ECW - just for arguments sake you understand

[goat major]

Absolutely the right lines Dave, it’s ages away but sabot bases and imagi seems matches what I’ll do.

[FreddBloggs]

Like cheese and pineapple on sticks you mean?

Only if you have used steel pins for the pikes, otherwise the cheese will make them bend.

[Tim Hall]

I've got a few dozen 28mm already done on single bases, which I wouldn't change but can sabot up for formed units. I have a lot more to paint. Mine are done for imagi-nations but it's such a colourful and varied period that anything goes really.

Am I on the right lines to join in with this? I've missed a few days of posts while moving house.

Funnily enough I was thinking about your 17th century Medetians today and wondering where you were.

[Tim Hall]

I think the biggest problem will be deciding on the size, organisation and basing of units. I'd put money on there being vastly different ideas on that sort of thing.

Always a thorny proposition. Were I to field a pike and shot army I was thinking of going the dioramic, irregular shaped base route favoured by Penda in his Italian Wars collection for preference. Any set of rules that gets anal about base sizes etc loses my interest and support immediately.

We are of a mind.

Well of course we are, but on everything? The Ted Rogers basing system is so 1970's, I can remember doing it, so tedious.

[garyp]

I've also got a hard copy of the P&S rules. They don't really care about basing as long as all units have a broadly similar frontage and you can tell the difference between a pike block and a line. Not the most realistic rules but they are at least easy to pick up and remember. I'm happy to umpire/moderate if need be.

[Essex Boy]

Like cheese and pineapple on sticks you mean?

Tish! You youngsters. I ask you.

[Essex Boy]

I've got a few dozen 28mm already done on single bases, which I wouldn't change but can sabot up for formed units. I have a lot more to paint. Mine are done for imagi-nations but it's such a colourful and varied period that anything goes really.

Am I on the right lines to join in with this? I've missed a few days of posts while moving house.

Of course you are.......open order pike blocks. What's not to like?

[Essex Boy]

Always a thorny proposition. Were I to field a pike and shot army I was thinking of going the dioramic, irregular shaped base route favoured by Penda in his Italian Wars collection for preference. Any set of rules that gets anal about base sizes etc loses my interest and support immediately.

We are of a mind.

Well of course we are, but on everything? The Ted Rogers basing system is so 1970's, I can remember doing it, so tedious.

Most things, but not everything. For instance, for a youthful misdemeanour I prefer to render a stern talking to rather than a lynching.

[World2dave]

]Am I on the right lines to join in with this? I've missed a few days of posts while moving house.

Funnily enough I was thinking about your 17th century Medetians today and wondering where you were.

I was busy moving closer to the promised inter-war scratchbuilt naval game I promised you ages ago!

[Tim Hall]

]Am I on the right lines to join in with this? I've missed a few days of posts while moving house.

Funnily enough I was thinking about your 17th century Medetians today and wondering where you were.

I was busy moving closer to the promised inter-war scratchbuilt naval game I promised you ages ago!