Bushi Basing

spikemesq · Post by **spikemesq** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 5:05 pm

So I am looking at re-basing my Samurai army for the Heian list that is built on the mixed BGs of MF Bw/HW.

The recommended 15mm basing is to use 40x30 bases with a mix of mounted and foot.

I'd prefer to use standard MF bases (i.e., 40x20), though I might still squeeze some mounted figures in there.

Question for event organizers: how strong is the basing recommendation? 40x20 bases are more flexible for maneuver, but will they be rejected as "illegal" because of the basing notes in the army book?

Spike

babyshark · Post by **babyshark** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 5:27 pm

Spike (Mr. Monahan, if you're nasty):

As one of the event organizers in question, I can say that I will only get fussed if your opponents have trouble figuring out what is what on the table-top. The word used in the book is "recommend"; I suspect that the 40mm x 30mm base size is chosen to make is easier to mix a horsey in with the foot figures.

Make your basing pretty and no one will care.

Marc

hazelbark · Post by **hazelbark** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:44 pm

Yep MF bases are fine.

kevinj · Post by **kevinj** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:54 am

...or you could take the post 1467 option and use normal MF bases.

The manoeuvre situation is interesting though because, althought the extra depth is a disadvantage in some circumstances, if you're 2 bases deep and turn 90 degrees, you will be 2 bases wide.

philqw78 · Post by **philqw78** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:56 am

kevinj wrote:...or you could take the post 1467 option and use normal MF bases.

The manoeuvre situation is interesting though because, althought the extra depth is a disadvantage in some circumstances, if you're 2 bases deep and turn 90 degrees, you will be 2 bases wide.

Which is great for undrilled troops who find it difficult to expand. Oooh I might go with 30mm bases now. Good call.,

Intothevalley · Post by **Intothevalley** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 12:12 pm

I think that in basing Bushi it should be compulsary to include a shrubbery.....

grahambriggs · Post by **grahambriggs** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:32 pm

Or with surf boards and "A bushy bushy blonde hairdo"

zoltan · Post by **zoltan** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:37 pm

grahambriggs wrote:Or with surf boards and "A bushy bushy blonde hairdo"

Inside/outside USA?

DavidT · Post by **DavidT** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:01 pm

A number of years ago (playing DBM at Grandson) I played against a French player, Phillipe I think, who was using an Early Pre-Islamic army.
Some of his troops were carrying surfboards and he had an Oasis as his camp with a group of surfers at it.
Very cool looking.