It’s fair to say I spent many a long hour when both my two lads were little playing with their LEGO…and sometimes, if they were good, they got to join in too. Our best builds were forts, or siege weapons that used elastic bands to catapult marbles at the defenders, (I like to think they were brought up proper like). Anywhoo we constantly struggled to create warlike things with what was in those days a very non military toy.
If only we’d waited for twenty odd years!
Now, I’m kind of used to having a hobby (regular wargaming) that’s considered “niche”, but it seems I’m now totally out nerded by a group inhabiting a niche within my niche.
Here for your delight and delectation are a whole load of screenshots of WW2 LEGO tanks and infantry - that they apparently use Bolt Action to play games with!
I’m kind of in awe.
I think.
* totally a thing…Google it, it’s hilarious.
Brilliant, have seen some stuff before on medievals and Napoleonics but not seen too much on WW2, the tanks look great, totally bonkers but great just the same!
ReplyDeleteThey do look ace don’t they Donnie! I’ve seen the Medieval ones before but they’re definitely ((coughs)) kiddy play things and I could never…erm…go there.
DeleteI love these and have, in the past, seen some excellent videos of the figures in action. No idea where you can buy this stuff, but would love to have a few of them for the games room:)! On a slightly related note, I've seen some absolutely stunning dioramas done with Action Man sized figures and vehicles, with one including a German rail gun!!!
ReplyDeleteOh bloody hell Steve I’m going to have to go and google “Action Man diorama” now.
DeleteOh bloody hell that wasn’t nice. Thanks to autocorrect I went looking for Acton man diarrhoea. lol.
Delete🤣🤣🤣
DeleteHeady stuff JBM…
ReplyDeleteIf you really need to itch the scratch…
bricktanks.co.uk
They are not cheap
All the best. Aly
Well that bought me down to earth with a bump Aly. I can buy a lot of teeny tiny minis for that kind of money! ((Sighs)).
DeleteSo about the cats who look like Hitler thing, do they command an army of Lego panzers?
ReplyDeleteElenderil
No, but they probably should do!
DeleteAre they ACTUAL Lego or some off brand lego copycat?
ReplyDeleteI'm in the lego phase. My oldest (11 year old girl) will build a lego kit but then won't touch it again. My oldest son (6) has a hard time building them but will play and break and recombine them all day.
Interesting point Stew. I did weed out a number of models that appeared to be “LEGO like” and the ones shown all seem to be kosher. Can you buy them as kits in a LEGO store? Nope. Are you able to buy all the individual parts in a LEGO store - I’m told you can - though the companies /sites listed in the comments make it easy by putting them all in one box along with instructions (and charge a premium for doing so).
DeleteNew info - the soldiers and their kit are not pukka LEGO.
DeleteI was just going to moan that “I bet they don’t bloody do any Fi…” and I saw that last picture! Complete with Suomi konepistooli and Molotov cocktail.
ReplyDeleteTulta munille!
Chris/nundanket
I hoped you’d spot the Finns! lol.
DeleteGreat stuff JBM.
ReplyDeleteI have seen a few of the stop motion films using lego and they are great.
You can get a lot of the military lego on Aliexpress. I searched for military lego on their site and saw some tanks. BT7 for A$22, T34 for A$45, Panzer IV for A$31. Infantry from $11 for 12 figures to $31 for 40 figures plus additional heavy weapons. A bit cheaper than the Bricktanks site. So go on and buy some 😂 They even have French soldiers.
Hi Ben. Currently having to comb through the lead pile for new projects - since the wife thinks my hobby money should be put towards our 40th wedding anniversary celebrations and her 60th birthday. Women - huh. Suppose I could always buy her some Lego French troops for her Birthday? I mean it’s the thought that counts…isn’t it?!
DeleteI am sure she will love that!
Delete40 for the wedding anniversary and another 60 for her birthday!
Can't go wrong 😁
Dear me. I thought we were all quite weird enough, this is next level! I have seen images of this type previously but avoided investigating further......
ReplyDeleteKeith, I’m here to explore the darker recesses of the wargaming internet…so that you don’t have to. If you think this is weird I presume you’ve never come across Tony Adam’s and his woodscrew wargaming army?
DeleteActually yes I did...and read of his death in the last year or so....
DeleteNone of us gets out of here alive, unfortunately.
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