Mole Mini Works

With the upcoming local "Ungentlemanly Warfare - Recce and Raiders" Bolt Action tournament coming up, I mulled over some ideas of what I'd like to bring. The Tournament restrictions are 800pt lists, maximum armor values of 8+ (light tanks), and any artillery pieces need to be towed on to the board. I spent some time considering lists for both my US and my German forces, even considering trying to speed build the British Carrier Section I snagged last year from a guy selling it.  Two factors eventually determined the path I forged of going with an early war German force. Factor the First - Rubicon Models: The last Bolt Action meet up I attended my US opponent brought some models made by Rubicon Models. I thought they looked really cool, especially with the upgraded stowage packs. I looked online at their selection of models, all of which were very affordably priced and, more importantly, did not have any outrageous shipping. Factor the Second - I really wanted to build and...

Okay, okay, I know what you’re thinking. Why the heck is he starting a Harlequins army for Warhammer 40,000? First, after I built* my Space Wolves army I realized that they were blue and blue is my son Ben’s favorite color (*never mind that Phobos Lieutenant that needs painting still). Ben has always loved playing with the little blue Ultramarines that I inherited from Sammy after he moved. I didn’t think about it until after I had finished the project but I realized that, maybe one day, Ben may end up playing with Dad’s blue Space Marines. That made me think of my daughter Amelia and what she could possibly play in the future. Some army painted pink and gold, her favorite colors, and that got me thinking about Harlequins.  Secondly, my good friend Luke was recently inoculated with the 40k bug after going on an Army exercise and talking to some buddies there. Luke, my brother, and myself grew up playing the Dawn of War video games, but I was the only one to jump ship over to the pa...

  BATTLE REPORT CARD Date: August 8, 2025 Game: X-Wing Size: 10pt (XWA) Mission: Single Objective   🟥Red Player: Alex 🟥 Faction:   Galactic Republic 🟥 List: Order of the Clonely Hearts 🆚 🟦Blue Player: Amanda 🟦 Faction: Rebels 🟦 List:  AAX

BATTLE REPORT CARD Date:  August 1, 2025 Game:  Warhammer 40,000 Size:  2000pt Mission:  Leviathan Missions   🟥Red Player:  Alex 🟥 Faction:   Space Marines (White Scars) 🟥 List:  Khan & Chaplain on Bike (Stormlance) 🆚 🟦Blue Player:  Luke 🟦 Faction:  Grey Knights 🟦 List:  Corvus Fleet (Leaked Banishers)

BATTLE REPORT CARD Date:  July 25, 2025 Game:  Bolt Action Size:  1600pt Mission:  Seek & Destroy   🟥Red Player:  Alex & Matt 🟥 Faction:   Waffen SS (Alex) & French Foreign Legion (Matt) 🟥 List:  Stormtroopers and Jagers (8 + 13 Order Dice) 🆚 🟦Blue Player:  Jeff 🟦 Faction:  US Army 🟦 List:  Mechanized Infantry (18 Order Dice)

BATTLE REPORT CARD Date:  June 22, 2025 Game:  X-Wing Size:  20pt (XWA) Mission:  Assault at the Satellite Array   🟥Red Player:  Alex 🟥 Faction:   First Order 🟥 List:  FO Baggins & Double Bomber 🆚 🟦Blue Player:  Brian 🟦 Faction:  Separatists Alliance 🟦 List: Wat, HMPs, and Core Vultures