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Miniatures Adventure => Gothic Horror => Topic started by: Bearwoodman on November 09, 2021, 11:48:30 PM
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Like a number of other posters this game has caught my imagination despite me never having played it! It appears that (according to the excellent precedent set by Cat and McYellowbelly) that one's first Silver Bayonet post has to involve a Goblin. That being the case, here is mine:
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I don't have the rulebook yet so I am not really sure if there is a fluff-compliant explanation as to why he is wearing some semblance of a British uniform. Has he taken the King's shilling? (I don't know enough about the recruitment criteria of the day to judge whether he falls foul of any particular requirement). Perhaps he a beneficiary of His Majesty's Government's policy of providing materiel assistance to anyone willing to take up arms against Napoleon (whether they have green pointy ears or not)? Or, a more sinister possibility, is he wearing clothing unceremoniously stripped from the body of a noble but unfortunate victim? No doubt all will be revealed in due course.
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Hmm, Goblins lead the way! Very fun green skinned red coat.
Perhaps he politely left some rabbit pelts in exchange when making off with the uniform in the night.
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When Wellington spoke of having “the scum of the Earth”….
Great brushwork mate!
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Hi Bearwoodman
If you play the game strictly, you'll be hunting down Goblins rather than playing them. Plus they have an aversion to gunpowder, so your guy would be armed more with a spear than a musket & bayonet.
The rules are the raw material you build your own adventures on, you could have recruited a new kind of Goblin to your Unit.
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Looks great :)
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Hi Bearwoodman
If you play the game strictly, you'll be hunting down Goblins rather than playing them. Plus they have an aversion to gunpowder, so your guy would be armed more with a spear than a musket & bayonet.
The rules are the raw material you build your own adventures on, you could have recruited a new kind of Goblin to your Unit.
I think you can reasonably expect many players to do nonhuman warbands using the rules for different nationalities. Flintloque has been around for around 30 years and many of its players are probably watching this rule set already.
An amusing twist might be to do all the Silver Bayonet player crews with Flintloque orc (or orques or whatever the goofy spelling is), elves, dogmen, etc, etc while using various human figs (perhaps different classes of adventurer figs from various RPG lines) as replacements for your SB monsters. A world with no humans at all would probably see a bunch of D&D style murder hobos as a dangerous supernatural incursion, and quite rightly so.
"They were horrible to behold! Like starving beardless Dwarves but stretched to almost twice their height, with sickly pinkish skin like an unhealthy pig. We'd never have escaped alive if they'd been properly armed, but thankfully whatever hell they crawled out of doesn't seem to have discovered musketry." - Private Orkle Orkington, 33rd Orcshire Regiment
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That's the premise of 'I Am Legend' isn't it? The book of course, not Charlton Heston or Will Smith.
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That's the premise of 'I Am Legend' isn't it? The book of course, not Charlton Heston or Will Smith.
Pretty close, yeah. Vincent Price's film version is considerably more faithful to the book, but still wanders a bit - and Matheson utterly hated it despite admitting it was pretty true to his original.
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WWWWWHHHHHAAAATTTT
There's a third film version?
Passed me by lol
Read the book a few times, I like the other two films but they really miss the fundamental point of the book IMHO
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I have not read the book and was surprised by the tone of the Vincent Price version, especially the ending.
Given the game allows Werebears and. Dhampirs to be in the units, I do not think it is much of a stretch for a Goblin to take the King‘s Shillimg.
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Excellent work Bear 8)
And by the way; the novel I am Legend is excellent,much better than any of the films :)
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Given the game allows Werebears and. Dhampirs to be in the units, I do not think it is much of a stretch for a Goblin to take the King‘s Shilling.
Ah, you'll see why when you get the book. But it's Joe's background, you don't have to stick to it, you can make it your own.
Nick
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Given the game allows Werebears and. Dhampirs to be in the units, I do not think it is much of a stretch for a Goblin to take the King‘s Shilling.
Ah, you'll see why when you get the book. But it's Joe's background, you don't have to stick to it, you can make it your own.
Nick
I excitedly await it.
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Thanks all for the encouraging words!
Thanks also for the goblin info Nick. Now that I have the rule book in my hand I can see that my green-skinned Redcoat is not a "Goblin" as per the silver Bayonet Bestiary. Luckily I have a supply of regular fantasy goblins armed with hand weapons that will do for these.
