tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post6875175991949548987..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: Just my imagi-nation....Once againDavid Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-88301930503053866392018-08-23T08:52:58.701+01:002018-08-23T08:52:58.701+01:00Hi J Jackaman,
I shall get to the 18th century at...Hi J Jackaman,<br /><br />I shall get to the 18th century at some point with this project but the first port of call will be the 1860s as the initial batch of figures are from the ACW range. Your point is equally valid though as I fully intend avoiding the 'button counting' approach!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-49161079332738571482018-08-23T08:50:32.471+01:002018-08-23T08:50:32.471+01:00Hi david in suffolk,
I was thinking more of the T...Hi david in suffolk,<br /><br />I was thinking more of the Temptations myself, being a bit of a blues and soul man although 'Mick n Keef' would do!<br /><br />As it stands the units will look broadly similar to their historical counterparts in any event - mainly due to the cut of the uniform. the colours will not be outlandish by any means.<br /><br />I suppose the best comparison I can think of would be stylised, rather like the old quality street tins we used to get at Christmas.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-51712672908289019592018-08-23T08:45:58.891+01:002018-08-23T08:45:58.891+01:00Hi StuRat,
Don't fight it old chap!
All the ...Hi StuRat,<br /><br />Don't fight it old chap!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-8138217576612962032018-08-23T08:45:20.046+01:002018-08-23T08:45:20.046+01:00Hi Maudlin Jack Tar,
I take it you had picked up ...Hi Maudlin Jack Tar,<br /><br />I take it you had picked up on my 'matured' comment then? <br /><br />I will have to plan my Spencer Smith forces very Caerphilly methinks....<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-1243375442390514022018-08-23T08:41:47.821+01:002018-08-23T08:41:47.821+01:00Hi Stokes,
For sure there is a plethora of 'm...Hi Stokes,<br /><br />For sure there is a plethora of 'minor nations' that could be tapped for uniform ideas - I know of many gamers that have followed this path and produced some obscure units to use alongside their more mainstream armies.<br /><br />For me though, sometimes history is not as tidy as I would like so making up forces from scratch avoids this. <br /><br />Imagi-nations are not the be all and end all of my gaming by any means - it is just that want to do this for a specific purpose.<br /><br />Besides, if it gets me painting again it can be no bad thing, even if the units are fictiional!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DC David Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-79465227289054327422018-08-23T08:34:35.695+01:002018-08-23T08:34:35.695+01:00Hi Phil,
Using Belgian beer names will give you a...Hi Phil,<br /><br />Using Belgian beer names will give you a rich seam to mine for sure - and will probably be a lot of fun sampling them!<br /><br />You are absolutely right about the toy soldier/simpler rules better suiting the whole imagi-nation concept. If I wanted, for want of a better word, a serious wargame then I would absolutely use historical forces and a set of rules that captures the flavour more readily.<br /><br />The Spencer Smith project will be but a part of my hobby - not the be all and end all.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-70919909637815690252018-08-23T08:30:12.604+01:002018-08-23T08:30:12.604+01:00Hi Steve-the-Wargamer,
You are absolutely right a...Hi Steve-the-Wargamer,<br /><br />You are absolutely right about the endless fascinations of history and I will continue to read about and fight battles in the real world so to speak. My rationale behind this particular piece piece of whimsy (one that has been a burr under my saddle for as far back as I can remember) is that I want to have a set up that is based on history - in terms of tactics and uniform styles etc - but that is not anchored to it. My imag-nations will run alongside their historical counterparts in most respects but will be different.<br /><br />In a nutshell if I am going to use imagi-nations for a particular project then the armed forces need to be different - which for me means designing my own uniforms. <br /><br />I should mention that in doing so they will be close to their historical counterparts in any event!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-63616568315516696952018-08-22T23:57:25.879+01:002018-08-22T23:57:25.879+01:00I think it has to be an imaginations approach for ...I think it has to be an imaginations approach for your Spencer Smith endeavours..much more fun and you get to circumvent all the button counting 'that's not the right shape of coat lapel for the 1768 winter campaign' uniform police!Jim Jackamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00418123950779160903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-57831711257284842912018-08-22T23:45:44.604+01:002018-08-22T23:45:44.604+01:00Do I detect a hint of Mick n' Keef? 'Just ...Do I detect a hint of Mick n' Keef? 'Just my imagination, running away with me, playing games with me..' Quite appropriate.<br />On the painting, you could always take inspiration from historic patterns, without reproducing them exactly -Charles Grant had it about right saying his rival states were loosely French and Germanic in origin.he even used some real unit names, I think, but still resolutely fictional overall. Didn't they have a grim scottish executioner called MacArbre?!david in suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945969485547328039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-53933847936641846992018-08-22T21:07:34.242+01:002018-08-22T21:07:34.242+01:00Units named after cheeses sound gouda to me (a tho...Units named after cheeses sound gouda to me (a thousand apologies for that comment).<br />Maudlin Jack Tarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-3618238186442953172018-08-22T15:39:42.808+01:002018-08-22T15:39:42.808+01:00Imaginations can take many forms, ranging from a p...Imaginations can take many forms, ranging from a plausible historical alternative name to downright sillyness. But it opens a new venue of creativity for wargamers who feel the need. I find that it often goes together with the realism of the rules. Rules that are on toy-soldier side of the spectrum are more inviting to a imaginations-approach. More realistic rules tend to field historical units. But in any case, it's a matter of finding the sweet spot for your gaming group.Phil Dutréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-1464432973199410142018-08-22T13:51:14.162+01:002018-08-22T13:51:14.162+01:00I'll echo Steve above. There are plenty of l...I'll echo Steve above. There are plenty of less-commonly-on-the-wargames-table regiments that fought for smaller states, territories, cities, and principalities which wore uniforms similar to those of the big boys. And often carrying unique flags. Historical, but nevertheless less typical. This has been my own approach for the last 8 or 10 years when it comes to my own fictitious combatants.<br /><br />Best Regards,<br /><br />StokesWSTKS-FM Worldwidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173042438761572040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-56130934381115725062018-08-22T12:54:06.113+01:002018-08-22T12:54:06.113+01:00Imaginations are indeed a personal affair. In my A...Imaginations are indeed a personal affair. In my ACW campaign, I have used names of Bourbons and Whiskies for various units, and my Medieval armies invariably use names from villages in my neighboorhoud.<br /><br />But the beer theme is nice as well. Must remember that (I'm Belgian, so no lack of local brewery names).Phil Dutréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-20884671298898028452018-08-22T12:39:40.693+01:002018-08-22T12:39:40.693+01:00..an easy answer for me as imaginations have alway.....an easy answer for me as imaginations have always left me a little cold - why would you do that when real history is so endlessly fascinating??? A suggestion - go with a historical approach and paint the troops as real regiments, and then let them also double up as imaginary units should the need arise?Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.com