Baroque WIP

[Zippee]

Very pretty!

Top tip, large mdf bases warp.  To stop the 'curl up', score the underside and paint with diluted PVA glue.   

Right I'm officially blaming you as you brought it up 

Never had this happen before - must be due to long thin bases 

Only the first test base though - the remainder have been duly scored and PVA'd

So thanks for the tip [belatedly] 

[Leman]

I'm going for units made up of three 4omm bases to avoid this problem. Solve the warp problem Mr.Data.

So Jean-Luc Picard goes into the Singer shop to complain about his poor quality machine, "Make it sew!"

[d_Guy]

Well - you had to know this was coming

[Zippee]

I'm going for units made up of three 4omm bases to avoid this problem.

I think that will be a popular methodology far many reasons - however having made the change from DBX basing to Impetus basing (no small undertaking) the ease of play factor is so much better that I personally wouldn't consider it. For me it would seem a big step backwards.

The good news being that so far the tip has paid off, the slightly warped test base has levelled out and the others are looking OK. Will no for sure by the weekend when I'll post more WIP pictures.

Just need Leon to crank the old casting mill a bit faster 

As for the rest I have no comment, but I think I'd look like Cpt Picard feels when I realised the SFA rules didn't allow me to space Mr Crusher

[Zippee]

Not a lot of progress this week - real life issues intervening.

but I have mad some progress, including basing up the first two units - there are forlorn hopes, dragoons and various odds and sods on the workbench but I thought I'd upload a couple of nearly finished WIP images

https://www.flickr.com/photos/zippee/albums/72157667670885881

[Bodvoc]

Looking good

[d_Guy]

Coming along nicely Zippee.

[Zippee]

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[Techno]

Looking really good. 

Cheers - Phil.

[Aksu]

So, in order to make my Louis XIV figs pedantically appropriate I am in luck. I can make nice 120x40 base trays for my 30x30 stands. Mdf and strips of 5mm triangular strips or some such stuff for the edges. That should do it, I suppose.
And now back to painting coulinarily inspired regiments. Brie and Beaujolais are on the table as we speak.
Cheers,
Aksu

[paulr]

 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Still awesome!

[Zippee]

Another week, another update - some dragoons and skirmishers painted and based.

Still waiting on the main order, beginning to fear I'll run out of trial order figures before they arrive.

Note still waiting on flags and final varnish - so apologies for the slightly shiny photo finish

https://www.flickr.com/photos/zippee/albums/72157667670885881

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Looking great!

[d_Guy]

Just catching up with your photos again - very nice looking. The finished bases really give a feel for the Baroque system. I wish I had another person within 150 miles to play Baroque - I would likely switch my basing. As it is I'm stuck with generally asymmetric battles using strange unit compositions assembled in sabots. Still Baroque is exceeding my expectations - a very enjoyable and clean system

[Techno]

Looking damn fine, that man !

Cheers - Phil

[paulr]

Wot he said