Hi lads....here's a sample 100pt British Army for Maurice....all the miniatures are in 10mm scale and based so that they can be used for Maurice and Might and Reason (more bang for your buck ;)) Miniatures by Pendraken.
2 x Elite infantry ...Grenadiers, Blackwatch
6 x Regular infantry.
4 x Artillery.
1 x Elite Cavalry.
3 x Regular Cavalry.
National Advantage Lethal Volleys
The Sheffield and Rotherham club have now got quite a collection of armies...ie Prussians, Austrians, French, Bavarians so a few campaigns will hopefully be taking part as well. My next army will probably be the Ottoman Turks and possibly the Polish :)
looking forward to the release of Maurice :)
Paul "Duke of Clarkeshire" :)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad74/paulus52/M1.jpg)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad74/paulus52/M4.jpg)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad74/paulus52/M3.jpg)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad74/paulus52/M2.jpg)
Great looking army. Just ordered my copy of Maurice now all I need is to paint my figures and find an opponent near Poole.
Very nice Paul - looking forward to seeing these in action 8)
Very, very nice Paul !
(Pah...Yet another show off ;)...making me feel totally inadequate regarding my painting skills.)
Great work ! :-bd :-bd
Cheers - Phil.
Excellent, looking good!
8)
Fantastically painted, good job!!
That's a nice compact little force, I like it.
those are really nicely done - good photo shots too
I recognise Might & Reason but what is Maurice?
http://www.sammustafa.com/honour/maurice/ (http://www.sammustafa.com/honour/maurice/)
et Voila!
Oh man this isnt helping me not get into another period. Lovely figures!
So is that size force pretty standard for Maurice then? Doesnt look very expensive to field one. I make that about 140 infantry figs and a few horses. Not going to cost much from Pendraken.
Oh shoot me now. :D
Those Scots are a real inspiration - but which cavalry code is it that has the double-drum drummer among the command?
Quote from: lentulus on 31 March 2012, 08:17:22 PM
Those Scots are a real inspiration - but which cavalry code is it that has the double-drum drummer among the command?
SYB24 off the top of my head (Dragoon Guard).
8)
Really nice looking figures. Looking at the compact size of this as an army, I think I may give Maurice a further look as I have enough British painted already, so would just need to paint up some French, hmmm....
Quote from: fred 12df on 01 April 2012, 07:21:17 PM
Really nice looking figures. Looking at the compact size of this as an army, I think I may give Maurice a further look as I have enough British painted already, so would just need to paint up some French, hmmm....
Just a note the above untis are half size maurice uses four bases per unit except guns which are singles
Lovely looking army. Still prefer square bases though. Just been thoroughly tw***ed in my first game of Maurice. Not a great idea to charge infantry in a wood! :'(
Quote from: rexhurley on 07 April 2012, 09:46:58 AM
Just a note the above untis are half size maurice uses four bases per unit except guns which are singles
Ah - no, they're not....Maurice suggests 'squarish' bases: so if you imagine these as four square bases (2 per rectangle) then they're full size. You can play easily enough with rectangles that are twice as wide as they are deep - they do look odd when marching in column as they will be perpendicular to their direction of travel - it's a minor point though & means that I don't have to rebase my existing SYW Austrians & Prussians. Next armies for Maurice / anyWM variant will get based onto 25x25 bases though - four figures per base, four to a unit = 16 figures...like it 8)
Yes,although I'm a heavy on the figures man myself - now base Pendraken SYWs on 25x25 at 4x2 per base (heretically Old Glory 5x2). The dense figures do look good. Similarly cavalry on the same base in 3s, so I use 12 cavalry and a full pack of infantry per batallion/cavalry regiment.
Quote from: nikharwood on 07 April 2012, 09:23:46 PM
Ah - no, they're not....Maurice suggests 'squarish' bases: so if you imagine these as four square bases (2 per rectangle) then they're full size. You can play easily enough with rectangles that are twice as wide as they are deep - they do look odd when marching in column as they will be perpendicular to their direction of travel - it's a minor point though & means that I don't have to rebase my existing SYW Austrians & Prussians. Next armies for Maurice / anyWM variant will get based onto 25x25 bases though - four figures per base, four to a unit = 16 figures...like it 8)
Have you got a copy of the PDF NIK? while it suggest squarish and yes doubles of the Might and Reason rules work well on their forum one chap has three bases per unit which works fine, Sam just suggests he gets the fourth as all units have four bases which was my point.
Personally using 4 30x20 fo infnatry with 8 figs a base and 30 x40 for cav just because I like large cav units ;)
Quote from: rexhurley on 09 April 2012, 12:00:58 AM
Have you got a copy of the PDF NIK? while it suggest squarish and yes doubles of the Might and Reason rules work well on their forum one chap has three bases per unit which works fine, Sam just suggests he gets the fourth as all units have four bases which was my point.