I like your idea, Chief Lackey Rich, of non-human units and human monsters. Unfortunately my goblin is a one-off conversion of a figure given to me by a friend, so I will not be producing a whole battalion! I may just take the Grumpy Gnome's advice and use him as an Infantryman in a British unit. If he keeps his nose out of trouble and his musket clean (and stays in the rear rank out of sight of any overly fastidious officers) I am sure no one will ask too many awkward questions.
I have to say I was not expecting book recommendations on this thread Blackwolf, but thank you! I have added it to my Silver Bayonet reading list...
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Up next will be a couple more monsters and then a few (human) Redcoats...
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Bear, now that’s a good pile!
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Let us know what you think about the books when you get to them.
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Zut alors! C'est un Loup Garou!
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Like my goblin Redcoat this is a figure from a Blacklist Games fantasy kickstarter. My friend backed it and as it included multiples of many of the poses he gave me a few of his spares. I added some milliput epaulettes to make him look a bit more Napoleonic, and gave him a blue coat to look vaguely French. The moulding on these figures is not as crisp as the best plastics available, but I think the pose on this one is nicely dynamic.
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Hmm, better living with epaulettes!
Twelve is a superb book; read that this summer.
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Great conversion, I love it!
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Twelve is a superb book; read that this summer.
Twelve was my immediate thought when I first heard about the rules earlier this year. It's got great scenario potential.
Lovely conversion.
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I do love what you did with that werewolf, especially the epaulettes!
And if we're throwing around book references, the Powder Mage books may also be of interest, as it's about magic users and gods in a pseudo-napoleonic setting. ;)
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"Er, he's still coming, Sarge! Shall I load and fire again?"
"Yes lad, and be quick about it! Only this time I think you'd better aim for the head."
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A Revenant, another Blacklist Games plastic model. I fear the haircut is not regulation, but it has been a long campaign for this poor chap. Very long.
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The wolf chap is excellent!
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I had not thought of using the Blacklist Games model like Athat but it works a treat, nicely done mate.
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Ooh, good shambler!
I hadn't come across the Blacklist minis before, nicely dynamic.
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Brilliant job on those Blacklist Games minis. I really should get some paint on some of mine!
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Love what you did with the werewolf!
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Like everything you have done so far, Bearwoodman! Goblin is my favourite. I foresee nothing being wasted off those sprues.
Don't forget Caliver books do a Regency Zombie range with zombie redcoats, and characters from Pride and Prejudice so if you fancy having Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet....
http://www.miniaturefigurines.co.uk/Catalogue.aspx?ScaleID=14&CategoryID=83&SubCategoryID=361
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Don't forget Caliver books do a Regency Zombie range with zombie redcoats, and characters from Pride and Prejudice so if you fancy having Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet....
http://www.miniaturefigurines.co.uk/Catalogue.aspx?ScaleID=14&CategoryID=83&SubCategoryID=361
Funnily enough, I am working on a Silver Bayonet warband entirely themed on those figures.
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Great job on the zombies
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Thanks for the comments all!
Like everything you have done so far, Bearwoodman! Goblin is my favourite. I foresee nothing being wasted off those sprues.
Don't forget Caliver books do a Regency Zombie range with zombie redcoats, and characters from Pride and Prejudice so if you fancy having Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet....
http://www.miniaturefigurines.co.uk/Catalogue.aspx?ScaleID=14&CategoryID=83&SubCategoryID=361
That Recency Zombie range is cool, they have plenty of character. I have plenty on my painting table already (not least the large pile of plastic Victrix British infantry donated by Vodkafan) so I am trying abstain from purchasing new figures, but I am particularly tempted by the Lord Byron and Mary Shelly figures. I look forward to seeing your work Tikitang!
I have not had much chance to paint over the past week or two, but I have finished the first of the Victrix Brits mentioned above. An "Infantryman" from a line company, my first ever proper Napoleonic figure:
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I had arrogantly dismissed warnings about how fiddly these figures are to assemble and how delicate they are once complete. I am humbler now, as I broke the end of the bayonet and had to reshape it into something that is no doubt unhistorical (but is perhaps a field modification to make it better suited to close quarter battle in confined spaces like crypts). I also snapped off part of the sling of the musket and had to replace it with a thin strip of cardboard. Painting was fiddly too, but I expect to improve my quality and efficiency as I work my way through this man's comrades.
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Brilliant work mate! Napoleonics can indeed be fiddly but worth the effort when they come out great like this British Infantryman of yours.
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Amazing work! :o
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Great work!
