Bolt Action kitbashing - British infantry in Burma

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Hello everyone and welcome back to the channel and the start of a new Bolt Action project! After spending three months painting my winter themed US Airborne, I have decided for a bit of a change of scenery and I have started a British army in Burma themed Bolt Action project.
Much like my US Airborne, the plan of this proejct will be to kitbash/convert every single figure in the platoon to give it a really unique and individual look. In this video, I am going to be showing my test of concept figures to see if the kitbashing idea will work. I also run through the different kits I am going to be using and my plans for the project moving forward.
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@estoc5866 2 года назад

It’s good to see the Forgotten Army getting some appreciation, my great grandfather was a Universal Carrier commander in Burma/India from 43-45.

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

That's awesome, thanks for sharing. Having researched the campaign it was absolutely one of the more difficult theatre of operations in WW2. I'm going to ensure the project does it justice. It's always important to remember that for us it's a hobby but people gave so much of themselves in reality 🙂

@porgstew3657 2 года назад

This has nothing to do with the british but my great grandfather was a us marine, my other great grandfather was in the navy, my great great grandfather was in the army, and my other great grandfather was working on building a us base in the pacific and was a japanese pow during the war. I only know a few stories about each but they were all in the pacific so it is actually possible that some of them might have met eachother.

@rogernilson3986 2 года назад

I sat in a Bren carrier yesterday. The museum didn’t share my enthusiasm. You are the master kit basher. Really great channel.

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

That's awesome Roger! It's a shame that they didn't share your enthusiasm for it as that sounds really pretty cool! Thank you, it's a part of the hobby that I enjoy the most and my next video/project won't be WW2 but it definitely involves a whole lot of kitbashing! Really glad you enjoy the channel, thank you for the kind words 🙂👍

@oldschoolfrp2326 2 года назад

I guess you really were tired of snow - These turned out great and the thick green foliage on the bases fits the new locale

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

I really gave some thought into how I wanted the basing to look for these chaps. For my other armies I had gone for jungle scrub but looking at a lot of reference photographs, mud was definitely a factor so I opted for more a more muddy/puddles look with some really basic clump foliage 🙂

@BitesizeWargaming 2 года назад

Love the colours you've used on these and the basing Ste - lovely stuff.

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Cheers buddy, much appreciated and apologies for the delay in responding! While I was happy with the basing on these chaps, I was less happy with the uniform. Looking back it was too 'uniform' whereas it should have been different mixes of greens to represent the faded materials etc. I've been working on a few more test figures with plans to resurrect this project later this year 😀👍

@smoothbrush4722 2 года назад

The first squad looks very nice, i like the short pants, and how every model is unique, that grass looks good for jungle also. Bren carrier looks good.

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Thanks Lucian! I think the challenge of hanging a full project of unique and individual kitbashed figures can be difficult but certainly rewarding. The Bren Carrier was one of the most enjoyable things I've painted this year 🙂

@sagebrother 2 года назад

I love the idea of mixing and matching. Great looking figures. Keep it up!!

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Cheers buddy! I definitely agree with you about the mixing and matching of figures as kitbashing is one of my favourite parts of the hobby. I'm never really sure how they are going to turn out or if they will actually work but having unique and individual figures at the end of it is always worth the time and effort 🙂

@simonpritchard6609 2 года назад

Totally agree with the previous comment about nice to see the forgotten army being remembered. I want to do Chindits and Gurkhas but unfortunately am no painter or modeller like yourself. I await and look forward to the next videos on this project. Good luck

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

I'll be honest, it's not a theatre of the war that I was overly familiar with until recently. When I start a new project I like to do research and immerse myself in the background and history of the figures I'm building and painting. I would definitely say go for it and have a go at the Chindits and Gurkhas' if that's what you want to do. If something interests you, paint it. Having looked at the uniforms, you can use a mix of all different greens and experiment with washes etc to get that jungle feel. I've said on the podcast a few times that just in putting paint on a figure, you are succeeding at the hobby 🙂

@MiniatureRealms 2 года назад

They look absolutely spot on Ste, lovely work. I wonder if Warlord have considered bringing out a set that uses the standard bodies with the shorts sleeved arms, they'd have to engineers the sprue, but I think they already have the sculpts covered from the other British boxed sets.

