I shoulda been a skirmish gamer

[ochoin]

After many, many years of painting mass armies - several thousands of figures - I've come to the conclusion I really prefer to paint 'one-offs'.

After years of painting French line infantryman after infantryman, It's only painting Napoleon that's fun.

Currently, I have 72 Epirote phalangites to paint : I've finished 12. Sigh. For respite, I've turned to an elephant model. So much more enjoyable.

I'm not saying the serried ranks of Prussian SYW Grenadiers don't look good nor do I deny that gaming large battles isn't a fantastic experience but I'm getting to the stage where I think mass armies are conceivably going to drop off my list of goals.

donald

[Etranger]

For the full madness, you want each figure in standing, running, fighting and casualty poses....

[grizzlymc]

Colour 3d printing may give you release.

[FreddBloggs]

ahhhh but you hit the point with skirmish gaming where you think, if I just a few here and there they become large battle units and.....

[valleyboy]

For the full madness, you want each figure in standing, running, fighting and casualty poses....

Yes, I agree but in full dress and then another set in campaign dress

[levied troop]

You’ve missed the ‘lying down shooting’ pose - which I suspect was quite common in real life. Airfix certainly thought so.

I have tended to go for skirmishy sized games, the sort that Lardy rules are often designed for, 60-80 figures a side. Mainly because I lack the discipline to do one period when I could do them all! But occasionally I do go berserk- having bought the new ECW figures from Bloody Miniatures I went looking through the lead pile for the ECW figures. Oh gods there are a few hundred of them :o I think I went ‘spending spree’ on them in the run up to retirement on the basis that I might not be able to afford such luxuries in the future.