TYW - Swedish Cavalry Remounted



Five units of Swedish and Allied harquebusiers

Almost done rebasing the Cavalry Units for the Protestant forces.  I have gone with 3" x 1.5" bases initially with six figures for harquebusiers and seven figures each for the Cuirassiers.  I am happy with how the Cuirassiers, but I may up the number of figures on the trotters for the plastic figures as it tends to 'wash out' the effect of the lower quality sculpts.  Alternatively I like the way the units look double stacked on the table, so I may keep them in that formation for smaller scale engagements.  This also prevents me form needing to order more command figures to flesh out the stands.  


Swedish and German Cuirassiers

 I am still waiting for the 3"x 2" MDF bases to arrive, so the extra 0.5" of depth may change my opinion on figure density.  I have the plastic cavalry off their old stands and waiting for the new ones for mounting.  In addition, I am playing around with the right look for my units of commanded shotte.  currently I am looking at using two strips of the plastic musketeers augmented by 7-9 individual figures like the ones I used on the pike and shotte regiments.  The strips provide the needed mass, and the individuals give them some character. 

Overall, I am much happier with movement to single base units on this project.  I actually get units on a 4'x6' table with room to maneuver rather than massive static lines.  I still haven't come up with a solution to represent the Tercios, but I will deal with that after I finish rebasing the masses of Imperial infantry and cavalry I need to do.  

Thanks for looking. 


Comments

  1. I like the cavalry basing. Are you planning to play on a hex grid?

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    1. Thanks. I haven't fully decided on how I want it to play out. The hex grid I have is for C&C variants, and I was thinking about adapting one of those for small playtests. For the full scale games I have the grid mat for "To the The Strongest" to use or just a traditional mat. I am still interested in trying out your rules at some point.

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  2. Good answer to the basing problem, they look grand.

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    1. Thanks, I just finished re-basing 4x stands of Harquebusier using 7 figures on a 3x2 and it seems to fit the bill.

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  3. I like the look of the bases for your cavalry

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    1. Thanks, they seem to work alone or in pairs. Provides some flexibility.

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