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Cheers Stu! That's actually a really good idea. It's probably years in the future but if Warlord released a British infantry box set in Sicily and Italy that would be ideal. But I'm constantly impressed at just how well these kits go together and still look like they are actual kits and not kitbashed 🙂

@alexhd8973 2 года назад

I'm only just getting into Bolt Action and wanting to make an Australian themed army in the New Guinea campaign. Alas, all the Commonwealth Infantry set are wearing shorts, which doesn't seem right - saving green stuffing trousers onto them all, it looks like this could be a great option to kit-bash two sets together to get my Australians sorted! Thanks for the inspiration.

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Hey Alex, this would be a perfect way to put together an Australian project. This project has stalled for me but the two kits go together tremendously well with very little requirement for green stuff. There is definitely the capability for coming up with some really interesting and unique looking miniatures. Good luck with it all! 🙂👍

@emmetminiatureswargames2424 2 года назад

Very nice. I started doing similar but it was with the old British Army set, which isn’t very good and didn’t go well with the later commonwealth and 8th Army. Now I’ve got the new plastic Brits & Canadians I’ll be able to revisit this.

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Thanks Lee and yes, I seem to recall a couple of update videos that you made where you were working on a Burma project. Yes, that first British infantry set wasn't exactly ideal for kitbashing or converting but the new one really is so much better. It's much more in scale with other kits and I've found it works seamlessly with the 8th Army sprues. Definitely a recommended combination 😃

@thestoicsteve 2 года назад

Looking good! Look forward to seeing the rest of the army as it grows.

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Thanks Steve, much appreciated! I'm looking forward to it too. Finding that the pieces go together really well and sorting out both a paint and basing scheme has really enthused me. I've already completed a medium machine gun team and the HQ section. Up next is another Bren Carrier and infantry section 🙂

@worldhistoryminiatureshous9757 2 года назад

These british troop looks great . Nice kitbashing job !

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Thank you, much appreciated as always! What I like most about these is just how simple they go together. And throwing in a few bits and pieces from the USMC box works really well too. A lot of fun to work on 🙂

@jamesfirth-haydon7381 2 года назад

Looks like another cracking project there Ste. Look forward to seeing what’s next bud. 👍🏻

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Thanks James! I've had a bit of a break from these as I've been working on other things but what I've completed so far has been really enjoyable to work on. Lots of kitbashing again and lots of scope for muddy jungle bases. I'm currently working on a second Bren carrier with kitbashed passangers and a second section of infantry. Hopefully get an update video posted soon😀

@BrushQuill 2 года назад

Some nice work there Ste. I do like that the kits have that interchangability.

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Cheers Cal! The British kits really do, I've even been using some of the arms from the British Airborne box too and they work equally as well. I can even see bits and pieces from the USMC and Grenadier boxes being used for the short sleeve options. Definitely a kitbashing project I'm looking forward to 😄

@porgstew3657 2 года назад

Loooking great, keep up the good work

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Thanks Stephen, much appreciated! Well this is going to be main project for the next month or so, so I'm definitely going to post some more update videos 🙂

@porgstew3657 2 года назад

@@OnPointHQ see thats me now, thats my new name. Wow, its been 5 months? I remember watching this video a while ago. Such great content, keep it up! Hope you stay healthy these crazy days

@basicminiaturepainting 2 года назад

Extremely impressive as always ste

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Thanks Justin, always appreciated mate. I wasn't really sure how these were going to turn out, both the build and paint scheme. Happy with the results so far and looking forward to cracking on with the rest 🙂

@276tank 2 года назад

Excellent work Ste, as always.

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Cheers dude, much appreciated. Really looking forward to getting stuck into this project now that the test section is done and the kitbashing working 🙂

@RamboArminius1 2 года назад

Could you show us how to do: US army in the Pacific (if its more than just the putting army heads on Marine bodies)

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Great idea and something I'm going to look into! I'll be honest, I've only ever looked at the USMC in the Pacific not the US army. But leave it with me, I have spares for both US infantry and USMC so I'll see what I can put together. Thanks for watching and a great suggestion too 🙂👍

@fencingmitch 2 года назад

Oh wow I just bought the British army and commonwealth to build some Australians as my 2nd bolt action army after the Japanese. Glad to know they fit together well 😅

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

They go together really really well! Some may require a little craft knife to ensure a smooth fit but for the most part, they could be part of the same kit. You will definitely enjoy working on these 🙂

@gkspain1 2 года назад

Very nice thanks for sharing, all the best, Garry

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Cheers Garry, very kind of you. Thanks for watching the video 🙂

@vicsminiatures7949 2 года назад

Wonderful work. The figures look excellent!

