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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Melnibonean on August 31, 2024, 06:41:20 AM

Title: 10mm War of Spanish Succession ~ First English Brigade
Post by: Melnibonean on August 31, 2024, 06:41:20 AM
I started my 10mm WSS project last year but my wargaming mojo left me and I haven't done much modelling or wargaming for the most of this year. However, over the past couple of weeks my love for my hobby has returned and I finally finished this brigade that I started at the end of last year. I plan to do another brigade of foot followed by a brigade of horse (or or two). When those are done I'll field them against my French which I finished in January.

However, I'm actually unsure what rules to use. I bought the 3rd edition of Beneath the Lily Banners but my troop basing is way out of whack for these rules. I am considering rebasing... (???) If I go down that road it would be better to do it now before I make even more even more battalions which would need re-basing. I'm not sure what to do, but considering BLB is, to my mind, the best set of rules I read so far maybe I should just bite the bullet and start re-basing.

Anyway here's Rowe's Brigade from the Blenheim Order of Battle. All the figures are Pendraken.
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Title: Re: 10mm War of Spanish Succession ~ First English Brigade
Post by: Pattus Magnus on August 31, 2024, 07:52:13 AM
Those are beautiful! I enjoyed painting Pendraken figures for a slightly later period (Seven Years War), they’re detailed but quick to do. Yours turned out great.
Title: Re: 10mm War of Spanish Succession ~ First English Brigade
Post by: clibinarium on August 31, 2024, 10:17:59 AM
Nice! I spot some Augsburg era officers in there too; you have good taste.
Title: Re: 10mm War of Spanish Succession ~ First English Brigade
Post by: Count Belisarius on August 31, 2024, 10:18:26 AM
Splendid!
Title: Re: 10mm War of Spanish Succession ~ First English Brigade
Post by: batu on August 31, 2024, 11:05:55 AM
Very nice looking force!
Title: Re: 10mm War of Spanish Succession ~ First English Brigade
Post by: Gunner Dunbar on August 31, 2024, 11:38:33 AM
Nice painting
Title: Re: 10mm War of Spanish Succession ~ First English Brigade
Post by: vtsaogames on August 31, 2024, 02:03:42 PM
Excellent!
Title: Re: 10mm War of Spanish Succession ~ First English Brigade
Post by: FifteensAway on August 31, 2024, 03:43:53 PM
Nice work.

On your basing dilemma, if both sides are based the same - even if not matched to the rules - perhaps the 'prescribed' basing won't matter.  Maybe take some of your existing figures and play out a 'tiny' scenario solo and see what you think.  Might save you the effort of rebasing - perhaps the most thankless task in all of wargaming.
Title: Re: 10mm War of Spanish Succession ~ First English Brigade
Post by: Ray Rivers on August 31, 2024, 10:13:11 PM
The Brigade looks fantastic!

Don't rebase. "House rule" the rules to allow the basing you have now.
Title: Re: 10mm War of Spanish Succession ~ First English Brigade
Post by: vtsaogames on August 31, 2024, 11:05:18 PM
Quote from: Melnibonean on August 31, 2024, 06:41:20 AM
...I'm not sure what to do, but considering BLB is, to my mind, the best set of rules I read so far maybe I should just bite the bullet and start re-basing.

My advice: cut some cardboard bases out for a couple units and play the rules with them. I often find rules feel different when played rather than just reading them. Play a couple games to see if they are what you want, well before any rebasing.