tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post6866520526091025775..comments2024-03-27T21:18:52.191-06:00Comments on Der Alte Fritz Journal: French Hussars PaintedDer Alte Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578422757511400566noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-55146502109382747382019-06-26T21:10:51.029-05:002019-06-26T21:10:51.029-05:00Skip the round bases!!!captbillSkip the round bases!!!captbillcaptbillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933163385157707527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-46408335789773034962019-06-26T09:59:10.781-05:002019-06-26T09:59:10.781-05:00L'idée d'utiliser des bases rondes pour id...L'idée d'utiliser des bases rondes pour identifier des cavaliers légers aptes à être déployée en fourrageurs est intéressantes; toutefois comme le fait remarquer AMTMANN B. les hussards peuvent être employés comme des unités classiques sur le champs de bataille. Ne pourriez vous pas envisager que les deux cotés de vos bases rondes soient droits afin que vos cavaliers, bien identifiés comme cavaliers légers, puissent adopter les formations classiques de la cavalerie régulières lorsqu'elle charge en ligne.<br /><br />Your idea is interessing but don't you use straight side on left and ride on your round base? Like this your figurine are cleary identified as light cavalry, so you can employe your hussards unit as "fourrageur" (skirmisher) and don’t overlap the other round base.<br />French Followerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00161546193474800505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-29331157748675587932019-06-26T08:11:53.531-05:002019-06-26T08:11:53.531-05:00Wonderfully painted figures, Jim! Were it me, I&#...Wonderfully painted figures, Jim! Were it me, I'd keep them on rectangular bases and simply mount them in a staggered, more raggedly aligned way.<br /><br />Best Regards,<br /><br />StokesWSTKS-FM Worldwidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173042438761572040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-61659397282720474232019-06-26T08:04:23.452-05:002019-06-26T08:04:23.452-05:00These really do look great! On round square or obl...These really do look great! On round square or oblong bases!Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-42950459552910862442019-06-26T07:30:57.681-05:002019-06-26T07:30:57.681-05:00I would give them square bases.
Croats were irre...I would give them square bases. <br /><br />Croats were irregulars, especially during the WAS, but the Austrian hussars were used as normal battlefield cavalry normaly. Amtmann B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02939313112868431455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-36128287972456866752019-06-25T22:21:52.353-05:002019-06-25T22:21:52.353-05:00Like Robbie, above, I prefer the look of officers ...Like Robbie, above, I prefer the look of officers and vignettes on rounds and troops on quadrilaterals whether square or rectangular. To differentiate cavalry type, perhaps, mount two figures per base for lights and three figures per base for heavies?<br /><br />Super brushwork!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-72538026689037629452019-06-25T13:44:17.921-05:002019-06-25T13:44:17.921-05:00...and if I use white glue rather than super glue,......and if I use white glue rather than super glue, then presumably if I change my mind about the basing, it will be easier to debond the glue.Der Alte Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578422757511400566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-45709205944979070122019-06-25T13:32:49.775-05:002019-06-25T13:32:49.775-05:00Hi Jim,
I like the idea of round bases for chargin...Hi Jim,<br />I like the idea of round bases for charging hussars. I don't think the over lapping matters, as you say it's x amount of men in the front rank for melee purposes. When moving across the table it'll just be a slightly less perfectly straight frontage, but then horses don't really understand drill, even if their riders do! I think your idea to do one unit is good; paly a small game with them and see how you like or dislike them in the round. All the best, SimonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-744571206535603922019-06-25T13:32:21.161-05:002019-06-25T13:32:21.161-05:00One of my favourite regiments Jim and really well ...One of my favourite regiments Jim and really well turned out. I only use round bases for vignettes etc but they do look nice on the proposed bases. You could of course consider using irregular cavalry bases, ie the ones with jagged edges to make them look less regular. Or you could use inset bases when you need the hussars to look more regular.Independentwargamesgrouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019172667119107650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-14464137672061028962019-06-25T12:47:29.204-05:002019-06-25T12:47:29.204-05:00Hello Altefritz, I would say you have two options....Hello Altefritz, I would say you have two options. Keep the round bases as they are because, as you note, you still have six men V six men. Denote the formation ie battlefield cavalry by having the round bases touch each other. Should they skirmish they should be separated by a quarter of an inch, say. The second option might be a rectangular movement tray for when they are battlefield cavalry.<br />Cheers<br />GlennAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com