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Post by Cromwell on May 26, 2016 20:12:37 GMT
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Post by badmoon on May 26, 2016 20:43:51 GMT
I tried using 2mm armies for HITT, the WW1 variant of HOTT. Notice I say "tried". The drab colours of the troops coupled with their miniscule size and muddy looking bases made it very difficult to distinguish allied from axis stands!
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Post by Cromwell on May 26, 2016 21:05:28 GMT
I tried using 2mm armies for HITT, the WW1 variant of HOTT. Notice I say "tried". The drab colours of the troops coupled with their miniscule size and muddy looking bases made it very difficult to distinguish allied from axis stands! You are certainly right there! It probably doesn't show in the photos but I marked the bases with a red dot for Parliament and blue for Royalist. White dots either side represented Knights or Pistols. I just like the visual effect. I based mine on balsa bases covered with stuck on grass effect. |
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Post by badmoon on May 26, 2016 21:51:13 GMT
Marking the bases was an excellent idea! I'll have to give that a try when I get around to doing some more painting. Seeing the ECW units in your photos put me in mind of some of the old battlefield maps of the period,very evocative. Dammit, now I'm getting the urge to start some ECW or TYW elements.  |
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Post by Cromwell on May 27, 2016 7:49:46 GMT
The massed effect is very much like the old 17th century prints and very similar to the graphical display in the computer simulation "Pike and Shot Campaigns".
Another advantage of this scale is that the Dragoon regiments all have two bases. One depicting them mounted, the other dismounted with horse holders behind.
The figures are from Irregular miniatures as are the terrain pieces.
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Post by crazycaptain560 on May 27, 2016 23:11:14 GMT
That is a great game! I just got into it myself.
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Post by davidconstable on Jun 25, 2016 8:00:08 GMT
I did do Gaugamela using Irregular 2mm blocks on a 6' (1800mm) papering table, that looked good.
A friend of mine who is a WWII fan could even recognize the pikemen, and noticed the armoured horses. I am thinking about going back to that scale after I have moved in January.
David Constable
UPDATE Have ordered one of everything. |
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Post by sonic on Jul 2, 2016 19:03:04 GMT
I'm building 2mm DBA armies at the moment, and with intelligent basing they become pretty easy to identify. At some point I should probably do a review of some of the Irregular Miniatures 2mm range ... I think that part of the appeal is the scale of the terrain, but also the resin buildings now available. www.brigademodels.co.uk/SmallScaleScenery/Roman%20Buildings.html Bring a new dimension to the tabletop! |
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Post by davidconstable on Jul 3, 2016 9:22:32 GMT
Years ago I ordered from Irregular Miniatures one of all the ancient 2mm they did, I explained they would be mounted on a card with the number below. They came beautifully packed in small bags, numbers on bag, and easy to put on my card.
If anybody is interested it might be worth sending an email to Ian Kay, I am sure he would help.
David Constable
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Post by braisdefer on Jul 3, 2016 10:40:32 GMT
I use Irregular Miniatures 2mm blocks for pretty much all periods - Ancients through to Sci-Fi - and have found no problems. A good rule to follow is to keep the painting bright and basic. Ditto for basing.
My armies are based on 20mm frontages for standard DBX games, 25mm for Sci-Fi, 30mm for ECW, 40mm for BBDBX and 60x60mm for my Franco-Prussian Army Corps set up.
I have even put together a traveling game set using a 'cheap china' magnatized chess set and blocks based to fit the squares.
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