Imagi-Nation

[far4ngn]

Guys

Looking for some inspiration and advice on and imagi-nation...should I go 7YW, Marlborough, GNW or Augsburg?

Just wanting to find what other people have done

cheers
Paul

[robert]

Surely it can be any period you want to game in? - Napoleonics - does not have to be completely historical: for example you can have armies
composed of mixtures of French/Austrian/Prussian versus English and American allies who both happen to be in 1776 uniforms - and so on.

Me? - I am playing Maurice rules using my Napoleonic painted armies but using the Maurice period linear tactics ( and I rebased to suit Maurice too) - amongst many other things I am playing or planning to play

The Amercian Civil War could easily have had intervention from France and Britain - using Crimea troops or Franco-Prussian War additions.

[far4ngn]

True, I have had imagi-nations using my old 28mm Napoleonic armies, based on three nations using British, Saxon and French and the same nations fought using WWII troops. 

This time I want to introduce some small fictional German states and paint the troops just for these states rather than change the flags, so thought around 1750's - 1800's would give me some nice uniforms.

[Hertsblue]

European uniforms changed quite drastically between 1750 and 1800. You'd do better to settle on a specific date. 

[lentulus]

Here's what I've been up to

http://enlightenmentimaginings.blogspot.ca/

The SYW + FIW ranges together offer tremendous variety. 

[Poggle]

I have a few Imagination troops in 28mm for two fictional Germanic states. Plenty of scope for colorful uniforms and gear, in an era predating all that nasty nationalism.  

As it happens, when funds become available, I'm going to shift from 28mm to 10mm.  

[far4ngn]

I did have a great German book covering maps since the beginning of civilisation, the map of Germany from late 1600 to mid 1700's was just thousands of small city type states.  I think is still in the UK in my Mums loft

So I'm edging towards SYW, plus I'm moving from 28mm to 10mm, so cost is no longer an excuse for me not to to move create my own uniforms and I can away from the usual Prussia, Austrian, French, British painted figures.

Lentulus, yes I've looked at your posts on the forum, so thanks for the information   I'll be modelling two armies at first and playing solo.