Maurice Rules - Base sizes

[Serotonin]

Looks like Im going with 25mm square bases with 4 little men on each.

[Serotonin]

I've just finished basing my FIW (very nice, in the sunshine, listening to the cricket) - onto 25x25 for infantry, 25x50 for artillery & 20 circular for CinC & notables.

Pics please!

Im desperate to start my 10mm AWI force but after managing to break my graphics card while installing a SSD, thats on hold this month.

[Leon]

...(very nice, in the sunshine, listening to the cricket)...

That sounds much nicer than being stuck in the unit casting!

[Steve J]

Agreed, pics please Nik . Base wise I'm going down the route Nik has taken, as it seems the best to me.

I've been enjoying the sunshine all weekend, gardening, playing with the kids etc, so little if any gaming stuff taking place.

[mollinary]

Hmm, I'm a bit stuck here.  Just got the rules, REALLY like the look of them, but the only figures I've got for this are some beautiful figures I picked up last year - only they are 12 figures a battalion grouped in 2x4s and 2x2s. The cavalry are OK as 4x2s.  Not sure I can duplicate the quality by adding a base of 4 figures for each battalion myself.  What is a man to do?  Go back to my 15s and treat my 3" x 1  1/2"  V&B bases as two Maurice bases?  I suppose I could do the same with my Pendraken Marlburians which are based the same. But then my cavalry 3"x3" brigade bases become Maurice cavalry forever stuck in deep formation.

What do folks think?

Mollinary

[Aart Brouwer]

I've just finished basing my FIW (very nice, in the sunshine, listening to the cricket) - onto 25x25 for infantry, 25x50 for artillery & 20 circular for CinC & notables.

What ^he^ said: we need Nik's pics to fix us in the mix, yo-ohh 

I've been out cycling for most of this godawful beautiful day, so my muscles are aching and my butt feels like it's been sandblasted. In fact it has been, because we had a swim in between.

So umm... ah yes, it's base sizes we're talking! For 10mm. Nik plz pwitty plz, can we haz some pics to give us ideaz?

Sunburnt cheers,
Aart

[nikharwood]

Right - very quick pics (I need to get back out into the sun...the beer is warming up while I sort this for you lot!)

You'll see here that some units have a stand with 3 figures on it: this is because I've managed to use 1 Pendraken code for two units...ie 30 figures rather than 32 that 4 x 8 bases would require; Indians have 3 per base just cos they're 'proper' irregular. Essentially (with a couple of additions from the bits box) these were done with the £22 army packs  

British:


3 x Line
2 x Roger's Rangers
2 x Gage's Light
2 x Provincials
2 x Indians
3 x Artillery 3pdr
3 x CinC / notables

French:


3 x Franches de la Marine
2 x Troupes de Terre
2 x Coureur de Bois
2 x Canadian Militia
3 x Indians
3 x Artillery 3pdr
3 x CinC / notables

[Aart Brouwer]

Looks pretty good, Major General. I think I will base mine the same.

Thank you so much, and enjoy your beer! 

Cheers,
Aart

[Nosher]

left wondering what having your butt sandblasted feels like...

[nikharwood]

Looks pretty good, Major General. I think I will base mine the same.

Thank you so much, and enjoy your beer! 

Cheers,
Aart

You're welcome Major 

The beer was good today - and I'm mellowing nicely now with a glass of something cold & white...I love summer...

left wondering what having your butt sandblasted feels like...

Do you want me to order you one from Jewsons Hire Nosher mate? You could experiment & then let us all know 

[Nosher]

Do you want me to order you one from Jewsons Hire Nosher mate? You could experiment & then let us all know 

You sweet talking bar-steward you!

[Aart Brouwer]

You sweet talking bar-steward you!

[Leon]

...and I'm mellowing nicely now with a glass of something cold & white...

Milk?   

[nikharwood]

Milk?   

As if...

[Conan]

Hi,

I will Base my Marlburian this way:

Infantry on 3 cm wide and 2 cm deep, with 6 Minatures on Base,
Cavalry on 3 cm x 3 cm with 3 Minis,
and Artillery on 3 cm wide and 5 cm deep.

With this, I can also use them for Beneath the Lily Banners 2nd Ed., I only have to put one base of Infantry per Battalion aside.

Notice for Myself: Order the Maurice Rules....

Peter