Google gas failed me.

Does anybody know the Anglo Saxon war chant, the one that is some like

Fram fram, Christos, ?? Koenigsman.

*Google HAS, Not gas...

The one I heard was "Utt Utt Utt"

Plunga, plunga ,wiggy wiggy wiggy...

Possibly too early - from around 123AD

I'll get my coat!

Lee

The best warcry EVER!

Quote from: Lord Speedy of Leighton on 25 September 2023, 06:32:49 PMThe best warcry EVER!

From the most convincing depiction of Roman Britain
put on TV

I'll take that as a 'no' then... 

Gentlemen. I am in a quandary again.

I have on the go four project in status "paint": Napoleonic Swedes, Napoleonic Ottoman, Marlburian and Covenanters for the 2nd Bishops' War.

I have in the sidelines, Royalists from the 2nd Bishops' War and FV432s to top up the Cold War Brits. These are purchased but remain unpainted.

This means I have a gap in my purchase programme, and am contemplating what to fill it with.

• Ancient Indians This was top of the list about a year ago, until someone said that the range was due a revamp.
• Romano-Britons AKA King Arthur. I'd have to do a corresponding Early Saxon army and I'm not feeling it.
• Parliamentarian Again possible, but since I haven't played a Bishops' War game yet, this may be premature (Also, may be a bit fed up of painting C17 by the time I've got through the Scots and the Royalists) 
• Napoleonic French I've looked at this again. My problem is that I like French cavalry, but not the infantry. I've drawn up an OOB which is quite heavily biased towards the cavalry, and dammit I'm tempted;
• Napoleonic Portuguese My problem with the Portuguese is that I feel they need to be mixed with British. They are tempting, but I'm doing a blue clad Napoleonic army at the moment ... but their flags are very cool.
• Napoleonic Spanish I'm not great with White Uniforms.
• Napoleonic Saxons Ditto - but with very interesting cavalry. 
• Napoleonic Italians Ditto.
• Napoleonic Something Else I'm quite tempted to look into a smaller German state.
• Little Wars A sort of late C19 affaire that HG Wells would recognise.
• Russo-Japanese Possible. However, I feel this is a company level game, 100-150 figures at most.
• 1929 I looked at the possibility of UK-France kicking off, Vickers 6 tonners vs Char 2Cs. Give me a Carden-Lloyd and a Lewis Gunner in a cap, and I'll take the plunge.
• Sci Fi Definitely going to do this at some time, but it's not out yet.
• Amazons Ditto.

Decisions, decisions. 

I think it's between the Indians, the Napoleonic French, and the Russo-Japanese.

These 3 speak to me

• Little Wars A sort of late C19 affaire that HG Wells would recognise. 
• Russo-Japanese Possible. However, I feel this is a company level game, 100-150 figures at most. 
• 1929 I looked at the possibility of UK-France kicking off, Vickers 6 tonners vs Char 2Cs. Give me a Carden-Lloyd and a Lewis Gunner in a cap, and I'll take the plunge.

I've just done lots of the RJW Russians - very nice figures. Not sure why you are seeing it as company level actions. But I'm using my figures for WWI so not really looked at RJW in any detail.

What about A Very British Civil War?

Quote from: fred. on 27 October 2023, 04:35:11 PMI've just done lots of the RJW Russians - very nice figures. Not sure why you are seeing it as company level actions. But I'm using my figures for WWI so not really looked at RJW in any detail.

I see it as company level the same way as I see WWI as company level. I don't know why, but battalions of 24 in WWI just doesn't look right to me. Maybe it's when formal lines went out of fashion? I have an arbitrary date of 1900 after which everything is platoon/company level. 

I like the idea of the Chocolate Box war. Highlanders in scarlet tunics, pipes skirling; Zouaves and Cuirassiers marching together; white clad Austrian grenadiers and dashing hussars (I hate Hussars); stolid Prussians and the Czar's finest! I quite fancy doing this with fairly small units, maybe 30 infantry? Couple of brigades of 3 bttns each, plus a cavalry brigade, an artillery battery or two and a special unit. 250 figures per side? 

Brits would be Highlanders from the Indian Mutiny; Guards from the Crimea ... do I try for Home Service Helmet or a shako?           

Quote from: Orcs on 27 October 2023, 05:45:21 PMWhat about A Very British Civil War?

I did think about it. I was modelling it on the Experimental Mechanised Force, and who can but love another opportunity to have a go at the French? AVBCW has too many factions for my liking - besides I need a Carden LLoyd carrier and a Lewis Gunner in a peaked cap.  However 1929 does have the advantage of having something other than bloomin' cavalry.   

You don't have to go "official" for AVBCW - we didn't. Just assume Albertines/Parliamentarians, Edwardian/Nazis, and maybe a Red Fsction, with the Moderates/Trade Unionists/Social Democrats with Anarchist/Communists/Soviets bubbling inside?

Don't forget the Peaky Blinders/who knows what side they're on.

Quote from: toxicpixie on 27 October 2023, 09:58:53 PMYou don't have to go "official" for AVBCW - we didn't. Just assume Albertines/Parliamentarians, Edwardian/Nazis, and maybe a Red Faction, with the Moderates/Trade Unionists/Social Democrats with Anarchist/Communists/Soviets bubbling inside?

Oh yes. Thank you. That makes it so simple. 

QuoteDon't forget the Peaky Blinders/who knows what side they're on.

Peaky Blinders I could do, using the Home Guard (and probably something from the SCW*) but I really, really need a Lewis Gunner in a cap and a Carden Lloyd carrier
 




*If there's a C20 fight that you can't proxy something from the SCW into, I can't find it.