Author Topic: Don's Silver Bayonet in 40mm (Read 3281 times)

DonVoss · « **on:** July 08, 2022, 10:53:19 PM »

I have to admit... I am a big fan of Mr. McCulloughs rules and setting ideas....

Frostgrave is an all time favorite of mine and I really enjoyed a lot of games.
When I heard of the idea of a napoleonic horror skirmish game I was instantly hooked.

I bought a ton of minis and started to paint tsrait away....

But after I finished my austrians I felt somehow exausted. Just getting the minis out of the blister and painting them felt a little dull...
Dont get me wrong... the minis are excellent. Great sculpts., full of character.

But I wanted to do something more of my own.

And I remebered that I had a small stock of 40mm Peninsular models from the Perrys.
Just enough to get 2 Gangs together...

To find suitable minis for all the monsters would be a bigger task.

Okay, here are a few pics.
First a comparison shot: 28mm-Mini Original Silver Bayonet, a 40mm-Peninsular figure and a Border-Reiver by the twins in 40mm.

The first days were full of greenstuff work to get a few Frenchies togehter...

And Reaper Bones turned out to be perfect as 40mm monsters...

As Goblins I took the original SB 28mm-goblins. For me they look the part.

A stonetroll and a camel, wich was brought from egypt... also Bones.

A Perry monk turned into an evil cultist, infantryman and a dromedary-trooper...

Okay. Stay tuned for a few colour pics...

Cheers,
Don

Kikuchiyo · « **Reply #1 on:** July 08, 2022, 10:59:51 PM »

That's really cool work

look forward to your terrain and table

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #2 on:** July 08, 2022, 11:18:00 PM »

Brill

Blackwolf · « **Reply #3 on:** July 09, 2022, 12:05:21 AM »

Fab

Bloggard · « **Reply #4 on:** July 09, 2022, 09:49:45 AM »

fantastic work.

Malamute · « **Reply #5 on:** July 09, 2022, 03:05:28 PM »

Loving this, such. Great idea.

DonVoss · « **Reply #6 on:** July 14, 2022, 07:55:46 AM »

Thanx for your kind comments....

Here are a few more pics of some painted models.

First my british gang. Led by an officer how has a fencing weapon of silver and a hand weapon.

The minis are heavily greenstuffed ....

A few more brits and a sinister cultist.
The monk serves as a native scout. My games will be playing out in Italy or Spain. So a local could be seen... tongue in cheek ... as a native...

A few monsters. A giant wolf, a ghost (horse) and a ghoul or revenant.
French for size...

And some goblins.

The French: Doctor, Artillery-man, Vivandiere and the Sappeur.

Still more stuff on the workbench...

I love the fact that I have limited ressources of minis in 40mm. Digging through the leed pile for scraps of usable 40mm-stuff is soo rewarding...

Cheers,
Don

traveller · « **Reply #7 on:** July 14, 2022, 08:00:14 AM »

Great stuff! Excellent work!

Started directly searching for my 40mm OG Napoleonics

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #8 on:** July 14, 2022, 08:04:55 AM »

Great stuff

Malamute · « **Reply #9 on:** July 14, 2022, 02:38:27 PM »

They look great painted up

DonVoss · « **Reply #10 on:** July 17, 2022, 08:37:35 PM »

Thanx for your comments gents....

I did a few more additions to the monster side of the Silver Bayonet.
First a big stone troll (reaper bones) for the troll under the bridge scenario.

A death head hussar. Not on the monser list. But I though it would be a good idea. Sleepy Hollow and such...

The french dromedar, the french doc and a ghoul.

Still more monsters...

4 bandits.
...on the left are 3 perry miniatures, the guy on the right is a plastic Aragorn from he old Combat-Hex game, with some minor greenstuff additions. Prepainted rubber...but in 40mm....