The first regiment, Drakenburg IR No 1
Figures are Austrians
(http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/lentulus/Not-SYW%20in%2010mm/IMG_0091.jpg)
(http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/lentulus/Not-SYW%20in%2010mm/IMG_0092.jpg)
Not too bad if I say so myself - serviceable for gaming; and the idea is for the next to be better. The 20th ought to be pretty good.
There are a couple more pictures in the album.
http://s236.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/lentulus/Not-SYW%20in%2010mm/?action=view¤t=IMG_0090.jpg
Now on the table: A cavalry regiment
Looking good mate
I have always wondered with these imagi nations ( dare I say Fantasy gaming?) is why people always choose the Seven years war to use as their figure selection and not Napoleonics etc
Lentulus, what rules do you use? What scale this unit represent: regiment, battalion or something bigger? I am looking for rules for smaller battles because Might & Reason is rather for the biggest ones (unit represents a "brigade" of 2 regiments - four battalions approximately).
Lovely painting and basing by the way... :)
Quote from: Zbigniew on 02 May 2010, 10:59:48 AM
Lentulus, what rules do you use?
I am going to be using black powder, so this is a battalion.
Quote from: Fenton on 02 May 2010, 01:46:41 AM
Looking good mate
I have always wondered with these imagi nations ( dare I say Fantasy gaming?) is why people always choose the Seven years war to use as their figure selection and not Napoleonics etc
Well, back when I played a lot of Napoleonics we had a few "Electoral" regiments to go with our majority of French and British Airfix figures. But the 18th century seems more receptive, perhaps because it just isn't Napoleonics without the French, and in the grand affairs of the Napoleonic Wars all the small German states seem a bit irrelevant. Or maybe the 18th century folks are a bit more forgiving of detail. I picked it because I wanted to have lots of different uniforms and not have to be worrried about who was at war with whom at any given point, or when exactly the last uniform revision was.
But "Fantasy Gaming"? I promise I am not painting up the palace wizard. Now, WWII with a battalion of Tiger IIs in every battle, that's fantasy gaming. ;D
Very nice lentulus - these'll be really impressive once you've got them all on-table!
Have you seen these pictures of Zorndorf from a club in Glasgow?
http://phoenixhorseandmusket.blogspot.com/
That is the look I am shooting for!
Quote from: lentulus on 04 May 2010, 02:27:45 AM
Have you seen these pictures of Zorndorf from a club in Glasgow?
http://phoenixhorseandmusket.blogspot.com/
That is the look I am shooting for!
Good man. If you look closely at their pics and diagrams you'll see they have a baggage train. Excellent, I like the look of organised chaos on a battlefield.
My upcoming 1806 French line regiment is going to be based loosely, not in clean straight lines and not with exactly x number of models to a base. And not with a flag, because the Frogs of the time didn't carry them into battle. And apart from lots of NCO's with spontoons, I'm going to have a train of horse-drawn caissons, ox wagons, packed mules, civilians, God knows it may even have women in it.. :o
And I'll be using Black Powder, too. My base unit will be the company (80-150 men, depending on nation, depletion rate &cetera). I just love those rules and the booklet itself is a gem for illustrations, sense of humour and so on.
Cheers,
Aart
Quote from: Aart Brouwer on 04 May 2010, 07:31:28 AM
My upcoming 1806 French line regiment is going to be based loosely, not in clean straight lines and not with exactly x number of models to a base. And not with a flag, because the Frogs of the time didn't carry them into battle. And apart from lots of NCO's with spontoons, I'm going to have a train of horse-drawn caissons, ox wagons, packed mules, civilians, God knows it may even have women in it.. :o
Looking forward to seeing it - did you know Pendraken has some great little pack mules in the fantasy range?
Heya Lentulus.
Those figs sure look good:)
I like the idea of not-7yw and might try something simular.
Sven
Quote from: lentulus on 04 May 2010, 01:07:43 PM
[..] did you know Pendraken has some great little pack mules in the fantasy range?
It didn't occur to me and I'm afraid I stil can't find them. And they'd better be the real thing. No offense, but fantasy isn't my thing. I have no doubt that an undead rhinoceros or a drunk troll would break the ice on a 1806 battlefield and if pushed I might go for the helpless maidens (:P) but on my battlfield an equus caballus should be just that, neither drunk nor undead nor, indeed, helpless.
Oh, and I'll post 'em as soon as I got 'em.
Cheers,
Aart
Quote from: Aart Brouwer on 04 May 2010, 04:17:20 PM
I'm afraid I still can't find them. And they'd better be the real thing.
AC21 - Pack Mules(3) under fantasy-> accessories. Quite "real" - mine will end up in service with the Red Army. A bit untidily packed to have given them to the Germans, but probably perfect for revolutionaries and peasants.
Hi Lentilus,
Great figures. I asked about your not-SYW on the other thread as i'm seriously thinking about doing something similar. I've had it in the back of my mind since first reading The Wargame a great many years ago. I also read that article by Henry Hyde way back when it was first released on the subject which inspired me. I think 10mm is great for that sort of thing, looks good and not too taxing on the pocket. I'm still debating whether to do my imagi-nations in mid 18C (my favourite period) or setting it in the mid 19C to be a bit different. I recently got some Crimean Russians and am painting them fictitously just as an experiment. I too am a big fan of Black Powder.
Cheers,
Andy
Quote from: tzen67 on 04 May 2010, 06:59:49 PM
setting it in the mid 19C to be a bit different.
I think "Ruritania" and its neighbors could be a lot of fun; and you can do mid-late 19th century then without worrying because you can't do a good representation of 100,000 man armies with tactical rules. And I have some Crimea figures tucked away, too...
First cavalry regiment (Drakenburg Dragoons)
(http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/lentulus/Not-SYW%20in%2010mm/IMG_0099.jpg)
More pictures in the album of course.
Holding at one a week!
Very nice Cavalry. What base size are using? Is it the same for both infantry and cavalry?
Andy
Quote from: tzen67 on 08 May 2010, 08:09:57 AM
Very nice Cavalry. What base size are using? Is it the same for both infantry and cavalry?
Andy
Thanks!
Bases are 30mm square for both infantry and cavalry. I think the battalion guns will fit on that as well. Larger guns on 30x40 and some rather longer bases for limbers, wagons and the like.
As a fellow "Imagi-Nation" Ruler. I am Prinz Geoffrey of Cavenderia. The seven years war featured many small principalities, baronys and small city states. It is not a far reach at all to create a small vassel state to serve either the empress or electors. Plus SYW figure are very fun to paint with all of that lace, etc. SYW was probably also the last gentlemanly war, where if you unit was caught in a bad position you would surrender to your enemy knowing that he may require the same in a future battle. ramble ramble ramble. Troops are looking really nice, keep up the good work, Huzzah!!