Things here in the blog have been fairly quiet recently ... that's because the real world has been exceedingly hectic, leaving very little time for any gaming stuff. However, I have found a few moments to experiment with how to base up my Napoleonic forces. The basic choice was between 20mm x 20mm and 15mm x 20mm.
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Here are some Perry's based 20mm x 20mm with 24 in a battalion. That's a frontage of 240mm.
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Next we have 15mm x 20mm with 30 in a battalion giving a frontage of 225mm (i.e. fairly similar area to the 24 man unit above).
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Now for some comparisons. Front unit is 20mm x 20mm, rear 15mm x 20mm. The painted figures are mostly Front Rank.
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Now swapped around to remove any bias.
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Both here are 20mm x 20mm.
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Again, swapped to give a balanced view.
For a while I was tempted to go with the 30 man battalions as the denser formation looks quite imposing but after further consideration I settled on 24 man battalions based on a 20mm frontage, mostly 4 on a 40mm x 40mm base. This is mainly because I'll need to buy and paint less figures, yet the result is still good. Plus there seems to be a trend with rules these days that a variety of basing systems can be catered for, especially if both armies are based in the same manner.
(click for a larger image)
Here are some Perry's based 20mm x 20mm with 24 in a battalion. That's a frontage of 240mm.
(click for a larger image)
Next we have 15mm x 20mm with 30 in a battalion giving a frontage of 225mm (i.e. fairly similar area to the 24 man unit above).
(click for a larger image)
Now for some comparisons. Front unit is 20mm x 20mm, rear 15mm x 20mm. The painted figures are mostly Front Rank.
(click for a larger image)
Now swapped around to remove any bias.
(click for a larger image)
Both here are 20mm x 20mm.
(click for a larger image)
Again, swapped to give a balanced view.
For a while I was tempted to go with the 30 man battalions as the denser formation looks quite imposing but after further consideration I settled on 24 man battalions based on a 20mm frontage, mostly 4 on a 40mm x 40mm base. This is mainly because I'll need to buy and paint less figures, yet the result is still good. Plus there seems to be a trend with rules these days that a variety of basing systems can be catered for, especially if both armies are based in the same manner.
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