Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: AlyMorrison on December 14, 2017, 08:21:04 AM
Title: Song of Drums and Shakos...French and British
Post by: AlyMorrison on December 14, 2017, 08:21:04 AM
I have just finished my first unit for Song of Drums and Shakos... 12 French Voltigeurs plus an NCO and Officer. I blame my butterfly for this ...and the beautiful Napoleonic uniforms. Next up will be some British. I am hoping to have enough painted to have a game in the new year.
Title: Re: Song of Drums and Shalos...French
Post by: Stavka on December 14, 2017, 02:15:31 PM
Nice work. We had our first game of SDS just this last Sunday.
It was a lot of fun; the rules were easy to pick up so the game flowed very quickly, and it made for a the nice change from our usual brigade/division size games. We'll definitely be playing them again.
Title: Re: Song of Drums and Shakos...French
Post by: AlyMorrison on December 17, 2017, 12:07:38 PM
Hi Stavka... Song of Drums and Shakos also strikes me as an easy way to start a Napoleonic collection...
I have chosen 12 man units so that if I want to go a bit bigger I can add more units and start building towards Sharp Practice or a Napoleonic variant of Men Who Would Be Kings...
Of course I could also just paint small forces of all the armies with the prettiest uniforms :D
All the best. Aly
Title: Re: Song of Drums and Shakos...French
Post by: jambo1 on December 17, 2017, 12:29:33 PM
Really lovely work and as you say a great way to get into napoleonics, using a few figures. :)
Title: Re: Song of Drums and Shakos...French
Post by: petercooman123 on December 17, 2017, 03:27:34 PM
Nice work!
I'm going the other way round. Making a big force (for Napoleonic wargaming by Neil Thomas) and everytime I have left over figures from a box I paint them up and set them aside so I can eventually have skirmish games lol
Title: Re: Song of Drums and Shakos...French
Post by: Captain Darling on December 19, 2017, 11:55:11 AM
Nice paintwork!
Song of Drums... is my favourite Napoleonic skirmish game good choice!
Title: Re: Song of Drums and Shakos...French and British
Post by: AlyMorrison on March 02, 2018, 07:17:51 PM
I have just finished painting a new figure for this project ...
I have some Front Rank Napoleonic civilians for this project in the painting que... I am really looking forward to getting them started.
All the best. Aly
Wouldn’t this be a good way to go for your Potemkin Wars range?
Title: Re: Song of Drums and Shakos...French and British
Post by: AlyMorrison on October 15, 2018, 08:00:08 PM
Your not wrong Armchair General... And I probably have enough painted figures...
This weekend though... My daughter and I had a jolly fun game... of Drums an Shakos using my French and British. We chose a forest setting (which would of course work for Russo-Swedes).
As always there is lots up on the blog... https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2018/10/from-my-side-of-table-i-cant-see-wood.html
All the best. Aly
Title: Re: Song of Drums and Shakos...French and British
Post by: voltan on October 15, 2018, 08:55:14 PM
That looked fun, did you manage to switch dice without anyone noticing?
Title: Re: Song of Drums and Shakos...French and British
Post by: rumacara on October 16, 2018, 07:10:46 AM
Looking a very nice game. :)
Title: Re: Song of Drums and Shakos...French and British
Post by: AlyMorrison on October 16, 2018, 09:38:31 PM
Thank you...
Voltan... switching the dice... never Touching them with my unlucky fingers... possibly ;)