Unboxing Napoleonic British Riflemen - Sharpe's Chosen Men - Wargames Atlantic | Hobby Chat

Inspired by a bunch of KZbin channels like ‪@thepaintingphase‬ and ‪@BroadswordWargaming‬, I've decided to embark on some 28mm Napoleonic wargaming on the tabletop. The first port of call obviously has to be Sharpe's Chosen Men and the British Riflemen that you can get in plastic from Wargames Atlantic.
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I have a look at the sprues that you get in the box and chat about making your Napoleonic troops from the standpoint of someone who knows very little beyond what's in Sharpe! I also have a chat about using them for my game of choice, Chosen Men, from Osprey Games.
I have some plans for a small set of skirmishing forces for the French and the British so that I can replay some of those gallant adventures that Sharpe and his men get into.
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[@Tuffyears]

Perkins, Harris and hagman. Perkins was the young one, Harris was the book smart one and hagman was the old poacher

[@BecauseOfDragons]

Thank you haha - I remembered Hagman after I finished the unboxing but I'm going to mark the names on the bottom of the bases so I don't forget in the future :)

[@Tuffyears]

Then there was Cooper the Londoner with the lockpicks and tongue tall thin one with bandana

[@CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb]

I remember watching Sharpe's Rifles as a young man on PBS (btw - while I have a boxed UK set of the series, I believe a quick search on YT will yield an HD quality list)! Those minis look incredible and I'm looking forward to seeing the completed squad. I'm wowed that Wargames Atlantic basically sells boxed sets for $1.50/fig. Such a different approach than some companies (GW). It baffles me that fans show such love to a company where often a single fig will cost as much as $50+. It's like a dysfunctional relationship.

[@BecauseOfDragons]

I have indeed been watching the version of Sharpe on KZbin (with the Spanish subtitles haha) - it has been fun. I need to watch the episodes that were filmed later based in India. Haven't seen those in ages. Yeah, Wargames Atlantic are pretty darn good with their plastic kits. They are properly awesome value for money

[@oldschoolfrp2326]

Haven’t seen those rules yet, looking forward to a look through them

[@BecauseOfDragons]

Will let you know what I think as well!

[@jmaccsarmiesofmiddleearth]

Never done 28mm Naps, might give it a try that looks fun.

[@BecauseOfDragons]

Yeah I think Chosen Men keeps the hefty miniature count of other games managable and with kits like this one around, you can have some real fun. Especially if you're coming at things from a more "Hollywood" approach where things are a bit more swash and buckle!

[@Orinoco-C0G]

Nice unboxing. Looking forward to seeing what Chosen Men is like.

[@BecauseOfDragons]

Should be getting a look at it soon - will do a flick through of it :)

[@paulrisk606]

My box has 16 Riflemen and 16 WWII French resistance fighters! Came here to make sure that wasn't intentional :D

[@BecauseOfDragons]

How odd!

[@basicminiaturepainting]

Really enjoyed this,I've just subbed,great review on a very nice box,justin

[@BecauseOfDragons]

Thanks for watching and subbing - glad you enjoyed the review!

[@paulwalker5221]

These are nice minis, with great scope for kitbashing. I have made some as early American settlers, protecting their log cabins from the natives. Nice review. Haven't seen the rules yet.

[@BecauseOfDragons]

Ah awesome idea - I'll be going into the rules a bit more either this weekend or next week :)

[@mindyfranke5279]

Ben? I love that you have your own channel! Thanks for covering historical minis, so few do. Great video.

[@BecauseOfDragons]

Thanks :) Usually just use this for my odd ramblings haha. Yeah, been going down a little bit of a historical rabbit hole. Cheers for watching!

[@stompieandsuzie]

3 rounds a minute - in any weather Sir!

[@BecauseOfDragons]

The only way to do it ;)

[@dingbat818]

Awesome execution with sharp! I think you nailed the uniform colors

[@BecauseOfDragons]

Thanks! I was worried that it was going to look too "army man" - been working on Harper and Hagman this week and been an interesting little journey!

[@walkaboutgamez2502]

Dammm you Ben you made buy a book lol . Minis are looking great

[@BecauseOfDragons]

Hah neat - I hope you enjoy reading it! Yeah, the miniatures are ace :)

[@leemangan2670]

I’m just about to start assembling these and have the Warlord games equivalent on order. Plan to use them in a diorama alongside some Warhammer space marines and tank for a “War of the Worlds “/ Futuristic Nazis time travel vibe.

[@BecauseOfDragons]

Ah sounds awesome!

[@throwback19841]

So... uuuhhhh... anyone else just really wanting to kitbash these into some new 40K imperial guard regiment?

[@BecauseOfDragons]

I think that would be pretty neat - it would be interesting to see if you could find some Sci-Fi bits that worked to the same proportions

[@BecauseOfDragons]

If you liked what I do and fancy giving me a little donation, a Ko-Fi is always welcome ko-fi.com/becauseofdragons

[@cptaqua1984]

What paints are you using for the chosen men?

[@BecauseOfDragons]

Using regular Citadel paints for my Chosen Men. I am tempted to try Contrast to see if I can get the green looking any better though

[@torros1839]

Your not Gerry

[@BecauseOfDragons]

...yet ;)