Cattle and other livestock???

[Dubar]

Do you good folks put bases on your cattle/livestock?

I recently purchased a set of ERTL 1/64 cattle off Amazon, 20 full grown and 5 calves.  To me they fit right in with the 28mm figures I have (I would post photos but I can't get it to work or I need more posts before I can).

I'm trying to decide if I want to put each one on individual bases, put multiples on a larger base, or leave them without bases.

If they're simply going to be in a corral then a single, large base seems ideal, even on a cattle drive a long, narrow base might work.  But then if you want to depict strays using individual or no bases seems the best choice.  I guess it would also depend on any rules applying to cattle: Do they wander off or do they stay in a group?

Back to the ERTL cattle.  The set I got are all the same color (black) so I'm going to paint at least a few of them brown and white with spots of brown.  There were a few different sets on Amazon and I may get a couple more.  Might need some longhorns!!!

[AKULA]

I’ve currently got the same dilemma…think I’m going to go with round bases with 3 or 4 cattle per base.

 

[OSHIROmodels]

Multi-base with a couple of singles would seem to be the best option.

[frank xerox]

Yup round bases with different numbers on them

[DivisMal]

3rd vote for bases. Either all single or some multi and a couple of singles like frank and Oshiro suggested. Consider gaming possibilities: a raid? You’ll need a couple of singles that can be stolen. A cattle drive? You’ll need a way to have small groups break out. Gunfights? You’ll need to remove those killed by stray bullets.

[rumacara]

Sorry for the quality of the photo but this gives you an idea.

[FifteensAway]

Base for sure - even four legged cattle models can tip over during a game (unintentional cow tipping!).

I base mine in groups of three on 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 inch bases (15 mm figures). 

And you will definitely want some longhorns - I painted up a herd of 96 plus 4 dead.  Have several other smaller herds of use: Hereford and black baldies - and some African cattle and oxen that can expand my longhorn herd up to 150 animals.  Even have some brahmin cattle.

Yes, lots of cattle - but I have a very large game in mind at some point in the less distant future, cattle drives and rustling to be included.

[Digits]

I prefer to put mine on larger bases to look like a crowded stampede.   I also have @ few smaller vignette pieces, partly for fun, but also to show direction changes etc…

[Malamute]

Love those Digits! They are superb.

As to basing them, I'd go vary the bases with different numbers on each and a couple of stragglers on individual bases.

[Dubar]

Thanks everyone!  Bases it is, a mixture of singles and multiples.  Yep, need to get some longhorns!

About posting photos...do I need to achieve a certain post count or what?  I attempted to post a photo but 1st it was too big so I reduced the size, but then it appeared to take but never saw it when I previewed the post.  Does preview show the photos or should I simply post and see if it works?

[FifteensAway]

Dubar,

When posting a photo, are you using the icon above, bottom row and furthest to the left 'insert image' (hover over icon to get the name/purpose of icon)?  You also need to have an image address?  A lot of people use photo hosting sites.  I have a google blog and post photos there first before posting here.  If you are just trying to copy and paste a photo, that won't work.

Hope that helps.

[Dubar]

Dubar,

When posting a photo, are you using the icon above, bottom row and furthest to the left 'insert image' (hover over icon to get the name/purpose of icon)?  You also need to have an image address?  A lot of people use photo hosting sites.  I have a google blog and post photos there first before posting here.  If you are just trying to copy and paste a photo, that won't work.

Hope that helps.

I tried that but I don't have a hosting site.  Most other forums I go to I can select (not copy and paste) an image off my hard drive and insert it very easily.

I even tried the triangle in a green box (sez Attachments and other options) at the bottom but kept getting image was too large or no image was showing.

Not a biggie (it'll keep you guys from having to see my awful paint jobs!!!).

[Digits]

There may be a minimum number of posts, maybe say ten,  before you can post an image ( certainly true of other forums), you’d need to ask a moderator….

[Johnny Boy]

Many years ago I put on a demo game at Eastbourne, To the Redoubt show that was based on Johnny Reb raiding a railhead supplying the North. Just to keep things interesting there was also a herd of a couple of dozen Longhorns for the taking. All were singly based and prone to wandering off on their own. Bit of a pain to move that many models singly but it provided much amusement to those attending the show. To the point some were coming back to the game just to see what the cattle were doing. If I was doing it again I think bases of twos, threes and singles would be the way forward IMHO.

[Dubar]

All were singly based and prone to wandering off on their own.

One set of rules I read mentioned on certain rolls of the dice some cattle would wander off.  Forgot which rule set that was but the Ruthless rules do not account for wandering cattle    guess I'll have to make up my own rules!