ECW Project start

Started by cudders, 16 March 2021, 11:23:13 PM

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cudders

Hi.

Yeh I have sealed them but still warped for some reason. I use mdf for most smaller sizes and they are fine. I guess it's just the larger ones but I think I've found some plastic ones I can swap to 😁

Cudders

cudders

Quote from: fred. on 27 March 2021, 10:28:01 AM
Big bases are good - but do limit which game systems you can use them with.

Sabot bases are great, Leon has cut various sized ones for me so that I can take a number of figures I already have on 40x20mm or 40x40mm bases and use them for games with 100x50mm or 125mm x 50mm unit basing


Hi mate.

Yes sabots are great. I mainly use 40x20 and sabots so I can use various rules sets.

Just using larger ones for the ECW 👍

Cudders

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Just saw this thread and must say I am quite taken with your basing, cudders! Very, very nice look, a near perfect balance of frontage and depth. What rules are you planning on using?

Quote from: DecemDave on 27 March 2021, 09:04:50 AM
Really loving those bases.  Question is do I have the energy to re-base?  (Again!!)  

;D I feel your pain mate, I am currently on my seventh rebasing in as many  years. Fortunately Pendraken's casting alloy is both tough and flexible!
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cudders

01 April 2021, 09:31:33 PM #35 Last Edit: 01 April 2021, 09:35:17 PM by cudders
Hi all,

Been busy this week. Two more foot regiments done and have re-based all four regiments onto plastic bases.

I've left the horse as is as i think they look better on the slightly large bases.

First up a white unit. Newcastles flag



Next a green regiment



Finally all units ready to fight  :D



That's it with these for the time being. Onto a different project for a change.

Cudders

Steve J


jimduncanuk

Quote from: cudders on 16 March 2021, 11:23:13 PM

After a nice fat bag of Pendraken goodies landed yesterday I couldn't resist making a start on my ECW project.

First base done is below. Gone with 100x50 as prefer them all on a single base rather than multiple for this conflict.


Back in the day when I first did ECW infantry regiments were 90+ strong and cavalry regiments were 27 or so strong. I used 15mm Minifigs.

All figures were based in 4's, 3's, 2's or 1's as the rules required casualty removal.

An infantry regiment had about 30 pike including 5 or so standards and sleeves on both flanks with about 30 musketeers and a few drummers, and a mounted officer prancing about somewhere.

Having all these figures on a single base would have been an alien concept to us then.
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mmcv

Looking great!

Do you have a ruleset in mind to use? I'm mostly going to use For King and Parliament and Twilight of Divine Right for the period.

paulr

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Techno II

Very nice, indeed !  :-bd

Cheers - Phil. :)

cudders

Quote from: mmcv on 01 April 2021, 10:39:33 PM
Looking great!

Do you have a ruleset in mind to use? I'm mostly going to use For King and Parliament and Twilight of Divine Right for the period.

Hi mate. Not decided yet but funny I'm looking at the same two 👍

Cudders

paulr

Pierre the Shy and I are rather keen on For King and Parliament

You can find some AARs on three games I put on a couple of Easters ago here
http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18482.0.html
http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18500.0.html
http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18505.0.html

I'm looking forward to a game using them this evening :)

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cudders

Quote from: paulr on 03 April 2021, 12:23:01 AM
Pierre the Shy and I are rather keen on For King and Parliament

You can find some AARs on three games I put on a couple of Easters ago here
http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18482.0.html
http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18500.0.html
http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18505.0.html

I'm looking forward to a game using them this evening :)

Mollinary of this forum is a co-author

Hi mate,

Excellent reports pal. I think I'm going for this one so I'll order the full version soon.

Cheers,

Cudders


cudders

Hi All,

Been painting the pile of foot but I haven't ordered enough mustketeers  :-

I am wanting 10 x regiments of foot plus 2 x dragoons and 2 x commanded musketeers. Both side basically.

I think I'll also do a couple of scots foot and perhaps a unit of horse.

I was going for 4 x Horse per side. Might not be enough though?

So another order it is!

Cudders.