Integrating my new 28 mm Perries with my vintage 25 mm guys.
No way the Perries cabalarii fit on 4 cm deep or the foot on 2 cm
The 25s where pushing it...
I am tempted to put all foot on 3 cm deep, much more elegant anyway.
The horse? 6 cm deep would look excessive. They would just fit on (rather awkward) 4.5 cm deep.
Suggestions?
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All of my cavalry I base on 4.5cm bases. Spears I usually do on 2cm bases (but I always go for static poses for spears, i.e. spears upright), and Blade go on 3cm bases (except for my legionaries which again are static poses).
You just have to remember when it comes to recoil depths, and it can affect moving out of column, and which point I just take the hit.
Dirk Heinsius yes, 4.5 seems to be a good compromise for basing. Just nuts for playing having to adjust every recoil, flank contact etc.
why not just put all mounted on square bases? Looks so much better.
Russell Briant you have some experience of this too. How have you based your figures?
Keep spears short and figure bases right at the back of the base to lessen overhang. It is better in game for figures to be on the right sized bases for yourself and opponents. Gently bend the horse tails down as well, keeps their foot....hoofprint down.
Ben Vartok yes, I hear you. But it does look odd, which kind of defeats the purpose of investing so much time and money into setting them up.
Deeper bases for mounted, less figures for foot.
For my Roman Cavalry (Black Tree Design) I added 2mm to the rear of the bases. The tails keep getting damaged so I wish I had added a few more mm.
Ive got 6cm deep for all my 28mm Cav and even some of the spears and pikes, it doesnt make much of a difference to gameplay (unless you face "that guy")
The rules allow you to deepen bases a little, it still looks good
Andy Tucker yes, i love the look of square bases. But I would not have enough figures to populate double deep infantry bases. For horse... hmmm.
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