That Recency Zombie range is cool, they have plenty of character... I am particularly tempted by the Lord Byron and Mary Shelly figures. I look forward to seeing your work Tikitang!
I can't wait to start painting that whole Regency gang. Sadly, it's been two weeks since I ordered them and I am still waiting for their arrival. I guess they are made to order?
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That looks great!
For good and for bad, they are indeed fiddly kits. Pose variety and tweakability are all very good, but at a price.
I had been awaiting the Victrix Bavarians which finally just came out. But in the meantime I wound up buying Foundry metals during their holiday sale (just arrived today). and am not unhappy with having a good variety of poses all in solid metal.
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Thanks all, glad you like him!
That looks great!
For good and for bad, they are indeed fiddly kits. Pose variety and tweakability are all very good, but at a price.
I had been awaiting the Victrix Bavarians which finally just came out. But in the meantime I wound up buying Foundry metals during their holiday sale (just arrived today). and am not unhappy with having a good variety of poses all in solid metal.
You are right, and I didn't mean my comments on the figures as a criticism, more that I had to learn the hard way to treat these figures with the respect they deserve. I do love the realistically slender muskets and bayonets and the conversion possibilities that these kits allow (like my goblin).
As for the Bavarians, I did not know they were coming. They look interesting. Are you planning to apply the rules for Prussians in Silver Bayonet to your Bavarians?
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You are right, and I didn't mean my comments on the figures as a criticism, more that I had to learn the hard way to treat these figures with the respect they deserve.
Oh, that was clear. I love hard plastic figures, but some kits do go overboard on the separate bits. But then you've got separate bits to play with...
For the Bavarians, I'm just making my own list — all the usual characters plus these specials:
Native Scout (Alpine foresters), Occultist (Munich Book of Necromancy & Frankenstein studied at Ingolstadt), Rifleman (schutzen companies) Swordsman (dueling more prevalent than Prussia), Werewolf (very common in those parts).
Turns out that Foundry packs are ideal for this game. One pack of 6 assortedly posed infantry and one command pack that includes a dis/mounted officer is just sweet!
I also got a pair of packs like that for British Light Infantry. I'll tweak the hats to make them 71st Highland Lights. I wasn't originally planning on British, but then had a unit concept thought around an Investigator and Veteran Hunter that cannot be unthunk...
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Wonderful work thus far! Looking forward to seeing more...
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I have been attempting to kindle some interest in this project within my son. He has little knowledge of the period beyond the Napoleon Waterloo rap from the Horrible Histories TV series ("You say I’m cocky, maybe I am/It’s not my fault it’s my pituitary gland/Or maybe my ego, but I’ll tell you what is true/I’m a military genius and my army love me too") so I suggested he look at my recently acquired reference book on the subject of Napoleonic uniforms and chose a Nation based on which army he thought was the best dressed.
After perusing the beautiful colour plates, he chose the Prussians, based on this illustration of the 2nd Life Hussars:
(https://myalbum.com/photo/kZoc3foT6MBC/360.jpg)
Despite the rather sombre palette I think you will agree that these chaps cut a serious dash, with a uniform that is both extravagant but also rather sinister. The question is, where do I find suitable figures? Ideally both mounted and dismounted. I have looked at Perry, Warlord and Victrix but I haven't seen anything that looks quite like this (Warlord do a box of Prussian Hussars, but as far as I can tell they have covers on their shakos so you cannot see the sparkly skull and crossbones). I am not averse to conversion or kitbashing if that is required, and I am also not adverse to using figures that are "close enough" to this unit if perfect accuracy is not possible (no one I am likely to play against will know either way).
I would be very grateful for any suggestions.
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Bear, I would use the Perry British Hussars,with the Wargames Atlantic Riflemen,which have a similar look. You’ll have to shave off the plaques on their shakos so you can paint the skull and crossbones. The Wargames Atlantic riflemen come with pelisse et cetera :)
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If you wait a tiny bit, Steve Barber is working on Brunswick Hussars right now.
I replied to his post last week on FB that dismounted figures for this, or any cavalry, would be really great for The Silver Bayonet. So, mounted ones at least are coming sometime soon, and maybe foot. At the very least they can be spliced at the waist with your favourite pair of legs.
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Bear, I would use the Perry British Hussars,with the Wargames Atlantic Riflemen,which have a similar look. You’ll have to shave off the plaques on their shakos so you can paint the skull and crossbones. The Wargames Atlantic riflemen come with pelisse et cetera :)
Thanks Blackwolf - these are now on my Christmas list!
