Warlord Games Black Powder Epic Battles British Infantry & Light Cavalry Detailed Sprue Review

[@ratelmike8825]

Evening Stuart. I just picked up your post on Facebook on the Epic Naps page you very kindly set up for those of us that appreciate what you do for us hobbiests. I felt it inappropriate to cause a stir on the Facebook page, but I just wanted to let you and Ken know that the previews you've done for the whole of this new venture of Black Powder Epic Napoleonics, I for one am thoroughly enjoying and the insight you two chaps bring to the hobby. I've looked forward to everyone of those videos. I've also enjoyed your ACW series and you keep up the great work. As an ex military man myself my advice for what it's worth, ignore stupid ignorant idiots with a dopey opinion. If they can't appreciate what you chaps are doing then to hell with them. As usual keyboard warriors that are full of it. Keep up the great work and I for one can't wait for more videos of insight into Epic Napoleonics from both you chaps. Take care and keep the faith.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you very much, that’s a really kind message. Luckily the most vocal of the negativity brigade are a minority.

[@ratelmike8825]

@@MiniatureRealms no worries at all just felt it important to let you chaps know we are in your corner. Sadly there is always one dipshit in the log pile.

[@MiniatureAdventuresTV]

Nice review. The close-up pictures of these sprues is really useful.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you 😊

[@greywulfslair]

Very impressed with the quality of these, and thank you for sharing as ever. They look excellent, and what really stands out to me most of all is the quality of the horse sculpts. At that scale especially, it's outstanding. Can't wait to get my hands on these models. Keep the content flowing, and thanks again.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you for watching 😊 I agree the horses are great, I probably focussed on the riders and didn’t give them enough credit.

[@greywulfslair]

@@MiniatureRealms Quite right too, it's the riders that are the important bit :)

[@billroy7860]

Great review. :) Apparently the Wargames Illustrated is supposed to be posted out for subscribers on the Monday nearest the 20th of the month, so next Monday. ........... And of course we are all jealous you will have 3 sprues! LOL (But we would not begrudge you having them. :) )

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you Bill, I’m a very lucky man to have these, I will make sure I do lots of painting content to keep everyone ‘entertained’ while we all wait for our order. Hopefully you manage to get hold of a couple of mags for a sprue of each. There will be plenty on eBay as well as many subscribers just won’t be interested, they were not all that expensive with the ACW last year either. 3 mags is cheaper than a brigade box, so it’s almost worth picking extras up if you can.

[@johnclarke9498]

Damn it 🙄 I was 50-50 about getting them but you just Sold it to me, Good video 👍

[@MiniatureRealms]

😂 Welcome aboard, and thank you 😊

[@squigs1917]

Great review this has just reaffirmed my commitment to this project - going to look awesome on the table and lots of potential. Looking forward to your painting reports.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you, I can’t wait to start painting properly and recording them.

[@sparkerrn6337]

Thanks so much great vid - can't wait to hear your thoughts on base sizes etc...

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you. I’ll start a project Vlog soon, I’ll definitely be discussing that in the first one.

[@suburbiapheonix7960]

This is shaping up nicely. Thanks for the review. Have taken both Brit and French at Deluxe pre order level so I am in for a lot of work building and painting. At this scale and sadly at my age these are going to be less of a detailed paint job I think and I have bought in for both the massed ranks visual appeal and the game itself. I cannot lie however. Whilst I will be building these and collecting more ongoing the rumour of a possible next year release of ECW has me very excited. The quality of these figures at such a small scale is great considering the little lumps it used to be. It does raise the problem that rivet counters for tthis era will now not be wrong in moaning about incorrect kit and uniforms so maybe the hope a bit of paint will cover the gaps will not fly.

