I've decided to blame you lot.

I reckon I can do a Leipzig Prussian army in LWM for under £30.

Under £60 (possibly £50) for a cover all possibilities Blucher army.

 

Quote from: Last Hussar on 13 December 2024, 12:08:52 PMI've decided to blame you lot.

I reckon I can do a Leipzig Prussian army in LWM for under £30.

Under £60 (possibly £50) for a cover all possibilities Blucher army.

 

You see sense at last. 

Quote from: Orcs on 13 December 2024, 12:13:59 PMYou see sense at last. 

Not a concept I usually associate with Orcs.

That's why there is a Mrs Orcs.

I keep looking at this range.
Then I flip between:
 * I'm gonna have the biggest ever army for almost zero cost.
 * I'm gonna totally hate painting these.

The second wolf is winning.

They are easy and quick to paint.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lasthussar/albums/72157675414083037/with/48224124401

Great photos 

Steve, here's the thing;

Would I rather do these in 10mm. Yes, yes I would.

Can I AFFORD to do them in 10mm; well, there is the question.

I could put together an army, but it would have to be built to a pretty restrictive list. With the the LWM I have got a lot of variants.

Plus, and thus is a big plus for me, it is really easy to paint masses. You are basically painting stripes.

They look fabulous, really good en-masse and painted.
Combined with your movement trays it's a fantastic looking collection.

My own reticence probably reflects having two existing 6mm armies of around 2,000 figures each.
I doubt whether the MDF figures would blend in with those.

The remaining opportunity for me is if I decide to collect ACW armies.

These do look good - tbh much better than I expected!

They really work well for the large Blucher bases.

A couple of suggestions, paint the movement trays, especially the ones for the commanders. And have you thought about using the little dice frames for keeping the shock dice in position?

Steve, no they are too tall for 6mm. They are more like 8mm.

Fred, the movement trays are unpainted on purpose.  If I paint the trays,  I'd really need to be flocking the bases. The problem is they are very noticeable as flat, but a 2mm, thick flat. You can't hide this.the cavalry bases especially; head on the look like a vegetable slicer!

If I leave the bases unflocked, then the noticeablity of the trays is not really a thing; the flat green bases are already suspension of disbelief breaking.

What I decided was a "brandy and cigars" look - like beer and pretzels,  but dammit we're British!

The frames are actually glued on upside-down; the laser burn gives a richness the plain mdf doesn't have.

These clearly wont have the same aesthetics as full rounded casts.

I've tended to look at them a bit like the (very) old flats.
My impression is that flats require a lot more artistry than blobbing or washing a 3d figure.

Perhaps a better comparison is with the toy soldier type collections.
There was a brief burst of these in my corner of the Internet.
Big figures, typically 42mmm with a gloss finish, rosy cheeks (optional), almost all marching, on bright gloss green bases.
Proper aficionados completed the effect with wooden block styled scenery.

I observe that ready printed perspex? flats are now a thing.
Ready to roll.

I looked that 'Yo Flats!', or whatever they are called. Trouble is the price. And they are FLAT. The LWM are 2mm thick, so there is some depth.

Sunjester and I agree on the 'Three foot' or 'Arms length' rule;

That is, when a unit is held at arms length - the distance you are looking at on the table - does it look alright? Some people here paint absolutely beautiful figures, but 1) I can't do that, and 2) how much difference is there at arms length? and 3) I just don't have the concentration when painting - I hate painting figures.

And, has been mentioned on this thread before, 'Quantity has a quality all its own'; My Russian units for Blucher are 4 stands in 2x2, each stand is 2 lines of 7, with 2 men behind (approximately behind '2' and '6' - the strips are 8 figures long, but a 40mm base only takes 7). So my Russians are 64 figures a unit! Less with the French - one base is replaced a 4 man skirmish base to show 'Skirmish' ability.

Taken to the extremes with Austrian 'Avant Garde' units - of the 4 bases on a unit; 1 Infantry, 1 Skirmish, 1 Horse (6 figures, for 'Mixed') and 1 Gun.

I played #1Son a week ago at Black Powder, where the figures were used in a more traditional wargame way. The Russian units were 'Large' so had 4 bases in a line - 64 figures, with a frontage of 28, on 160mm (just over 6 inches for the Old People here). THAT looks like a line, more than 12 large figures.

This is what I had 6 years ago for the French - I've added to this since then

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lasthussar/48224125276/in/album-72157675414083037

If I'm putting together a Prussian Army might as well make it suitable for early war (pre-1813).

What would be a good battle to base on? - I've got Leipzig for 1813.