tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339653801453633850.post4206077812982362437..comments2023-04-27T07:06:09.269-07:00Comments on Dux Homunculorum: Wargaming the English Civil War in 1/72 Scale Part 2: CavalryDux Homunculorumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00536604035307855671noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339653801453633850.post-21790668164755606482010-04-01T06:13:23.002-07:002010-04-01T06:13:23.002-07:00Hi,
I just came across your blog and it's fan...Hi,<br /><br />I just came across your blog and it's fantastic. I was just wondering if you wouldn't be interested in having some of your blog articles featured on www.toycollector.com. We have just started a 1/72 blog and I am sure our members would love to have access to the type of information you have here. <br /><br />It would be great to have you as members and help grow our 1/72 Community! If you have time, check out the site as I'm sure there anre many features which may be of great interest to you. (ToyPedia, Yellow Pages, Community are definetly woth checking out)<br /><br />If that sounds like an idea, or to discuss the matter further, please don't hesitate to contact me! I look forward to hearing from you and hopefully welcoming you to our Community soon!<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />Simona<br /><br />(simona@toycollector.com)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00553804879019900926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339653801453633850.post-76082626724871943202010-02-19T11:12:21.995-08:002010-02-19T11:12:21.995-08:00Alanus,
Here are a couple of Vistula Legion Lance...Alanus,<br /><br />Here are a couple of Vistula Legion Lancers from Scruby's range on Matt's "In The Grand Manner" blog, they finish up very nicely:<br /><br />http://inthegrandmanner.blogspot.com/2010/01/vistual-legion-lancers-work-in-progress.html<br /><br />They are slightly larger than Airfix, which he shows a comparison to, so should fit in well with Italeri, Accurate, possibly even Zvezda.<br /><br />BillSir William the Agedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503300059802446520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339653801453633850.post-35751304587767351412010-02-15T23:36:27.288-08:002010-02-15T23:36:27.288-08:00Thanks for the comments gentlemen. Sir William - I...Thanks for the comments gentlemen. Sir William - I think the Kennington figures are now owned by SHQ, and are the ones I refer to here. But I may be wrong. Thanks for letting me know about Historifigs - I shall look into them. I have some Mars Scots on the way, but I'm not holding out too many hopes. Cheers!<br />Alan.Dux Homunculorumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00536604035307855671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339653801453633850.post-904068715272750802010-02-15T20:02:55.738-08:002010-02-15T20:02:55.738-08:00Have you tried any of Kennington's 1/72nd-20mm...Have you tried any of Kennington's 1/72nd-20mm metal ECW/TYW figures? They certainly have the broadest range with virtually every armor and hat/helmet type represented.<br /><br />http://www.mbmmodels.com/1-72/kenf20mm/20/ken20fpikeshot.htm<br /><br />BillSir William the Agedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503300059802446520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339653801453633850.post-61265380254390669152010-02-15T12:44:33.629-08:002010-02-15T12:44:33.629-08:00You might wish to obtain some of the old Jack Scru...You might wish to obtain some of the old Jack Scruby figures from Historifig in the US. They do a 1" range called "TYW" that actually includes a bit of everything from late Gendarmes with lobster and lance to Ottomans, with a healthy dose of generic TYW/ECW types mixed in.<br /><br />http://www.historifigs.com/soldiers_of_the_30_years_war.htm<br /><br />The sculpting standard will not be up to some of today's work, like ACTA, Revell and Zvezda, but these were sculpted (as all of Jack's "25mm" or 1" were) to mix with the available plastics of the day, and some were done by some notable sculptor's of the day. I have been able to mix some of the SYW figures with my plastics from ACTA, Italeri, Accurate and Zvezda. Just a thought.<br /><br />I don't hold out much hope for the new Mars sets, having seen the Polish Haijduks and the GNW Swedes. Their box art looks good, but those may be the greens painted up. The actual product reviewed on PSR is simply awful, and they don't understand wargaming at all. Even if you found the Poles somewhat useful, would you really want as many Rotamasters, Young Rotamasters' Boys and musicians and standard bearers as fighting men?Four of each figure or pose seem to be the order of the day, which really disappoints me with the GNW Saxons still to come out! Roughly 50% of the 56 figure set will be "non-combatants" when you factor 4 X each figure pose or type. Even if you bought multiple boxes to create realistic units, do you really need entire battalions of sappers, musicians, sergeants and ensigns?<br /><br />BillSir William the Agedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503300059802446520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339653801453633850.post-6385965019697129862010-01-06T11:24:47.695-08:002010-01-06T11:24:47.695-08:00Interesting article and lovely painting. Looking f...Interesting article and lovely painting. Looking forward to reading more posts<br /><br />Regards,<br />MattUbique Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04595735455445658424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339653801453633850.post-81218918946899992542010-01-03T01:11:10.152-08:002010-01-03T01:11:10.152-08:00The DBA rulebook has two basing sizes - one for 15...The DBA rulebook has two basing sizes - one for 15mm figures and one for 25mm. For 1/72 scale use the base sizes for 25mm. All elements have a frontage of 60mm. THe depth depends on the troop type. Eg any mounted troops are mounted on a base 40mm deep, spears 20mm, auxilia 30mm etc. You can find a complete table of base sizes in the Unofficial Guide to DBA available here:<br />http://www.wadbag.com/DBAGuide/<br />This guide is brilliant - much clearer than the actual rule book and has great summary sheets. Hope that helps.Dux Homunculorumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00536604035307855671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339653801453633850.post-27918213043583587442010-01-03T00:20:00.858-08:002010-01-03T00:20:00.858-08:00what is the best size stands to use for DBA 1 72what is the best size stands to use for DBA 1 72Conorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243278957492076715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339653801453633850.post-39510727162903646672010-01-02T04:47:22.484-08:002010-01-02T04:47:22.484-08:00Two very very informative articles, and some nicel...Two very very informative articles, and some nicely painted miniatures too. <br /><br />I agree about the Revell Swedish Cavalry horses, they really are some of the best horse poses every made in 1/72 plastic.JohnMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918184580603431496noreply@blogger.com