Did you enjoy this video? YES, I KNOW IT'S ITV. 😂 Thanks. What are you hobbying at the moment? This has made me realise that we should have more "fun" when doing toys. Enjoy 😉
@littlejimmy50203 жыл бұрын
I've not even watched this yet but I'm looking forward to the accent 😂
@littlejimmy50203 жыл бұрын
I'm currently hobbying 10mm bretonnians that my friend is 3d printing me to play warmaster
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
@@littlejimmy5020 haha. YOU BASTARD
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
@@littlejimmy5020 ooo 10mm.. I've been tempted. 🤔
@littlejimmy50203 жыл бұрын
@@BroadswordWargaming although I was stupid and decided to paint all the Knights in different colours🤦♂️ thank goodness for contrast paints
@MiniModelMakes3 жыл бұрын
Paint 3 models a minute in any weather. Now that’s soldiering!
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha. "Now that's soldiering". I missed a trick there.. should have taken my shirt off too. Haha.
@noprobllama97473 жыл бұрын
Came to the comments just for this comment! Good lad
@josiahzabel85963 жыл бұрын
@@BroadswordWargaming "Stop showing off Sharpe"
@nicholasbrookes37282 жыл бұрын
Did the French stop coming?
@michaelredmond4390 Жыл бұрын
I came here to say that
@jamesbruce19753 жыл бұрын
Getting all watery eyed at that theme tune *sniff* so happy. God save Sean Bean, King of the North and the most magnificent bastard to ever live. Long may he reign!
@rcooke833 жыл бұрын
Love it! I have the Sharpe soundtrack on CD still. Favourite part in Lord of the Rings when Bean says “it’s still sharp”
@SirLuquent3 жыл бұрын
After watching Sharpe I started reading Gaunt's Ghosts and I was like "Hmm...this is...FAMILIAR."
@scrattue Жыл бұрын
Last time I checked, all the Sharpe films were available on youtube in full!
@EricsHobbyWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
I binge read like 10 of these books and was a hair away from buying a replica muzzle loading baker rifle a few years ago 😂😂😂
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
Haha, that would be epic!
@robokop44913 жыл бұрын
If anyone in the UK is interested, Sharpe (or at least 5 series of it) is available for free on the UKTV Play app at the moment.
@dalemurchie20703 жыл бұрын
These figures are perfect for the new gothic horror Napoleonic game coming from Osprey later this year. I think it is called The Silver Bayonet.
@Bluecho43 жыл бұрын
See also Sludge and Turnip28. Although those may require a bit more kitbashing and mud effects.
@chuckrodgers20183 жыл бұрын
Hooray for passion projects!
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
"Yooo bastard". Yeah, nice to do something fun..😀
@ogsome95743 жыл бұрын
Oh man, I found clips of Sharpes adventures on KZbin and was hooked. It's a bit of a pain that it isn't streaming anywhere and trying to find the whole series on DVD can get expensive in the states. Thanks for making this video, it's super cool to see them in miniature format!
@TheMrFishnDucks2 жыл бұрын
This is fantastic. Nice video. Keep up the good work.
@JonathanElliman3 жыл бұрын
Great stuff! Thanks. Just rewatched Sharpe on Britbox. These will be perfect for Sharpe Practice.
@athollmcnicoll2563 жыл бұрын
At last Ollie has found models I could really go for, as I was and am a big fan of Sharpe and his cohorts, swash buckling across Spain and France, beating the Froggies to within an inch of their lives. Marvellous stuff!!
@MentatOfDune3 жыл бұрын
Have been watching a Sharp episode/film each week and this weekend is 'Sharpe's Sword'. Must pick up this box of minis to make my own King's Rifles.
@joseffabian4483 жыл бұрын
I’m shaky…very shaky!
@mrdelaney44403 жыл бұрын
Not this time, No parole, not for you....
@jackmglauser3 жыл бұрын
Through Flanders, Portugal and Spain. King George commands and we obey, over the hills and far away 😢
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
So good.
@samsowden3 жыл бұрын
I've been thinking that Sharpe's Honour would be an amazing scenario to play out with some decent terrain. That episode in particular just has such a RPG + wargaming feel to it.
@KnightsOfDice3 жыл бұрын
Love watching Sharpe, it's amongst my background entertainment whilst painting. Every time I put it on though I find myself finishing out some kind of historicals!
