What are people buying?

[Jeremy]

If you buy nothing else this year, buy II Stu. It’s awesome

[Essex Boy]

Sounds most logical to me. The infantry are in open order, right?

[FreddBloggs]

No infantry are in closed order, freighters are in open order.

[grizzlymc]

Smart move, don't want to make too bigger target for torpedoes.

[bangorstu]

If you buy nothing else this year, buy II Stu. It’s awesome

Probably will do, if only because there's someone locally with a shed load of 28mm Gauls that really need a kicking.

And by the time this current situation is over he'll be a new dad and hence desperate to get out the house....

[Peeler]

Sounds most logical to me. The infantry are in open order, right?

Are you talking to me? If so, then no, that's close order. The equivalent of 6 to a 50mm base, slightly larger than Dear Henry's 45s but rather smaller than his ruleset 60s. Open order will be maybe 8 or 9 figures. Or 6. Maybe. 4 chaps to an artillery piece.

[grizzlymc]

…………... Maybe. 4 chaps to an artillery piece.

One to load, one to aim, one to fire, and one to bend over and moan, "Right in me balls sir, done me no good it 'as sir".

You must be an airfix fan.

[Peeler]

I am indeed.

[Essex Boy]

Sounds most logical to me. The infantry are in open order, right?

Are you talking to me? If so, then no, that's close order. The equivalent of 6 to a 50mm base, slightly larger than Dear Henry's 45s but rather smaller than his ruleset 60s. Open order will be maybe 8 or 9 figures. Or 6. Maybe. 4 chaps to an artillery piece.

Actually, I was reprising banter from when we started the Ayton 18thC thing. Some people opted for six figures on a 45mm base while others preferred six figures on a 50mm base. I would playfully point out that the latter was in fact open order. Endless fun.

[Peeler]

Yes, I remember. And what would 6 on a 60mm base be? Rather loose I suppose. I went for 100x50 rather than 90x45 because the mounted can fit on them too. And 100x50 is nicely ocdish too. Even numbers like.

I've just looked at my artillery chaps, and it's actually one firing/aiming, one stood with a rammer, one stood with a bucket and one just stood. Not quite as Airfix as I thought.