More Italian sprues!

 Ok, so I did a thing


eBay is a dangerous place! I was having a look around and spotted what I thought was a Bolt Action Italian army sprue going for just a couple of quid. So I stuck a bid on and waited. Just a couple of hours before the end of the auction I was out bid, so I did the sensible thing and stuck another bit on. So I ended up winning with a 12 pound bid, which is the same as the base cost from the sprue shop (although they are on sale at time of posting) . Turns out that it wasn't a sprue. It was a whole box, so bargain!

Bolt Action sprue Vs Wargames Atlantic sprue

This now ment that I had an additional 30 bodies to add to the 38 that I already had! What I'm going to do with them I don't know! I'm sure I'll figure something out, but for now some of them are least will be put in to storage waiting to see what happens with the future Italian army book.

Wargames Atlantic sprue

Bolt Action sprue 

There are some differences between the two sprues, with less options on the Bolt Action sprue but certainly better options in many respects. Unfortunately the two kits are not fully compatible, the weapon arms can be made to fit reasonably easily but the heads are a different matter, it significant work needed to switch them between bodies.

What I will probably do, is use the extra bodies to build some more base infantry units and characters, but I will have to have a look through the ay lists and see what I can do. 


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