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Post by jim1973 on Oct 24, 2020 4:10:55 GMT
A picture tells a thousand words so here are some examples:    Cheers Jim |
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Post by jim1973 on Oct 24, 2020 2:21:36 GMT
Paul, This is what I used to do until about a year ago or so when Photobucket changed their rules and now want me to pay. That is when I spotted being able to do this. Are you paying, or did you find a work around? Tony, I just signed into ImgBB for my wargaming photos. First impression was that it's very straight forward. See my post: The Saxon ShoreCheers Jim PS jdesmond suggested this 18 months ago! |
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Post by jim1973 on Oct 24, 2020 2:18:24 GMT
I'm trying out ImgBB as a photo hosting site for my wargaming. Here is my first attempt with my Dark Age armies. The Vikings are Splintered Light (LBMS shield transfers) with Essex ship and Baueda camp. The Anglo-Saxons are Splintered Light (LBMS shield transfers) with Baueda Camp. The Welsh are Essex with Baueda Camp.    Seemed easy enough. If this works, this could start a flurry of photos! Cheers Jim |
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Post by jim1973 on Oct 24, 2020 1:38:23 GMT
Your terrain looks very good! I've been looking at a paper/card travel set for DBA. I found this publisher on wargames vault. Here's the link for interest: Geoff CurranThere's some interesting stuff here. Cheers Jim |
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Post by jim1973 on Oct 23, 2020 0:11:07 GMT
(although I haven’t quite solved the problem of sticking them onto card without the edges curling up...
...they are flatter and look better just as thin paper with no backing) The Terrain Tutor does a great youtube video on warping. Basically PVA (and other water based glues) and paper/card equals warping as the glue soaks in and then shrinks. Terrain Tutor WarpingHave you tried spray adhesive and a heavy book? I haven't used it much but online people seem to be happy that it doesn't warp. Another trick I've done with my caulk acrylic pieces is to paint the edge including just underneath the edge ground colour. Being very thin, the little lift is masked by the brown. Cheers Jim |
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Post by jim1973 on Oct 22, 2020 23:49:11 GMT
Had a great demo game of DBN. My Russians broke before they could complete the assault on the French village. My elites beat the light French infantry and moved into the village but failed to garrison for three turns. Heavy cavalry smashed the French light but a rather speculative attack by my light cavalry was destroyed by the French artillery. Some attack columns into a wood on my right were breaking through but some French elite beat off an attack by my infantry and some supporting cossacks which was enough to break my force. Loved it enough to make me order some 6mm Russians. If anyone knows where I can buy or download the DBN rules please let me know. Thanks 6mm? I have been ghosting the Baccus site recently and wondering if I could explain doing all my hoplites again in 6mm. I painted a French DBN army using AB figures last summer. Great figures. Took forever! I'd be interested to see how you go with painting your Russians in 6mm. Cheers Jim |
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Post by jim1973 on Oct 21, 2020 3:44:39 GMT
The Baueda camps are great! I've also used the Roman fort to do Dark Age British camps and forts.
So are you measuring the actual camp from the fortifications rather than the edge of the MDF? I say this as 4BW (16cm) is the maximum perimeter allowed, which works perfectly with the Baueda camps.
Cheers
Jim
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Post by jim1973 on Oct 19, 2020 14:22:34 GMT
This is a little idea that I've started using.
My DBA board has a wooden frame around it.
I cut a small notch at the halfway point and 3BW on either side of the halfway, all around the board.
I then took a piece of twine, cut to just overhang the frame, and placed two fishing sinkers on the twine to weigh each end down. I made two of these weighted markers.
At terrain deployment, I hang the markers from the halfway markers to give the four quadrants. At troop deployment I hang the markers across the 3BW points. As my terrain is flat and my trees, buildings, scrub are free standing, they are just added to the base after depoyment.
Simple!
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Post by jim1973 on Oct 7, 2020 2:04:40 GMT
Weirdly I’m not advocating smaller packs just more tailored packs of 24 pieces for DBA. For example Polybian Romans: You need 24 Blade = 1 pack no waste. 8 Spear = 1 pack with 16 waste. 4 Psloi = 1 pack with 20 waste. 6 Cav = 1 pack with 6 waste. So for Polybian Romans you currently have to buy 4 packs and waste 48 pieces which is half. However, if they packaged them in a pack of 12 Blade, 4 Spear, 2 Psloi and 3 Cav - that is a DBA Legion. 2 packs makes a DBA army. Zero waste! I bet these packs would fly off the shelves! Plus it adheres to their sales strategy of selling packs of 24 pieces and it requires no additional masters. Great idea! A proportionate mixed pack would be fabulous. They look like nice figures. I've done several calculations to make some DBA friendly but it's difficult. I think I have a formula to do Paionian and Illyrian using a few swaps between them. Slingers are a problem. Unfortunately, their starter armies are too large. Lurkio has a nice method of providing larger groups with lots of variety, together with small boosters at a slight premium. Quite reasonable. Jim |
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Post by jim1973 on Oct 4, 2020 11:47:13 GMT
And the other benefit would be that no one is going to complain about what colour the epaulettes are for the 1813 winter campaign!
Jim
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Post by jim1973 on Oct 3, 2020 12:21:17 GMT
Though I've had aspirations for Napoleonics, I haven't started yet. But this is interesting! One way to model this quickly is to give your best guess for the possible outcomes between the nations a dice score and roll up a war or two. Maybe allies provide a dice roll modifier.
Cheers
Jim
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Post by jim1973 on Oct 3, 2020 11:49:11 GMT
But at least your impassable terrain have relevant differences that make them unique and worth considering. The weather rules I adapted from DBM/DBMM allows for boggy ground to freeze or get worse with rain.
Maybe the invader must attack or at least move towards the enemy until contact. DBN does that. To compensate the invader may be allowed to refuse the first battlefield? The home army can then either take the role of aggressor or reroll terrain. It only takes 5 minutes to set up the battlefield.
Cheers
Jim
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Post by jim1973 on Oct 3, 2020 10:53:29 GMT
I do like the idea of impassable terrain. Your mountains could be elongated and placed along the flank to allow others apart from Littoral, narrow the field. A Hilly, Ps/Aux heavy army, could narrow the field, place some woods and hills and wait in ground of their choosing.
Cheers
Jim
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Post by jim1973 on Oct 3, 2020 9:23:39 GMT
I was looking at medievalthomas' excellent D3H2 amendments and he has included an excellent table for DBA 3 terrain but it reminded me of an irritating issue with Rough Terrain. Why are their four types of rough terrain but they all have the same effect on the game? Why can you only find boggy ground where there are farms? Why are there no rocks, scrub or bogs in tropical lands but an abundance of paddys? Wouldn't the occasional tropical rain cause some mud? I wonder if anybody has spent time discussing whether the "or" between rocky and scrubby for dry terrain is absolute or relative.
I am ranting because every now and then people will mention how brevity was key during the rule development and yet this precious space was used here rather than on the more complex mechanics that we keep discussing 6 years after publication!
Rant over.
Cheers
Jim
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Post by jim1973 on Oct 3, 2020 3:57:46 GMT
Yes. But I am working on some ACW rules where artillery could support 3 infantry elements but forsake distant bombardment.
Jim
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