My foray into the world of "The Silver Bayonet" continues and I think I stepped into the deep end. I do like the game and I'm seeing variant versions of it - ACW, AWI, 7YW, 30YW, WWII, Wild West (Wilder West?), Alamo and Texas Independence... and on from there.
Because of where I live and because of some family connections and because I reenact the War of 1812, a lot of my painting and building is for a North American setting. I'm hoping to do some more gaming using these rules once the Province of Ontario's COVID-19 lockdown in relieved. (Stay healthy, friends!) Until then, I'll paint.
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| My Austrian Force... an armed friar as investigator (Foundry), Grenz infantry as scout (all Perry from here on), dhampir in grenadier uniform, Officer commanding, Grenadier sapper (called a "Zimmerman" in the Austrian forces), Jager, Jager junior officer/Occultist, Hungarian grenadier |
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| The "Bench" - Extra figures for replacement or variety Grenzer, occultist or artilleryman, Jager in 1805 uniform (I like the helmet!), Jager in 1812 uniform, Infantryman. (All Perry figures) |
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| Hornist used as either an occultist or artilleryman. The uniform is of the artillery Handlagerdienst, troops who provided muscle to move the guns. |
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| Infantryman There are loads of possible facings for Austrian troops |
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| A Jager in the 1805 uniform (I really like the crested helmet!) |
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| Jager in the 1809+ uniform The Corsehut is cool too. |
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| I call him "Father Vasili", a Foundry figure from the Cossack range Hand cross, pistol in belt, staff, and klabok, he's a great Orthodox priest! My son is considering a Russian force so Vasili may transfer to that outfit. |
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| Highland officer by Vixtrix |
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| Highland soldier by Vixtrix |
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| Highland piper by Vixtrix Maybe the pipes scare ghosties and ghoulies away. Maybe they help the troops morale. No matter what... I HAD to do one. |
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| While scrounging through some boxes of unpainted figs, what do I find? Enough 1806 Prussians to do a Silver Bayonet force! L to R - Two infantrymen, Lutheran/Evangalisch pastor as Investigator, Hauptmann commanding, Occultist with ritual halberd (sounds good to me), Jager rifleman, Pioneer/Sapper (Manufacturer unknown) |
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| Deer Woman spirit of First Nations lore Defender of womenfolk, but equally nasty to others (Paymaster Miniatures) |
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| Flying Head Spirit of Iroquois lore Seriously nasty and carnivorous (Flint & Feather Miniatures) |
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| Hairless Bear Spirit - Iroquois/Lenape lore Also carnivorous (Is there a theme here?) (Flint & Feather Miniatures) |
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| Wendigo (Paymaster Miniatures) Carnivorous (again) and ever hungry It seems to appear in First Nations lore all over. |
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| A pixie with a spear -- who knows what's in those woods? (Reaper Bones Mini) |
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| Another armed pixie -- loaded for bear, as it were (Reaper Bones Mini) |
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| Vampire Bat from Games Workshop We all need a few of these for a game in Sub-Carpathian Ruthenia! |
 Jo-Ga-Oh from Paymaster Miniatures It seems the Iroquois had dwarf-ish folk who threw rocks ... a lot! |
