Bolt Action on a Budget

Last year I wanted to see if it was possible to play the commercial wargame 'Bolt Action' by Warlords on a budget. Even if I managed to play a very basic game of 'Bolt Action' for free, I concluded the Battle Report with that I was really going to consider to use $$ to buy the rulebook.

After Bolt Action 3rd edition was published this autumn, I've been looking around for 2nd edition rulebooks 'on sale' to keep it within my 'budget approach' on wargaming. Here the other day I coincidentally visited the website to Moss TabletopBattle, which is located close to where I live, which had 'Bolt Action 2nd edition' on a 90% discount, and on sale for only £ 3,50/ $4,4/ € 4,25 (!) 
I don't think I will find a brand new copy for anything less than that, so this was a no brainer.

So after work I went to the store to pick up my copy. It's actually located less than a kilometer from where I live.

The Store-owner was very friendly and told me that he wanted to give me a little surprise as well, and gave me a 28mm scale miniature of an Italian WW2 Officer. He invited me into their gaming rooms and studios where they make their YouTube videos. I was very surprised to this kind gestures and we had a really good  and long conversation, resulting in that I was invited to join them in a Bolt Action 'demo game' some time later this winter.

So, this is my very first 28mm scale miniature I got in my collection, but he might not be the last perhaps...