tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post114402565744802554..comments2024-03-26T08:35:55.469+00:00Comments on Jabba's Wargaming: Basing My Napoleonic FiguresTony Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-75027054577586001432023-03-15T09:16:35.350+00:002023-03-15T09:16:35.350+00:00Thanks for looking.Thanks for looking.Tony Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-72083322719947534642023-03-15T08:21:06.339+00:002023-03-15T08:21:06.339+00:00I am somewhat late to the party, but I am grateful...I am somewhat late to the party, but I am grateful for the information in the post.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-80729671768977627272017-06-02T13:55:33.907+01:002017-06-02T13:55:33.907+01:00This looks like ole Fred Vietmeyer's basing sy...This looks like ole Fred Vietmeyer's basing system from the 60'sAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743167181463873409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-28650362972470098422017-05-16T08:09:54.575+01:002017-05-16T08:09:54.575+01:00The bottom of the bases are already magnetised wit...The bottom of the bases are already magnetised with self adhesive steel paper in the bottom of the storage boxes.<br />I had originally planed on only labelling the command stands as I have not painted any identifying number marks on the figures equipment so a yellow faced group could be any unit with the substitution of a suitable command stand. I may go back to this idea as the collection grows.<br />As for converts, the club already uses Black Powder and similar rule sets for several other periods and we have played the Battle of Talavera twice using these rules. Our three day Waterloo and other battles in central Europe are still mostly fought using Shako II though.Tony Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352685824547617632.post-30521789798327682632017-05-16T05:32:45.823+01:002017-05-16T05:32:45.823+01:00For hardcore Napoleonic players, Shako II is a bit...For hardcore Napoleonic players, Shako II is a bit more palatable than a game system like Black Powder. When you're doing a historical simulation such as Quatre Bras, Shako II has a lot of the command mechanics worked out for a larger game than Black Powder. Then again, the scope of both systems is a bit different in what they're trying to capture for game play. Might be a challenge getting converts, but it could happen. Your basing idea seems solid, though you may consider magnetizing the bottom of the stands and using steel paper with stiky labels printed so that you can just swap out the labels for different scenarios. The magnetic stands also assist in protecting the figures during transport. I switched over several years back - best investment in time and money I think I've made in the hobby yet. Crackerline Miniatures' B Company Bases aren't overpriced and come in about any size you could want.Vive l'Empereurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785173543457314763noreply@blogger.com