 Extra Crispy  | 28 May 2014 10:32 a.m. PST |
Not the best photos – I'm still working on the lighting in the new shop. But here for your consideration are 19 inches – 288 figures – of 6mm Goodness. This battalion is comprised of 6 companies. Each company is made up of 4 bases 20x20mm, each base has 12 figures. This took me about 4 or 5 hours to paint. Enjoy.
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| ernieR | 28 May 2014 10:45 a.m. PST |
they look great ! and you're getting really fast at painting them too .
what is the plan for these guys ? |
| Who asked this joker | 28 May 2014 11:11 a.m. PST |
That's only half a battalion. I'm not satisfied.  It looks really cool! While my statement is in fun, it does point out how long a battalion would look. This is essentially 1-2 scale or there about. |
| elsyrsyn | 28 May 2014 11:11 a.m. PST |
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| CraigH | 28 May 2014 11:16 a.m. PST |
Very cool ! If some enterprising company would just produce a full line of 6mm War Of 1812 figures, including the Native warriors, they'd be getting cheques from me. |
 Dye4minis  | 28 May 2014 11:48 a.m. PST |
… or 4 battalions of 6 companies each (x12)=72 figs or 1:10 ratio, (paper strength)!!! Nice Job, Mark! Impressive and kudos for advancing the cause! |
| Stealth1000 | 28 May 2014 11:58 a.m. PST |
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| Bob in Edmonton | 28 May 2014 12:59 p.m. PST |
CraigH: I would think drawing on Baccus' Naps, ACW and AWI lines, you could get a pretty decent set of proxies for the War of 1812. |
| Perfect six | 28 May 2014 1:30 p.m. PST |
Great work my god your a quick painter Regards Richard |
| Sparker | 28 May 2014 3:04 p.m. PST |
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| Extra Crispy | 28 May 2014 5:12 p.m. PST |
I am thinking of doing small armies in this figure ration of 1:2 or 1:3. Then adapt a rule set – something breezy like Black Powder. Do small, short games on big tables. You know, a brigade tries to take the hill. But the thing I want to do is write rules for formation changes that show how much work was really involved! |
| Dave Crowell | 28 May 2014 5:42 p.m. PST |
If you like AWI Larry Brom's "Disperse ye Damned Rebels" has a nice set of rules for Period tactical evolutions on the table top. Just enough complexity to them to show why maneuver was slow and ponderous, but still simple enough to be playable. I would love to see it done in 6mm. |
| stenicplus | 29 May 2014 5:22 a.m. PST |
They look great but it's a real shame you didn't use the de facto standard for 6mm basing.  |
| Fergal | 29 May 2014 7:58 a.m. PST |
I did a series on my blog a while ago about the cool effects you get on the tabletop with 6mm figs. syw6mm.com/category/6mm-effect Some of the pics I showed off 3 squadrons of SYW Cav, 1:1
British forces at Freeman's Farm at better than 2:1
300 man unit for horse and musket Era
I don't do 6mm any more as I've changed my goals as far as painting and gaming goes, but you can't argue with the effect! |
| Mac1638 | 30 May 2014 3:47 a.m. PST |
Over 10+ years ago I had an idea that I like to see what an English Civil War Regiment of foot looked like at 1:1 I know my Regiment marched out of the gates of York in 1642 with 650 men 150 officers. So with 800 6mm figures from Baccus,
I organize them in to 10 companies in 6 ranks, when based up the regiments frontage is 80cm (31 1/2inches) = 270yards. I take them to shows as a talking point,there are very few wargamers realize the size and foot print of a regiment at 1:1. He also raised a regiment of Horse in 1643 so I am thinking of buying 350 Cavalry and seeing what that looks like. P.S- nicely painted and based figures, it a different skill at 6mm. |
| sumerandakkad | 30 May 2014 10:07 a.m. PST |
As spectacle, little bettered when you have hundreds of figures on the table. |
goes to sea with the Terrain Mat.
