Dave I got this from Peter Fitzgerald (Mr Calpe Miniatures) re the Saxon artillery ... "The woodwork on the guns was treated wood. The finished item did look black to the eye but was not paint; more of a wood treatment really (tar based I think) - so your off black will probably be about right. Don’...
I'm not feeling that I have any less thunder!! A nice unit Burkhard.
FWIW, I'm not sure about getting the second battalion from Front Rank as there is quite a size difference but each of us has their own tolerances in this regard.
The first elements of a planned 1813 Bavarian brigade have marched at That French Emperor's bidding to Schloss von Peter. To read the announcement of their arrival plus a few other 'bits and pieces' you can go to the bloggish entry at http://web.mac.com/nataliendpeter/Site/Orders_of_the_day/Entries/...
Ideally no talk. Use couriers - a use and excuse for some pretty ADCs - to send messages which will hopefully be misinterpreted or out of date. Or get your two representative command figures together and chat away.
To throw in my 2 cents/pence worth .... The interesting facet for me is not whether the square breaks or not - I'm more than happy that most of the time it wont which I gather is the in game result - but rather what happens to the cavalry. Getting ground down to effective oblivion in the majority of...
I will dig up the list, the first time I saw it was in an old Strategy and Tactics magazine probably from the early 90s, the second time I saw it was I think in Empries Eagles and Lions. The long departed Battle for Wargamers (at least I think that was the name!) also published a list of broken squ...
Peter, just noticed your pics of our Very British Civil Wargame at Partizan in 09, I hoped you stopped to say hi? we meet and chat to so many people at Partizan that it is difficult to remember individuals. Cheers Dave Hello Dave Sadly I think not. Just another wasted opportunity on our UK adventur...
Or get your two representative command figures together and chat away.