Big Al

Hello,

Question, I’m looking at the rules in Last Argument of Kings for plug bayonets. I understand that in the War of the Spanish Succession (which I’m building my army for) used socket bayonets? Were they introduced before or during this war? Would the plug bayonet rules work for this conflict or for earlier wars of the late 17th century? Please advise

Here is my blog post on where I show how I file my soldiers and attach their heads/bodies.

https://thetinsoldierguy.blogspot.com/2020/12/filing-and-assembling-model-soldiers.html

Hello,

I’m reflecting on the Hand-to-Hand rules in Black Powder. I’m looking at the more complex examples of where more than one unit is involved in a HTH fight as a single engagement. So, Let’s say I have a large infantry unit. it is being charged by 2 small unit so it’s front and a cavalry is charging in on the flank. So.

Large Unit: Gets 6…[Read more]

Hello and God bless,

This is my next Dutch unit. It is the Van Goor Battalion. Feel free to comment (Politely, of course)

Van Goor Battalion

I checked out the new American Civil War series for Epic Battles. I hope that Warlord Games will do the same for other eras (American Revolution, Seven Years War, War of Spanish Succession, etc…) Also, is there a new set of rules for the Epic battles? Or are Black Powder rules being used just at smaller scales so that larger campaigns can be fought?

Hello,

In this blog post I open up a box of Sun King infantry and talk about it.

https://thetinsoldierguy.blogspot.com/2020/12/unboxing-infantry-of-sun-king.html

Enjoy and feel free to critique (politely of course).

The link is to my blog post where I have a video where I wash the sprues to the unit I’m about to paint.

https://thetinsoldierguy.blogspot.com/2020/12/washing-sprues.html

Enjoy and feel free to critique. I’m an amature still learning.

Here is a link to my posting on Tin Soldier Guy:

https://thetinsoldierguy.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-pallandt-battalion.html

I was reading today. It doesn’t seem like battalions squares (and perhaps, too, brigade squares) as well as attack columns weren’t used commonly until the Napoleonic Wars. So, knowing this, should I not allow these formations in my War of Spanish Succession scenarios? How about any other scenarios that precede the Napoleonic Wars? Please advise.

Hello again community and friends,

First, I want to thank all of you for your most helpful replies.

Second, my new issue. I’m painting 4 Dutch grenadiers. I have the crest that went on their helmets. That’s too much detail for me to paint. However, I can print them very small then, as I understand it, one can varnish them onto their caps. Has…[Read more]

Hello,

I made a new blog post with pics and a short video of my first small army of Bavarians (War of Spanish Succession). It consists of 1 brigade of infantry, 1 brigade of cavalry, 1 battery of artillery and 3 generals. It was fun to make.

https://thetinsoldierguy.blogspot.com/2020/11/bavarian-army-complete.html

Hello again,

In the BP rules it says that artillery can be mounted on 40mm – 80mm depth. I found the 80mm width allows me to put my gun, crew, and accessories all on that signal base. It’s width is about the same as that of an infantry battalion in attack column. Is it okay to have my base that wide or am I going to suffer side effects by doing…[Read more]

Hello,

I was looking of a previous post that included two images from BP 1st edition that is of a point system for building an army. I like this a lot and would like to use it in the future when I create drop down games.

However I don’t understand something:

An infantry unit is…

1 point for each hand-to-hand rating

1 point for each shooting…[Read more]

Hello,

I’m curious. I think it would be cool as one rolls the dice for hits or shooting to have a device that can play sound clips. Say, my battalion is going to charge into battle. I have a little device at the side of my table. I press a button and men screaming their war cry goes out as I move the bases into contact. Let’s say another…[Read more]