As explained to Sunjester.
You know what it's like. "I just need 1 more unit... oh and they are nice, and I suppose those would come in handy..."
I will be setting a limit. 1 Very Useful Box per army. If you don't know these are plastic boxes the best ones for gaming are the A4/Foolscap size ones that hold trays of 15 compartments (3x5). Each compartment is 60mm square, and deep enough for a Pendraken WSS mounted standard Bearer (Leon, get your measure out). The boxes come in 2 and 4 tray sizes (Argos has the 4 tray ones for only £12).
So the 2 tray one I have for WSS.
Top tray - 15 units, based on 20mm square, with room for 3 casualty markers.
Bottom tray
4 Cav regts (Each with 2 wound markers) in 8 compartments (25mm bases)
4 generals (with aides) on 30mm base - 1 compartment
1 Army General on 60mm base (because of the Carriage) 1 Compartment
4 cannon, each with 1 base for firing and one for limbered on 30 x 60mm 4 compartments
Artillery Casualty markers - 4 x 30mm square.
Papers under the bottom tray.
Thats it. That is enough for a reasonable BP game - I know this is heresy, but THAT ARMY WILL BE FINISHED. So instead of buying MORE WSS, because they won't fit I will be able to get another army instead.
Greetings
Already with you on the Really Useful Boxes. I haven't come across the 4 tray size I'll have to have a look.
I've also got plastic boxes (I'll have to look up the maker) which work very well for 10mm of all eras. Unfortunately I'll need more after next weekend when I pick up some 10mm SYW French and some 10mm WW2 British/Italians/Germans ...
Regards
Edward
Cop out! ;)
When the two-tray box is full, time to move up to a four-tray box!!! ;D
No- One army per box.
If at some point I need a four tray box for Prussians, and a four tray box for Austrians, then that is still sticking to the rule...