First Cohort done!

[jamesmanto]

http://rabbitsinmybasement.blogspot.com/2011/08/1st-cohort-done.html

The first cohort for my new 28mm Roman army done. 

Some Legionaries next I think.

James

[killshot]

Nice!    I know you are supposed to have them on 40X40, but you could 40X45 or 40X50 to give you extra room to the front for their animated poses.  They'd have a bigger flank, but they'd rank up easier.

[jamesmanto]

Yes. A wider base would ease the ranking up issues. But I like the aesthetics of the 40mm squares.

For Hail Caesar at least it doesn't matter which you do, as long as your frontages are reasonably consistent.

[midismirnoff]

Hi, your Romans are a beauty. I agree, the 40x40 is really tidy and beautiful. About Hail Caesar. I've tried to understand how does the basing work by reading the over three pages on the Warlord site, but still can't figure it out. So: can you tell me in few words what's the basing agreement on HC?

[jamesmanto]

The basing is entirely up to you and your opponents.

Decide on a 'standard' sized unit. Use that frontage. 50% bigger becomes a 'large' unit and 50% smaller becomes a 'small' unit. That being said a few mm either way is NOT an issue. e.g. Don has his Romans based up in 24 figure units, 3 deep on 25mm frontage (unit frontage of 200mm), James has his Romans based in 16 figure units 2 deep on 20mm frontage (160mm unit frontage), BOTH units are considered 'standard' units.

Don of course has the option potentially to make a few more units out of his extra figures (assuming he has them based in such a way as to allow removing the third rank), or perhaps deploy them two ranks deep giving a unit frontage of 300mm, which would then make his cohorts LARGE units.

The tightly regulated basing schemes of other ancient rules are done away with.

This becomes extremely liberating. But also confusing to those used to more tournament oriented rules with stricter basing.

My 15mm armies are based on 40mm wide stands, two stands to a unit. So 80mm frontage per unit. 12 HI in two ranks or 6 skirmishers scattered about as a small unit occupying the same front.

So individual figure frontage DOES NOT MATTER! Actually unit frontage doesn't matter either just as long as everyone is close to being the same.

I hope that helps.
James

[Paul]

Very nice...a lovely cohort

[midismirnoff]

Thanks for the simple and cristal clear answer. You've done much better than the writers themselves! I'm going to get a copy. And keep posting pis of your army!

[syrinx0]

Great paint jobs.  Reminds me I have far too many Warlord Dacians waiting for me to paint.