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
It's so good right!? Sean Bean really is at his best in this, t' bastard. I just re watched the whole series recently and it got me all fired up! 🔥
@KnightsOfDice3 жыл бұрын
@@BroadswordWargaming a 'proper bastard' :)
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
@@KnightsOfDice "Chosen men.. I didn't chose ya"
@KnightsOfDice3 жыл бұрын
@@BroadswordWargaming We haven't got a proper officer, so we get pushed around like pot boys! :)
@Greentreeanduril3 жыл бұрын
Instant thumbs up from me before I’ve even watched the vid. Love a bit of Sharpe 👍🏻
@dukewellington93083 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, I love the series and the books. I have just bought the same pack and painted the characters too for the game "Sharpe's Practice". Keep up the great work
@Modge17 Жыл бұрын
Great video as always! I started reading Gaunt’s Ghosts which gave me that itch to start binge-watching Sharpe again! Like you I’ve got fond childhood memories of watching it! Was trying to kitbash a Boromir head onto a Commissar but after stumbling across these models I might just paint my first set of Napoleonics!
@tomasdawe44233 жыл бұрын
I remember when watching LotR Fellowship of the Ring for the first time when he charges out in the forest (where he dies) sword drawn hearing in my head him scream 'Chosen Men!'
@tbktthebigkidsteam82103 жыл бұрын
Omg!!! I absolutely love Sharp have to agree with you it was one of Sean beans finest rolls
@philRminiatures3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful figures and most impressive paint job on the 95th, great details and beautiful bases as well...
@nickpodehl63643 жыл бұрын
Oh Oliver, you could so quickly and easily pick up Sharpe Practice from TooFatLardies and you could be playing Napoleonic skirmishes in no time! Fantastic job, sir! Great paint job and great video, as always!
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊 Yes, that is the only game i think I'd use these in (and love). I've got a tonne of British and French warlord models.. 🤔 Maybe..
@thomasmatthewman8083 жыл бұрын
THIS ☝️
@nickpodehl63643 жыл бұрын
Oh I would so love to see a skilled content provider like yourself do a Sharpe Practice BattRep
@drewadams66673 жыл бұрын
That was an awesome series , got the DVD set at the library sale , so glad you referenced... over the hills and far away , so glad Sharpe's Rifles is on KZbin. Loved when he was in India as well.
@UrbanBlom3 жыл бұрын
Great video! I've been thinking about doing Napoleonic skirmish using Song of Drums and Shakos by Ganesha, but never got around to due to lack of suitable Sharpe miniatures. This box looks very nice.
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
It's ideal for them really. Nice and simple too. 😀
@Tim10000643 жыл бұрын
Loved this show since I first watched it too, hearing the old theme got me feeling all nostalgic for it. Great job with the models they turned out really well!
@BootsontheTable3 жыл бұрын
Great job, classic 95th. Love em. I have been trying to resist buying this box for my British army as I have other manufacturers already, but I am going to have to relent.... it’s Richard Sharpe after all!
@silverpantsblue.17803 жыл бұрын
So, as a Yank, I was late to the Sharpe series, but I watched it twice during COVID lockdown... I need these minis even if they do nothing but sit and look amazing
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
Haha, YES. Exactly that. I'm just happy to have them in the cupboard. 😊
@BoneistJ3 жыл бұрын
28mm Sharpe? Now that's modeling.
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
3 models a video. Now that's modelling.
@ThePickleJar3 жыл бұрын
Great video dude! They turned out great and nice to hear the soothing tones of Sean Bean.
@dovarioscotia-churlishmini72463 жыл бұрын
What's the best paint for a bit of Sheffield steel, eh Lieutenant?
@huwtindall70963 жыл бұрын
Brilliant Sean Bean impersonation to kick this video off. The Sharpe books were so good and the TV shows good fun as well! I may have to add this to my pile of shame.
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
Ah thanks! 😆 Yes, add to the shake pile. I think I might try and do all the characters (with free conversions), just for fun. 😀
@Wierdfish-ry9oq Жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved Sharpe. I really like your channel but I only heard about this from your interview with the Painting Phase. The KZbin algorithm clearly isn't a Sharpe fan!
@jsr12343 жыл бұрын
As if the BBC would have ever produced a programme like Sharpe!
@darthboothyreviews3 жыл бұрын
Lovely job! I have kept looking at these minis and getting a few sprues of them!