Personally using 4 30x20 fo infnatry with 8 figs a base and 30 x40 for cav just because I like large cav units ;)
Um...yes, I do have the PDF. What you were originally saying Rex was that Paul's army here was half-sized because it is using two bases. My point is that the two rectangular bases are the equivalent of four square bases:and that, therefore, this army is fine for both Maurice and Might and Reason & not half-sized at all.
Quote from: nikharwood on 09 April 2012, 12:15:06 AM
Um...yes, I do have the PDF. What you were originally saying Rex was that Paul's army here was half-sized because it is using two bases. My point is that the two rectangular bases are the equivalent of four square bases:and that, therefore, this army is fine for both Maurice and Might and Reason & not half-sized at all.
Correct and I suggest we are saying much the same thing ;) my main reason for the original post was to suggest to the people who may yet not have a copy was that each unit is a group of four bases whether they be square or rectangle so I am also not wrong just annally pedantic :D
Mmmm ... still waiting for Maurice to arrive. Then I'll consider what to do, although I have the Jacobite forces I got from Nik. 50 x 25 per base with 3 bases per unit ...
Quote from: Dave Fielder on 10 May 2012, 10:48:33 AM
Mmmm ... still waiting for Maurice to arrive. Then I'll consider what to do, although I have the Jacobite forces I got from Nik. 50 x 25 per base with 3 bases per unit ...
They'll work fine Major - have a look at the scrap I did with the Lite rules using my SYW Austrians & Prussians with the same basing - here: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,4939.0.html
I'm using 3 bases two - purely cos I like my standard to be in the middle of my units, plus any army I make also potentially fits most warmaster variants...
My bases are 30x30 with 6 figs per stand
These look fantastic.
Quote from: Dave Fielder on 10 May 2012, 10:48:33 AM
Mmmm ... still waiting for Maurice to arrive. Then I'll consider what to do, although I have the Jacobite forces I got from Nik. 50 x 25 per base with 3 bases per unit ...
Mine arrived down under last Thursday the 5th uber cool to 8) 8)
You're all VERY bad people - every visit to this forum seems to cost me money...!! :'(
I've been using the generally excellent Piquet: Field of Battle rules (brilliant for solo play BTW) for my 7YW games, but always felt that they were a little lacking in period specific flavour. I downloaded, read through and playtested a few combats using the Maurice Lite rules last night - they read & played well, and seemed to offer the right amount of flavour, so I've now ordered the full set...
Right, now I'm off to sell some unwanted 15mm & 28mm stuff before the Visa bill arrives.... :D
I also ordered the full set last night :).
Quote from: Rubicon on 11 May 2012, 09:19:32 AM
You're all VERY bad people - every visit to this forum seems to cost me money...!! :'(
Aye, it's sheer torture. You innocently click on a link, and next thing you know financial disaster strikes... Yesterday it was Maurice. Lord forgive me, I pre-ordered the whole bloody lot, the booklet, the cards, the pdf... cost me forty quid. :o :'(
I shudder to think what monetary monstrosity may lurk in the next thread.. :(
Cheers,
Aart
Quote from: Rubicon on 11 May 2012, 09:19:32 AM
Right, now I'm off to sell some unwanted 15mm & 28mm stuff before the Visa bill arrives.... :D
Hurrah!! I managed to sell a painted 15mm DBA army today. The proceeds cover my
Maurice purchase and even gives me some extra cash to spend on more 10mm goodness at Triples next weekend.. 8)
Right, now in the midst of fighting my first full rules Maurice battle - and boy am I suffering. My opponent has just discovered how useful a notable with the instinct for rally is, especially after I played 'Oh, the gout, the gout!' against his c-in-c. Then I discovered he had so few cavalry because they were elite - goodnight my cavalry who couldn't rally fast enough. We also both discovered how useful it is to have a notable as chief of staff. Yes, these rules certainly have plenty of period flavour. Oh, and I forgot to mention, it's now raining so my perfectly placed guns can no longer bombard - damn!
Sounds like you are having an eventful game Dour! We had a great game last night and hope to post some thoughts on my Blog soonish.
Quote from: Dour Puritan on 19 May 2012, 03:21:38 PM
Right, now in the midst of fighting my first full rules Maurice battle - and boy am I suffering. My opponent has just discovered how useful a notable with the instinct for rally is, especially after I played 'Oh, the gout, the gout!' against his c-in-c. Then I discovered he had so few cavalry because they were elite - goodnight my cavalry who couldn't rally fast enough. We also both discovered how useful it is to have a notable as chief of staff. Yes, these rules certainly have plenty of period flavour. Oh, and I forgot to mention, it's now raining so my perfectly placed guns can no longer bombard - damn!
Haha, sounds like the kind of fubar that makes for a great gaming night. I'm still waiting for my consignment of the complete Maurice, can't wait to give it a go.
Cheers,
Aart