Silver Bayonet - The Future?

[WillieB]

The Trent figures are a bit old school but lovely.
The "revolting slaves" are perfect for a Voodoo cult, and the French infantry ( some even in mirlitons!) are simply superb.
I've got them all, but am now finishing some figures for Egypt ( Brigade Games Dromedaristes) and a fictitious Irish legion in Kleber uniform.

[Cat]

I have Canada (loads of FIW on hand) and Carpathia (loads of vampires and wolves on hand) on the way.
 
I'll be setting my FIW games in Sleepy Hollow, but that's what we call Southern Canada, eh y'all?
 
My vote for the future is the Silver Katana, and then Northstar can add lots of fun yokai!

[Cat]

Was just taking a closer look through the Carpathian book tonight and realised there was a big missed opportunity — an Ottoman list was not included, drat.  Hopefully that will be remedied somehow in the future. 

Hungarians can get by well enough with the Austrian list, although the Austrians could use a bit more flavour options — they only got 3 special character options to start with instead of they usual 5 for everyone else.  They do have Woodsman now in the Carpathian book, so I don't need to pencil in Rifleman anymore.  I'm still pencilling in Irregular for their 5th (Tyrolean), seems a good one for the Hungarian side of things too (Grenz).

[aircav]

Was just taking a closer look through the Carpathian book tonight and realised there was a big missed opportunity — an Ottoman list was not included, drat.  Hopefully that will be remedied somehow in the future. 

Hungarians can get by well enough with the Austrian list, although the Austrians could use a bit more flavour options — they only got 3 special character options to start with instead of they usual 5 for everyone else.  They do have Woodsman now in the Carpathian book, so I don't need to pencil in Rifleman anymore.  I'm still pencilling in Irregular for their 5th (Tyrolean), seems a good one for the Hungarian side of things too (Grenz).

The Ottoman list is in the Egypt book & in the Italy book there's quite a few new troop types

[Cat]

The Ottoman list is in the Egypt book & in the Italy book there's quite a few new troop types

The Egyptian list is rather, well, Egyptian flavoured with Bedouin Raiders and Followers of the Old Gods.  I suppose an odd Mameluke or two might make an appearance in Wallachia and Moldavia especially in a Silver Bayonet special force heading into the Carpathians.  And a Dervish as a Champion of Faith would be the choice instead of Old Gods.
 
Don't have Italy yet, still not arrived at the FLGS.

[Aethelflaeda was framed]

Now that the Italians are out, any ideas which way the next direction the sculpts will take?  As always, more females and some RPG capable “civilians” characters ( they always can serve as maguffins to rescue in a scenario for those not into RPGing with these figs).

I recommend Haiti or New Orleans.

[Michi]

I recommend Haiti or New Orleans.

Mexican war of independence triggered by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1808 when he took King Ferdinand's throne in Spain? The Hidalgo revolt has a lot of potential for supernatural entanglement...

[Richard from Bruton]

Haiti or Mexico would be interesting, but the next book will be 'Britain'. I'm guessing sculpts will accompany that. I'm not sure the scope for expanding factions (unless Scotland and Wales get separate treatment) but there will be plenty to choose from in terms of monsters, I guess.

[Aethelflaeda was framed]

Haiti or Mexico would be interesting, but the next book will be 'Britain'. I'm guessing sculpts will accompany that. I'm not sure the scope for expanding factions (unless Scotland and Wales get separate treatment) but there will be plenty to choose from in terms of monsters, I guess.

I am happy with this.  Where did you get this tidbit of info?  Are there any more details or pics to be found?

[v_lazy_dragon]

Silver Bayonet: Britain has been mentioned a few times on the North Star Facebook page (along with the fact they'll be making models). I think it's set for end of September?

[Chairface]

I recommend Haiti or New Orleans.

I'll second that. I think that they would go beautifully together

[Richard from Bruton]

I am happy with this.  Where did you get this tidbit of info?  Are there any more details or pics to be found?

I saw it trailed on a wargaming blog and it also comes up on Amazon, oddly. Available 25/9/25. The only more info I have is the subtitle: 'The Bones of Albion.' I'm imagining barrow wights, the King Under the Mountain maybe, boggarts and black shucks. Gog and Magog might be nice, but hopefully not the Cerne Abbas giant.

[the commissar]

https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/osprey-blog/2025/announcing-joseph-a-mccullough-wargames-2025/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0zagThkTdSHHi-0QHCq3EZhBGpauBaip5HQrmmaizWvLkqTU9CgJzInPU_aem_I6Up3pA5QpF2XTwszUYuGQ

I think this link should go to the Osprey site detailing new stuff for this year in a number of games.

[Aethelflaeda was framed]

Nice to see…but I am more interested in the new sculpts planned. (I don’t often use the SB rules as I mostly use other rules: FoL and ToBH—but I love the North Star  figs!). Any inkling of that anywhere?  Not that I will be in a rush, I still haven’t gotten through my backlog of painting of units to even start on the Italians that just arrived! 

[the commissar]

There is a teaser on the North Star Facebook page but with the release not until September 2025 it is probably a bit early for any detailed info.

https://www.facebook.com/northstarmilitaryfigures/