 Extra Crispy  | 15 Apr 2015 10:22 a.m. PST |
Getting ready to add another battalion to my "big units" Napoleonics project. Here is the unit getting glued to popsicle sticks in readiness for priming:
I'll add photos here as the unit progresses. I'm timing myself to see just how long it takes to do a battalion of 288 figures in 6mm. |
| jeffreyw3 | 15 Apr 2015 10:31 a.m. PST |
I am really interested to see how this goes… |
| Extra Crispy | 15 Apr 2015 10:42 a.m. PST |
Progress so far: Sort, trim, glue for priming: 25 minutes
Spray Prime: 10 minutes (35 min total) |
79thPA  | 15 Apr 2015 12:36 p.m. PST |
They're not done yet? I'll check back in a couple of hours. |
| Extra Crispy | 15 Apr 2015 12:41 p.m. PST |
I'm cooking tonight so busy shopping. Try tomorrow  |
| Extra Crispy | 15 Apr 2015 12:41 p.m. PST |
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| Mike Petro | 15 Apr 2015 3:35 p.m. PST |
Just did the same 288 figures or 3 packs. Took me 3 weeks, idk how many hours?! |
| paulalba | 15 Apr 2015 3:56 p.m. PST |
I'm very interested to see how this goes. Planning to do some 6mm naps myself soon. |
| jeffreyw3 | 15 Apr 2015 6:06 p.m. PST |
Yeah, the point for me is to be able to do 2:1 and see how the drill and tactics actually worked. With ground scale so out of whack, all you end up with are fancy counters otherwise. |
| Extra Crispy | 15 Apr 2015 6:44 p.m. PST |
Well I've got one battalion of infantry and two cavalry regiments done so far… |
| rampantlion | 17 Apr 2015 11:15 a.m. PST |
Mark, what rules are you planning on using? |
| Extra Crispy | 17 Apr 2015 1:35 p.m. PST |
I'll end up writing my own naturally. I'm not going to do a huge collection like this. A French brigade against a British for the Peninsula. Throw in a little cav for color and done. My idea is to have a fast and fun game that shows what these formations really looked like. I still need a good picture of a deployed battery… |
| Extra Crispy | 28 Apr 2015 9:07 a.m. PST |
I painted up some test strips last night. It's been a while since I painted Napoleonics and I needed to get my "mojo" back. They are okay so will go in the middle rank. I did one stick (6 strips, half a company) in about 45 minutes, but that involved checking references, choosing colors. i should be able to get that down to 30 minutes per. So I'm thinking 12 hours total painting time, plus another two hours to prep, prime and base. Not bad… |
| Joe Rocket | 02 May 2015 2:15 a.m. PST |
I'm working on my Baccus Prussians. 288 Reserve infantry and 288 Landwehr. Curious to see how you're doing. |
