I had sent the following questions to Art after his return from the tour of duty. Either the email went into the black hole of cyberspace or he is too busy....
Your questions are not as straight forward as they may seem and the answers are not as easy to come by as you might think. Alot of what is written about...
I have tried white and black. white seems to make the painting hard work as more shades etc need to be applied. Black tends to make the colours too dull,...
We refought the Battle of Vitoria at Williamsburg Muster on February 7. It was quite successful and a lot of fun for all involved. It was a crushing victory...
Patrick, Thanks so much for running this game at the Muster - I heard several good comments about the game, and it was richly admired by those who were only...
In my experience, which I freely admit is not as extensive as say the Colonel's, there is no Holy Grail in painting. white undercoat washes out dark colors,...
I enjoyed the game and appreciated the work put into setting it up. As usual I got clobbered. I couldn't get my Brits to cross the river and failed movement...
It may be that you are using too dark a blackwash? For what it's worth I use a mixture of matt varnish and black paint to make my wash - 9 drops of black...
Sir, I like the idea of using movement trays to keep units together and speed up play. What did you do when adjusting the line to deny the flanks? Also, did...
Hi Russ To answer your questions, we simply adjusted the figures on the trays to refuse flanks. Given that most players were not familiar with the rules this...
... Russian, Prussian, Austrian and British figures. If there is a Games Workshop store near by they will have them in a box set for about $22.00. The black...
I got the Citadel washes for my birthday and have found them to be excellent I am in the process of doing an experiment to compare the Citadel washes with...
Good Morning - I have not tried grey undercoating but I've done some things with inks which might help. From the Warstore here in the States, I've gotten...
Have the following available for sale 4 British mounted generals/adc's 12 British hussars (6 w/shako, 6 w/busby) see pix 6 British light dragoons (shako) 8...
Hello Geoff My apologies for not contacting you earlier, I was awaiting a reply from you on the AOE furom and today is my first viewing of my Yahoo inbox 298,...
Whereabouts is this game being planned for (location?). To: NapoleonicFireandFury@yahoogroups.com From: kevinlaurencehinton@... Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009...
Hi Kevin (if I take your name correctly from your address) I would certainly be interested in joining you for a Sat or Sun game as descibed and could probably...
Hello Tim The French Army should be ready for the weekend 14/15th or 21/22nd of March, including yourself how many members did you have in mind ? and are all...
H i Kevin I am living near Gloucester. I have been painting up the Waterloo armies for AOE for several years. I have done about 90% of the Anglo Allies, 65% of...
are the batteries forming a grand battery attached to each other or count as individual stands if they are attacked in melee Regards David Grech Malta...
House Rule Alert! I don't count as one unit (too much dispersal). I do allow them to be "Supported" by infantry. I found that with out it the best way to...
Kevin To answer the various questions: There are now 3 of us who would like to join if the time is right. It is unfortunate that Salute is on 28 March as this...
Hello Tim Okay 3 will be good you can have the French me Gavin and Geoff the Prussians, Gavin may not be able to attend either weekends so it will be a 3/3 or...
Hello Clive You are also invited to play the Ligny scenario, let me know either way and if you are unable to attend this time I will be holding at least 1 ...
http://napoleonistyka.atspace.com/artillery_tactics.htm I have often consulted this site for information and find that it is well documented and fairly...