"6mm FPW" Topic

Chaps,

I only have about 8 unfinished projects and for some reason am fealing drawn to 6mm FPW. I see there are a number of manufacturers out there, any adivice? Best figures? Will the various manufacturers figures fit ok with each other? Best rules?

Many thanks,

Nick

I did it in 10mm, mounting appx double the figures on a 15mm base. Magister Militum and Pendraken ranges excellent. Wargames South, some better than others.
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However looking at the rules available, many of which require large tables for reconstructions of the major battles offered as scenarios, I can see the attraction of 6mm.

I would say Irregular, but then I would.

Why not check out the 6mm forum?

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Michael.

Yes, I have a few Corps worth in 28mm, and feel that to fight some of the bigger engagements 6mm would be a better scale, and armies could be wizzed out in a short time!

Cheers Michael, guess who the newest registered user is!

I think Baccus has to be the choice here. I have old H&R FPW armies and I'm very tempted to start again with the Baccus figures – check the Prussian officer, he's even wearing a monocle! The other advantage is that the French can be used in 1859 against the new Baccus Austrian/Piedmont ranges, and the Prussians against the Austrians in 1866. Three wars for the price of two!

Dave

The Pendraken 10mm range is superb – better than most 15mm – but they take as long to paint well as do 15mm.

Baccus 6mm would be my choice. Good detail, not too long to paint (though you will be tempted by the little details, I can bet) and look good, even on small bases.

If you really want to churn out reasonable looking forces very quickly, the old Heroics and Ros FPW range is one of their best and includes most of what you need without much substitution. The artillery is particularly good.

I have recently started on the 1859 Risorimento and I am busy painting up Piedmontese troops. I am using the new Baccus range and they are excellent figures. They are also complemented by the new 1859 Austrians and the 1870 French figures. As said earlier in the thread, you get the bonus of Austrians v Prussians 1866 and French v Prussians 1870.

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I thought long and hard about 6mm, 10mm and 15mm. In the end plumped for 6mm on cost/storage grounds, especially the amount of artillery required.

My lot are all Irregular, as that is what was easily available at the time. I have fleshed some bits out with Baccus, but you have to very careful about figure compatibility.

I've got Prussians, Bavarians, Austrians, French and 'Italians' of various shades. They all get used indiscriminately for 1859, 1866 and 1870.

Rules? well, depends what level of game you want. I tend to the grandiose, as befits battles with 500,000 participants. Corps level games I do with Richard Brooks 'Minischlacht' (battalion sized stands). For bigger battles I wrote my own (regimental bases).

Warring Empires by Chris Pringle is good for smaller battles, and Volley & Bayonet an obvious contender for bigger ones. Try to keep to a flexiblebasing scheme so you aren't locked into one set of rules. I found 30mm frontage bases work for most things.

So far I have ordered some Bavarians from Baccus, a "Battle Pack" from Irregular and some buildings from Angel Barracks (Keeping my money in Somerset!)

I am looking at large multi corps battles as I already have enough to field the Fr 1st Corps, elements of the Guard and suitable Prussian/Prussian Allies in 28mm for "smaller" battles!

Tally Ho!

I have several thousand of these tiny guys currently getting based for V&B.

As far as I am concerned H&R is the only choice for the scale as I want to be able to pick the basing style and appearance not be forced to stick with what the figure strip gives me. Baccus figures are the best sculpts hands down, and if they were suitable for basing individually there would be no better option. BUT, they aren't, so H&R are the figures of choice.

I had built armies with heroics and ros figures in the past. These days I have been painting 10mm Pendraken and 6mm Baccus. Both have great looking figures and I actually find the 10mm Pendraken French easy to paint. Either company would be a good choice.

You can see pictures of my heroics and ros, Pendraken and Baccus for this period on my blog.

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"I am looking at large multi corps battles"

Quite right too, none of these little skirmishes.

The Irregular figures paint up a lot better than they look in the raw lead.

Yeah, Irregular does paint up decently. I own a lot of Ros Naps, Ancients and Colonials. I like em. However, their cost and lack of online vendors has soured me on ever picking up more directly. I have been REALLY impressed with Baccus. I bought some from their US vendor (Mark at Scalecreep) and he doesn't gouge the buyer like many US dealer's do on Ros. Plus the sculpts are simply superb. Once Peter gets the 1866 Austrians done I'm sold. I already have 15mm figs and even some 20mm. I'll probably dump the 15mm.

Thanks,

John

Baccus, fun & fast to paint up – plus they look really good.

And the AB stuff arrived this morning! Now for the figures to go with the buildings!

Tally Ho!

Have you thought about "Horse Foot and Guns" -like them for really big battles.

Glad they got there Nick.