Having experimented with a couple of World War II 'formations in boxes', I decided to see if it would work with figures from my Napoleonic collection ... and it does!
The A5-sized WestonBoxes will hold:
The following are examples of formations I have already moved over into A5-sized WestonBoxes.
French Imperial Guard (Old Guard)
The A5-sized WestonBoxes will hold:
- 8 x Infantry bases (i.e. 4 infantry units)
- 1 x Artillery base
- 1 x Artillery crew base
- 2 x Cavalry bases (i.e. 1 cavalry unit)
- 1 x Commander base
The following are examples of formations I have already moved over into A5-sized WestonBoxes.
French Imperial Guard (Old Guard)
French Imperial Guard (Young Guard)The French Imperial Guard (The Old Guard).
Dutch-Belgian ArmyThe French Imperial Guard (The Young Guard).
The Dutch-Belgian Infantry Division. The artillery has yet to receive its equipment.
Prussian ArmyThe Dutch-Belgian Cavalry Brigade, the Infantry Reserve, and the General Staff.
The Prussian 1st (Regular) Infantry Division.
The 2nd (Landwehr) Infantry Division.
The Prussian 3rd (Landwehr) Infantry Division.
The Prussian 4th (Landwehr) Infantry Division. It has yet to be allocated its integral Cavalry Regiment, and its artillery is currently equipped with a French gun.
Hanoverian ArmyThe Prussian Landwehr Infantry Reserve, Garrison Infantry, Reserve Artillery, and the General Staff. The artillery has yet to receive its equipment.
Brunswick ArmyThe Hanoverian Army (which includes an Infantry Division, Infantry Reserves, and the General Staff). The army lacks any cavalry and the artillery has yet to receive its equipment.
The Brunswick Army (which includes an Infantry Division and the General Staff). The army lacks any cavalry and artillery.
Great to see them all in their own boxes, which certainly helps selection for games.
ReplyDeleteSteve J.,
DeleteI am hoping that this will make life a lot easier when it comes to selecting particular formations to take part in a tabletop battle, especially if (or when) I get around to fighting a campaign.
All I need to do now is to get the rest of my collection into their boxes (which I need to buy!) and to renovate enough artillery to fill in the missing gaps.
All the best,
Bob
My Napoleonic accommodations are much the same in principle, but mach larger. One tray might accommodate 2 Army Corps, each with 96 infantry figures, 12 cavalry, 1 cannon with 4 crewmen or 2 with 3 each, Corps commander, Corps staff (1-2 figures, mounted or otherwise). The logistics element(s) are kept separately.
ReplyDeleteThere's a blog posting in this, isn't there...?
Archduke Piccolo,
DeleteI had thought of going for corps-sized formations, but with several small armies to box (e.g. Hanover, Brunswick), they looked a bit lost in A4-sized boxes. The smaller formations also fit quite nicely onto my tabletop, which was another reason for going small.
I think that quite a few people would like to see how you have organised and store your Napoleonic armies ... so a relevant blog post would be most welcome.
All the best,
Bob
Keeping troops safe but easy to locate and deploy is a laudible aim for a storage solution and this seems to do both.
ReplyDeleteRoss Mac,
DeleteIt seems to be a workable solution, especially as pairs of boxes fit very nicely into a single draw of my storage units.
All the best,
Bob
Hi Bob,
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a really practical solution and once you have labels of some kind to identify formations it would almost be a 'library of units'.
Of course if you want to get rid of the RU boxes let me know...:-0
All the best,
DC
David Crook,
DeleteI am looking for some ‘easy peel’ labels so that they will be easy to change should the need arise.
As to the REALLY USEFUL BOXES ... well they have already been ‘repurposed’ for storing terrain etc.
All the best,
Bob
They look very smart Bob - are they Del Prado figures (25mm)?
ReplyDeleteMaudlin Jack Tar,
DeleteCheers! In answer to your question, the figures are from my collection of Del Prado 25/28mm figures.
All the best,
Bob