Wargame Rules, Ratios, etc


RAISING MINIATURE ARMIES FOR THE LATE 18TH CENTURY

I am very keen to keep my wargame rules as simple as possible, yet capture the character of the 1790s. Morale dominates the games as the opposing sides are very different. Most of the French troops are 'levee' battalions, which I have chosen to base in column as their ability to change formation on a battlefield must have been limited, nor do I believe their volley fire had any great value. Of better quality, able to change formation, will be white-coated regular and blue-coated volunteer battalions, aided by a fair number of skirmishers. The British, Austrian, Dutch and German armies are often outnumbered, but they maintain the discipline and order of typical 18th century armed forces. Interestingly, French revolutionary cavalry have little in common with their later Napoleonic counterparts, the former are few in number, often poorly mounted, and no match for those in the service of the Allies. All figures are 28mm in scale, using a 1=25 ratio.

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Tuesday, 28 June 2016

Georgian Miniatures in a Georgian Cabinet

Shamed by others who have found a system to store and display their 28mm collections, I decided to keep an eye out for something that might provide an answer.  Here is my new acquisition from a local charity shop. Costing only £30, its a fair piece of reproduction furniture, and came with hardly a scratch. When I add to the number of glass shelves, and some rewiring to restore the internal lighting, it should be able to hold all my 18th century collections. There are some superb buys to be had in secondhand brown furniture, and they will last considerably longer than much of the popular and contemporary rubbish in production.
MGB
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  1. Captain Brummel28 June 2016 at 10:15

    A very fitting piece of furniture and a marvellous display. Sadly I do not have the space for a display cabinet. I am always packing the figures back in their boxes after painting or gaming. But I admire yours and those of my friends.

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    1. MGB29 June 2016 at 08:41

      Hi CB, had to do something, the file and shoe boxes were taking up more space than the cabinet, and with little potential to enjoy the collection outside an actual war-game, I began to question my ownership of so many figures. Michael

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