Slitherine

Hi Guys
Finally finished basing my 4th Regiment of Swiss Infantry.


You can see more of them if you wish at my blog:
link
Comments welcomed.
Cheers
http://trailape.blogspot.com.au/

Lovely work - just my normal carping that they're based in open order and that troops would wear greatcoats or not according to an order of the day - so all or none, pace the Perrys. Marbot noted that the Hanoverian Legion got shot up by their French comrades because they weren't allowed to go against the order of the day for no greatcoats, as was normal practice for Swiss fighting British.
Lovely work all the same

Hi Sarmaticus
Thanks for the comments and kind words.
I'm not sure why you think they are in Open Order however,
They are based 6 figures in two ranks of three on a 50mm wide base. Given most people in my neck of the woods base their 28s on a 20mm frontage per fig, (4 figs in two ranks of 2 on a 40mm square base) my lads in comparrison are quite 'chummy' actually. (except for the skirmish bases)
"Greatcoat on, greatcoats off". As a soldier of 30 plus years of experiance I can assure you sometimes soldiers will attempt to ignore those orders they dont really care for
Obviously I have some 'individuals' / 'rebels' in my Swiss ranks
Cheers

I went with 8 figs per infantry base, and they do look good that way. But I think the 6 are fine. And you had to paint 8 figures less per small BG!!!!! Over an entire army, that has turned out to be a gawds awful amount of extra gluing/priming/painting/basing!!!!!!

Trailape wrote:Hi Sarmaticus
Thanks for the comments and kind words.
I'm not sure why you think they are in Open Order however,
They are based 6 figures in two ranks of three on a 50mm wide base. Given most people in my neck of the woods base their 28s on a 20mm frontage per fig, (4 figs in two ranks of 2 on a 40mm square base) my lads in comparrison are quite 'chummy' actually. (except for the skirmish bases)
"Greatcoat on, greatcoats off". As a soldier of 30 plus years of experiance I can assure you sometimes soldiers will attempt to ignore those orders they dont really care for
Obviously I have some 'individuals' / 'rebels' in my Swiss ranks
Cheers

Wargames are an happy mess of compromises and conventions and whatever works is good
On spacing, a Napoleonic infantry file was allowed about 21": in scale (1:60) that's less than a centimeter
The rules suggest 15mm which is a very roomy 36", you're lads have just a little more than that. The "Foundry Basing" crew have a scale 48" per file.
The greatcoat thing comes from Marbot and while I can only draw on the deep well of military experience I gained in my six months as a Sea Cadet , I think Napoleonic soldiers were more strictly controlled than those of today in many respects, as much of what they had to do on a battlefield was more like a parade. Marbot's remark indicates that what order of dress was worn on a given day was a matter for the highest authority.
All pedantry in the face of artistry though.

Very nice figures indeed! My group is also basing 28mm 6 figures to a 50mm base. I have based my 15mm 8 to a 40mm base.

In peace time there was always more uniformity, especially if your colonel was a stickler for those uniform details! I had a colonel who wanted our tanks repainted in a uniform pattern after manuvers, fortunately for us it cost to much $!! Uniform regulations often go out the window during a campaign, or when the proper cut and color was not available (Gen Scott's brigade in 1814 wearing grey for example). Hence some people prefer the "campaign" look with different color trousers and great coasts, and others prefer the parade ground uniforms.