| Theword | 11 May 2009 6:27 p.m. PST |
Hello! So far there are two of us firmly committed to playing Naps in 6mm in Canberra, and our armies are bought and on the work benches gatting painted (Russians and French so far). There has been a little discussion on the CGS Yahoo group, however I wanted to open this up to anyone else nearby that is interested in playing. We are basing for Shako, however the idea is that we can also use the same units for larger scale games by having them stuck together on a base (there is a method to this madness). Having said that it's early days so… It's reasonably cheap to get a good size force done in 6mm, and painting is a breeze. Let me know if you're interested. TW. |
| Angel Barracks | 12 May 2009 10:37 a.m. PST |
Can't help but the very best of luck to you!! |
| French Wargame Holidays | 12 May 2009 4:30 p.m. PST |
TW Mate found some carpet for you and its free, four years old and wool, blue background, gold diamond patterns, just came out of a RSL meetng rooms, give me a call and I can drop it off in Canberra for you. 0418 766 974
cheers
matt |
| Steve W | 26 Jun 2009 3:49 p.m. PST |
Hi I might be moving to Canberra in the next month or so, I am wantng to get back into 6mm Nappys I prefer playing Grande Armee (Fast Play) or the Steve Jones Varient link But willing to give anythng go |
| Theword | 26 Jun 2009 11:34 p.m. PST |
Hey Steve. That's great.. myself and one other so far are the only ones that have started painting our armies, and they are looking pretty good. I think we plan on taking our painted units to a CGS meet sometime soonish and see if we can get more people interested. Really, I'm totally sold on both 6mm and using Shako2 for it.. really looks the part. What army would you consider? Send me a PM or reply in here when you're close to coming down we'll meet up! TW. |
| Steve W | 27 Jun 2009 5:00 a.m. PST |
I have always like Russians , sadly the few games of Shako I've played I havant liked the rules..well not that true, but I always prefered Corps level games, as I couldnt be bothered wondering what Battalions are up to…Do you use Baccus or Adler? |
| Theword | 27 Jun 2009 5:48 p.m. PST |
Hi Steve. We certainly want to field entire Corps (eventually) for Shako2, and the idea of larger multiplayer games appeals too. I sold off all my Baccus when I saw Adler so we are using Adler. I'm doing Russians also but the more the merrier in my opinion. Especially considering as more people get involved I'm sure many will want to do French. Having said what i have about Shako.. we have based our units on magnetic bases so that, if we felt like it, we coul re-arrange and play a different ruleset. TW. |
| Steve W | 27 Jun 2009 11:50 p.m. PST |
Well I think I could be persuaded to paint anything except French :)…So once IO get there, I can make a choice at that point |
| WarDepotDavid | 28 Jun 2009 2:51 a.m. PST |
I play with a group here in Brisbane and we use Adler as well. We use Empire V with some homegrown mods and have been going for years. Together we can field 20+ corps. I also have some Baccus and believe both can work on the same table as long as they are not next to each other. Good luck with your projects. Keep us up to date in your progress. We want pics! If any of you are up in Brisbane look me up. We play Friday nights. David
wardepot.blogspot.com
6to20painting.blogspot.com |
| Steve W | 28 Jun 2009 3:51 p.m. PST |
A quick question…Does anyone stock Adler in Australia, or do you have to order direct from the UK?…I remember painting up hundreds ages ago for a 6mm F&F project we had on the go |
| Theword | 28 Jun 2009 4:16 p.m. PST |
I've ordered all of mine direct from Adler.. not sure if there's a stockist here. Don't think so. Cheers, TW |
| WarDepotDavid | 29 Jun 2009 4:37 a.m. PST |
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| Steve W | 30 Jun 2009 5:04 a.m. PST |
Well all this talk of Adler has led me to a conclusion …I hate you all…I've looking at Age of Eagles again now, and thinking how cool it would look in mass 6mm ( I've seen it in 15mm and it looks pretty cool in that scale to) Oh my poor bank balance |
| Theword | 30 Jun 2009 6:29 a.m. PST |
Yep I've just made another order.. I'm a firm believer in ordering more lead before you've painted what you've got. I'm going to take some Pics tomorrow of what I've painted so far and post them so you can see how fantastic they look based for shako2. TW. |
| WasAdamsg01 | 03 Jul 2009 3:14 a.m. PST |
TW, There are a few of us Canberran blokes who do naps using Shako2 but we are 15mm and try to catch up at the Serbian club Club (Mawson, one sunday a month), and on occasions at the deakin bridge club (thursday nights). I hardly ever make it but am there in spirit. I do recall a fellow by the name of John who goes a bit to the Serbian Club does 6mm shako. He also put on a game at Cancon this year. My eyesight is not what it used to be so I have upgraded to 15mm (OG/AB/BH )so am left with a bit of Adler french and Heroic & Ros french/british. Mostly unpainted. PM me your address and I'll send them to you. They are just gathering dust around my place and it sounds like you blokes could use 'em. cheers
Gary |
| Theword | 03 Jul 2009 6:27 p.m. PST |
Thanks Gary.. will do. Wish I had gone to Cancon now, something silly came up that weekend for me so I didn't attend. Be good to find out who this John chap is too as I'm sure he could use a couple of extra players! TW |
| WasAdamsg01 | 09 Jul 2009 5:41 a.m. PST |
Theword, Seems you cannot PM me. So Email me at adamsg01&&&yahoo.com.au (replace the &&& with a single @). btw the next few meetings at Mawson are 19th July and 16th August. cheers
Gary |
| Theword | 09 Jul 2009 11:14 p.m. PST |
Yep I just thought I was "special" and couldn't figure out how to do it! |
| tacc13 | 24 Aug 2009 5:43 a.m. PST |
What are the base sizes for Shako? I have a fair bit of 6mm French and Austrians, but they are based 60x30 for Polemos. I'm currently in Adelaide but will probably end up in Canberra. Cheers |
| Theword | 24 Aug 2009 6:07 a.m. PST |
We are using 15x40 for inf and 40x30 for Cav and arty. You can see what I've done so far at my blog: warandpaint.blogspot.com My Ruskies look pretty good IMO and my bud who's doing French look fantastic. Really looking forward to playing a game soon.. and the more the merrier = ) TW |
| French Wargame Holidays | 24 Aug 2009 3:03 p.m. PST |
Joahn and Alan play 6mm, I will email them for you Marcus. cheers
matt |
| Tiberius | 25 Aug 2009 4:58 p.m. PST |
Emperor's Legion in Penrith have two 6mm Napoleonic armies. Austrian and Tukish. They were based for Napoleons Battles YOu might have just revived an interest. cheers |
| Theword | 27 Oct 2009 1:58 a.m. PST |
I'm bumping this up in the hopes of generating more interest.. … Come join the fun = ) TW |
| Theword | 17 Jan 2010 1:00 a.m. PST |
Anyone want to do this? The armies are looking pretty good, with two french players and myself with Russians… Need at least one more player keen for a non French force now…. TW. |
| French Wargame Holidays | 17 Jan 2010 5:49 p.m. PST |
Are we meeting at cancon on Sat night for a meal perhaps at Dickson? cheers
matt |
| Theword | 19 Jan 2010 12:07 a.m. PST |
Sounds good.. shoot me an e-mail………. |
