I'm just weighing up different possibilities with the new base sizes. I'm thinking of using 20mm figures and four figures to a 2.25 wide base rather than...
More important than the size of the bases and the number of figures on the bases is the number of bases. We have been experimenting with several set ups and...
I have always wanted to use the two base approach -- it is clean and elegant in that it allows all the formations to be represented without columns being too...
... "I'm thinking of using 20mm figures and four figures to a 2.25 wide base rather than three." One approach to looking at it, is to try to mount the figures...
I am still going to use the standard I used in Highschool (the Carter administration/ Star Wars 1/ Dark side of the Moon) seems I like the nostalgia of those...
Thanks for the info. I 've decidied to go for square bases lso and initially two per battalion Maybe increasing as time goes on. I already have a load of 11/2...
very interesting point of view, Cam. Bruce Quarrie also suggested, at least in some of his calculations, something a bit different: wehn we want ot establish a...
Hi I have just tried to upload a photo into my album 'Mansfield Wargames .....' but get the nmessage 'You do not have the privileges to perform this...
Ok....what can we do to add there special abilities...mmmm Ney: Gives a +1 to the Division when rollinf for Demorilization Murat: Adds a +1 to the inishative...
I always liked modifiers that work to give you a better feel for the period and force you to fight the way those forces fought. Shako does this with the French...
Again with the French, Its always the French with you. :-) What about Grouchy, -1 for not being at the right spot at the right time? I know Dave....go paint...
Hi. Sorry if this is a stupid question. In the scenario army lists it gives a SK No (i.e SK2). Is the number of skimisher stands for that division and if so...
They are extra bases, they represent the detaching of the light companies of the battalions into skirmish order, and are extra bases. You do not have to remove...
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Here in mid-Tennessee we have a new newsletter: HMGS-MidSouth The offical newsletter blog of the Mid-South Chapter of the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society ...
Jorge I'm not too impressed by the pick up army lists in the rule book. Although they might be historically accurate they make for quite unbalanced games. That...
Yes, thats correct for detached skirmishers and light battalions that can exchange between skirmish and formed formation. However, non UK/Fr light battalions...
Thank you for the message below. I have recently reentered the minatures/nappie world, have been thinking about rule sets and agree completely with your...
Just another comment on a new pet hobby horse... 15-18 mm figures are really about 1 / 128 scale. That is, on the tabletop, at 1:1 scale, when you plop down a...
Great work. I was wondering if the left margin for page 2 could be moved slightly to the right. Whenever I print on landscape, I lose about 1/2" of text all...
I have some questions about basing in SHAKO II (at first: I want to rebase my old figures and start complete new in to napoleonics with SHAKO II): 1. I would...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the shako group: For SHAKO II Which basing scheme for infantry did you use? And why? o A o B o C o D To...
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Hi All, Can someone tell me if the rules books will be available in australia, (who is stocking them). Or do we have to order from the U.S. Thanks Dean...
Hi Hindu, I play with 1/72 plastics (although i haven't got shako 2 yet, just the first edition): My Infantry are 6 figs (2 ranks of 3) on 40mm by 40mm bases...
What are A, B,C, and D? Rules are at home. ... From: shako@yahoogroups.com To: shako@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 5:18 am Subject: [shako] New poll...