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
It's time. Great value too.
@smoessmee3 жыл бұрын
Nice to see some readily available plastic versions of them :) Though I've yet to get around to painting the metal ones I had shipped all the way from the States...
@jasonmountain683 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love the Sharpe series and am very excited that there is a new book coming.
@joshpickering50393 жыл бұрын
So glad you ended the video like you did! Used to love that show, been loving the Wargames Atlantic kits coming out recently
@HuNTeR95073 жыл бұрын
Sharpe is available on amazon but you have to purchase each series. Such a great show! Loved rewatching it, these models are lovely as well.
@samsowden3 жыл бұрын
It's on youtube
@atkbovine3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Fond memories of watching the show with my father and reading the books with my brother :) I’ll definitely be picking up this kit - I’ll use the leftovers for the Sludge game.
@vaughanb19633 жыл бұрын
I'm still salty about Hagman
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
😭 Tears did flow.. stupid Prince of Orange
@miklawson211 Жыл бұрын
The Sharpe series is on ITVX at the moment. I'm working my way through the series at the moment. I decided to buy some Perry Miniature Napoleonics and found this video for painting guides.
@loupiscanis94493 жыл бұрын
Thank you , Broadsword .
@adamparry88973 жыл бұрын
Nice work. Love the Sharpe series. Have a similar passion project on the painting desk. I bought some 28mm Sharpe, Harper, Hagman, Perkins, and Harris figures from Brigade Games. Hope mine turn out as well as yours.
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
I saw those and was very tempted! How are they as sculpts? Loved the obediah one.
@locke59543 жыл бұрын
I have the same memories as you at about the same age. Fun video! Fun project! Nice work!
@ronanthecowtamer3 жыл бұрын
The biggest accomplishment in this video is the fact that your Yorkshire accent wasn't actually half bad for a southerner.
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
Haha. "You t' Bastard"
@delaceylehane77582 жыл бұрын
Fuck yeah it’s Sean Beans greatest role. He’ll never beat it
@BroadswordWargaming2 жыл бұрын
So good! I watched them again recently, they're so good.
@barrysanderson91923 жыл бұрын
Awesome Olly, and yes I love Sharpe too, great video nice ending 😂. Great work
@bkt41tx3 жыл бұрын
Awesome, "a tiny blow from down below"! I loved Sharpe. It's available on Prime Video.
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
Ooo is it on prime now!? Yes! 😀 haha, I'm glad someone notices the things I slip in. 🤣
@racspartan13 жыл бұрын
An Excellent Series and Excellent Work.
@oldcardigan21643 жыл бұрын
Favourite show, well done Ollie!
@GrumbleBeeMN3 жыл бұрын
Woah, blast from the past!
@quintu53 жыл бұрын
You Sir, are my hero for this piece of plastic!
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
All the feels.😀
@Numismaniac_Canada Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this video! Thank you very much
@03dashk643 жыл бұрын
Sharpe is on Amazon prime! I’ve got it queued up.
@FabioVollono3 жыл бұрын
£2.49 per HD episode 🙄😞😩
@percyblok60142 жыл бұрын
KZbin full series and episodes...FREE
@fallstar70133 жыл бұрын
Still my favourite TV show, just recently watched them all again! Thankyou for this video. Peace
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
So good! You're welcome. 😊
@timalder894010 ай бұрын
I still play the Sharpes sound track in my car!! excellent video! excellent tv series!
@chrisgoblin48573 жыл бұрын
Sharpe! The bloody bastard! Love it.
@marctitley70203 жыл бұрын
This is a great kit. I have made mine. Have created the characters like you and even did a head swap and a bit of green stuff to make Sweet William of the KGL.
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
Ha, man, I love Sweet William. "She fell into me sights".
@percyblok60142 жыл бұрын
Sharpe FULL EPISODES available on KZbin in a Playlist. Just a quick search away...
@ThoughtandMemory4 ай бұрын
I have a set coming. Will be used to play The Silver Bayonet Napolionic Gothic Horror.
@BroadswordWargaming4 ай бұрын
Perfect!
@chringlanthegreat45563 жыл бұрын
Bern waiting for a video on these guys since the models cam out. Very nice
@jameskyle79433 жыл бұрын
I'm watching it on Britbox currently.