[@MiniatureRealms]

I think a simple ‘2 ft away’ kind of paint job will work just fine on these, it’s definitely a sensible way to get them on the table quickly, but there’s also enough detail for those wanting to take more time. The button counters won’t like this release no matter what, the people who get annoyed by this are the ones who get annoyed by Warlord in general anyway. I don’t get it personally, if a company makes something I don’t like I don’t buy it/give it much attention, especially when there’s so many alternatives out there. Epic ECW will be very exciting, I’m looking forward to getting into that as well when/if it arrives.

[@norm977]

Thanks for sharing, look forward to your view of painting experience with these compared to the ACW units. Everything is looking good.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you, can’t wait to start working on painting videos.

[@stephensmith1256]

Another great review really are liking the miniatures, lot's of potential. The Rifles are really nice could be used for Belgian/Dutch militaria units. Thanks for posting

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you, and thank you for watching. Plenty of good options for the Rifles, I’ll be doing Portuguese first I think, but I’m probably being the odd one out and looking at late Peninsula when everyone else is doing 100 days 😂

[@mattcappelli5822]

Thanks for this review. Definitely looking forward to ow you paint them. I’ve never done anything less than 28mm so interested to see how painting techniques scale down.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you. These are nicely detailed enough that in many ways you can approach them in a similar way to 28s, I’ll be using some techniques to pick out the detail but also save time, or I’d go mad with so many to do.

[@mattcappelli5822]

@@MiniatureRealms sounds good! Agree that it would take forever to paint them in the same way as 28’s. Looking forward to your future videos on this. So excited! First time for me with napoleonics

[@dteakle1]

Good review, really looking forward to your painting videos because your ACW ones were superb. Would you consider doing the heavy cavalry videos first as many people will be getting those first with the magazine?

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you, and glad you enjoyed the ACW ones. I’ve started a couple already, I think Infantry might be first, but Cavalry won’t be too far behind.

[@joken-actual]

Nice review, my British starter box set order is in. I’m going to hold off on the French and buildings until I’ve got the British/Dutch (and later Highland and Prussian sprues) to where I want them to be; my mate is starting with the French. I’m really interested in how to paint the line 95th into something else. I’m reading Bernard Cornwall’s Waterloo book at the moment - it’s an enjoyable intro and is certainly pitched at a canter - and think my units will be based around Picton’s formations around Le Haye Sainte. Looking forward to the painting guides but I’ll be looking to achieve tabletop standard with contrast paints. I’m on track to finish 20 regiments (14 completed so far) of ACW Union by end of December so the painting table will be clear and ready 🤞

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you John, Sounds like your painting queue is in a better place than mine 😂. I had hoped to clear a bit over December, but I didn’t plan on getting the review frames, so they will jump the queue for now. I’m almost certain I’ll be working on a 1813/14 themed project (with a few more Belgic Shakos than there would have been, but 🤷‍♂️), but will play some 100 days games as well.

[@2epete]

I’m looking forward to picking some of these up, and a little jealous of all the variety they are offering in plastic for The Napoleonics, as opposed to ACW.

[@MiniatureRealms]

I think ACW suffered a little from being the ‘test project’, they have learnt a lot from it that we’re now seeing in this release.

[@grahamfennell7081]

Another mouth watering taster looking forward to more off to see what kens got 😀

[@MiniatureRealms]

Cheers Graham, just watched Ken’s myself, can’t wait to get my hands on the French now.

[@bonysminiatures3123]

Look forward to seeing them painted up mini m8

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you

[@thescarletpumpernel3305]

The busby hat hussars are a nice way to differentiate some units as Kings German Legion, not sure about others but epic scale cavalry is the game changer for me, 28mm cavalry is no joke to paint and often feels the least immersive part of the battlefield since there are so few on a base. 30 charging hussars certainly leaves a greater impression than 12.

[@MiniatureRealms]

That’s a really good point, they will certainly look so good en mass. Cavalry uniforms are not my strongest area, I’m going to have to do some research 🧐

[@matthewsnow7117]

Nice little review . Cant wait for this to go on generalrelease. What are the base sizes for cavalry , artillery and mounted officers ?

