"My Peninsular OOB (+ pics)." Topic
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| olicana | 01 Dec 2019 4:20 a.m. PST |
My Peninsular project is not the first project I've tackled but it has proved the most problematic. It's thrown up lots of questions and issues, and I've come to where I am by a rather chaotic route. All of my other projects were worked out, pretty much, before I set out on them. For some reason this project has been derailed several times and the plan has changed several times – dramatically. Consequently, I think what I've come up with, how and why, might be of interest to those starting a new endeavour. My blog post, which includes some shots of the painted part of my collection, can be found here: link Sample pic:
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| BillyNM | 01 Dec 2019 4:37 a.m. PST |
Nice armies and being smaller will allow more room on the table for manoeuvre. |
| Timmo uk | 01 Dec 2019 7:33 a.m. PST |
I had a similar problem that stopped my Napoleonic project dead in it's tracks for four years. Working on 36 figure units destroyed my will to continue. My solution was to use smaller units – typically 18 figures for an infantry battalion so I could still field all the battalions. My army doubled in scope without having to do any extra painting. Do Lepic's – it's a chance to get some Guard on the table! |
| alphus99 | 01 Dec 2019 4:16 p.m. PST |
Splendid blog post – noted fo future reference! |
| Timmo uk | 02 Dec 2019 5:20 a.m. PST |
Also worth considering adding Sanchez Brigade for further variety. |
| pbishop12 | 06 Dec 2019 1:07 p.m. PST |
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| SHaT1984 | 10 Dec 2019 5:50 p.m. PST |
Rule creep and scale creep are not an organisers friend.
Neither appealed to me a lawngg time ago, so I just stuck with my 'second' reorganisation of 24 foot/ 12 horse/ 2-3 guns on actual OOB.
Mix and match your 'eccentric' units every now and again- refights are a lot of work and struggle often with gamers 'view' the way they expect things to go.
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