Size of base for FPW Caissons?

[lentulus]

What would you figure as the minimum size of base to accommodate the largest of FPW caissons (such as PPW19) or limbers?

[mollinary]

My caissons (four horses, limber, caisson) are based on 70mm x 30mm. I reckon you could slim them down to 25mm wide if you wanted, but I am not sure you could reduce the 70mm length by much.

Mollinary

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Mine are on inch and a half by half inch

[mollinary]

Good grief man, how do you do that?  37.5 x 12.5mm.  What exactly is on that size base?   Just the caisson?

Mollinary (deeply, deeply puzzled!)

[Shedman]

I have a limber and 2 horses on a 30x40mm base

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Horses, puzzled looking artillery crew, limbers.
Mini diaramas etc...

[mollinary]

ML,

You are having me on, sir!  I demand photograpich evidence!

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[Hertsblue]

I am available as a second if either of you wishes to demand satisfaction.... 

[Ben Waterhouse]

I'm good at holding coats...

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Just been through my entire photobucket, and unless it's sitting very small in a photo I cannot find it! Sorry. 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

I'll try to get a photo over tonight, all I know is I didn't have all 6 horses on the team and I had to jack-knife it onto the base!

[Shedman]

Here are mine on 30x40mm bases

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Okay, after 1 hours sleep last night (blame my 4 week old daughter) my befuddled brain has just reread my original post, that should read 1.5" by 3" bases!  

Wurttenberg 'Half-horse' Artillery with Limbers...


FOUND ONE, WITH ARTILLERY CAISSON ON THE BASE!  

Legrand's cavlary division, with horse artillery casson at the top of the group!
Knew I had one, (on a 3" by 1.5" base - sorry)

[mollinary]

    So we are not far different after all, and my bases are ever so slightly smaller!!
But then I keep the guns separate.  I could have a shorter base, say 50mm, if it was just the limber.


Mollinary