Need ideas for reload counters for LOTHS

[gamer Mac]

I am looking for ideas for reload counters for LOTHS. After playing a recent game we ended up with counters everywhere. What do other peole use to mark that a gun needs to be reloaded before it can fire again?

[joroas]

A Lead Ball?

[v_lazy_dragon]

I have used a small puff of cotton wool  before to mark weapons that need to be reloaded (to represent the smoke from the shot)

[Malamute]

I have used a small puff of cotton wool  before to mark weapons that need to be reloaded (to represent the smoke from the shot)

Yep cotton wool works a treat.

[fastolfrus]

Was this a naval game or a land game?

[gamer Mac]

Land

[Mark McDaniel]

I use expended .22 shells in my western games.  if you go to a local gun range, you will find tons of them.

[Andym]

I think you might BE  our local gun range(at 4931 miles away!!!). We don't really have any gun ranges here!!

What about using washers and (my favourite stuff right now! ) green stuff? The washer would just be a base, cover it in GS, make it look like stone and imprint the word 'Reload' in it.

[gamer Mac]

That sounds like a lot of work. We would be better buying something.
Does anybody have a suggestion for a company that sells these sort of thing.
Possibility someone that is at salute next week.

[Malamute]

Not taken with the cotton wool idea?

It looks ok with little puffs of smoke in front of the figure that has fired. simply remove it when they reload.

Otherwise what about a small barrel of gunpowder or a musket lying on a base?

You should be able to pick up packets of either at Salute?

[Mason]

I like the cotton wool idea, myself.

Alternatively, how about a plain base with some of the smallest ball rearings that you can find glued to it...?
Musket balls, ya know.
 

Simplest thing I can think of, except for the cotton wool.

[Malamute]

I like the cotton wool idea, myself.

Alternatively, how about a plain base with some of the smallest ball rearings that you can find glued to it...?
Musket balls, ya know.
 

Simplest thing I can think of, except for the cotton wool.

Ball bearings, that woudl work as well.

[Mason]

Ball bearings, that woudl work as well.

In fact, I would dispense with the need for a seperate base entirely and just drop a ball bearing on the base of the figure that is 'reloading'.

Simples!

[Andym]

Any use brother?



It's supposed to look like the stone paving you have on your board Colin.

Do you have any silicon left? If not we could always try a Greenstuff mould and we could knock as many as we need.

[Thargor]

Freebooter Miniatures have musket and pistol reload counters:

http://www.freebooterminiatures.de/en/catalog/1466

http://www.freebooterminiatures.de/en/catalog/1464

I made mine from their loose pistols and rifles glued to their decking bases (they didn't make reload counters at the time).