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Thanks Victor, much appreciated! When I first started planning the project this was exactly how I wanted them to look. Very happy with the progress so far 🙂

@tapio4291 2 года назад

Those look awesome!!

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Cheers buddy, much appreciated! Very happy with how these have turned out. Now onto the rest of them 🙂

@StormofSteelWargaming 2 года назад

Nice work, I'm just doing some 14th Army in 15mm for Chain of Command. These look good.

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Thanks mate, very kind of you, thank you. These have been super enjoyable to build and paint and a nice change from three months of painting snow! That sounds really interesting, I imagine they will look pretty sweet at 15mm. My current Chain of Command 15mm figures are US Airborne and late war German Grenadiers. Sadly not been worked on in a while but hopefully this will change soon 🙂

@StormofSteelWargaming 2 года назад

@@OnPointHQ Yeah, it's always good to swap it up and get away from snow for a while, although you couldn't get much further than the jungles of Burma! LOL. My 14th Army will be featured in a video soon, but you can see a picture of them on my community tab as well. Loving yours, now you need to move into Malaya as well!

@JG0929 2 года назад

Keep up the great videos! Nice Work

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Cheers Joe,very kind of you mate! There will be a few more Burma videos out moving forward as I work on this project. It should be pretty interesting seeing it develop 🙂

@kitchenwargamers4141 2 года назад

They look fantastic and just the part for jungle warfare. Looking forward to seeing the end result of this army project Ste. 😁👍

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Cheers Marc! I was made up when I built the first few miniatures as it was clear that they definitely looked like troops from that theatre. I was a bit worried about the green I was going to use but once that was sorted I was happy. Really looking forward to working on this for the next few weeks 😀

@johnclarke9498 2 года назад

Good idea 🙏 Somthing else to think about ,Which i like and think about 🧐🧐🧐👍e

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Cheers John! The best thing about this is that it's really pretty simple. The bits and pieces go together well with very little in the way of green stuff or filling. Really looking forward to working on these some more 🙂

@elijones2041 2 года назад

Looking great, I like the Idea of making them Scottish. I'm also thinking of building a similar army, using the 8th army box to make some Australians in The New Guinea campaign.

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Hey Eli, that's great thank you. I can definitely see that working. I have found that the slouch hats from the Commonwealth box work really well in giving that jungle feel to the uniform. Let me know how you get on with your Australians 🙂

@BootsontheTable 2 года назад

What no German kits used? You are losing your touch Ste! Love these, especially the Bren

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Cheers Dom, the carrier was a lot of fun to paint and not a single German kit used...yet! I plan to use some of the short sleeved arms from the Grenadier box in future kitbashings. Up to nine months of no Bolt Action Germans now 😅

@lesliebeilby-tipping6854 2 года назад

Really nice new intro Ste. Great to see such a change for you from modelling in the European theatre and now moving into Brits in the Far East. When you have assembled these models what do you do and use to fix the arms without gaps?

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Thanks Leslie. Yeah I fancied a bit of a change of theatres and have always enjoyed working on jungle themed armies. For this one I'm going for a more muddy look rather than jungle scrub. For plugging any gaps in the figures I use liquid green stuff and sculpting tools. Thankfully with Warlord kits there is never much of this to do 🙂

@benpadley4499 6 месяцев назад

Brilliant video - can you list the paint scheme/colours you used please?

