (plastic)
• Assembly and painting instructions, stat cards, full-colour decal sheets, vehicle damage markers, and plastic bases

Models supplied unassembled and unpainted

his box set contains - British Airborne Army 1,000 points army list:

• Second Lieutenant & one extra rifleman (Veteran)* - 78 pts
• Artillery Forward Observer* - FREE
• Paratroop Section (10) NCO and 2 soldiers with SMGs, LMG team* - 169 pts
• Paratroop Section (10) NCO and 1 soldier with SMGs, LMG team* - 166 pts
• Paratroop Section (8) NCO and 3 soldiers with SMGs* - 127 pts
• Vickers MMG team (Veteran) - 65 pts
• Light Mortar team (Veteran) - 46 pts
• Medium Mortar team with Spotter* (Veteran) - 75 pts
• PIAT team (Veteran)* - 52 pts
• Sniper team (Veteran)* - 65 pts
• Flamethrower team (Veteran) - 65 pts
• QF 6-pdr anti-tank gun (Veteran) - 90 pts

Total: 998 pts

* Made from the components of the plastic sprues included

With trademark red beret and armed with Sten and Bren Guns the British Airborne were determined and tenacious, as only the British Tommy can be.

Striking German forces with precision and speed during actions at Pegasus Bridge, the Merville Battery and during Operation Market Garden in Arnhem, the Red Devils became legendary.

This boxed set contains enough to make a 1,000 point army of plastic and metal British (or Polish) airborne troops in mid to late war uniforms.

The army list can easily be reconfigured to suit your playing style and when you are ready to expand your force there are plenty of options in the ever-growing Bolt Action range of miniatures and vehicles.

Check your kit and fix bayonets – it’s time to drop in on the enemy...

Models supplied unassembled and unpainted