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8768
Well thanks all, did a lot of measuring and a bigger table is not on ( lots of frowns from the wife ) so to ebay they go to fund a move to 15mm A sad day, but...
simonjkidd39
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Mar 1, 2009
5:00 pm
8769
Over several turns in a recent game, the Totenkopf hussars broke three regiments of French light cavalry and saved the Prussian right flank. As is my custom,...
TERRY GRINER
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Mar 1, 2009
5:45 pm
8770
Terry , Afraid I can't help with the web sight, but I can remember, in the early 70's, researching a guidon for the 7th hussars (1815). I know they didn't...
Mike Leese
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Mar 1, 2009
9:45 pm
8771
In the '70s I purchased sets of 25mm Napoleonic flags printed on sticky backed paper. The text on the various pages said "Printed in England for Z and M...
TERRY GRINER
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Mar 2, 2009
4:03 pm
8772
Brian Homenick owns and runs a company which produces high quality flags for war game figures. Go to: http://www.mts.net/~homenic1/vaubanner/vaubandex.html ...
Michael Hopper
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Mar 2, 2009
9:29 pm
8773
Michael, How do you rate Brian Homenick's flags vs. Rick O'Brian's flags (aka the Flag Dude)? To: shako@yahoogroups.com From: Michael.Hopper@... Date:...
Tom Breza
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Mar 2, 2009
9:53 pm
8774
Recently, a number of list subscribers have described basing 28mm figures on 40mm square bases... i'm still trying to get rid of stuff, so i can buy more...
Bud Burkhard
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Mar 4, 2009
4:00 pm
8775
... It's perfectly possible to play Shako with 28mm figures on a 6x4 table. I've done it often. Keep the figures and play with them is my advice....
Steve Burt
pyruse
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Mar 5, 2009
6:11 am
8776
Hi Tom, I can't compare as I've never bought/used flags from the Flag dude. Brian's flags are superb. Michael...
Michael Hopper
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Mar 5, 2009
7:12 pm
8777
His are very nice. They have a very natural look to them. They don't look stiff like some flags. http://www.flagdude.com/ I'll point him out to you if go to...
Tom Breza
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Mar 5, 2009
7:24 pm
8778
... Yes - Michael - does Brian give the flags a natural wind-blown weathered look like Ricks? I'm very interested if he does - oen reason I havent' ggone with...
John Moher
mycenius
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Mar 5, 2009
8:16 pm
8779
John, Did you go with the Silk Paper Flags that Rick offers? To: shako@yahoogroups.com From: mycenius@... Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 09:16:32 +1300 Subject:...
Tom Breza
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Mar 5, 2009
8:52 pm
8780
... Hi Tom - no I didnt' - I discusse dit with Rick and he recommended agaisnt - he said htey ar eonly really a benefit when doing large 40mm or 54mm scale...
John Moher
mycenius
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Mar 5, 2009
9:09 pm
8781
... agree. don't move them on. you will regret it. it's taken me over 15yrs to paint up my peninsular 28mm's and can now quite comfortably fill a 20' table...
mike chapman
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Mar 6, 2009
4:25 pm
8782
Thanks for all the words of encouragement I have cancelled he auctions and I am keep g them, they just look too good to let go. I did get a few 15mm AB...
simonjkidd39
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Mar 6, 2009
10:49 pm
8783
Dear Oh Dear, you poor chap. Pat...
John & Jill Fulton
sharpe_fan
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Mar 7, 2009
12:32 am
8784
Keep em iv e played on a 8x4 without any problems for years, i gave up 25/8mm years ago and started again 10 years ago and would not now go back. 25/8s are...
jerry lavender
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Mar 7, 2009
12:41 am
8785
Im based in northern NSW on the QLD border at tweed heads and looking for gamers, if interested drop me a line ive a large 28mm 1809 Austrian and French army...
jerry lavender
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Mar 7, 2009
12:44 am
8786
My son wants me to pull out my 15mm Napoleonics I did back in the 80's for wargaming. Since I have Shako 1 laying around but never played and the figures are...
ljr70
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Mar 12, 2009
7:22 pm
8787
You can use almost any basing system you want as long as both sides are based so that a battalion in line or column can have approx the same frontag as one on...
RG1066@...
rgause1066
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Mar 12, 2009
7:29 pm
8788
OK Rich, thanks. Thats what I was thinking. Not sure I like the 3 figure stand or the six. I have a little of both already and since they were based 20+ years...
ljr70
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Mar 12, 2009
7:39 pm
8789
You might have funny relationships between the cavalry and infantry relative frontages but as long as both sides are based the same and everybody in your group...
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rgause1066
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Mar 12, 2009
8:16 pm
8790
What are the chances of another excellent battle scenario yearbook, such as 1805 ? And if so, which Napoleonic year might be covered next and when would the...
Thomas Kinstler
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Mar 14, 2009
8:15 pm
8791
Thomas, Thanks for the kind words on Rise of Eagles. About 1,800 hours of effort went into researching the maps and orders of battle. As a warning though,...
Michael Hopper
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Mar 17, 2009
2:13 pm
8792
Hi All Would any one know where I might get information on the guidon carried by the KGL 1st Hussars, preferably on the net? Thanks John...
james
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Mar 18, 2009
7:21 pm
8793
Michael, Thank you very much for your very detailed explanation. But foremost, my deepest condolences to your tragic loss. I too lost my Dad 3 1/2 years ago...
Thomas Kinstler
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Mar 20, 2009
3:25 am
8794
Things have been abnormally quiet of late. not good, not good... Some time back I did a few historical based actions which involve a couple frigates or 74-gun...
Michael Hopper
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Mar 22, 2009
3:02 am
8795
Greetings, Using a generic 74-gun ship of the line for this question, I again looked at Wikipedia. Give me a break as I don't have a huge library of books on...
Michael Hopper
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Mar 22, 2009
3:21 am
8796
Michael. Pivoting a ship through manipulation of anchors would be slow, unless she had dropped several anchors. If she had dropped a couple of bow and stern...
Mike Pierce
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Mar 22, 2009
1:17 pm
8797
michael   this will give you a good ideal on ships of the line, and gun placements See full size image500 x 498 - 33k - gif -...
michael thomas
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Mar 22, 2009
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