@OnPointHQ 6 месяцев назад

Cheers Ben, glad you liked the video! Now there's a question....from what I remember I used Vallejo Russian Uniform Green as this was what I had used when I was painting my Bolt Action Australians. The webbing is Vallejo Khaki. I then applied a wash of Agrax Earthshade. For the highlights I added a drop of Vallejo Ivrory or Off White to the original colours. I actually parked this project as I wasn't happy with the progress and realised the uniforms were a bit too.....uniform. Looking at references photos, uniforms were faded etc. I did paint up a couple of miniatures in this scheme but it didn't go anywhere. The plan is to use what I currently have completed for games of Firefight with my friend's IJA 🙂

@lukeshirley8496 2 года назад

Outstanding work there!🖐 I’m working on the Australian 7th Division at the moment as they were in both Africa and the Far East. I’ve just received a Universal Carrier today and was wondering about the rules for it. If you or someone could do a video on it that would be great. I know they carry five guys but when the five guys hop out can I still drive around and do shooting?🍻

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Thanks Luke! There is a video in my Bolt Action Basics playlist about the rules for transports but yes, you're correct. After the passengers have disembarked, the carrier will still be able to be given orders. I often use mine to provide fire support to the troops that have just disembarked. The only downside is that if at the end of a turn there is an enemy unit closer to the transport than one of your own units, it is removed. Hope that helps 🙂

@lukeshirley8496 2 года назад

@@OnPointHQ I just checked it out, very informative thank you. I’m now going to check out the rest of your series on the basics. I’m new to the game and have much to learn.🍻

@coltonbutton4291 2 года назад

Excellent work! What color did you use for the fatigues?

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Thanks Colton, much appreciated! For the main uniform I used Vallejo Yellow Olive with a small drop of Yellow Green added to it. This was followed by quite a heavy wash of Agrax Earthshade and then basic highlights were added using the same formula as the original colour. With them being based in the jungle I don't need every uniform to be exactly the same colour as this represents fading and weathering 🙂

@dominikengler6480 Год назад

If you would Paint the bajonette handle ina different wooden color and darken the Metal, it wood be perfekt. Sorry, my german autocerrect is Killin me

@OnPointHQ Год назад

Thanks for the advice Dominik! I will admit that I can often be quite lazy when it comes to the smaller details of my painting but I will definitely bear this in mind. Cheers! 😁

@kapanmaszyny470 Год назад

Great work I done the same thing for Polish II Corp in itally, still though i have a question, perhaps you maybe know how good would US airborne and marine corp sets fit each other ? I was think about making some paratroopers for pacific theather

@OnPointHQ Год назад

Thank you! They should fit but I found tha that when I was working on my kitbashed winter US Airborne the flats of the arms were slightly smaller than other kits. I was using these with Winter German plastics so it may be better with the USMC. Always worth a go though. I'd suggest picking up a single sprue of each and seeing how they fit 😁

@lionheart3916 2 года назад

Fantastic work ste as always I’m actually going to build a British force for Burma I’m basing it on the 14th army and siege of Kohima what green did you use for the uniform? Many thanks

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Thanks mate, always appreciated! That would make for a pretty interesting looking project. It was really good doing the research for this one and learning the history of the campaign. The uniform is an 80:20 mix of Vallejo Olive Green anf Yellow Green with a wash of Agrax Earthshade 🙂

@lionheart3916 2 года назад

@@OnPointHQ thanks ste for the info and yeah agree it’s an interesting theatre of ww2

@gwin2719 2 года назад

Are you still working on this project? Would be great to see more!

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

I should probably apologise for the lack of updates on this project. Truth is it almost ended me and caused a complete lack of painting Bolt Action for about three months! But I have got back into Bolt Action and I'm currently working my way through a US Mechanised Tank Destroyer platoon project. The British in Burma will be revived at some point as I worked out what I didn't enjoy about it - the uniform was too samey looking. I've completed a few test figures that I'm much happier with so there will definitely be more progress made on this moving forward 😀👍

@gwin2719 2 года назад

@@OnPointHQ if you’re looking for something a bit different. Go for a resistance army, civi clothes mixed make for interesting painting opportunities

@geoffgibbons5946 2 года назад

how many armies do u have and what are they

@OnPointHQ 2 года назад

Hey Geoff.I have a 6000 point late war Germany army and one set in Stalingrad. In addition to those I have USMC, Australians, early War French, Polish Airborne, US Airborne and a small SAS desert raiders platoon that I still need to add vehicles to 🙂