Author Topic: Down the black hole! (Read 3809 times)

NickNascati · « **on:** February 07, 2020, 03:13:48 PM »

After resisting for 50 years, I have given in and purchased Napoleonics! Stick8ng with small forces and using Fistful of Lead for the Peninsular war. I decided to go with Front Rank, as I like being able to choose individual figures.

vtsaogames · « **Reply #1 on:** February 07, 2020, 05:55:50 PM »

Hmm, facing colors, piping, dolmans, kolpacks, busbies, helmets, shakos, cocked hats, oh my. Early Napoleonics, Mid-period, Late? Oh yes, choices, choices.

fusilierdan · « **Reply #2 on:** February 08, 2020, 02:35:15 AM »

Nick, are you sure you don't want to dig that hole deeper and go with Perry's 40mm figures?

https://www.perry-miniatures.com/index.php?cPath=23_42_43&page=1&osCsid=u5l6imfb7p7dldp28b7d0tg8k1

NickNascati · « **Reply #3 on:** February 08, 2020, 02:41:17 AM »

Haha, no. All of my terrain is scaled to 28mm, thankfully.

FifteensAway · « **Reply #4 on:** February 08, 2020, 03:02:10 AM »

Doom-doom-do-doom-doom. Doom-doom-do-doom. Yer funeral, fellah.

Well, hopefully not for a long time to come. But, still...

OB · « **Reply #5 on:** February 08, 2020, 11:06:59 AM »

It happened to me too. Swore I'd never do it. Now I have French, Spanish and Russians. Lately I've been thinking about Austrians. It's a nightmare.

Joe Fish · « **Reply #6 on:** February 08, 2020, 04:38:47 PM »

Posted by: OB

It's a nightmare

But such a fascinating one!

Inkpaduta · « **Reply #7 on:** February 08, 2020, 05:58:10 PM »

Playing quietly in the background, Queen's Another One Bites The Dust

jambo1 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 09, 2020, 08:33:33 AM »

Well done for resisting 40mm, better man than me as I have dived down the black hole big time!!

vodkafan · « **Reply #9 on:** February 09, 2020, 10:28:48 AM »

Ha Nick welcome to Napoleonics! I have painted my first 6 Front Rank only last week.

It's not such a black hole. I collected most of my figures (600+ ?) second hand over years and the units are already undercoated and arranged into battalions. It has taken me this long to summon up the courage to start painting them though!

rumacara · « **Reply #10 on:** February 10, 2020, 08:41:55 AM »

Welcome to Napoleonics Nick.
Dont forget that no collection is worth without portuguese in it.

SABOT · « **Reply #11 on:** February 10, 2020, 02:24:36 PM »

I second that. Soooooo much colour and variety in the Peninsular.

vtsaogames · « **Reply #12 on:** February 13, 2020, 04:45:47 PM »

I have a load of 15mm Napoleonics. Some of the French go back to the late 70's. I have a large (by my standards) French force, Austrians (1809), Prussians (1813-1815), brigades of Bavarians, Nassau, a Swiss and a Neuchatel battalion and a buddy has a Russian army (1812).

We have been using Bloody Big Battles for grand tactical and have been shopping around for battalion/regiment/battery level rules.

One of these days the Austrians are going to face the Russians a la 1812.

Before that I had 25mm Minifig French and Prussian forces, long gone.

The black hole is fun.

Leapsnbounds · « **Reply #13 on:** February 14, 2020, 01:42:39 AM »

It isn't as bad as you think. I still have my Colonial Napoleonics which has grown over the years.

NickNascati · « **Reply #14 on:** February 14, 2020, 01:56:47 AM »

Herman,
That both amazes and impresses me. That was quite a collection as I recall.

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