tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post2329250611629936911..comments2024-03-29T11:52:23.025+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: An example of one of my existing Portable Wargame armies ... plus a warship!Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-17694304068638983932021-02-20T18:46:30.591+00:002021-02-20T18:46:30.591+00:00Michael Taylor,
I usually opt for an army of betw...Michael Taylor,<br /><br />I usually opt for an army of between eight and twelve bases, with a total of 30 to 40 SPs.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-75506772419589812592021-02-20T17:12:05.422+00:002021-02-20T17:12:05.422+00:00How do you decide how many figures or stands make ...How do you decide how many figures or stands make up an “army”?Michael Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07821665404404434867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-39917314407096001962021-02-20T11:46:19.288+00:002021-02-20T11:46:19.288+00:00Archduke Piccolo (Ion),
The extremities of some o...Archduke Piccolo (Ion),<br /><br />The extremities of some of the figures are showing signs of wear and tear, and it will not take much just to touch up the damaged bits.<br /><br />I can see why you’d want to include some machine gun units in your armies, and the Gardiner/Nordenfelt guns are ideal secondary armament for gunboats.<br /><br />I’ve seen the pictures of the extemporised gunboats used during the campaign, and they look like the sort of design almost any wargamer could put together from the bits and pieces they have to hand.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-30373220961664327322021-02-20T08:12:14.768+00:002021-02-20T08:12:14.768+00:00A fine review, Bob. The wear and tear is not obvi...A fine review, Bob. The wear and tear is not obvious from the pictures! Having recently bought a couple of boxes of Gardiner/Nordenfelt machine guns 9to equip my Azuran, Turcowaz and even Izumrud-Zeleniya Army will get one, methought to mount one on a gunboat. <br /><br />In my search for riverine gunboats, I found this interesting item:<br />https://arteis.wordpress.com/2014/06/07/ironclad-gunboats-on-the-river-waikato-in-1863/<br />Thought it might interest you...<br />Cheers,<br />Ion<br />Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-59989814391695856442021-02-19T09:16:39.265+00:002021-02-19T09:16:39.265+00:00Tradgardmastare,
This is the style of basing I ho...Tradgardmastare,<br /><br />This is the style of basing I hope to adopt for all my 15mm figures, although I do intend to paint the edges of the bases in order to seal them. It also ‘disguises’ the fact that some of the newer bases that I will be using are laser cut.<br /><br />The warship was specially designed to go with this scale of figures, and is one of my so-called ‘cartoon’ models.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-19393851812110592282021-02-19T07:23:57.904+00:002021-02-19T07:23:57.904+00:00Excellent rebasing work and some really useful fin...Excellent rebasing work and some really useful findings to add to the collection. The warship looks good beside them. Lots of enjoyable gaming ahead.tradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-40715435864835125232021-02-18T15:15:15.545+00:002021-02-18T15:15:15.545+00:00David Crook,
I found enough figures to add at lea...David Crook,<br /><br />I found enough figures to add at least seven bases of cavalry, three of infantry, and a supply/pack horse base. Almost enough to create a third small PW force.<br /><br />I hope to add some similar warships to my collection’s ‘fleet’ as and when I can.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-42688582206485435242021-02-18T15:11:22.708+00:002021-02-18T15:11:22.708+00:00Nundanket,
The bases have suffered some damage du...Nundanket,<br /><br />The bases have suffered some damage due to normal wear-and-tear, and I’m going to do some remedial renovation work on them.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-17776027906753005852021-02-18T15:09:40.923+00:002021-02-18T15:09:40.923+00:00Simon,
Although it isn’t obvious from the photogr...Simon,<br /><br />Although it isn’t obvious from the photograph, the bases need a bit of attention due to wear-and-tear. As I’ve found some additional figures to add to the collection, I’m going to use this opportunity to renovate the existing bases so that they will match the new ones.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-43765873399125917322021-02-18T15:06:35.712+00:002021-02-18T15:06:35.712+00:00Geordie an Exile FoG,
Once I’ve got a couple more...Geordie an Exile FoG,<br /><br />Once I’ve got a couple more armies organised, I hope to fight a short campaign.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-27970746592350341702021-02-18T14:47:28.229+00:002021-02-18T14:47:28.229+00:00Hello there Bob,
It is really good to see these f...Hello there Bob,<br /><br />It is really good to see these figures out and about again - along with that rather spiffy looking battleship! It would be good to get some cavalry to add a lot tone to what would otherwise a vulgar brawl....<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-48844559673353136362021-02-18T13:57:35.556+00:002021-02-18T13:57:35.556+00:00What Simon said! What’s the thinking behind rebasi...What Simon said! What’s the thinking behind rebasing? nundankethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895608927860103442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-60300918857401739002021-02-18T12:47:28.800+00:002021-02-18T12:47:28.800+00:00Well - they look very nicely based already!!
Simo...Well - they look very nicely based already!!<br /><br />SimonSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16685946344478456214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-85245907850892411612021-02-18T12:27:17.995+00:002021-02-18T12:27:17.995+00:00Oh yes, let battle commence!Oh yes, let battle commence!Geordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.com