19th Century bands

[Subedai]

Look great to me.

MickS

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Wow

[Techno]

Those look great.

Cheers - Phil

[paulr]

 

Hardly "feeble efforts", you shouldn't be afraid to blow your own trumpet 

[fred.]

Very cool

[cameronian]

160 bandsmen winging their way to Fernando, very simple headgear conversions (with a file) have produced Austrain Bands (original) Prussian Bands (in Jaeger green) French Bands and Saxon bands, going to use them to indicate formation attrition (FOB 2 rules) easier than keeping a chit and less prone to 'mistakes'.

[Leon]

Excellent, I'll look forward to seeing some pics of those at some point!

[Leman]

As a FOB2 player I find that idea intriguing.  How do you actually intend to use them for formation attrition?

[cameronian]

I have based everything to fit in with my modified FOB 2 system, each base represents 3 integrity points, for every 3 point loss of integrity I replace a normal base with a distressed one, it has fewer figures and a few casualties on the ground. For each 3 integrity point loss I remove one bandsman from the band base (the band base depends on nationality, Austrians, Saxons and when we do the FPW, Bavarians will have one band per brigade; depending on how many bases the brigade has determines the number of bandsmen, an Austrian brigade has 18 bases including the brigade battery, so that translates into six bandsmen, a Saxon brigade has 14 bases so we give them 5 bandsmen. The Prussians and the French will have divisional bands of between 11 and 12 figures.

[Leman]

Sounds like a great idea. Usually find keeping track of the divisions and brigades gets forgotten about during play.

[cameronian]

Indeed, hence the bandsmen 

[cameronian]

Hope this works.  Was in  two minds re the bandsmen, each figure represents 3 integrity points, lose three lose a bandsman, dice on leadership card for outcome when depleted. Mounted them initially - front bases, then thought how much easier to base with brigade command figure - back Austrian base. Back base not properly flocked yet, comments please(should have pointed out on magnetic bases).

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[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Questions like this should be banned!

Good work chap.

[Fenton]

I was going to suggest a good one would have been Johann' The Jive' Strauss and the Waltzettes

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Didn't think there were any bands till after the Beatles in the 1960's....