tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post6303145078304224424..comments2024-03-29T10:07:43.170+00:00Comments on <p align="right">Steve's Random <br>Musings on Wargaming <br>and other stuff...</p>: The English Civil War Project..Steve-the-Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-42767807480037608382016-10-30T11:27:52.708+00:002016-10-30T11:27:52.708+00:00Norm - may be time for some half moon's :o)Norm - may be time for some half moon's :o)Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-27015073150950101012016-10-30T10:02:41.493+00:002016-10-30T10:02:41.493+00:00Steve, re eyesight, the are a type of glasses call...Steve, re eyesight, the are a type of glasses called something like 'professonal' but basically they are a varifocal with just two lens in them, the bottom half are for reading and doing things a cross a desk, such as computers etc, but the top part is just plain glass. That sort of thing would suit you.<br /><br />If you get a true vari-focal, I find they are 'packed' with various lens points and so gaming becomes very tiring on the eyes.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-47934382883916223552016-10-30T08:59:50.352+00:002016-10-30T08:59:50.352+00:00Tony - you hould have directedme to this page.. ...Tony - you hould have directedme to this page.. :o) <br /><br />http://prometheusinaspic.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/ecw-yet-more-figure-comparisons.html<br /><br />Excellent and just what I was looking for in terms of size comparison.. between the three I am 95% certain this project will be 20mm comprising Les Hggins/Tumbing Dice/SHQ...Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-77731559196185508312016-10-29T09:54:53.184+00:002016-10-29T09:54:53.184+00:00Steve my own ECW form in 4 ranks - I think 3 was a...Steve my own ECW form in 4 ranks - I think 3 was a minimum for period looking units- the standard wargamers 2 ranks just does not look right for ECW and haveing the shot in fewer ranks than the pikes is a daft modern affectation and implies that the shot always moved about in "double files".<br /> Also- at least to begin with Essex's foot formed 8 deep as distinct from the 6 of the Royalists ....<br /> You are going to have fun sorting this out. I'll be doing it all again in 15/18mm too.!!!! Big Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17235478427317774609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-5157714319483021672016-10-29T09:31:59.300+00:002016-10-29T09:31:59.300+00:00The LH are a good bit bigger than Airfix, unusuall...The LH are a good bit bigger than Airfix, unusually for the time. I think it was at a period of scale creep which led to minifigs S Range (about the same size) and the whole lot being relabelled as 25mm. About 1968, which of course finally settled the whole problem of figure size and scale creep.<br /><br />I have a few units of Suren, the range is still in production and has a reasonable number of figures. If you want an army that looks like the Drill illustrations this is the range. The price is good now (£1.50 euro permitting) and the castings OK, but the real problem is that the originals were cast in high tin alloy so that you could bend the arms into shape, now they snap if you try that. Not a problem on some figures but others are useless. johnpreecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05548014163096067684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-20032446677943346152016-10-29T08:46:19.079+00:002016-10-29T08:46:19.079+00:00Allan - if I had the room then maybe.. but you ar...Allan - if I had the room then maybe.. but you are absolutely right... figures can be rebased if you switch rules, but you can't switch figures!Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-36010183408403813462016-10-29T08:45:06.768+00:002016-10-29T08:45:06.768+00:00Thanks Legatus... so Redoubt => Bicorne/Renega...Thanks Legatus... so Redoubt => Bicorne/Renegade => Perry in size terms (large to small)..Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-32998561810278893412016-10-29T08:43:51.773+00:002016-10-29T08:43:51.773+00:00Andy - Old John is sending me some LH samples, I&#...Andy - Old John is sending me some LH samples, I'll send you one or two and we can do a size comparison..?Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-91642820017129863892016-10-29T08:42:36.320+00:002016-10-29T08:42:36.320+00:00Cheers Gary.. three ranks for pike was something I...Cheers Gary.. three ranks for pike was something I was mulling over... I'm leaning more and more towards 20mm.. had one of them lamp things for donkeys... it's made no difference to the standard of my paint brush butchery but I can at least see how awful they are clearly! :o))Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-3664814688354427662016-10-29T08:38:49.562+00:002016-10-29T08:38:49.562+00:00Ah... now there's an interesting subject Jim, ...Ah... now there's an interesting subject Jim, as I need the rules to give me an idea of how I'm going to base! I have a suspicion I will write my "own" (ie. a distillation of everyone else's work over the previous 30 years!)... use the SYW Project rules as a framework but more period specific.. Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-35174468467557088332016-10-29T08:36:00.313+00:002016-10-29T08:36:00.313+00:00Trebian... may be, may be not.. I have to wear r...Trebian... may be, may be not.. I have to wear reading glasses but my distance vision is 20:20... so at the table I am putting them on, taking them off, putting them on, blah blah blah... easier to pick a bigger scale... :o)Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-72023251690395167102016-10-29T08:34:04.642+00:002016-10-29T08:34:04.642+00:00Cheers Lee - they are magnificent... thanks very m...Cheers Lee - they are magnificent... thanks very much for the links..Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-21077200856211759032016-10-29T08:31:14.630+00:002016-10-29T08:31:14.630+00:00Ray - wise words... and I only have a 6 x 4 table...Ray - wise words... and I only have a 6 x 4 table...Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-36665090800893518992016-10-29T08:30:27.910+00:002016-10-29T08:30:27.910+00:00Matt - you're the second person to mention Tum...Matt - you're the second person to mention Tumbling Dice - I really must check them out..Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-3371726095389019632016-10-29T08:29:38.198+00:002016-10-29T08:29:38.198+00:00Neil - I may well go the same route.. lots of dif...Neil - I may well go the same route.. lots of different makes..Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-39264701008637942182016-10-29T08:28:36.148+00:002016-10-29T08:28:36.148+00:00Cheers Stryker.. I'm looking forward to seein...Cheers Stryker.. I'm looking forward to seeing the Les Higgins in the flesh..Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-6691449112509526262016-10-29T08:27:11.361+00:002016-10-29T08:27:11.361+00:00Loki - they hve loads of character... and it's...Loki - they hve loads of character... and it's not like it has to be a single range project...Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-75942750388286122822016-10-28T14:25:53.381+00:002016-10-28T14:25:53.381+00:00So many things to think about when starting a proj...So many things to think about when starting a project - choosing your scale and figures is the most important one to get right - buy what you like and stick to it.<br /><br />I went mad and did ECW in 40mm using Sash & Sabre and Irregular Miniatures. Figures are larger and easier to paint and convert.tiddershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-68341100777221615262016-10-28T10:48:38.253+00:002016-10-28T10:48:38.253+00:00The Bicorne and Renegade figures (which I have) ar...The Bicorne and Renegade figures (which I have) are by the same sculptor, Nick Collier so I use both as they match perfectly and the combined range is huge. Redoubt are noticeably bigger than Bicorne and Perry are too small and the range is not comprehensive.legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-175470905280097042016-10-28T07:08:45.451+00:002016-10-28T07:08:45.451+00:00Thanks William, so am I.. :o)Thanks William, so am I.. :o)Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-25173724047491883062016-10-28T07:07:39.624+00:002016-10-28T07:07:39.624+00:00Stokes - thought you might like that Tradition fig...Stokes - thought you might like that Tradition figure.. :o) Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-90111350244882090702016-10-28T07:06:29.902+00:002016-10-28T07:06:29.902+00:00Chuck - the same issue I had with the Sudan projec...Chuck - the same issue I had with the Sudan project.. started in 15mm and then a lovely 20mm range came out way too long after I could easily shift scales... in the words of the knight guarding the Holy Grail.. "he chose poorly"... I'm not rushing the decision :o)Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-59480285880210627722016-10-28T07:04:17.041+00:002016-10-28T07:04:17.041+00:00Thanks Jonathan - I will indeed check the blog...Thanks Jonathan - I will indeed check the blog...Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-68140463732315348362016-10-28T06:59:34.462+00:002016-10-28T06:59:34.462+00:00Andy - despite the attractiveness of the LH (in bo...Andy - despite the attractiveness of the LH (in both ways) it's still not a made decision in my mind.. the LH have a limited number of poses so I have a decision to make about look and feel at a unit level as well as figure level.. I saw some pictures up of the Bluemoon figures on TMP (I think) - they look good.. an interesting thought would be how 18mm fits with small 20mm.. :o)) Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-46190984004811511402016-10-28T06:55:46.033+00:002016-10-28T06:55:46.033+00:00Tony - I was first and foremost taken with the loo...Tony - I was first and foremost taken with the look of the LH figures, they are elegant, and I'd noticed them before as something I might like to investigate further if and when the project started...but second, the price (which is gob smacking'ly low)... add to which Old John sends samples at the drop of a hat! <br /><br />Of the others, the SHQ do indeed look nice - I have a feeling that as I stole the picture off of Lee's blog, they may well be figures in your collection? Will check out the Tumbling Dice..Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.com