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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Shipka on 03 May 2015, 09:31:21 AM

Title: Gaming The Russo Turkish War 1876-1878 in 28mm
Post by: Shipka on 03 May 2015, 09:31:21 AM

When I was at Legionary 2015, this weekend  several gamers spoke to me about how best to game The RTW in 28mm and asked if there were any dedicated ranges, this surprised me so I thought I had better remind folks of the excellent range of figures produced by Outpost Wargames Service as well as the figures produced by Askari Miniatures.

Title: Re: Gaming The Russo Turkish War 1876-1878 in 28mm
Post by: gringo on 03 May 2015, 09:57:14 AM

another fascinating period Shipka! :D

regards
Ged
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Title: Re: Gaming The Russo Turkish War 1876-1878 in 28mm
Post by: HerbyF on 03 May 2015, 10:43:27 AM

Eureka does a Russo-Turkish war line in 28mm too.

Title: Re: Gaming The Russo Turkish War 1876-1878 in 28mm
Post by: Captain Darling on 13 May 2015, 09:30:26 AM

Hey Shipka,

Good call on Outpost, their 28mm RTW figures are great I have quite a few I use in skirmish games.

I also have some of the Askari colonial Russians too but am not sold on them, the ones I have feature big hands and some look 'flat/squashed'.

(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e393/Captain_Darling/Captain%20Darling/RussianInfantryAbove1600_zpsda61a98c.jpg)

Cheers!

Title: Re: Gaming The Russo Turkish War 1876-1878 in 28mm
Post by: Shipka on 14 May 2015, 08:06:40 AM

Excellent skirmish group of figs

Title: Re: Gaming The Russo Turkish War 1876-1878 in 28mm
Post by: Shipka on 04 June 2015, 09:18:07 PM

http://phdleadhead.blogspot.co.uk/p/rules-iii-russo-ottoman-war-of-1877.html



I have seen recently Ottoman and Russian list for Blackpowder rule set

Title: Re: Gaming The Russo Turkish War 1876-1878 in 28mm
Post by: Bindonblood on 19 June 2015, 08:06:58 PM

Shipka, whose figures do you use for regular Russian cavalry?

They seem to be missing from the Outpost range, unless you know better? ;)

Tim

Title: Re: Gaming The Russo Turkish War 1876-1878 in 28mm
Post by: Shipka on 20 June 2015, 05:03:32 AM

I dont if I am honest as there was very few cavalry engsgements, however I have a few units made up from ACW figs just in case, as for hussars, Austrian legion cav from any Maximìllion range snip off head and replace with an ACW kepi head

Title: Re: Gaming The Russo Turkish War 1876-1878 in 28mm
Post by: Bindonblood on 20 June 2015, 07:45:15 AM

Thanks Shipka. I thought that may be the case.

I guess I was looking at the theoretical orders of battle rather than the oob for battles (if you see what I mean??)

I may look at the Perrys range. Their plastics may be a good place to start, as long as they fit in with the Outpost range.

Tim

Title: Re: Gaming The Russo Turkish War 1876-1878 in 28mm
Post by: Shipka on 20 June 2015, 11:37:32 AM

I use Perrys Metals with my Outpost figs

Title: Re: Gaming The Russo Turkish War 1876-1878 in 28mm
Post by: Atheling on 20 June 2015, 11:40:42 AM

Quote from: gringo on 03 May 2015, 09:57:14 AM

another fascinating period Shipka! :D

regards
Ged
www.gringo40s.com
www.gringo40s.blogspot.com

Get to it Ged(???)  :)

Darrell.