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Charge The Guns replied to the topic Landsknecht army, which miniatures do you use for cavalry? in the forum Pike & Shotte 3 years, 6 months ago
I’m glad IO has some ideas as I am a bit hazy on this part of the period. I know that for late 15th century some of the WotR figures will work, but by Pavia they will not be right. Those Steel Fist Gendarmes do look glorious. Not sure what part of the Italian Wars they work best for.
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invisible officer replied to the topic Landsknecht army, which miniatures do you use for cavalry? in the forum Pike & Shotte 3 years, 6 months ago
Unfortunately not. The armor around 1525 was very different from the Rose war one, esp. the helmets.
But there is a warlord series that fits, the wars of religion gensdarmes. And the mtd. Arquebusuiers too.
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George replied to the topic Please Help Me Understand a Hand-To-Hand Combat Cluster in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 6 months ago
Thank you, Big Al 🙂
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George started the topic Filing and Attaching my Soldier Models in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 6 months ago
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
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George started the topic Please Help Me Understand a Hand-To-Hand Combat Cluster in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 6 months ago
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]
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SteveT started the topic Ambush to Fire conversion in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 6 months ago
Rules say at end of turn, you have a 50% chance, if you wish to try it, of making a group with Ambush take a shot instead.
But in what order is this done?
We had 5 in Ambush and the order would have affected who shot what.
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SteveT replied to the topic Flamethrower vs vehicle and Fubar question in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 6 months ago
Flamethrowers get multiple hits vs vehicles?! Didn’t realise that.
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George started the topic Painted my 2nd Dutch Unit in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 6 months ago
Hello and God bless,
This is my next Dutch unit. It is the Van Goor Battalion. Feel free to comment (Politely, of course)
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invisible officer replied to the topic WWI Bolt Action in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 7 months ago
Well, a good sipplement with a lot of work but hardly making BA into a true flavour WW I game. Creeping barrage and bombing infantry tactics dominated the war 1917/18 so much that the BA based rules will not have the feeling.
It was not just a war of other dress, less tanks and with gas.
The MP 18 is iconic, it should have pistol range a…[Read more]
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invisible officer replied to the topic Bazooka/Panzerschrek vs infantry units? in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 7 months ago
You do a common mistake. There was not just one Rifle grenade type. Wehrmacht even had a propaganda amo to send printed propaganda stuff to Allied trenches.
The German AT Rifle Grenade was not the same as the HE anti infantry Rifle Grenade. It was a shaped charge amo. The Raketen Panzer Büchse / Panzerschreck amo was not just an enl…[Read more]
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George started the topic The New Epic Battles Sounds Exciting in the forum General Discussion 3 years, 7 months ago
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?
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invisible officer replied to the topic New civil war announcment in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 7 months ago
Another example of the “strange scales” politics of Warlord. Like with the ships old gamers (like me) have allready “some” armies. In ACW I have large 1/300 forces and also some regiments in 28mm. My need for 13,5 mm is ………..
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invisible officer replied to the topic Bazooka/Panzerschrek vs infantry units? in the forum Bolt Action 3 years, 7 months ago
The one man killed rule is OK for most of these weapons.
Panzerfaust 150 had in 45 an optional “Splitterring” that produced a rain of splinters but most had nothing like that. But the shaped charge effect produced splinters from stones and concrete so it was not nice to be in the area……….
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Charge The Guns replied to the topic New civil war announcment in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 7 months ago
As Big Al says, they are officially 13.5 mm. I have see some comparisons online which show them matching with Kallistra 12mm figs.
I don’t think they are intended to ‘mix’. I think they are intended to be their own size. Once you get below the 15mm size I find mixing figures between ranges very tricky and rarely bother trying.
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invisible officer replied to the topic Battalion Squares and Attack Columns in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 7 months ago
To say that battalion squares are not used at all in 1700 would be wrong. For example the Bavarian regulations of 1680 has squares of different sizes, from brigade down to battalion. Funny thing, it was oval, not square.
Solid squares are often found in 18th century and some hollow ones are trained too. The movement by tactical “divisions”…[Read more]
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Charge The Guns replied to the topic Unboxing the Infantry of the Sun King in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 7 months ago
Interesting to see what you get in the box – thanks for sharing the video.
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Charge The Guns replied to the topic Varnishing in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 7 months ago
Hi George. I have never tried this, but I imagine the approach suggested is to print your own ‘transfer’, at the appropriate size, and apply. I think the varnish comes in as part of the transfer process. I believe that before applying transfers it is recommended to gloss varnish the painted model, then once the varnish is dry, it is easier…[Read more]
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George started the topic Unboxing the Infantry of the Sun King in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 7 months ago
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).
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George started the topic Washing the sprues in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 7 months ago
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.
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George started the topic My First Dutch Unit: Van Pallandt's Battalion in the forum Black Powder 3 years, 7 months ago
Here is a link to my posting on Tin Soldier Guy:
https://thetinsoldierguy.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-pallandt-battalion.html
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