Incognito | 04 Jul 2024 1:58 a.m. PST |
Hey all, so ive recently acquired a reasonable number of SYW/AWI figs and im looking to start getting them together. question is, how do i base them? i don't have a rule set in mind as yet which makes it a little harder. do multiple systems use similar basing? or are they all different. cheers in advance Bryan |
JimDuncanUK | 04 Jul 2024 2:24 a.m. PST |
Knowing what size/scale you have would be useful. |
Dal Gavan ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 04 Jul 2024 3:27 a.m. PST |
Bryan, it will really depend upon what rules you choose. For most rules I've seen (mainly older ones, such as König Kreig) basing the figures in threes or sixes would work. However, the sizes tend to vary a bit between rules. Perhaps look at Black Powder and one of the dBA derivatives for some ideas? |
robert piepenbrink ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 04 Jul 2024 3:31 a.m. PST |
Jim's right. Scale, table size and level of battle count. There might also be a need to agree on how many figures are reasonable. That said, I'd say for skirmish, individually mount anything 20mm and up. For massed battle and 18mm and under, go for a constant frontage, possibly with guns and skirmishers at half-frontage. Anything from 40mm to 3" depending on table size and number of figures. Large and massed battle is the tricky one. In the hundreds of figures, individual mounting and movement trays? In the thousands of figures, common frontage. |
Cavcmdr | 04 Jul 2024 6:23 a.m. PST |
King of the Battlefield has three 30x30mm bases per regimental unit. However, it doesn't matter if your troops are based a little differently. |
Extra Crispy ![Sponsoring Member of TMP Sponsoring Member of TMP](boards/icons/sponsor.gif) | 04 Jul 2024 7:45 a.m. PST |
In 15mm I base my horse & musket troops two figures on a 20x15mm base. The base is steel so I can cut sheet magnet movement trays for any rules in short order. |
Frederick ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 04 Jul 2024 10:47 a.m. PST |
Totally depends on how you game – I mostly do Grand Tactical so I use the BP basing (28mm, 4 infantry in 2 X 2 on a 40mm X 40 mm stand) but I also have 28mm for the North American theatre (i.e. French and Indian War) that are individually based on 20 X 20 bases for skirmish gaming |
Incognito | 04 Jul 2024 2:45 p.m. PST |
Apologies I have 15mm. As for rules. Start small and work up as things get painted |
ochoin ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 04 Jul 2024 4:30 p.m. PST |
'Cog, are you painting 2 (or more) armies? If so, there is a certain latitude allowed in basing. Ditto, if an opponents army is based the same. There's also the issue of "looks". I like my SYW infantry to be 2-deep, so 2x2 on a base for me. |
Incognito | 04 Jul 2024 4:58 p.m. PST |
Hey ochion, yeah i will be painting 2 armies. British and Frnech. i just wasnt sure if the majority of rules follwo a certian style of basing is what i think i was asking 2x2 does sound good to me. out of curiosity what size base do you have 2x2 on? |
ochoin ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 04 Jul 2024 8:52 p.m. PST |
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ochoin ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 04 Jul 2024 8:58 p.m. PST |
I should add, we're about to game using Black Powder, which are basing agnostic. Why BP? Amongst other reasons, for really big battles – say 7 brigades a side – & finish in 3 hours. Have you looked at BP? |