| ferg981 | 03 May 2022 3:30 a.m. PST |
Hey guys, If you were ever wondering what a wargamer does when they find £1.00 GBP of matchsticks in their kids craft box, then wonder no further link Yes, that's right, they use them to refight Austerlitz. Enjoy. As always, comments are welcome Kind Regards J |
| rustymusket | 03 May 2022 4:08 a.m. PST |
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| paul liddle | 03 May 2022 5:26 a.m. PST |
Impressive, I love it when folk make stuff out of nowt. |
| Darrell B D Day | 03 May 2022 5:30 a.m. PST |
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| Stryderg | 03 May 2022 6:08 a.m. PST |
Insanity! But in a good way. Great job on those, and the paint works great at tabletop distances. |
Dave Jackson  | 03 May 2022 6:45 a.m. PST |
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| robert piepenbrink | 03 May 2022 6:48 a.m. PST |
Nicely done. Personally, I'd be inclined to spend the extra money and buy 2mm--faster and easier to paint, and better shaped. But I have enough money for 2mm. Looking forward to seeing the terrain. |
| SBminisguy | 03 May 2022 6:49 a.m. PST |
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 deadhead | 03 May 2022 7:07 a.m. PST |
Gives a whole new meaning to "Light" Infantry….groan……. Very effective result. |
| Frederick | 03 May 2022 7:08 a.m. PST |
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| RittervonBek | 03 May 2022 7:12 a.m. PST |
Each army can strike and meet its match? |
| MajorB | 03 May 2022 10:19 a.m. PST |
I made matchstick armies about 30 years ago!! |
| setsuko | 03 May 2022 10:29 a.m. PST |
Excellent! Honestly, I prefer the bases where you painted grass as well. |
 The Virtual Armchair General  | 03 May 2022 10:40 a.m. PST |
I'm Old School enough to first have thought of using them in spring loaded cannon for use with "Little Wars/Funny Little Wars." TVAG |
| 14Bore | 03 May 2022 11:36 a.m. PST |
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| colkitto | 03 May 2022 2:47 p.m. PST |
Outstanding! And admirable commitment – I started making some "6mm" bases out of "granny grating" recently, but I wasn't sure I had the necessary perseverance. Might have to give it another go; I think the mass effect is worth it. I do remember an inspiring article in a magazine ("Sword and Lance"?) a very long time ago. Again it was "6mm" – the infantry were one match on top of another for each rank, and the cavalry had two matches for the riders and two each for the front and back legs, with a strip of card at an angle for the heads … |
| Robert le Diable | 03 May 2022 3:53 p.m. PST |
I've used matches, some of them cut in half, to demonstrate the broad outlines of Austerlitz and Eylau to students; using an epidiascope or overhead projector, I could slide the various divisions across the glass screen whilst enlarged shadows moved across the wall. As far as I remember, villages &c. I represented by coins or steel washers.
One of the few times they were actually interested… |
| CeruLucifus | 08 May 2022 11:59 a.m. PST |
Quite impressive. I didn't see where you were going until I saw them painted then it all made sense. |
| ferg981 | 26 May 2022 12:39 p.m. PST |
Ceru Agreed, I did wonder myself what I was doing when I had a load of unpainted matchsticks stuck to cardboard Kind Regards J |
gets started with Flintloque.
