Advice sought

[Fenton]

Well UMS is still going once a month, and I know plenty of gamers are prepared to have a go at anything and could be persuaded...

[Nirnman]

good grief it still is! when and where does it meet now?

[Grenadier]

if I can find a suitable rule set that allows for this.

Rules?  Ah, for free and easy I would Google "Blenheim 2004" and download their set.  Others using battalion size units are, Baccus Polemos WSS(there is a new version in the works) and GNW sets, the Pike and Shot Society's "Captain General", League of Augsburg's "Beneath the Lily Banner", Mustafa's "Maurice"... what am I missing?
All have pros and cons as to operating systems, playability, realism etc.  The latter two are fairly new and very popular but not necessarily the best, IMHO. Most are flexible as to basing. 
I am staunchly against figure removal to portray casualties and the Polemos rules fit my bill.  The others using figure removal can ,of course, be modified to just using a tally sheet for each unit. Also, Baccus has great free info on uniform colors and flags and the Wyre Forest club has great OOB info on their site.

Brian

[Hertsblue]

Hertsblue have just re skimmed through my pdf of Corporal John and see where you are coming from on base size and basing. However just noticed I had no appendix which probably details who use platoon fire etc and cannot find the quality factor for troops anywhere either I must have got a duff download.

No, you're quite correct. It appears that when I uploaded the latest version I forgot to include the appendices.    Apologies. I will get that fixed within the next day or so.

As for the pikes question, that only applies where a musket-armed unit is not equipped with bayonets. Bear in mind that the rules also cover the LoA and earlier pike-and-shot periods. In the WSS, when the pike is falling out of fashion, the units may be entirely armed with musket and bayonet.

[Nirnman]

Ah thanks for that clarification especially when the must was in bold and I found a class category on another set of rules Fusilier  by the same person would it be the same do you think?

[Fenton]

UMS meets in St Johns Church on the Castlereagh Road..its near the top just after Montgomery Road if your going via the Dual carriage way. It still meets the last Saturday of the month.
Richard Clarke of the Two Fat Lardies is coming over for the August meetup

[Nirnman]

Found it I have a 2day calligraphy workshop next weekend( last one in July) but I might try and get the for the August meeting what time does it start.

[Fenton]

No idea at the minute..Usually its a 11am start, so suspecting it will be something similar

[Nirnman]

thanks I might see you there then.

[Leman]

Going back to basing I have found that the Baccus system workd very well with 10mm figures. Other types of flock, stones and clumps can also be added, but the basic glue, grit and paints work very well, see below:

[Nirnman]

lovely pic you don't polyfilla/spackle the base first? I find that a real curse to do and what size of tuft have you used?

[mollinary]

Nice stuff DP, they look great! 

Mollinary

[Leman]

Just a layer of PVA glue and then dip in the Baccus fine grit. When dry wash with their dark brown wash. Again when dry, drybrush with their three successive lightening shades of colour. They also produce a short tuft static grass, but I also use a light Spring green flock and MiniNatur tufts which are their 727-21 Long tufts spring. These tufts are actually a fair bit shorter than their others, which I use for 28mm models. They are obtainable in the UK from www.internationalmodels.net

[Hertsblue]

Ah thanks for that clarification especially when the must was in bold and I found a class category on another set of rules Fusilier  by the same person would it be the same do you think?

Yes, that's me too. You can use those catagories if you wish. They will work.

[Nirnman]

right thanks for the info