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
Awesome. 🤜
@johnvint31222 жыл бұрын
Just ordered a box hopefully I get them painted as well as yours
@TurboNerd63 жыл бұрын
Is this the same Sharpe that downed 3 dragoons and saved Wellingtons life. The same Sharpe that took an eagle. The same Sharpe that doesn't die despite being played by Sean Bean
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
Haha. God I love all the comments on this. "He's a proper bastard".
@tomasdawe44233 жыл бұрын
I think it was dark but the fact that he survives it all was not a mistake
@MrPolicekarim3 жыл бұрын
@@tomasdawe4423 I heard the early eps were really dark but the modern ones weren't.
@percyblok60142 жыл бұрын
Remember, he took a sabre slash to the back in that Wellington save as well. Marvelous soldiering.
@pc14913 жыл бұрын
Although only in it for a few episodes, you have to hand it to Pete Postlethwaite in his portrail of Obadiah Hakeswill. To this day I cannot say I have hated a villain as much as him lol.
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
He was amazing, such a bad guy. "MOTHEEER".
@percyblok60142 жыл бұрын
Oh he was deliciously good. So was Oliver Cotton as Brigadier General Loup.
@thedarklordrevan3 жыл бұрын
thanks for the great idea for my dad's birthday gift this year!
@Tristanosaurs3 жыл бұрын
Someone put the whole series of Sharpe's adventures on KZbin!
@ryanb88212 жыл бұрын
LOVE this show! Still rewatch it on prime!
@BroadswordWargaming2 жыл бұрын
It so good 👍
@ekajake23 жыл бұрын
Love it!!!! Some of the Sharpes are on the UK nexflix as well
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
Are they!?! Yes!
@ekajake23 жыл бұрын
@@BroadswordWargaming I am sorry. Only the two newest ones are on netflix. 😪
@jaimiewhiteside93583 жыл бұрын
UKTV Play (the on demand service) has series 1-5
@NewSquallor2 жыл бұрын
Can use them easily with Pulp Alley or Song of Drums & Shakos. Small scale games.
@chrisanderson33873 жыл бұрын
Are you guys ok? Strange not seeing new videos from either of you
@wardy1163 жыл бұрын
That’s bloody brilliant! :D Would be interesting to see if they can be given Cadian arms from a scale and aesthetic perspective, but I’m not sure as they don’t appear to be “heroic” 28mm scale...
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, these could work as a whole regiment. I thought about mixing the models up up the other wargames Atlantic ones. 🤔 Could be cool with the "new" guard.
@wardy1163 жыл бұрын
@@BroadswordWargaming tbh a video expanding on what arms work with what bodies for guard would be very helpful!
@Photoshop30003 жыл бұрын
Great video Ollie, I’m planning a similar project after rewatching the Sharpe series. Wish I had know that war games Atlantic had a kit I could use to make the Chosen Men. Ended up ordering white metal minis from a US company. Might I pick up the war games Atlantic models some time to compare the sculpts. I was planning on using them in Dragon Rampant for scenario games like Sharpe Vs the Zombie hoard
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
Oh brilliant, Sharpe v zombies sounds like great fun. 🤣
@Photoshop30003 жыл бұрын
@@BroadswordWargaming Ross in the Sligo Board gaming club introduced me to Ospreys Dragon Rampant. It’s a good little system, easy to learn and very flexible that lets your play a wargame with why ever models you have on hand.
@deanlarge16713 ай бұрын
2 words for you my friend. Sharp Practice. Another 2- Silver Bayonet You're welcome. Great job, they deserve tabletop action!
@MattParody11 ай бұрын
Awesome. I haven’t watched a ton of this show but I’m big fans of what it inspired. Gaunt’s Ghost and His Majesty’s Dragon series’s. I always wanted to do something like this for the latter.
@thetraitorguardsmen.53213 жыл бұрын
Awesome model's but you forgot Sharp's mug of tea. 😁 Do it for Yorkshire ! 😁 It still is running on UK TV on the drama channel every week 😊
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
Haha, so many tricks missed. DO IT FUR YORKSHEEER.
@campbellharris89993 жыл бұрын
Book Sharpe was a londoner but Cornwall rewrote him as a Yorkshire lad to match Sean... Drama is a nice reliable channel at the weekends, generally if Sharpe isn't on then hornblower will be.
