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Post by tango on Feb 21, 2017 13:19:36 GMT
While on holiday an itch which will not go away. I saw that Pete is doing a French Napoleonic army in 28 mm. Then I saw an article on using the command and colours rule set for a 28mm Napoleonic battle. It seems that I may be drawn hopelessly into a whole new gaming experience. Unless I can be talked out of it.
Help!!
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Post by comstar on Feb 21, 2017 14:45:29 GMT
Gently pushes... "You know yous' want it"
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Post by stubram on Feb 21, 2017 15:23:30 GMT
You mad fool! I thought you liked the simplicity and travel-ease of the blocks?
Screw it dude- if it enhances your gaming experience, go for it
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Post by tango on Feb 21, 2017 15:47:37 GMT
I might just try a packet or two. When I see the enormity of the task, I will probably give up. Meanwhile I will play with the blocks the huge battles it represents. Even got Waterloo as the last battle. I was hoping that someone has already made an attempt at 28mm Napoleonic and it would have made the task easier.
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Post by comstar on Feb 21, 2017 18:22:55 GMT
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Post by tango on Feb 22, 2017 6:58:45 GMT
Well how good is that. Definately going to get it. A company of light dragoons should do it.
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Post by tango on Feb 22, 2017 15:03:21 GMT
Looking at the review it seems to have been taken from the warhammer rules, just looked at the reviews on board game geek. I guess you would know if that is a good system. Any thoughts?
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Post by comstar on Feb 22, 2017 16:11:02 GMT
Did not realise that! Not saying its a bad system just how it has been implemented
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Post by tango on Feb 24, 2017 19:16:02 GMT
Ok I spent the afternoon looking at Napoleonic armies at Petes and after great thought and deliberation I thought it is beyond my powers at the moment. I would need around three hundred fiqures just scratch the surface of one army. However their maybe opportunities to get involved later when with a much smaller project. Back to Command and Colours. Probably get an expansion or two very shortly. Maybe be able to get some ready painted stuff at a bring and buy.
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Post by madphil101 on Feb 24, 2017 19:30:29 GMT
Balls to that. Find pretty. Buy pretty. Paint pretty
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Post by tango on Feb 24, 2017 21:31:05 GMT
I agree, further thoughts on this project will come from finding someone likeminded in this project to share the workload.
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Post by stubram on Feb 24, 2017 21:33:53 GMT
Balls to that. Find pretty. Buy pretty. Paint pretty Be pretty
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Post by madphil101 on Feb 25, 2017 6:22:56 GMT
I agree, further thoughts on this project will come from finding someone likeminded in this project to share the workload. Just go on the Perry's website. Buy a box of their plastics. All the perry plastic napoleonics are gorgeous. I took the view that you just paint what you like and have never been bothered with trying to recreate a correct order of battle. Even the people who collect on a grand scale don't tend to collect 1 28mm model per real person. They tend to rationalise at 1:25 or 1:33 that makes a company of 100 into a 3-4 figure base. So a regiment of French is 24 figures 6 bases of 4 figures to represent about 600 men. Then if you base them individually you can make them 1:1 for skirmish games
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Post by tango on Feb 25, 2017 9:02:21 GMT
Yes, I had a chat with Pete who recommended something along those lines of a small battalion with a regiment, command, a small unit of cavalry and an artillery piece. I thought it would get lost in big battle as seems planned. I am now thinking of a large force cavalry only that could sit nicely in my cabinet still being called up to fight. Either Hussars or Lancers.
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Post by madphil101 on Feb 25, 2017 11:36:54 GMT
I bought 72 French plastic perry cuirassiers for I think £36.
Which nation do you favour?
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Post by tango on Feb 25, 2017 16:05:05 GMT
I bought 72 French plastic perry cuirassiers for I think £36. Which nation do you favour? Have you painted them up? I was thinking French only because Pete has spent ages painting line infantry.
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Post by madphil101 on Feb 25, 2017 16:53:24 GMT
I bought 72 French plastic perry cuirassiers for I think £36. Which nation do you favour? Have you painted them up? I was thinking French only because Pete has spent ages painting line infantry. I think I've got 72 painted in 2 units and then another couple of hundred in the garage I'm hoarding. 24 hussars x2 I think with probably the same unpainted. 18 chasseurs. I think I bought some grenadiers a cheval on a bring and buy then found the fought very rarely so they went to the back of the list. I bought everything I had in 28mm in 6mm in 2015, and I've got lancers to do for that but I don't remember buying 28mm lancers. Doesn't mean they aren't out there in the garage... I know I have 60litres of bagged front rank and Perry's that ive lost track of. I darent look. I'd have to start painting them and I don't have the time to do that at the moment And there's horse artillery and mounted officers. 1 mounted officer and 2 AdC for every 24 infantry
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Post by tango on Feb 25, 2017 17:39:48 GMT
What can I say but wow. I am definitely going to start getting into cavalry. Maybe one of these days it will be possible to have an enormous 28mm game at one of the shows combining yours mine and maybe Petes. Something I would love to see. Pete said there is plenty of his customers with other armies. Ethan at entoyment said he has 150 Prussians. Bring it on.
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Post by tango on Mar 2, 2017 20:30:29 GMT
Just played my first game of Napoleonic command and colours played British but lost against history against a savage bayonet charge on my left flank wiping out three units all other objectives held. Pete won by six to four victory points. More importly I have played so ready for my next game.
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Post by stubram on Mar 2, 2017 22:52:10 GMT
Sounds like a very cool game dude. Will add it to the list. I remember you saying that Napoleonic was more in depth than the others?
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Post by tango on Mar 11, 2017 22:02:55 GMT
Me and Chas are playing Ancients this Monday. I will put Napoleonic in the boot as well. Give you the battle report after.
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Post by tango on Mar 14, 2017 11:39:16 GMT
Ok this is the battle report for Mondays game, three games played. Set up 2nd battle of Beneventum 214bc. I played Romans first. Chas sent his elephants in, but they were ineffective and didn't last as they are had very little to attack on the right flank. The romans as usual have a strong centre,the Carthagians are strong on the flanks. However the command cards were not kind to Chas. I had a lucky kill on Hanno leaving Chas with only one general. However the game was close a win to the Romans. We switched sides and I managed to pick off a lot of light troops and scraped home against history. Next scenario Ticinus River 218bc. Massive cavalry battle. Carthagians had four units of heavy cavalry in the centre. But the command cards were mainly on flanks so could not get going, this one went against history as the medium calalry knocked out the light cavalry on the flanks.
Brilliant nights gaming.
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Post by chillatbmth on Mar 14, 2017 22:42:55 GMT
is this the half way house you are seeking link
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Post by tango on Mar 15, 2017 0:43:23 GMT
Looks good Chas
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Post by tango on Mar 18, 2017 16:06:17 GMT
The next battle planned for this Monday will be the battle of Corunna 1809. This was the battle where Elvira changed hands many times in the day.
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