tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post978655327930256959..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: Sons of the Desert....Part 1David Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-25334828012617308932017-10-12T06:10:50.220+01:002017-10-12T06:10:50.220+01:00Hi Geordie,
Crazy for sure but surprisingly ‘doab...Hi Geordie,<br /><br />Crazy for sure but surprisingly ‘doable’. The Portable Wargame will be my rules of choice for this project - they work really well - but I have a couple of things to do first....<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-39663017339672131202017-10-11T23:43:56.498+01:002017-10-11T23:43:56.498+01:00Crrazy .. yet fun in period and scale
Bob Cordery ...Crrazy .. yet fun in period and scale<br />Bob Cordery is teasing me into the Colonials with the Portable Wargame series! Geordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-26460138573926965612017-10-07T20:41:47.478+01:002017-10-07T20:41:47.478+01:00Hi Jonathan,
Yikes! I had not even thought about ...Hi Jonathan,<br /><br />Yikes! I had not even thought about limbers yet.....<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-36810881124147287432017-10-07T20:40:40.759+01:002017-10-07T20:40:40.759+01:00Good evening Mr Kinch,
Pinned markers/snipers etc...Good evening Mr Kinch,<br /><br />Pinned markers/snipers etc is a good shout old chap but I doubt they will be done early on!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-36581155413079965612017-10-06T22:49:32.622+01:002017-10-06T22:49:32.622+01:00Actually you could use them for pinned markers now...Actually you could use them for pinned markers now that I think of it. <br /><br />TMWWBK is a cracking set of rules that work rather well. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-89683804116727092482017-10-06T16:26:48.907+01:002017-10-06T16:26:48.907+01:00David, that is how I feel towards painting limbers...David, that is how I feel towards painting limbers. A necessary evil, no doubt!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-88959135141295409072017-10-06T14:48:24.757+01:002017-10-06T14:48:24.757+01:00Hi Jonathan,
That is very true and if I am honest...Hi Jonathan,<br /><br />That is very true and if I am honest I was not going to ditch them - mainly for the reasons you outlined. However, they do not feature as a priority on the painting schedule - rather they are a 'nice to have...but not yet!' item.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-27878811522899400232017-10-06T13:45:49.044+01:002017-10-06T13:45:49.044+01:00Don't dispatch with the prone figures so quick...Don't dispatch with the prone figures so quickly! Prone figures may look silly marching about but they could be used as either status or informational markers. Depending on the rules you plan to use, I could envision the prone figures denoting a unit "going to ground" or a disorder marker. Perhaps your game requires a sniper figure?Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-70154294511809019282017-10-06T11:50:53.009+01:002017-10-06T11:50:53.009+01:00Hi Ross,
I am looking to base the figures purely ...Hi Ross,<br /><br />I am looking to base the figures purely from an aesthetic perspective. I will also make some larger trays for the odd 'big battle' game - possibly something akin to Volley and Bayonet by Frank Chadwick et al.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-766324460754153402017-10-06T11:33:23.332+01:002017-10-06T11:33:23.332+01:00The AIP figures are well balanced (which is why th...The AIP figures are well balanced (which is why the running figures are upright) with big bases. I never had a problem with stability with either side of my Sudan campaign forces. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-57217973893598073632017-10-06T08:56:15.525+01:002017-10-06T08:56:15.525+01:00Hi Bob,
I know what you mean about the one legged ...Hi Bob,<br />I know what you mean about the one legged poses but with some careful basing they will be OK. Figures laying down firing do my head in - mainly because of the size of the table footprint they occupy. I will be busy for sure but first off I need to organise the basing. I am also waiting on a couple of FFL uniform books as well - Osprey for one and Martin Windrow's uniform book for the other.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-10641837453100354852017-10-06T08:36:50.777+01:002017-10-06T08:36:50.777+01:00David,
What a splendid set of figures to work wit...David,<br /><br />What a splendid set of figures to work with! Lots of active looking poses ... although personally I don't particularly like figures with one leg in the air. They look rather unstable to me, but I'ms sure they will be all right once they have been based.<br /><br />Looks like you have a busy few months ahead of you.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Bob<br />Robert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com