I'm trying to decide whether close order troops should be on a 10mm frontage or an 8mm frontage.
http://jim-duncan.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/the-portable-wargame-first-quandary.html
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DM4tE6Og2g0/WJ8mBhmq6HI/AAAAAAAAG_4/Eq0Do4Yz880ihASYsLgusSldYjSlJcemgCLcB/s1600/P1000492.JPG)
I like the 8mm frontage.
8mm, or as close as you can get them - buy more figures, Leon has a family to feed! :D
Mollinary
Should be shoulder to shoulder. I seem to remember 24" per man in British regs of the time.
IanS
My recollection is that close order infantry were expected to occupy a box 2' wide by 2.5' deep when firing so I'd go with the 8mm frontage (or less if that's possible).
Quote from: mollinary on 11 February 2017, 03:24:00 PM
8mm, or as close as you can get them - buy more figures, Leon has a family to feed! :D
Leon got £60 of my OA Pension last weekend, he'll need to make that do.
Quote from: Ithoriel on 11 February 2017, 03:41:03 PM
My recollection is that close order infantry were expected to occupy a box 2' wide by 2.5' deep when firing so I'd go with the 8mm frontage (or less if that's possible).
I could put them slightly closer together but I haven't checked all the poses in the pack so I am now expecting to use 8mm as standard.
I go with 'what looks good'!
For this era I do like the closer spacing of figures.
Quote from: jimduncanuk on 11 February 2017, 03:46:20 PM
Leon got £60 of my OA Pension last weekend, he'll need to make that do.
I share your pain........... but you know it makes sense!
Mollinary
7.5mm
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/alanmillicheap/Misc/pendraken_wss_aus_inf_01_zps0xd6hdcl.jpg)
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/alanmillicheap/Misc/pendraken_wss_aus_inf_02_zps78qafo4p.jpg)
Those look tremendous! =D> =D> =D>
Mollinary
Quote from: mollinary on 11 February 2017, 05:48:41 PM
Those look tremendous! =D> =D> =D>
Yes, Shedmans figures are absolutely great, damn his younger eyes.
Thanks - it's the only unit I've done so far.
I think I might drop it to 2 ranks though
6.35 mm
http://honoursofwar.com/thread/339/syw-10mm (http://honoursofwar.com/thread/339/syw-10mm)
p.s. very nice figures, Sherman. :-bd
Quote from: jimduncanuk on 11 February 2017, 06:02:57 PM
Yes, Shedmans figures are absolutely great, damn his younger eyes.
Assuming the unit depth is not a problem I would keep the three ranks, looks very in period.
I much prefer the 8mm. I'm thinking of 7.5 myself or perhaps 6.66. Or a combination.
Quote from: mollinary on 11 February 2017, 04:51:19 PM
I share your pain........... but you know it makes sense!
Mollinary
+1
I don't measure. By trial and error I have found two ranks of four looks good on a 25mm square.
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g440/dourpuritan/10mm%20SYW/IMG_1715_zps50byyy5n.jpg)