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Post by lkmjbc on Sept 5, 2016 15:18:31 GMT
Hi all. I've just started painting 15mm and 25/28mm figures again after many years and have noticed from researching pictures on the internet that styles seem to have changed. Is the use of heavy 'lining' and exaggerated highlighting common now, or is it just the fashion that is prevalent amongst 'professional' painters at the moment? Yes. That has been the trend for some years... more for 25mm and up... but increasingly for 15mm. I have however in the last few months have gone back to a white undercoat... stain painting. That was the norm years ago. I find it actually brings out the colors on 15mms. Joe Collins
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Post by lkmjbc on Sept 1, 2016 21:46:13 GMT
Use solid for Hypaspists and fast for Thracians and such.
Joe Collins
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Post by lkmjbc on Sept 1, 2016 16:47:51 GMT
What Tom said... except the moving to a corner I see as fraught with abuse. Though one could help prevent that misuse with extra wording and rules.
The end result was that flashlight was probably better, but X-Ray was simpler and was what DBMM used. Phil picked X-Ray.
Both work better than the 2.2 usage.
Joe Collins
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Post by lkmjbc on Aug 30, 2016 17:05:39 GMT
I'm with you now (I think!). My ruling would be a single -1... the one flank is counted as if overlapped. There is no further penalty. You can't overlap it twice.
So, the best move would be to stay in place overlapping the enemy.
Joe Collins
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Post by lkmjbc on Aug 30, 2016 17:01:28 GMT
Mark:
I'm lost somewhat with your remark/example... ZOCs became xray to prevent intervening elements from blocking threat zones... and some of the moves that allowed.
Elements in a threat zone are not allowed to move to one corner contact because it allows an element to "leave" a threat zone (and this is very easy to abuse).
It also helps align the game with DBMM... though that was a minor consideration.
Joe Collins
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Post by lkmjbc on Aug 29, 2016 16:54:20 GMT
Here is another what if that has been troubling me. What if that element at the upper right joined the element in front contact with the LH. Now LH is contacted by a group, and must conform to the group. The general question is, does the group need to make the initial contact, or once a group forms, does the contacted element conform. I have always understood that it would conform if it made CONTACT as a group. Not to create more confusion, but if you did that move you suggested, AND the LH chose to remain in place and fight as a -1, would it get ANOTHER -1 by having that other Aux in side to side contact with the contacting Aux even though they are not in corner to corner contact? We may need a new picture here as the situation is getting confusing. Tony... I think that you mean a flank contact. If so, then the LH turns to face... there is no choice in this matter. Though I may be misunderstanding. Joe Collins
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Post by lkmjbc on Aug 28, 2016 18:44:18 GMT
HFG uses approximately 2000-2500 men per element... thus an element in the ACW is about a standard brigade. Your army size will of course reflect the battle you are fighting.
I quite like HFGs for SYW and ACW. The ACW period works especially well. Napoleonic and post ACW... not so well.
I just don't like the lack of flavor for the Napoleonic period. Post ACW runs into some problems with the math of the combat routines.
Phil needs to work that out.
Joe Collins
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Post by lkmjbc on Aug 25, 2016 1:55:58 GMT
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Post by lkmjbc on Aug 25, 2016 1:48:36 GMT
This combat situation illustrated above is a perfect example of why our group prefers DBA 3.0 to any other version. DBA 3.0 is the only one where this type of combat (which would happen in RL) is allowed to happen on the game board. I concur Tony. All my old tournament winning tricks (and I have won many) went out the door. I do however think that the improvements with Pike, Blade, Bow and other element types also greatly justify 3.0. Joe Collins
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Post by lkmjbc on Aug 24, 2016 14:40:32 GMT
Photography from a moving horse is difficult!
Yes, this is correct.
Please note that this can get a little difficult interpret. For instance... in the example above... can you make flank contact? The answer is ... no. The contact is a corner contact and the single element must conform to the group. The pursuing element doesn't have the movement to make a legal flank contact. Corner contact is allowed in this case and the pursuer conforms to the front.
The situations can theoretically get complicated, but I have never seen one in a game that can't be worked out.
Joe Collins
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Post by lkmjbc on Aug 22, 2016 13:56:46 GMT
Had a game recently where my opponent landed a column of three elements grouped as a column at a 45% ( approx ) angle to the waterway with the left rear corner of one element touching the waterway. I thought this looked a bit dodgy but the rules state "At least 1 element of the group must touch the waterway." Was this Littoral Landing legal ? During the course of the battle there were several combats in the river which gave cause to study the rules on Fleeing, last paragraph. The rules state "It is destroyed if it starts................., or if it enters any river." If an outcome result stipulates 'flee' is an element that is in the river destroyed or does it flee out of the river ? The fact that the fleeing element is not entering the river ( it's already entered ) when the flee rule states "enters any river" is somewhat confusing. Thanks Yes, Brian... This seems dodgy.... One could also land as a line with side to side contact... thus taking up 3 BW of frontage. I would prefer that contact be either front or rear... though the rules don't say that. I think you have the river question answered. Joe Collins
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Post by lkmjbc on Aug 18, 2016 18:23:35 GMT
I unfortunately am not able to announce the follow-on product to Great Battles of History for DBA 3. Instead, I have the great fortune to be able to announce two follow-on products are in development. “Great Battles of History for DBA3, Volume II” will be developed jointly with “Great Campaigns of History for DBA3”. “Great Battles of History for DBA3” has sold well. It has been favorably reviewed in “Slingshot”, the journal for the Society of Ancients as well as by many internet bloggers. The book is available through lulu.com at this address… www.lulu.com/shop/joe-collins/great-battles-of-history-for-dba-3/paperback/product-22716987.html“Great Battles, Volume II” will consist of 10-12 historical scenarios for DBA 3 ranging from Cunaxa in 401BC to Blore Heath in 1459AD showcasing DBA 3’s great strength for recreating historical battles. The format of each scenario will follow that of the original “Great Battles” with the inclusion of a new section adding a standard 12 element sized scenario to the full sized scenario. This allows players with smaller collections to explore the Great Battles of History while building their collections toward playing the full scenarios. “Great Campaigns of History for DBA 3” will consist of multiple historical campaigns playable for everyone from solo players to larger clubs. We will feature complete campaigns from map-less, “King of the Hill” type one-day tournaments to full- scale map-movement games. All the campaigns will contain both the scenarios and the rules to run them. (One exception here… we hope to include at least one campaign using Sue Barker’s forth-coming campaign system for DBA… for that campaign… you will need to purchase her rules!) As stated earlier, these projects are being developed jointly. Look for them to be available through lulu.com in about one year. Joe Collins
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Post by lkmjbc on Aug 17, 2016 16:36:49 GMT
Those look very nice. Does it roll up well? Joe Collins
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Post by lkmjbc on Aug 16, 2016 1:14:25 GMT
2x2 is the smallest pre-cut sheets that I have seen. Home Depot or Lowes will usually cut to your specification for free however.
Does that help?
Joe Collins
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Post by lkmjbc on Aug 15, 2016 22:04:10 GMT
A very nice slate of events indeed.
Joe Collins
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