World Ablaze: The Second World War 1939-1945

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BEF Support Weapon Teams
10/14/24, 1:03 PM • Nigel Martindale 10/18/24, 9:16 AM

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Nigel Martindale
10/18/24, 9:16 AM

Great stuff, better get my spanish civil war republicans and 1940 French finished so I can start ...
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Occupied France
3/5/24, 10:32 AM • Kevin Smoot 3/6/24, 11:38 PM

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Duke Exeter
3/6/24, 11:38 PM

Man I would love having more officer bodies for Gendarmes and otherstuff. I've been cutting and r...
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Panzer Lehr Panzer Lehr as Gebirgsjäger
1/26/24, 1:56 AM • Tom Murray 1/27/24, 4:01 PM

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Estoc
1/27/24, 4:01 PM

They have appeared on the Vox Populi voting list. I would vote for them and see if they win. pol...
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Post WW2 - Korean War
1/5/24, 7:42 PM • Nick Parsons 1/8/24, 4:34 AM

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Brian Van De Walker
1/8/24, 4:34 AM

I would be intrested in just Koreans and Chinese for the Korean War to fight any models that work...
Bolt Action Romanians WW2 28mm Romanian WW2 Plastics
1/4/23, 10:58 PM • JTam 10/25/23, 12:57 PM

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Anthony Rieger
10/25/23, 12:57 PM

I would love to see a ww2 romanian figure line! This army gets overlooked, poorly done or l...
BEF in Pre-Production!
10/5/23, 11:15 AM • Hudson Adams 10/5/23, 11:15 AM

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Hudson Adams
10/5/23, 11:15 AM

Follow along here: https://wargamesatlantic.com/community/xenforum/topic/107802/early-worl...
What to do with extra French officers?
9/1/22, 10:56 PM • Don Williams 7/8/23, 8:13 PM

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Duke Exeter
7/8/23, 8:13 PM

I am looking for more officers. If you have any spares officer bodies and officer kepis I'd gladl...
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kitbash World Ablaze Spanish Civil War Spanish Civil War
5/3/22, 10:34 AM • Daniel Broaddus 6/19/23, 11:52 PM

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JTam
6/19/23, 11:52 PM

Review of Spanish Civil War STLs: https://www.reddit.com/r/boltaction/comments/14dna22/a_review_...
02 Hundred Hours - First Expansion Received
2/24/22, 12:04 AM • JTam 6/19/23, 5:29 AM

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Sean Tighe
6/19/23, 5:29 AM

Good choice of reference material though JTam. They are all on my shelves too.From my reenacting ...
Italian Infantry Assembly Instructions
5/26/22, 6:11 AM • Bill Thomas 3/8/23, 10:09 AM

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Andrew Torrens
3/8/23, 10:09 AM

there doesn't seem to be crew, other than gunner for the m37 or loader for m30. real shame. i'd a...
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vehicles Discussion - small WW2 Vehicles which could get released
1/23/22, 1:46 PM • Steffen Seitter 2/24/23, 2:49 PM

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JTam
2/24/23, 2:49 PM

Italian Moto Guzzi Trialce or Benelli 500 M36. German motorcycle with sidecar. Or Russian. h...
Plastic Antitank Gun
2/17/23, 10:44 PM • JTam 2/18/23, 6:00 PM

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Mark Dewis
2/18/23, 6:00 PM

Rubicon do already produce it in 28mm plastic - but it does line up with the Italians, and with p...
Panzer Lehr Panzerschreck heavy weapons poll Panzer Lehr Expansion Set - Panzerschreck
1/7/22, 11:47 PM • JTam 2/17/23, 10:55 PM

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JTam
2/17/23, 10:55 PM

At least one German heavy weapon is coming in plastic! Sneak Peak from 17 FEB 23:
Female French Resistance - 'Allo 'Allo
9/18/22, 6:13 PM • JTam 2/6/23, 10:18 PM

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Nanashi Anon
2/6/23, 10:18 PM

The bike reminds me how annoying it is BA doesn't let partisans take bikes.
500 Point Bolt Action Armies From a Single WGA Box - Round 2
2/2/23, 7:31 PM • JTam 2/4/23, 6:35 PM

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JTam
2/4/23, 6:35 PM

Ok. This is slightly cheating. But what if you already own the 0200 Starter Set: A...
Mystery Set Conjecture - January 2023
1/13/23, 12:56 PM • JTam 1/27/23, 11:47 PM

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JTam
1/27/23, 11:47 PM

@Duke Exeter @Mark Dewis Early war BEF is a big gap in plastic and a great idea for a set....
RKKA Uniforms and equipment Female Soldiers Suggestions For New Soviet Kits
1/18/22, 11:40 PM • JTam 1/27/23, 12:17 AM

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1/27/23, 12:17 AM

North Star just posted a new painting guide featuring Soviet scouts in amoeba suits: http://ns...
#Italians #WW2 Italian Breda 30 loader?
11/10/22, 1:41 AM • Marc Nelson Jr. 1/20/23, 8:45 AM

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Alessio De Carolis
1/20/23, 8:45 AM

Beautiful paint job, WWII italian uniform has always had a strange impression on me, it was half ...
Poll WW2 Cavalry Which WW2 Cavalry?
2/22/22, 7:04 PM • JTam 1/18/23, 9:25 AM

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Alessio De Carolis
1/18/23, 9:25 AM

