Fred's 2014 Painting Diary

[fred.]

Thanks chaps.

They are looking a touch blue in these photos ( as well as shiney  )

[Womble67]

Very nice as always

take care

andy

[fred.]

More progress with the WWI Germans

The 1st Regiment based



Added a few bits of wire to some of the bases.

Need to give them a spray of dull cote, then will put a bit of water in to the shell holes

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Superb! Just great.

[fred.]

Superb! Just great.

Thanks mate!!

[fred.]

Don't tell fsn, where his centurion is...

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

What centurion guv! 

[fateeore]

Interesting that we have taken opposing aesthetic choices to the period.

Those are very nice figures.

[nikharwood]

Coming together nicely 

[fred.]

Thanks chaps.

Interesting that we have taken opposing aesthetic choices to the period.

I am very much thinking of these as 1917/18 figures. When the battle fields had been worked over by artillery for years, hence the mud basing. If you look back at page 1 my British have a more traditional green and brown basing scheme.  I has assumed that you where going for a 1915 look with the mix of early and late war figures, along with green basing.

Ultimately it's all down to what fits each of our pre-conceptions of the period, as to what looks right.

[Techno]

Those look terrific Fred.
Cheers - Phil.

[Matt J]

really nice Fred 

I think the mud affect is really effective.

[fred.]

Thanks chaps.

Not much painting this week - a bit of work on some walls and some buildings (which IIRC came from a certain Mr Harwood) but these need a bit of finishing off to be worth a photo.

My copy of Black Powder arrived today - bought in Warlord's sale - so I have spent much of the day reading it and futzing around with my Malburian figures to see what sort of units I can make. I've played a lot of HC, and quite liked elements of it - bit it was a bit fiddly in places - BP seems to be more streamlined, which sounds good. 

I think that for 10mm, then 6 x  20x20mm bases will make a good standard unit, with 4 infantry to a base this gives 24 figures for a unit, the same as used in 28mm. And use half-distances and ranges. The distances as written require a huge space to play in - with infantry moving up to 36" with a triple order.

I have a fair few figures already on 40x20mm bases, which I think will work fine (and probably better, as the 20x20 bases can be a bit fiddly to move around). For early period troops, the two main formations seem to be line, and march column. Seeing how dangerous march column is to troops in it, and the small benefit it conveys, how much is march column used in a game? If its barely used I will probably stick to 40x20 bases for infantry as they are more practical.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

When we use march columns or formation changes (dash those huge bases of mine), we just declare it, or put a marker next to it.

[Albie Bach]

On the occasions I use march column it is usually bringing troops onto the table and they don't stay in that formation for long.
Mad Lemmy's method is good.
If you want the March Column to be the correct dimensions you could use 20x40s side edge forward and swap the facing of alternate stands to differentiate from troops in line.
Or you could have a few 20x20 bases for the purpose & swap to your 20x40s once properly deployed but I would only do that if you think it's worthwhile after a couple of games.