Thanks for the comments on the game. As well as the individual basing both Captain Blood's force and mine are pretty much all Perry minis (I also have a few Steel Fist in there, not sure about their enemy) and you'd be hard pushed to find two identical minis on the table, which of course adds to the somewhat manic spectacle of the melee.
True enough. The great pleasure of the Perry medieval plastics - especially now with so many sets to smoosh together - is the ability to create endless unique figures.
That said, there were a few of the metal figures that I noticed fighting on both sides
Ditto, we both had a smattering of Oliver's brilliant Steel Fist fully armoured men-at-arms in our forces
But I completely agree - having so many different and unique miniatures on the tabletop, as well as having them individually based, is a large part of the visual appeal. Creating a much more diorama-like asthetic.
When I think back to my early wargaming years marching units of 20 identical figures around the table top, based in rows of four, it is indeed an entirely different hobby.
Many people still like and enjoy that style of wargaming of course, and fair play to them.
Personally I much prefer the way we are able to do it these days though