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you. The Infantry and Cavalry both go on 60x20mm, the officers come with 20x20, Artillery comes with a 40x30 I think (I can’t remember and I’m not at home right now).

[@matthewsnow7117]

@@MiniatureRealms Thank you . Thats what i thought to be honest. 👍

[@basicminiaturepainting]

A great review mate liking the British infantry

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you, the infantry are great, definitely my favourite.

[@miketike3246]

Ohhhhh noooo....I swore to myself I would not get caught up in the Napoleonic Epic. This is looking really coooool!!! I think I'm going to have to ask for a starter set for Christmas from my wife. Maybe just the British starter and then get the French starter in the spring of 2022...this is all your fault and I will let my wife know that. 😁😎😋

[@MiniatureRealms]

😂 My wife has bought me my sets for Christmas/Birthday, I’ve blamed myself too 😅

[@konstantinospanagiotopoulo4445]

great review!thinking about taking the plunge with the british, but would the provided bases be good enogh for the Lasalle game system?My friends are almost exclusively playing Lasalle, and the strip of the line regiments concerns me in regards to whether i have to cut the strips into smaller parts in order to accomodate them on different bases.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you. I’ll have to admit I’m not familiar with the basing system for Lasalle, these strips fit on 60mm wide bases. I’ve seen quite a lot of Epic ACW strips cut down to half sizes, but I feel the way the Napoleonic ones are sculpted that it would be much harder.

[@joeswift403]

Nice review, a great scoop for the channel. I'm not sure I get some of the negativity with the game and miniatures, compromises always need to be made with any game. What I enjoy about playing in a historical setting is the whole "what if" aspect, for that reason maybe there are more rifles than were present at Waterloo because fewer loses were made in the previous weeks/ months. Personally I'm a bigger fan of the Peninsula campaign, but there would have been more countries represented at Waterloo, and it's a more recognisable settings to the person looking at the setting for the first time

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you, I’m very lucky to have them, and definitely great for the channel. I’m totally with you on the negativity, I hate it in Wargaming, we’re so lucky to have a healthy pastime/hobby that we can all share, and some people seem to get so angry about the silliest things. There’s so much choice out there, if I don’t like something I just tend to ignore it and not give it any time. Nothing wrong with giving a fair review if something isn’t that good, or challenging the price etc, but some of the loudest negative voices tend to be people who have no intention of buying or playing something they’re moaning about 🤷‍♂️. I love the Peninsula, my own project will likely focus on that a bit, albeit with not as many Stovepipe shakos that I’d like.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

@@MiniatureRealms - Waterloo is such a natural place to start Napoleonic gaming, especially if you’re British. There’s the 1969 film for starters, and lots of cheap books on the campaign available second hand. I got into historical gaming through Airfix models at a very young age, but it was their Waterloo range that really started me off onto proper gaming with rules that actually worked to create something vaguely similarly to reality.

[@dominicwilliams6941]

A very interesting and enthusiastic presentation; it would have been improved by filming the Initial review of the sprues against a plain background and maybe with a few close-ups? Sorry to appear fussy, but anyone with less than perfect eyesight, like me for example, will have struggled to see the detail you were describing.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Not at all, thank you for the feedback.

[@jamjar3451]

They are so nice. Great video. Just getting ready to start by clearing things of the hobby kitchen. Great job. 🌶🌶🌶🦕🦕🦕

[@MiniatureRealms]

Thank you

[@NossCalavera1670]

Love these! Not sure why they put the French command on the end like that instead of the middle of the strip....

[@MiniatureRealms]

Yeah they’re right on the edge, I suppose the British are pretty close to it too, maybe the French are there so they look very central for March Column.

