Quote from: getagrip on 15 March 2015, 08:56:39 AM
which battle would you want to create at 1:1?

Honestly? I really wouldn't.

But that's just me. I don't like big battles.

Maybe the Battle of the Denmark Strait.

That would be very cool.

Actually, come to think on it - I'd pay an expert to paint, rig and 'flag' a very large amount of Rod Langton 1:1200 'Nap' naval models - Aboukir Bay. 1st Copenhagen. Kamperduin. If I looked outside of the Second Coalition, then maybe the Trafalgar Campaign.

Quote from: RoyWilliamson on 15 March 2015, 10:02:51 AM
Actually, come to think on it - I'd pay an expert to paint, rig and 'flag' a very large amount of Rod Langton 1:1200 'Nap' naval models - Aboukir Bay. 1st Copenhagen. Kamperduin. If I looked outside of the Second Coalition, then maybe the Trafalgar Campaign.

Why that one Roy?

Quote from: getagrip on 15 March 2015, 09:54:59 AM
Cheers.  How many troops on each side?

Prussians 2 Corps and two cavalry divisions c20000
French, 5 corps and six cavalry divisions c100000 men!

Quote from: getagrip on 15 March 2015, 10:04:23 AM
Why that one Roy?

Because I like little model boats.

If I had to pick one it would be Aboukir Bay, aka The Battle of the Nile.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Nile

Nelson and his Band of Brothers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson%27s_Band_of_Brothers

Nelson's man-management of his Captains before the battle. The 'fluid' tactics that he used, as opposed to the classic, static, linear ship battle.

The French flagship L'Orient blowing up in the darkness, the blast being seen and heard miles away.


"The Blowing up of the French Commander's Ship "L'Orient" at the Battle of the Nile, 1798, painting by John Thomas Serres"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_ship_Orient_(1791)

I love sailing ships but CANNOT begin ANOTHER genre/period/scale.

Would look good on a massive table though.

The boy stood on the burning deck....

Playing a game of cricket...

Well, this is a very useful thread proving once again that one man's meat etc.  Moving on .......

The ball flew down his trouser leg ...

But was lucky just to snick it

And bowled his middle wicket

Quote from: getagrip on 15 March 2015, 11:25:09 AM
And bowled his middle wicket

Thats a better one

Its been alluded to above but here is the maths - if you do 1:1 figures ground scale needs to be figure  scale, because of unit footprint.

10mm is approx 160th scale

that is 10 meters (10 yards 11 inches) to the mile, 6m25 to the kilometer

That makes the table for Waterloo about 30 meters wide.  Lommel to Arnhem is 720m

Unless you meant 1:1 - and that's called re-enactment.


1 British Battalion at Waterloo is about 20 packs from Pendraken - £90

French
73,000
50,700 infantry
14,390 cavalry
8,050 artillery and engineers
252 guns


Anglo-allies: 68,000
United Kingdom: 25,000 British and 6,000 King's German Legion
Netherlands: 17,000
Hanover: 11,000
Brunswick: 6,000
Nassau: 3,000
156 guns

Prussians: 50,000

Total: 118,000


The moulds would wear out.

In light of the above...

I'd recreate the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in 1:1 scale.

I think that would be manageable.

Oh, right, I've millions to spend creating it.

Okay, the figures would all be cast in Gold - then painted! 

Austerlitz with the French appearing out of pyrotechnic mist. That would be cool.

Okay, to clarify, I meant 1:1 in terms of forces (1 man = 1 mini, unless you're playing blob games: 2mm), the scale would be up to you.

But hey, you'd be rich enough to do what you want anyway...

I'd probably buy the forum too and close down any thread which mentioned Centurions

Yeah! Stick it to those Roman lovers!

Quote from: fsn on 15 March 2015, 12:52:34 PM
Yeah! Stick it to those Roman lovers!

Splitters...

Quote from: getagrip on 15 March 2015, 12:35:03 PM
I meant 1:1 in terms of forces (1 man = 1 mini)

Or boat models 

I was going to jokingly say sheep, for some reason ... and that made me think about the terrain and table dioramas for such a layout.

How many trees would a wood have? A forest, even? Sheep to a flock?

Crikey, how big would a hill be!

has to be Cannae for me