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Title: French Indian Wars
Post by: sean66 on 20 August 2020, 12:57:37 PM
Got the e mail today, confirming the first packs of my
new project are on the way.
French Indian wars.
regards
Sean
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: Leon on 20 August 2020, 01:42:55 PM
Hopefully it arrives quickly!

8)
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: mmcv on 20 August 2020, 01:43:41 PM
Looking forward to seeing it progress, some quite nice looking figures in that range.
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 20 August 2020, 01:44:30 PM
Well it does take a while for the pony express to get out of smoggy  :D
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: sean66 on 21 August 2020, 06:43:06 AM
the pony express is fastest out of Smoggy.
(who wouldn't run from the Boro!!!!!!!)  :o
its when it gets to Germany it slows down (likes to walk and admire the scenery)  ;D
regards
Sean
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 21 August 2020, 06:48:38 AM
All the bits of Germany I saw were flat !
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: sean66 on 21 August 2020, 09:03:59 AM
Ianrs54
I live in Bavaria, just outside Nuremberg so plenty of hills and larger near me.
the scenery is stunning around here.
regards
Sean
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 21 August 2020, 09:14:07 AM
I was there as a Airfoce cadet at Guterslow, and as an officer cadet on the North German plain for 2 weeks.
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: sean66 on 21 August 2020, 09:19:11 AM
Ian
I was stationed in Gutersloh in 2010-2012
when I was in the British Army.
now I work for the American Army
as a private contractor.
regards
Sean
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: FierceKitty on 21 August 2020, 09:46:29 AM
I take it you're gearing up for Plassey?
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 21 August 2020, 10:49:23 AM
Wrong continent - American colonies !
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: FierceKitty on 21 August 2020, 10:56:52 AM
Very few Indians there.
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: sean66 on 26 August 2020, 10:39:03 AM
Parcel arrived yesterday.
got them out awesome sculpts.
only problem is rules and basing  :-
will have to think on that I guess.
was thinking basing 2-3 to a base 20-25mm then using small skirmish rules.
regards
Sean
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 26 August 2020, 11:30:20 AM
I think it would be individual for those wars, mostly forest fighting
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: Nick the Lemming on 26 August 2020, 12:30:26 PM
Quote from: sean66 on 26 August 2020, 10:39:03 AM
Parcel arrived yesterday.
got them out awesome sculpts.
only problem is rules and basing  :-
will have to think on that I guess.
was thinking basing 2-3 to a base 20-25mm then using small skirmish rules.
regards
Sean

Muskets and Tomahawks are an excellent set of rules, if you can get hold of them. Pretty easy, fairly quick, and the mini scenarios that get set up for personal missions are fun.
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: sean66 on 26 August 2020, 01:20:31 PM
Nick
I have been looking at Muskets and Tomahawks just ive seen a few other recommendations.
Ianr54
I was thinking in small groups due to the fact I know it was mostly in forested areas. but single based 10mm figures
with all them trees would be hard to keep track of. (not that im scared of individual figures got 6mm sci fi individually, and 6mm Necromunda)
and the figures based up in the photo's just seem to look a bit better in small groups.
regards
Sean
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: sean66 on 26 August 2020, 01:22:36 PM
I stand corrected the figures are individually based ! ( :- now where did I see them based in groups of 2-3 ? or is Old Timers kicking in ?)
regards
Sean
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 26 August 2020, 01:31:13 PM
No probs - it were just a sugestion, may be pairs would work though. If singles 12.7mm square bases are fine.
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: mmcv on 26 August 2020, 03:15:37 PM
I've seen people do small groups for games like Rebels and Patriots, which is technically for individual-based models but works well with two or three 10mm on a similar-sized base. I've individually based some 10mm (well 12mm) fantasy figures on reasonably scenic bases, I think maybe 20mm or 25mm round. Any smaller than that could get pretty fiddly.
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: fred. on 26 August 2020, 06:39:36 PM
I've done 10mm skirmish on 1, 2, 3 basing, as used in some of the later Dragon Rampant based rules (Pikeman's Lament and Rebels and Patriots). With this you base 1, 2 or 3 figures on a base and have units of 6 or 12 figures. You end up with half the bases compared to the total number of figures, so movement etc is easier. But you always have options to take off any number of casualties. And it lets you arrange the figures in different ways, without having to worry about individual figure positioning. I think I went with 15mm, 20mm and 25mm bases.

Here's a photo

(https://i.imgur.com/Ec2AHBE.jpg)
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: mmcv on 26 August 2020, 09:20:09 PM
That's exactly the sort of thing I was thinking of, very nice Fred.
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: Techno on 27 August 2020, 06:33:56 AM
Even if I've seen those before, Forbes  :-\.......Those look absolutely cracking! :-bd

Cheers - Phil :)
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: fred. on 27 August 2020, 12:22:18 PM
Cheers Phil, I did enjoy creating those, but not in a rush to do loads more
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: sean66 on 27 August 2020, 12:37:19 PM
unfortunately I only get Internet on my Government work computer,  8)
so I cant see any of the photos or even download any photos of my own.
regards
Sean
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: mmcv on 27 August 2020, 02:29:06 PM
Quote from: sean66 on 27 August 2020, 12:37:19 PM
unfortunately I only get Internet on my Government work computer,  8)
so I cant see any of the photos or even download any photos of my own.
regards
Sean

:o The horror!  @-)
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: sean66 on 28 August 2020, 04:05:02 AM
mmcv
they have no idea how important it is. I cant get on a lot of sites but luckily Pendraken seems to have its security clearance right.  :D
regards
Sean
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: mmcv on 28 August 2020, 07:03:25 AM
Quote from: sean66 on 28 August 2020, 04:05:02 AM
mmcv
they have no idea how important it is. I cant get on a lot of sites but luckily Pendraken seems to have its security clearance right.  :D
regards
Sean

I'm guessing they'd frown on using a VPN to get around such security restrictions too.  :(

I tend to use my phone for most browsing and forum stuff, I take it that's not an option either?
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: sean66 on 28 August 2020, 07:10:16 AM
I have a UK sim so restricted on access over here.
Germans want too much info to get a German sim to use.
regards
Sean
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: mmcv on 28 August 2020, 07:56:53 AM
There are some international roaming data only sims you can get I think. Probably works out pretty pricey mind you!
Title: Re: French Indian Wars
Post by: Heedless Horseman on 03 June 2021, 05:05:50 AM
Very nice skirmish bases, Fred.

Recently went daft (Again!) and bought some 1/32 'Armies In Plastic'  figs for F&I War... AND ended up buying 'MASSIVE' box of 'Fish Tank' 'ferny'...ish vegettion! Think I may have misread the ebay ad! Nice figs... maybe someday... I NEVER learn.  ;D