Thanks Cat also, I will keep an eye out for the Steve Barber figures too. Although as I understand it the Prussian Life Hussars are not the same as Brunswick Hussars are they - they just have similar uniforms? (apologies for my ignorance).
In the meantime here is another converted Blacklist figure. I thought he might work as a Pixie, but reading the rule book again I think he might be a bit big. Better as a demon?
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Although since carrying out the head swap I have discovered tricorn hats had fallen out of style by the Napoleonic wars. An unfashionable demon then.
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Although as I understand it the Prussian Life Hussars are not the same as Brunswick Hussars are they - they just have similar uniforms? (apologies for my ignorance).
A nice thing about hussars is that there is a lot of similarity between uniforms; a head swap, if that much will usuually do the trick. The Brunswickers come with a nice death's head on their shako. The only real difference with the Prussian is the plume. A bit of green stuff added onto the standard sort of plume on the Brunswick hat is all that's needed here to make it the droopy horsehair type.
I suspect Gargoyles and Demons can be old-fashioned in their fashion sense.
I'm leaning towards making custom Gargoyle stats. Les gargouilles sont très gothiques, n'est-ce pas ?
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How about these two Brunswickers?
http://www.miniaturefigurines.co.uk/images/catalogue/PENN01.jpg
http://www.miniaturefigurines.co.uk/images/catalogue/PENN02.jpg
Available here:
http://www.miniaturefigurines.co.uk/Catalogue.aspx?ScaleID=14&CategoryID=36&SubCategoryID=187
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At first I thought those Prussian Hussars were Brunswickers when I saw the skull and crossbones, but then realised the plume was the wrong colour!
Good work for getting your son interested in a bit of the period history. Maybe if you get him to read the exciting story of the Brunswickers and why they were fighting for the English he will switch to these Germans instead!
It's a funny thing about Napoleonic uniforms...combatants borrowed styles of uniform from the enemy over time...for instance the British had been wearing tight below the knee gaiters for many years...just when they dropped them for good in favour of proper trousers around 1812, both the French and the Americans both
copied and adopted the same style...the US army actually kept them right through to WWII.
That demon in the tricorne hat just seems to fit so well with the world-building... well done.
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Thanks for the suggestions in relation to the hussars, Santa did deliver a few interesting figures and sprues so watch this space for some conversions.
In the meantime, here are some clue markers based on some odds and ends included in the Reaper Bones IV Core Set.
A big spooky statue:
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A small spooky statute (and possibly the scene of some unpleasantness):
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There is a message on the side of this one in a nod to the novel "Twelve" by Jasper Kent. Could it be that Russian agents are active in the Peninsula?
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I am not sure what this was meant to be, so I painted it like... I am not sure really. Definitely requires further investigation.
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A large book, probably about creepy crawlies:
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Here is a large skull painted a bit like the art in the film "The Book of Life" (although admittedly that is based on Mexico's Day of the Dead and therefore probably has nothing to do with Napoleonic Spain):
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This is not an orange bush, it is my attempt at painting fire. Was someone interrupted while trying to burn a document?
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And a group shot:
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08.12.21 Edited to correct the name of the novel by Jasper Kent.
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Excellent! That's what clue markers should be like!
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great stuff.
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Excellent minis and painting and nice to see someone else using the Blanford book for reference :)
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A couple of Victrix Light Company men, investigating the French, and possibly worse...
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Great work mate! 👍
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Those look great!
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Thanks both!
Here are a few more bits and bobs. First, a Wolf from Blacklist Games:
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A Black Dog from Reaper (I don't think the rule book specifies a maximum number of heads). In the game a Black Dog is more deadly than a Wolf, which is just as well as the Black Dog model is much bigger!
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A random 3D printed steam punk style lady who might do as a Veteran Hunter or similar:
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And, of course, innocent civilians get caught up in the upheaval, like this poor gentleman:
(https://myalbum.com/photo/6GBcBS9zP29y/360.jpg)
"Vampires you say, Officer? Actually I think I did see one. He went that way!"
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"Vampires you say, Officer? Actually I think I did see one. He went that way!"
Too funny when you are looking at the figure at the same time.
Those all look great! The Black Dog I would think it would be bigger as well, having more then one head, I wouldn't think it would really matter.
I am looking into other manufactures for wolves to see a size comparison. To find my idea of a black dog as well.