I am starting a new project! I bought a HUGE number of Slaughterloo (28mm fantasy Napoleonics) last year at a very nice discount. I love the chunky/cartoonish sculpts, I can build the forces as imagi-nations, and I can still use Field of Battle 3 or the Carnage and Glory computer moderated rules with the figures.
I have chosen to go with 18 figure infantry units and 8 figure cavalry units. I am still working on basing sizes...but the infantry will be 3 to a base, and the cavalry 2.
The figure range from Alternative Armies is massive. There are figures to cover almost all of the nations from the Napoleonic wars. I have purchased one of every infantry and cavalry unit for all but the Ferach (French-Elves), Britorcn (British-Orcs) and Witchlands (Russians-undead), plus all the limited edition figures I could scavenge. I did not get any artillery yet...I will source guns elsewhere and get artillery figures with my next purchase. I have about 1500 figures on hand...and that is about 70% of the eventual total. I don't intend to get the undead figures.
Since I am never satisfied just sticking with an existing setting, my Slaughterloo plans will involve a campaign on a recently colonized continent after the events of the canon setting. This way I can mix and match forces as I get them painted, and gives me a little freedom in uniform choice.
First up, I am painting the Todoroni...styled on the Kingdom of Italy and Naples. I have 6 infantry units and one of cavalry. Line-Light-Militia-Grenadier-G
Next may be the Rabbits of Burrovia (Dutch) and the Werewolves and Centaurs (Polish).
This month sees the end of the first part of my 28mm fantasy project. I have painted figure for large skirmish games. I have plenty of plastic kits left...I may sell most of them off. This project was kind of a whim and I am ready to move on to something else. I have the following on hand:
1) Huge batch of 15mm fantasy figures. I have enough already painted for massive games, so no pressure to get back to these yet. I am tempted every year when I tinker with my fantasy rules based on Field of Battle.
2) 28mm fantasy plastics. Will sit on the shelf until I decide to kitbash another set of 36 figures.
3) Albedo Anthramorphics. 28mm sci-fi animals...I bought the first batch of about 150 figures but they are still expanding the range and I want to paint all the figures in one type of uniform at the same time. I will push this until next year.
4) The winner...Slaughterloo 28mm fantasy Napoleonics.
I can't say that I've ever really understood the appeal of Slaughterloo, but some will say the same for Historical Napoleonics, and I have, what, 8,000 plus of them? :-)
ReplyDelete18 figure infantry units 96 stands) and 8 figure cavalry units (4 stands) happens to be what I use for almost all of my Napoleonics (and batteries of 2 stands, each with 1 gun and 3-4 crew each). I'd probably go with 2 x 1" bases for infantry, 2 x 2" bases for Cavalry, and either 2x2 or 2.5 - 3 inch x 2 inch for the Artillery. That is slightly bigger than I use. Those base sizes should work well with FoB also.