tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post4658315819842052382..comments2024-03-08T13:49:08.416-06:00Comments on Analogue Hobbies: Wee Men In Belgium - 'Blucher' Napoleonic Rules & 3mm French NapoleonicsCurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-28901007011066379752016-11-20T11:49:30.196-06:002016-11-20T11:49:30.196-06:00Hello John! I'd be delighted to help as I love...Hello John! I'd be delighted to help as I love your figures. Thanks for dropping by.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-10875494445436963312016-11-20T11:02:10.310-06:002016-11-20T11:02:10.310-06:00Hey Curt,
John S from PicoAror here. We'd lik...Hey Curt,<br /><br />John S from PicoAror here. We'd like to include your blog in some upcoming topics and invite to join a discussion on our blog.<br /><br />http://picoarmorblog.blogspot.com/2016/11/18th-century-wargaming-in-3mm.html#comment-form<br /><br />....and beautiful work, brother!<br /><br />JohnPicoArmorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266796797401091828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-85603810380239681282016-09-27T01:06:28.700-06:002016-09-27T01:06:28.700-06:00Hello Nina! Glad you liked the post - I love the s...Hello Nina! Glad you liked the post - I love the stuff from PicoArmor.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-79505965710097259342016-09-24T15:01:31.953-06:002016-09-24T15:01:31.953-06:00Hi Curt - Great post and I'm actually working ...Hi Curt - Great post and I'm actually working with the PicoArmor guys to get(force) them into the 21st century by helping them post some blogs and to be generally more interactive with the community. These painted Napoleonics are an inspiration.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06010274131667593233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-40930753782015672882015-10-07T16:56:26.073-06:002015-10-07T16:56:26.073-06:00Thanks Bill! The campaign ran for a little over th...Thanks Bill! The campaign ran for a little over three months. We had one 'team meeting' at the beginning to get everyone acquainted with the campaign rules but otherwise the majority of it was conducted via email, with attached maps tracking movement and excel sheets to keep the troops organized. The only time we met was to play big engagements that were larger than a corps per side (I think we had three tabletop battles in total). I ran it in the spirit of kriegspiel where I, as the umpire, was the only one that knew the whole picture. They guys enjoyed this fog of war as it keep them on the edge of their seats right until the end.<br /><br />It's been years since I've looked at 'Volley & Bayonet' but my sense is that 'Blucher' is more minimalist in its approach to speed up play. I find that 'Blucher' has much in common with Mustafa's previous brigade-level set 'Grande Armee'. In fact we have borrowed some mechanisms from GA to season Blucher to our particular tastes. I'll post a sheet of our modifications soon which you may find interesting.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-15932583102105008942015-10-07T15:56:13.545-06:002015-10-07T15:56:13.545-06:00Great job hitting the right trade-off of work per ...Great job hitting the right trade-off of work per rewards on the 3mm troops! And even more kudos for having a campaign that actually worked. How many real-life days did the campaign continue or was it all in one big day?<br /><br />If you have tried Volley & Bayonet, since it is a similar brigade-per-stand rule system, how does it compare to Blucher? Bill Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14426890993559907652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-34287437979005232432015-08-15T20:07:22.785-06:002015-08-15T20:07:22.785-06:00Thanks Jason! Do give the rules a whirl if you get...Thanks Jason! Do give the rules a whirl if you get a chance. They are very well written and play quite smoothly. Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-50102436585721477882015-08-14T12:51:40.559-06:002015-08-14T12:51:40.559-06:00Very nice write up and display on a game I've ...Very nice write up and display on a game I've been wondering about for awhile. If I ever want to go back to trying grand tactical, this gives me plenty of inspiration.Jason Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12510878862274931588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-84158411867403237472015-08-10T11:36:13.432-06:002015-08-10T11:36:13.432-06:00The rules work very well for grand tactical action...The rules work very well for grand tactical actions and if you can stomach the tiny scale the 3mm figures really work the trick for conveying the mass of the formations.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-44133339208475533302015-08-09T13:02:30.739-06:002015-08-09T13:02:30.739-06:00Now that is interesting. I am looking for for a go...Now that is interesting. I am looking for for a got grand scale Napoleonic solution, a this might just do it...DaveDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995593231170018770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-68439277259795765292015-08-06T14:26:34.348-06:002015-08-06T14:26:34.348-06:00Thanks very much Sid. Yes, the 3mm scale checks of...Thanks very much Sid. Yes, the 3mm scale checks off quite a few boxes, especially in cost and conveying mass. As long as one keeps things minimalist you can bring together a very sizable collection, at low cost, in a short amount of time. I even think that these figures could be used for other 19th century periods such as the Crimean War, the Wars of German Unification and the Franco-Prussian War. Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-60039178190084244812015-08-06T12:21:29.484-06:002015-08-06T12:21:29.484-06:00Curt, great post! The lure of 3mm is completely u...Curt, great post! The lure of 3mm is completely understandable when looking at the photos of the troops en masse. I’m finding 10mm hard to paint as there’s simply too much detail on them, and 6mm (especially the lovely Baccus 6mm miniatures) are almost as tricky. So I’m thinking that 3mm may be a very useful and viable way forward for “big battle” games. And, undeniably, your lovely brigades look very much the part. I also liked the $80 USD price for a full French army. Another consideration would be their ease of transport for a club night – I can imagine you can fit any army comfortably into a box file! Very tempting indeed.Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-84525312860042924242015-07-23T14:38:40.092-06:002015-07-23T14:38:40.092-06:00Thank you Pat and thanks for dropping by!Thank you Pat and thanks for dropping by!Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-77636425561420546682015-07-23T14:29:03.251-06:002015-07-23T14:29:03.251-06:00I can see the attraction with this scale and the o...I can see the attraction with this scale and the option of trying out without the huge commitment. Also a great tutorial thanks. Silver Whistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621423467123295954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-65703780144681021802015-07-12T18:13:47.247-06:002015-07-12T18:13:47.247-06:00Thanks very much Sun of York! Yes, I think that 15...Thanks very much Sun of York! Yes, I think that 15mm would be the largest figure scale that I'd want to use with these rules, with the smaller scales somehow better jiving with the almost map-exercise feel of the game. Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-13548773668300609372015-07-12T17:58:07.005-06:002015-07-12T17:58:07.005-06:00Excellent post. I had one play of Blucher using m...Excellent post. I had one play of Blucher using my 15mm collection, but thought they would look good with 6mm. From your post they look bloody good with 3mm.Sun of Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-48675945743527700342015-07-12T11:16:18.914-06:002015-07-12T11:16:18.914-06:00I'm happy some of my observations can be of us...I'm happy some of my observations can be of use. <br /><br />Enjoy your game!Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-48105776587537498552015-07-12T03:07:59.854-06:002015-07-12T03:07:59.854-06:00Those are some great ideas for basing 3mm for Blüc...Those are some great ideas for basing 3mm for Blücher! That is something I have been struggling with for a while. Thank you for posting, now I'm off to play a Quatre Bras game of Blücher!Edzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992790886240602567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-33691788134336504202015-07-12T02:11:27.489-06:002015-07-12T02:11:27.489-06:00Good idea! I'll have to give that a try and se...Good idea! I'll have to give that a try and see how it looks. Right now I have the nationality indicated by the the colour of the central mark on the base. Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-39535957409609634372015-07-11T15:32:09.660-06:002015-07-11T15:32:09.660-06:00One bit you haven't mentioned, but which has w...One bit you haven't mentioned, but which has worked for me, is to give the french infantry a blue dot on their shakoes, the Austrians a yellow, the brits a red and the russians a green. Ahistorical, I know, but quite good for making the figures be seen at a distance.Thaddeus Gregory Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09359423010378429288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-37578887211513182472015-07-09T19:07:06.796-06:002015-07-09T19:07:06.796-06:00Yeah, I figured this wouldn't be your thing Ni...Yeah, I figured this wouldn't be your thing Nick but thanks for dropping by to give me the nod nonetheless. :)Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-3395890081679867522015-07-09T12:27:38.503-06:002015-07-09T12:27:38.503-06:00Well, the scale isn't really my cup of tea but...Well, the scale isn't really my cup of tea but I have to confess it looks like an army. Judging from your usual painting I'd say 'great painting once again'!<br />(Really can't see much of them on my tablet :-))Moiterei_1984https://www.blogger.com/profile/13808567081733803572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-6765983486559814372015-07-09T11:10:35.543-06:002015-07-09T11:10:35.543-06:00Excellent! Have you been trying the campaign syste...Excellent! Have you been trying the campaign system or playing one-off battles? (Sad thing is that I have Napoleonics in 6mm as well (sigh) - it's pathetic really.) Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-29070067887441065812015-07-09T00:59:59.844-06:002015-07-09T00:59:59.844-06:00We've just been doing 6mm Bucher and really en...We've just been doing 6mm Bucher and really enjoying it... the smaller scale has some real potential for building up the scale further :) Superb post!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05916177245242865502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-21096606332715723772015-07-09T00:14:59.427-06:002015-07-09T00:14:59.427-06:00Ah, that's interesting. We quite like 'Mau...Ah, that's interesting. We quite like 'Maurice' here - maybe it's a Northern Hemisphere thing. :) <br /><br />I can get three bases done in two nights sitting (and that is at a pretty leisurely pace). <br /><br />Thanks for the comments Millsy!Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.com