[@marksfishfrenzy]

I'm a novice wargamer and painter, am wondering if anyone else is considering using a coloured primer and some basic detailing to get the starter sets onto the table relatively quickly. I'm also considering trying contrast paints. I'd rather not spend months painting but perhaps could add a few more detailed front ranks later if I dont fully decorate the bases. If anyone has some handy batch painting tips I'd appreciate any advice. Great video and subbed

[@MiniatureRealms]

Coloured primers can certainly be a very quick way of getting these armies on the table, add in as much detail as you’d like after then a wash and you’re good to go. Making sure you do the basing after goes a really long way to making them look great on the table. In many ways high level painting with with unpainted bases look worse than basic ones with nice tidy bases with a bit of texture and flock/tufts.

[@marksfishfrenzy]

@@MiniatureRealms thanks, I'm also going to try some in the way you've done them in the video. I'm tempted to get the new army painter speed paints.

[@MiniatureRealms]

I’m looking forward to giving them a go myself.

[@ThatNathan]

These do look very good, the ACW got my attention. Napoleonics has me looking closely. An ECW may very well get my money

[@MiniatureRealms]

My money is on that next time, and I’ll be all in on that as well.

[@ThatNathan]

@@MiniatureRealms can you also budget in moving house? If you lived closer to me I’d have an opponent, plus you’d be closer to Mr Collister

[@MiniatureRealms]

😂 That might be more of a stretch. We could definitely arrange some games regardless though.

[@BrokenIET]

I'm sure you could probably cut the rifles out of line formation if you took long enough, that'd be something you could do with the excess- use them for skirmish versions

[@MiniatureRealms]

I’m sure with a lot of patience it could be done, some are very closely ranked though, you’d need to do lots of green stuff work after I think.

[@BrokenIET]

@@MiniatureRealms indeed, but theoretically its possible

[@MiniatureRealms]

Yep at a push, not sure I’d try it myself, there’s definitely a lot of elbows and shoulders that are more than just touching. But for people with no other use for them then it’s definitely worth a try, I’ve got a few other uses for them, and I don’t think the Highlander sprue with the skirmishing Rifles on will be too far behind the initial release.

[@marksfishfrenzy]

If we end up with too many riflemen in line I guess we could use them as proxies for a different infantry unit with a different paint job? Then replace them once other figures get released perhaps

[@MiniatureRealms]

I’ve got plenty of uses for mine, I may even find out I don’t have enough.

[@grahamfennell7081]

Missed your reply sorry but yes it is me from chelt/ warchiefs though I knew you as well small world appears we have similar interests in the games we play if your ever short of an opponent

[@MiniatureRealms]

Ah thought it must be you, but wanted to check before I made a fool of myself. I guess we’re technically related my marriage as well, so we probably should get together for a game some time 😂

[@onofrioallocca5715]

Scale? I can't find any info about it

[@MiniatureRealms]

13.5mm to the eye, so smaller than modern 15mm or 18m miniatures, closer to older style ‘True 15s’ like MiniFigs etc. I talk a bit about the scale in some of my other videos on it, and I think in my Vlog number 1 I compare with some MiniFigs.

[@onofrioallocca5715]

@@MiniatureRealms ty ❤

[@medievalman86]

My only general complaint is, I really dont like the different colored sprues. Is WGs assumption that most folk dont paint at all maybe? If its just a case of "wanting folk to be able to play in 10 min after opening the box" they could easily just do different color bases.. /shrug

[@MiniatureRealms]

I’d have preferred grey plastic if I’m honest. I think it’s supposed to be a nod towards Airfix kits of days gone by, and once they’re primed I guess it doesn’t matter too much.

[@rickybell2190]

Future figures for ebay.....

[@MiniatureRealms]

I’ll certainly be keeping these to add to the ones I’ve got pre-ordered, it’s not going to be for everyone though.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

My only criticism would be the very wooden ‘toy soldierish’ poses. We’ve all been so spoilt by the variety and sheer beauty of 28mm sculpts.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Yeah I can understand this, the nature of the 10 man strips means this is likely, I think for me the overall look of multiple units removes this on the table.