"ECW Cavalry density" Topic
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27 Jul 2016 4:16 p.m. PST by Editor in Chief Bill
- Changed title from "ECW Cavalry denisity" to "ECW Cavalry density"
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Last Hussar | 27 Jul 2016 2:27 p.m. PST |
Ive based true 25mm cavalry on 2 to a 30mm width base- its a little tight! (the outside leg of the riders overhang the base) I'm wondering about rebasing 1 per 30mm base- so a model scale width of about 6ft, nose to nose as it were. Is this closer to period. Would it matter that regiments would be 3-4 horses (3-4 Bases per unit) rather than 6 on 3 bases. I'm not really looking at wider bases- I want to stay with 30mm for the rules I have, though I have considered alternate wide with 2, then narrow with 1 (eg 40mm the 20mm) However I'm more interested in density. |
steamingdave47 | 28 Jul 2016 8:19 a.m. PST |
I put two ECW 28mm cavalry figures on a 50mm square base (with a few singles on 25mm x 50mm for rules which require casualty removal). My figures are mainly Redoubt and similar, so quite chunky and they fill the space, but I also have my Empress, Perrys etc on same size. 30 mm is very tight for two 25mm figures, but I think it would be too sparse for a single figure. I use 25 mm frontage for two of my 15/18mm SYW and 30mm for three 10mm LoA cavalry. They look "right" to my eyes. Not knowing which rules you are using, I could not really comment on the unit sizes you are suggesting. I tend to think that you need at least 12 cavalry to look anything like an impressive unit and I like my infantry units to be at least 24, with many up to around 40 figures |
Codsticker | 28 Jul 2016 8:24 a.m. PST |
I'm not really looking at wider bases- I want to stay with 30mm for the rules I have… I am curious: why 30mm frontage for cavalry? it does seem an awkward size. On the other hand, according to a contemporary document, cavalry rode together in very tight formation, so they should probably be touching each other on the base. |
Last Hussar | 28 Jul 2016 9:16 a.m. PST |
Thats what the rules say- 1st Ed Regiment of Foot. I do tend to do everything on 30mm if I can |
MajorB | 28 Jul 2016 12:15 p.m. PST |
The Regiment of Foote rules are intended to be used with 15mm figures. |
Timmo uk | 28 Jul 2016 12:18 p.m. PST |
I have my true 25mm (Minifigs) ECW cavalry on 20mm frontage per figure. I reckon I could get them on 18mm OK but no tighter. |
Last Hussar | 28 Jul 2016 1:11 p.m. PST |
I knew they are for 15mm, I have fewer figures per base. What I'm really after was ecw boot to boot, or looser. If looser, will 4 figure regiments look silly? |
steamingdave47 | 28 Jul 2016 3:20 p.m. PST |
To me, 4 figure regiments would look very silly for ECW. I can understand it for later periods, where you might want to represent very large armies, using rules like Fire and Fury or BBB, but, to me, one of the attractions of ECW is that lots of the battles had only a few thousand men each side and can be represented using 20:1 or even 10:1, so regiments might be 20 to 40 figures. Not familiar with the rules you are using; we play ECW with Pike and Shotte or our club set " Warre without an Enemy". |
Timmo uk | 29 Jul 2016 12:39 p.m. PST |
Last Hussar. Previously had mine on 25mm frontage and with true 25mm's I thought it looked silly hence going down to 20mm per figure. If you can get them on 30mm boot to boot then do that over having four figure units. With my ECW armies my foot are in the formation they operated in so foot form battalia and tercios. Cavalry are squadrons of around 6 – 8 castings, two squadrons to a regiment, typically. |
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