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Title: Hello!
Post by: Adamwest on 24 June 2020, 03:56:15 PM
Hello all!
After years of hopping from one project to another in various scales (GW, warmaster, epic, 6mm historicals) i have decided to give 10mm historicals a go! I am currently assembling my punic war forces and so far i dont regret my decision, small enough for grand battles yet detailed enough to recognise different units!
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Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 24 June 2020, 03:56:45 PM
Hello and welcome
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Post by: Adamwest on 24 June 2020, 03:59:37 PM
Hello mad lemmy
Your franco prussian war basing has been a inspiration to my interest in the era and my 10mm basing. I was torn between warmaster 40×20 and big bases. I have based my carthaginians on 80x40 with 18 miniatures or 9 cavalry and i am very happy with the results!
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Post by: mmcv on 24 June 2020, 04:14:57 PM
Hello and welcome! Looking forward to seeing what all you get up to so I hope you share pictures of your progress. You're spot on with your description of 10mm!
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Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 24 June 2020, 04:17:44 PM
Aww thanks.
I would go wider and shallower if I had my time again, maybe if you put them into 3s to allow line, attack column and column like my 1864 Danes or Prussians,  but it's up to you.
Each base tells a story and its the rule of cool that is important.
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Post by: Kiwidave on 24 June 2020, 04:19:57 PM
Hello Batman :)
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Post by: Leon on 24 June 2020, 05:04:58 PM
Hi Adamwest, welcome to the Forum!
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Post by: Orcs on 24 June 2020, 05:50:16 PM
Welcome Adamwest. No doubt you will be drawn in by other periods - there is no escape  :)

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Post by: Techno on 24 June 2020, 06:05:10 PM
Welcome, Adamwest !  :)

Cheers - Phil
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Post by: Adamwest on 24 June 2020, 06:39:24 PM
Hello all
Well without sounding crazy im planning
Hail caesar- punic wars then greeks/persians
Pike and shotte - thirty years war or ottoman wars
Black powder - late 19th century or napoleonics
Blitzkrieg commander- british and german or a alternate world where its the Austro-hungarian empire against soviet

Bit of work ahead........
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Post by: Steve J on 24 June 2020, 06:58:43 PM
Welcome on board Adam and some nice plans you have there :).
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Post by: hammurabi70 on 24 June 2020, 07:33:39 PM
Quote from: Adamwest on 24 June 2020, 03:56:15 PM
Hello all!
After years of hopping from one project to another in various scales (GW, warmaster, epic, 6mm historicals) i have decided to give 10mm historicals a go! I am currently assembling my punic war forces and so far i dont regret my decision, small enough for grand battles yet detailed enough to recognise different units!

I have 6mm Punic Wars but many club members are, like myself, around retirement age and realise now that 10mm is easier on old eyes!
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Post by: FierceKitty on 25 June 2020, 02:07:06 AM
Welcome aboard. Good starting choice, but risky - I tried that, and ended up with Numidians, Iberians, Gauls, and Greeks as well in a very short time.

Do consider SYW for the horse-and-musket era. Look at the two big ones, then choose, but don't fall for aggressive marketing and popular stereotypes. I am devoted to my SYW, and I know gamers whom I respect (yes, there are a few) who feel the same about Austerlitz as I do about Rossbach. They're wrong, but that's another debate....
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Post by: paulr on 25 June 2020, 04:53:47 AM
Welcome Adam :-h

Some lovely figures in the Punic ranges :)
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Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 25 June 2020, 05:34:04 AM
Not more newbies, have to have a go at the membership committee ! Hi  ;)
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Post by: Adamwest on 25 June 2020, 06:04:05 AM
Thanks for the warm welcome!
Fierce kitty
The seven years war hasnt really grabbed me as much as napoleonics and more later conflicts. Probably something to do with me not knowing a lot about it. No doubt ill look into it and it will become a future project!   :o
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Post by: FierceKitty on 25 June 2020, 06:10:44 AM
The wargaming world is big enough for all of us, except possibly Ian.