Elegant simplicity in basing

 When I was gaming the other week with Ronnie C I was most taken with the basing method he used. So l decided to copy it myself. First stick Mdf bases onto felt, cut out when dry and attach figures. I wasn’t patient enough to wait until my Auld Reekie Rabble were finished so laid them out on the bases I had prepared earlier. I was pleased with the look, simple, clean lines and elegant.

RBGE

 We are so lucky having these fantastic gardens in Edinburgh- Know as the Botanics. I have been coming here all my life. It is a special place which seems infinitely bigger than its actual size. Monday saw a birthday picnic there and my first visit since Covid began. The sun shone.

Beyond The Fields We Know

 

One of my favourite concept albums , enjoy!

Beyond the fields we know *

 Twenty five years ago l had a table tennis table set up for gaming , nothing fancy but a surface. I then downsized , the table travelled with us and has never been set up since. It probably will never be and frankly l am not interested in having a set up that big even if I had the space which l don’t.

However as the horizons  of gaming extend due to face to face games becoming tenable l am looking at this-

 

This is the dining room table which was cleared of piles of stuff ( clothes but mainly my two arty daughters paper, paint and numerous art materials) for a family birthday yesterday. When extended it is seven foot long by just under three feet wide. It has the potential for games to be played on it ,left up briefly and finished later be they solo or with others. The idea is to continue with the rolling programme of games on the Theatrum Mundi with bigger games on the table as and when.

It seems sensible to collect armies and to build them from here with that maximum table size in mind. Ok I will have bigger collections to use at a friends but l will gear the vast majority of projects to this table size as a maximum. Most projects will be smaller .

Here’s where you come in . First l wonder what you think of this plan and the tenability of such a narrow table. Secondly in terms of 28mm figures what is the maximum number of units one might use on such a table top? I am currently thinking in terms of 40mm square based infantry figures in units of around five bases. Same possibily 50mm Square for cavalry.

Finally the post title will be explained in my next post...

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An encounter battle...

 A wee battle set up yesterday to play in the coming days whilst the hex terrain was set up.

Toy soldiers in action and in their barracks, sorry box

 A a nod to the old Britains toy soldier boxes I keep my figures in coffee boxes. They work well.

Go West 2

 Although Edinburgh born and bred l have always enjoyed visiting Glasgow. I love Edinburgh but Glasgow always had a wee exciting edge for me. For one year we lived in a satellite of the City and we were in and out of it quite a bit. In my late teens and twenties l was often seeing friends in the West. So it was great on Thursday to be back partly to see my youngest’s new rented flat and partly for a wander.

I took photos of the Stair she lives in and also of buildings in the City I passed by. I have always enjoyed buildings and architecture with Glasgow supplying many examples  to take in.