Probabilly, given the similarity btw the legs and saddle's equipments, a sort of "universal" conv...
500 Point Bolt Action Armies From a Single WGA Box
11/2/22, 4:10 PM • JTam 11/10/22, 7:37 PM

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Pierre Lerdou-Udoy
11/10/22, 7:37 PM

Dear and noble veteran, So, that was a compliment from you ! Alors merci, du fond du coeur... "C...
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WGA release for the 02 Hundred sprues question
11/2/22, 10:52 PM • Mark Dewis 11/3/22, 11:15 AM

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Hudson Adams
11/3/22, 11:15 AM

We will be announcing the sets and the prize winner next week but to give you a sense the British...
Tirailleurs Senegalese completed
10/25/22, 10:15 PM • Don Williams 10/31/22, 4:37 PM

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Pierre Lerdou-Udoy
10/31/22, 4:37 PM

Those French black warriors are very nice. If you make others, consider putting on a black NCO w...
WW1/WW2 Cossack Cavalry
3/1/22, 10:34 PM • JTam 10/19/22, 4:49 PM

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JTam
10/19/22, 4:49 PM

@Geoff Maybury Thanks! I was pleased as punch to pick it up.
Italian MG base size?
7/4/22, 11:16 PM • fodzilla 9/19/22, 8:38 AM

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fodzilla
9/19/22, 8:38 AM

@Francisco Alonzo fantastic, thank you!
Senegalese Tirailleurs question
12/26/21, 7:24 PM • Don Williams 8/23/22, 3:03 PM

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Pierre Lerdou-Udoy
8/23/22, 3:03 PM

I end with this first photograph, which is very interesting from a uniformological point of view....
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size comparison perry WGA and Perry WW2 comparison photo?
6/28/22, 12:41 AM • Nanashi Anon 7/2/22, 1:24 AM

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Nanashi Anon
7/2/22, 1:24 AM

Thanks.
Wargames Illustrated Mini Review on WGA French Infantry 1916-1940
6/6/22, 8:45 PM • JTam 6/6/22, 8:45 PM

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JTam
6/6/22, 8:45 PM

Found this brief review of Wargames Altlantic's French Infantry 1916-1940:
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Panzer Lehr Can the Panzer Lehr be used for ordinary soldiers?
12/19/21, 6:57 PM • Estoc 6/5/22, 9:08 PM

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Mark Dewis
6/5/22, 9:08 PM

The main reason that Panzer Lehr will look wrong for early war is their tunics, by the way. Which...
WSS Article on Wargames Atlantic WW2 French
4/15/22, 12:23 PM • JTam 4/17/22, 4:38 PM

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4/17/22, 4:38 PM

@Mark Hoffman https://wargamesatlantic.com/community/xenforum/topic/44423/can-the-panzer-l...
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Panzer Lehr World Ablaze Panzer Lehr Project.
2/19/22, 11:26 PM • Cole Lassell 4/11/22, 2:36 PM

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JTam
4/11/22, 2:36 PM

@Cole Lassell Hi Brother, glad you resurrected. Reference the missing Tiger: Shipped to ...
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CHINESE /POLISH/ GURKHA CONVERSION PARTS
3/22/22, 8:02 PM • Mark Hoffman 3/23/22, 12:28 AM

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JTam
3/23/22, 12:28 AM

@Mark Hoffman Good find! Thank You. It's a great time to try and convert a Polish a...
Juggernaut Podcast - WGA's French in Action
2/23/22, 3:58 PM • JTam 3/1/22, 9:58 PM

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JTam
3/1/22, 9:58 PM

If you like WGA products it's worth peaking at the Juggernaut Facebook page this week.
Italians!
2/3/22, 10:28 AM • Hudson Adams 2/7/22, 11:01 AM

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Daniel Sauerwein
2/7/22, 11:01 AM

Looking forward to getting these. Definitely worth the wait to have them made in America.
Convert Italians as WW2 French?
12/31/21, 10:02 PM • Don Williams 1/14/22, 10:35 AM

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JTam
1/14/22, 10:35 AM

Agree with Brian Van De Walker. They really liked the great coats:
Question regarding the French for WW2
12/20/21, 8:06 AM • Henning M 1/13/22, 9:35 PM

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JTam
1/13/22, 9:35 PM

Got a new reference book - "Officers and Soldiers of the French Army 1940" by Jouineau. Maybe th...
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What's up with the Italian release?
1/3/22, 1:50 AM • Daniel Sauerwein 1/11/22, 12:11 AM

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Daniel Sauerwein
1/11/22, 12:11 AM

@Hudson Adams thank you for your informative reply. This is what I was looking for. As others sai...
Italian video review from Valhalla Games
1/10/22, 3:26 PM • Hudson Adams 1/10/22, 10:44 PM

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JTam
1/10/22, 10:44 PM

For the TLDNW (Too Long Did Not Watch) crowd (like I often am,) there's some nice size comparison...
French Resistance Partisans and what you can do with them...
12/17/21, 6:11 AM • Battle Brush Sigur 1/3/22, 9:00 AM

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Daniel Broaddus
1/3/22, 9:00 AM

@Daniel Sauerwein I think that could work fairly easily. You could also get some of the panzer le...
kitbash conversion peasants Kitbash - Resistance and Civilians
12/17/21, 7:24 AM • Araden Kwyll 12/30/21, 6:04 PM

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Yronimos Whateley
12/30/21, 6:04 PM

Yes, the picture failed :( I did go to the Facebook page, though, and I'm pretty sure I sa...

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