Silver Bayonet
United in death
I figured that the zombies are clinging to their muskets just because of their training becoming second nature and it being as inherent as walking and saying brains for them. I assume that the colour of their tunic has lost its meaning though, so that the revenants only look to the living as food and trivialities of nationality are forgotten.
As with the British, I started by painting a living French Infantryman and getting my colours decided and then went in and changed it slightly to reflect the decay of a zombie.
If anyone would like to correct me on uniform colouring it would be massively appreciated. If anything is glaringly wrong I would appreciate the correction and advice.
As the game rules stipulated, particular years of fighting have no bearing. When we fight in scenarios it doesn’t tell us the location in the world or date, so regiments location during the wars and uniform fashions throughout the period don’t worry me overly. The Silver Bayonet squads could be in their own uniform of course and that makes that element even easier to rationalize in my head.
The Mantic Games zombie sprue had a head set in a hand. I loved the idea of this fella having a snack with him. The bird crap on his shako was a fun piece of weathering I stumbled upon.
The string of onions on his pack is a fun touch on this backpack and the leaf on his bayonet endears this guy to me.
The hand in a hand on the Mantic Games sprue and another random freaky hand gave him such a zombie look that I didn't even change the head, just painted it grotty and bloody.
Another French zombie. Slightly more jokey with the shako on his musket. I won't mistake him for a French regular I guess. The Mantic zombie head is gross enough and the skeletal hand is horrific enough to blend in with the rest.
These are looking really good, great kitbashing.
I think the most revenants required in a scenario are 6 on set up, but with others arriving as the game progresses. I reckon 8-10 should probably be enough to cover what you need.
Thanks @scribbs. I will try and do some revenants with more no musket for the last few needed. They don’t seem to fire them from what I see in the bestiary. The Gerry Can over Christmas inspired me to do a kitbash or two with more bone on show. *Phrasing. ?