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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Shaun1969 on 06 October 2013, 11:03:13 PM

Title: Basing to sell Napoleonic French Units
Post by: Shaun1969 on 06 October 2013, 11:03:13 PM

Hi all,

Quick one really,

24 figure French 28mm Newline Figures, painted to sell hopefully at SELWG.

6 bases of 4 inc flank companies. For Grenadier/ Black Powder etc
4 bases of 6, integral flank coys. For RoE/ Maurice etc

Any advice welcome, been a while since I sold any Napoleonics as I had a few units nicked at Newbury a few years back, usually only sell skirmish stuff or Ancients in 24 figure units.

Cheers Shaun

Title: Re: Basing to sell Napoleonic French Units
Post by: Shaun1969 on 10 October 2013, 05:38:53 PM

77 views and no opinions :s

Went with 6 bases of 4 figures each

Shaun

Title: Re: Basing to sell Napoleonic French Units
Post by: King Tiger on 10 October 2013, 06:19:26 PM

I find Napoleonics on here to be as popular as a dead cat in your bed, which is quite a shame, if I had noticed I would of suggested individual 20x20 basing, it allows the figures to be used in any system, I was considering this as I was going to do as you, I wanted to paint and sell stuff, but judging by how dead naps is, well.

Title: Re: Basing to sell Napoleonic French Units
Post by: Conquistador on 10 October 2013, 07:52:13 PM

I didn't reply because my Napoleonic figures will be 3 mm when I am done...

Locally, the 25+ mm players use different sized bases because they use different [read that as "incompatible"] rules sets.

Gracias,

Glenn

Title: Re: Basing to sell Napoleonic French Units
Post by: Fuzzywuzzieswiflasers on 11 October 2013, 08:53:20 AM

I would base a 24 man battalion as 4 x 4man base and 4x2man base. It lets you make any type of formation including square.

Cheers
Fuzzy.

Title: Re: Basing to sell Napoleonic French Units
Post by: Gary Peach on 11 October 2013, 09:08:06 AM

Only just seen the post...

40mm x 40mm bases 4 figures.  Skirmish line - Lights -Voltiguers, Grenadiers on 40 x 20 in 2s

Hope its not too late an answer

Title: Re: Basing to sell Napoleonic French Units
Post by: wrgmr1 on 19 October 2013, 11:26:49 PM

Personally, I would take them unbased and sell them that way.
Pretty much every unit of painted figures I buy I have to rebase.

JMHO
Cheers,
Thomas

Title: Re: Basing to sell Napoleonic French Units
Post by: Shaun1969 on 20 October 2013, 11:25:54 AM

Hi guys,

Went with 30x40 deep bases, 4 figures per base, 6 bases per unit... Seemed to do the trick as thy march straight off the table and generated a painting order for Austrians.

I actually sold 12 units in all, mostly Ancients and generated a potential 3 more commissions plus a chance to paint some bits for Sean a Newline.... So all in all a good day

Roll on Warfare next month :)

Shaun