Poses that are quicker and easier to sculpt. 
Cheers - Phil

 

Quote from: fsn on 18 February 2014, 05:53:30 PM
Bloomin' auto correct 

I'm sure we all knew what you meant, which is the important thing.

Depends on era:
Ancients to Renaissance - identical pose regulars, similar pose but with variety (less for shieldwall, more for wild mob) for irregulars, dashing sword wilding leaders and banners galore (where possible)
Horse & Musket - identical march-attack, no variation, marionette automatons please, a small amount of variety in irregulars (grenz, jagers) but then mostly just firing/loading
Late Colonial onwards - smaller scale battles mostly so similar poses in advancing/high port type - don't want wild variety and not keen on shooting types. Kneeling and prone reserved for weapons teams and even then I'll take moving ones as often as not.

I certainly do use casualty figures for markers a lot, so they are very useful as are things like medics for later periods and camp followers for earlier periods.

I really don't like H&M units all marching differently - it's just so not right, there was drill and it was adhered to! Give me a variety pack and I'll mix them up until I get units of all one type 

Zippee, you're gentleman of good taste.

Yep, for most periods that I like (roughly late 16th to early 20th Cent.) standard drill poses will do. I prefer firing lines with troops loading and firing at will, since in most drills that is the standard after the first volley by company or batallion, and gives a uniform yet lively look/feel to the line.Let's face it; war is chaos and it may show.
For troops marching or attacking I like the troops to be in the same pose; as mentioned before; that's how they were trained and in most cases that's how they would perform on the field of battle. Slight changes in appearance, turning heads, equipment etc. add to the liveliness of the unit.
For colonial  warfare (NWF, Boer War etc.) troops skirmishing are preferred with some marching as a 'reserve' or moving up in column.
Officers waving swords... could be; it adds a bit of drama and especially during the 19th century the sword foor foot officers at least was a means of communication. An officer pointing his sword forward and marching off in front of a line can't be misunderstood even if he can't be heard. Otherwise shouldered swords are preferred for foot officers if you ask me. Mounted officers (unless they are attacking at the head of cavalry of course) should be on trotting or standing horses and simply looking or pointing in a certain direction; perhaps with a pair of binoculars or map in hand.
Horseposes are important too by the way; I understand the difficulties of sculpting but some variation is always nice. People can be taught to march alike; horses less so...
I guess the way the AWI range is designed is just perfect; you can have your troops marching, firing and attacking with separate officers on horseback and casualties if you want them.
Hopefully all this makes some sense...

Cheers,
Rob

I dont mind which position as long as it involves a lady in stockings --- Sorry wrong forum