@TesseractMinis3 жыл бұрын
Absolute banger, Oli! Thank you. Binged all of Sharp for the first time since originally watching in the 90's, recently. One KZbiny question... How do you film your panning shots? Do you have a hand gimble or is there some trick I'm missing? I want more scrolling shots in my vids!
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
Ah nice man! Sharpe is such a great show, I keep the DVDs nice and safe haha. Old school. I have a couple of different tools, but my camera has Image Stabilisation too, which helps. Monopod, gamble or tri pod. 😀
@TesseractMinis3 жыл бұрын
@@BroadswordWargaming thanks bud, appreciate you taking the time out to answer. Hopefully the channel will keep growing and I can justify chucking a bit more at camera equipment, because it sounds like I might need to 😂 My Sharpe DVDs sit in the telly cabinet, even tho we don't have a DVD player 😂
@zwergentyp33 жыл бұрын
you know i was just looking the third movie when posted it. thats kinda scary.
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
Spooky.. I'm in your house. 😅
@LockedInWithLovebirds3 жыл бұрын
I found this series by total fluke like 10 years ago. I watch it through yearly. Awesome series. I also painted Warhammer when i was younger so this video and minatures are fantastic.
@alessiodecarolis3 жыл бұрын
I had to say that WA was very keen to made some figures for this TV serie in this boxed set, only I'm afraid that Sharpe's right arm angle is a bit innatural, perhaps a little filing would've adjusted it. In general are really beautiful minis, the details with this plastic sets are great!👍😁
@KolgartsMiniatures3 жыл бұрын
Oh damn, yes please!
@j.e1334 Жыл бұрын
What's the scale like for the heads? Is there a chance for the Rifleman heads to be used with new Cadians?
@e-4airman124 Жыл бұрын
i loved this series
@BroadswordWargaming Жыл бұрын
Me too! Might be due a rewatch, actually..
@jaimiewhiteside93583 жыл бұрын
Osprey Games have a Napoleonic skirmish game, Chosen Men, written by Mark Latham.
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
Chosen men.. I might have to take a look into this. 🤔 Thanks!
@ruaridhmackenzie32153 жыл бұрын
Never watched it but weirdly my neighbour offered their Sharpes DVD collection about a month ago(but I said no as I didn't know what it was)
@percyblok60142 жыл бұрын
Of course you didn't, you're a Mac.
@davedogge22803 жыл бұрын
I know that Twitch's The 40K Epic Narrator will love these.
@miguelcorreia11493 жыл бұрын
Great Video!! I've always enjoyed Sharpe and good soldiering! I strictly paint and play napoleonics in 1/72nd scale but those figures are a big temptation. If you want some Napoleonic rules you can try Black Powder from warlord games. Its not a skirmish game but it's 28 mm so you can play with Sharpe, Harper, Harris, Hangman and Perkins. I don't know if you already watched it or not but there are some more recent episodes with Toby Stephens! I do recommend them as well!!
@ancientgraybear3 жыл бұрын
Sharp Rifles great show and cracking good books. The models look great. Harper was the greatest character.
@JasonsVoice13 жыл бұрын
I know wargames atlantic does not supply bases with the box sets where did you get the bases for Sharpe and his men? Appreciate the help.
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
I got them from sarissa precision. I use them for most of my mdf stuff. 😀
@greenthousands3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been thinking about buying this box for a while. I started watching Sharpe last year through Amazon Prime while recovering from COVID-19.
@BroadswordWargaming3 жыл бұрын
Do it, they're perfect for it. Love Sharpe.
@NuadhaPrime3 жыл бұрын
The perfect game to use these with would be "Song of Drums & Shako." It's a Napoleonic Skirmish game with a handful of dudes per side.
@percyblok60142 жыл бұрын
Correct yourself! Sharpe's Practice.
@MemphisFlash844 ай бұрын
That’s not Hagman’s head with the bandana though…it’s Tongue (from Rifles and Eagle).
@pizzander92793 жыл бұрын
I only found out about the Sean bean show a few years ago, but I grew up on the books.
@rodneyr52663 жыл бұрын
Bastards made it!
@AzraelThanatos3 жыл бұрын
You know, if you want a game for these, I think that Osprey is releasing a Napoleonic setting supernatural skirmish...I think it's called Silver Bayonets
@worldhistoryminiatureshous97573 жыл бұрын
Great painting . Very good looking figurines . Glad to discover your channel . One more subscriber .