The Relief of Byklabad...

[Dr DeAth]

Superb collection and nice battle report! 

[Remington]

I had a look at a report but only had time to read and look at it with the attention it deserves today. Smashing table alltogether and the collection is beautiful! Is that a Tiger Miniatures donkey's backside I spot there? Or are these Foundry?

[Chairface]

Absolutely gorgeous minis and terrain.

[The Breaker]

Awesome! It's the sort of wargaming I would like to do one day.

[mdomino]

Really evocative looking table. I'm about to finish up Neil's blue caps using OG figures. I'm also playing the old S&T Mutiny game solo right now. What is the basing scheme you are using? Looks to be 18-20 figs per foot battalion. It looks so nice I'm questioning my decision to base singly for Sharp Practice.
Mike D

[jamesmanto]

For Sharp Practice you don't need the rank and file on single bases. You could use casualty caps or figures to indicate shock and wounds. So long as the Big Men are based singly it should work. For their playtests the designers used their normal Napoleonics collection with the infantry based in threes.

Or you could base singly but use the Litko sabot bases.

[Yankeepedlar01]

Thanks for the positive comments, I am encouraged to post again now!
Yes, its a Tiger Miniatures donkey/mule in the cart, with a Foundry Mutineer limber rider as its driver. I got a cart from Nick at Boot Hill {Thanks very much, Nick} and have a second limber rider for that cart's driver.

In my rules, the number of figures on an infantry base is irrelevant, notionally each infantry base has four 'Kills' to suffer before it is lost: so, you could put one or five figures on the base, it would n't matter, the look/cost ratio is all that dictates your personal choice.{Cavalry have three figures, artillery four or more by the way}

Of course you can base your figures up singly and put them on to holding bases ~ like those from the splendid chaps at Warbases! I rejected that as an option because 'the look' I wanted for my games was of massed armies, not a skirmish game. But, each to their own of course is the best answer.
Cheers!
David

[jamesmanto]

@mdomino: I think yankeepeedlar's armies could work for Sharp Practice too. You'd just need to add individual Big Men. Although for the level 1 BMs who never really leave their group, I don't see why they couldn't be based with the troops. But higher level commanders need to be able to move between groups as required.

[mdomino]

Jamesmanto, thanks. I'll have to look more closely at the command structure in SP, because his troops sure do look the business. Yankeepedlar, what size bases are you using? I should have been more specific as that was my interest in previous question. Thanks.
Mike D

[Yankeepedlar01]

Yankeepedlar, what size bases are you using? I should have been more specific as that was my interest in previous question. Thanks.
Mike D

Hi! Infantry bases are 40 x 50mm, cavalry & artillery are 80 x 50mm, command are on round bases of 60 or 50mm diameter. They are all MDF bases from Warbases or from Foundry. Hope this helps.
David

[FifteensAway]

David,

I am right there with you with the massed army approach - though my Indian Mutiny is in 15 mm, mostly Dixon but some Essex "borrowed" from other ranges to add variety, and the few odd figures from others.  Alas, they languish partly painted as I work on other collections.  Perhaps your rules will move them to the forefront of the painting table!

Lovely game report.

[Yankeepedlar01]

David,
  Perhaps your rules will move them to the forefront of the painting table!

Lovely game report.

Well, I do hope so, as all sales will be welcomed!
David

[speedbrush]

Damn, I tried so hard to resist, but have now placed an order for some Muntiny figures. Another colonial period has got me. Its ok though, Ive told the wife its all Davids fault!!

[Yankeepedlar01]

Damn, I tried so hard to resist, but have now placed an order for some Muntiny figures. Another colonial period has got me. Its ok though, Ive told the wife its all Davids fault!!

I plead, "Not Guilty by reaon of insanity!"
David

[Gazjones]

Superb looking collection there and interesting game