15 mm ACW Basing - Fire & Fury

[Essex Boy]

With Brigade F&F I believe the idea is to stagger the infantry so they appear as a deeper line. That'll fill the base nicely. Andy will have some nice piccies. I've not seen a coherent explanation of how figures based for Brigade F&F transfer across to Regimental F&F. In RF&F units can form two bases deep, which of course will look rather deeper that two ranks if the figures are staggered as per BF&F.

You can't get the cavalry on an inch deep base? I'll have to have a measure up of my ACW stuff.

I don't think a little difference in depth will make any difference at all. Frontages matter of course, but it would be sorry state of affairs if players can't agree to a little jiggery pokery when appropriate.

Iain

[Count Belisarius]

Hello...

All my stuff (well, most of it...) is 2nd Gen Minifigs and I use the standard basing of 1" by...some size I can't remember but it's the deeper option...

I want to try Reg F&F but I've been put off by the look of two ranks of the bases I use. You can count one base as two but that is a record keeping faff... But when playing Brigade the 3 fig deeper bases I think look fine on the table.

My local club play BF&F and they went 30x30 with 4 figs in 2 ranks only because the guy who kicked off the project had a huge pile of spare 30mm MDF bases! I've played with my figures with them and it's no big deal...

Some pics of the Northern Fire and Fury LAW gathering (excessive vodka consumption compulsory...)







I like the Warrior stuff. It fits well with the older Minifigs. I think the sculptor was the same?

A

[Count Belisarius]

Can you post some sample pics?

[levied troop]

I staggered mine, looks better I think.

Of course if you’re painting both sides choose a width that suits you

[valleyboy]

I think I need mine in 4rs and dismounted cavalry in 3s but basing was for guns at Gettysburg or the later Pickett’s charge - can’t recall the dimensions and am away at the moment so cannot measure. I do recall though it was in proper mm size not those old fashioned American sizes

[HMS Priapus]

What about Pickett's Charge?

[Count Belisarius]

What about Pickett's Charge?

Generally considered a bit of a disaster for the CSA....

[HMS Priapus]

Of course it was...

But, would otherwise be interested to hear thoughts on comparison of Dave Brown's rules and F&F.

[valleyboy]

Of course it was...

But, would otherwise be interested to hear thoughts on comparison of Dave Brown's rules and F&F.

Not really in a position to compare - I've played PC about 3 times and enjoyed them - they are very much like the GdeA engine - I never played F&F- I could never get through a read of the rules

[Essex Boy]

Likewise, well, almost, I can't help. I've played BF&F many times but haven't yet taken my copy of P'sC of the shelf.

I know F&F to be a clever but basically very simple system, and I bought Mr Brown's rules because I understood them to be the same, i.e. simple and clever.

Iain