What does 40,000 figures look like?!

[Leon]

Well it looks a little something like this Borodino game!

There were three main tables, each about 36x6ft in size, plus a separate table for the village of Utitza.  They started playing on Saturday evening with the two forces advancing and then meeting on the middle table on Sunday evening I believe.  We went down to visit them on Monday as it was the best time to get photos of all the figures on the table.  They're aiming to finish the game on Tuesday, flip sides and do it all again through 'til Friday night.

















Rules used were 'In The Grandest Manner' by Ged Elliott, the chap running this megagame.

[Terry37]

One word - WOW!

Terry

[jambo1]

That is something else!!! What a table of figures.

[Steve J]

Wow . You certainly get the impression that the only tactic was a frontal assault as there looks to be sod all room to manouevre!

[Leman]

I suppose it does give the impression of an actual battle, but like an actual battle it's difficult to take in all that is going on. I suppose it serves a certain purpose, but the setting up and taking down would be too much like hard work for me, so, no, not for me.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Blimey!

[Techno]

 

Cheers - Phil

[FierceKitty]

Boze moj! Mon dieu!

[Leon]

You certainly get the impression that the only tactic was a frontal assault as there looks to be sod all room to manouevre!

There wasn't much space at this point!  I think the manoeuvring had been done on the Sat/Sun and then this was the point the two forces collided.  They're continuing to fight over the redoubt today, hopefully to a conclusion tonight.

[skywalker]

Awesome...................

[fsn]

How much does 40,000 figures weigh?

[Westmarcher]

A number of good shots there whilst others are a tad overwhelming.  Scale? A couple of figure poses look like Pendraken sculpts.

[Leon]

How much does 40,000 figures weigh?

The 10,000 foot and 2200 cavalry we dropped off at the same time weighed 22kg, so about 75kg for the ones on the table?

A number of good shots there whilst others are a tad overwhelming.  Scale? A couple of figure poses look like Pendraken sculpts.

All 10mm and about 90% Pendraken figures.  The others are Redline I believe.

[Westmarcher]

about 90% Pendraken figures. 

Excellent! 

[DFlynSqrl]

It's really amazing looking, but I agree that it looks a bit over-whelming as well.

[Leon]

It does a bit, I have to agree there, I've no idea how they manage to keep track of it all.  I think if we'd gone a day earlier/later we'd have seen the forces more spread out and a bit less cluttered as they moved into position.

[d_Guy]

Impressive to see - almost dizzyingly so. I do think of the many cases of backache such a game would produce. 

[SV52]

Impressive certainly but just a bit impractical, looks like total chaos.

[Leman]

That's war for you.

[fred.]

Thats both impressive and crazy. I can't actually see how a game like that would be fun, with just so much stuff to move, and the only move available being to plod forwards.

I thought that my gaming group had some big armies, but frankly this makes us look like beginners  

The 10,000 foot and 2200 cavalry we dropped off at the same time weighed 22kg, so about 75kg for the ones on the table?

I'm impressed that they are now buying figures off Pendraken by weight though.