FIW Winter Project

[PeteMurray]

So what rulse sets would people recomend for play the FIW?

"This Very Ground" is a traditional skirmish game by the Iron Ivan crew whom I have never met but also never heard ill spoken of.

Those Rattrap bastards also put out a set as a supplement for that wonky swashbuckling thingy of theirs. Can't remember what it was called. "Among the War Parties" or somesuch. Anyway, the author's a longwinded idiot but the rulebook was pretty good.

[Aaron]

This Very Ground is great for, say 30-50 figures per player. Sharpe Practice is theoretically Napoleonic but has rules for Indians and is great fun for 15-30 figures per player. I have yet to play Among the War Parties, but I love Gloire so I think this must be another winner for 3-15 figures per player (if including the optional squad rules thingie, otherwise I'd say 3-8 figures per player).

Of course if you are insane like me you have to get and use all three.

[commissarmoody]

Well no one has ever accoused me of being sane so I think all 3 is were I will go!  Or maby I should see about moding my  GW War on the planes and The alamo rule set. Give me an excuase to actualy use the book for once.

[Aaron]

I think there is an F&I mod in the files section of the LotOW Yahoo group. If not, pm me and I'll see if I can dig out the one my pal and I came up with.

[itchy]

I am doing a similier project and I am going to use this very ground but this free set are good based on the film  last of the mohicans daniel day lewis version http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/skarlet/mohicans/mohicans.html

[Lowtardog]

...have promised myself to buy all of Malamute's Zorro range,

 

You will live to regret that remark, at the last count the production list stood at 80 or so figures and is steadily rising with suggestions from my good friends here...

I love the FIW period, I bought loads of the Redoubt figures when they were first released, then lost interest when The sculptor changed.
I think this is a very worthwhile project and look forward to seeing it develop. Those Conquest figures are delightful. Go for it Karl

2006/7 was my Meso American period now looks like 2009 will be North American indians of all types

[commissarmoody]

Nothing wrong with that, I am kind of burnt out on my NWF force for the moment so a little deversion is not a problem for me at all.

[Le matou rouge]

Lowtar,
I'm late here and you seem to have all answers to your questions. So just have to say I 'm very pleased to see a new Fiw project (and a big one !) and eagerly waiting for your first pics !

meow,
Matt 

[Lowtardog]

Still working through them once I get my camera to work I will post pictures,

I have finished 30 militia and 20 indians nest are the 18 Redoubt Compagne Marine which are very nice

[Le matou rouge]

Still working through them once I get my camera to work I will post pictures,

I have finished 30 militia and 20 indians nest are the 18 Redoubt Compagne Marine which are very nice

Good news ! I thought you gave them up for all this 3ECW crazyness

meow,
Matt

[Wolf 359]

  Reading this thread in its entirety is motivating me to get busy on my FIW collection. However, a choice needs to made as to which scale: I have a large 40mm Sash & Sabre collection - at least one of each model produced; and a smaller 25mm collection, complete with a Redoubt-made fort.

  As if all of my other projects weren't big enough, LTD......

[bluewillow]

So what rulse sets would people recomend for play the FIW?

I use the brother against brother set for skirmish and British grenadier for larger battles

some of my stuff

[Wolf 359]

  Nicely done. Thanks for posting those. The markings on the indians - researched, or just your intrepretations of war paint?

[bluewillow]

copied from Griffin paintings, how correct his work is ?

cheers
matt

[Lowtardog]

Played my first game of this very ground a nicve set and as many have stated the mechanisms are great fast and furious but you have to judge when to Volley fire or fire at will.

Played a simple encounter game to warm up 3 units of canadian militia and 2 units of Indians vs 2 units of Rnagers and supporting 2 units of indians.

The canadians put up a good blocking defence but alas the Rangers (in true Spencer Tracey fashion) managed to limp off the table. Combat is deadly as it is always to the death, took us by surprise at bit but you certainly get a result in 3 hours gaming.

I will try and get my camera up and running for some pics.