Quote from: Maenoferren on 20 October 2014, 07:14:26 PM
I got all excited the realised  I forgot the anglo Egyptian chappies to act as a Skirmish line....Leon prepare for another order in the starting of November.

I think possibly this thread should be moved over to the painting diary section as that is really what it has become.. so could someone please shove me over that way...
cheers

A quick question....
I could do with a bit of advice.
Should I base up some Skirmishers if I decide on Black powder as a rules sysrem?
I borrowed the rules to have a read. But can't remember the mixed order rules.

We tend just to use the specialists for Napolionics, rather than the line battalion companies. My justification is that most armies at some stage used converged btns to gain local superiority, and also it gets messy if you use the 1 base that each btn should have.

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I would (or will - this is likely my next project),

The Mahdist forces certainly need a number of skirmish type units. A look at the El Teb scenario indicates that.

For the Anglo-Egyptians, I'm not so sure. Given the scale of the actions I'm not convinced that the mixed rule applies. FWIW I'm planning on adding some skirmish bases to my forces but they will be additional/duplicate bases.

For skirmishers in other periods I use a 40mm x 20mm base with 4 figs on it to replace the 20mm square of formed units. That seems to work well and avoids having split or individual bases - it's only a few extra figs to paint 

Thanks for the answer guys 
I have basically 5 figures to a 40x20 base and 4 of those make up my battalion. i was considering 2 figures on a 20 x 20 base for the skirmishers.. still not 100% sure though.....
the Dervish have rifle armed skirmishers at present with enough figures still to go to get some spear armed ones too.

This lot has been a hard slog, with changes to work causing mega stressyness and annoyance. But we are getting there....

The head honch
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc31/Maenoferren/Madhi_zps727b993f.jpg

Artillery
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc31/Maenoferren/Artillery_zps74851933.jpg

Camel unit 1:
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc31/Maenoferren/camelry1_zps66be7fc8.jpg

camel unit 2:
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc31/Maenoferren/camelry2_zpsfe94cb3c.jpg


The whole Dervish force so far:
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc31/Maenoferren/force_zps1e5e84ce.jpg

I now think there is more painted than unpainted

Very nice work indeed.

What was the inside a star ship game in the same album? It looks familiar...

our Firefly game.... the Reivers had just boarded the Jo Lyn and were about the meet the shepherd with her Skillet

 

Very nice work, I like the buildings as well

Some types of outer space fantasy games have a lot in common with Victorian colonial stuff.

I remember that now!

Looking very good, M.
Cheers - Phil

Really nice, I have some of those camels in bare metal to paint, and seeing them painted gives want to take them and start painting them!

thanks for sharing

I will have to remember this thread when I paint my 1917 Camel Corps