Wednesday 12 June 2019

Saxon Paper Soldiers

A quick update on how work is progressing on my Saxon and Norman project. The aim of which is to complete both armies for less than $60 (see a previous post for details and background). So far I have completed two Housecarl and two archer units.

Units completed to date
Project costs so far are:

  • $27 - Battle for Britain 1066 Wargame by Peter Dennis which contains all the pages to photocopy. I already own this book so $27 is based on current pricing.
  • $6 - 4 units completed with each unit costing about $1.50 per unit for photocopying and cardboard.

I am aiming to complete both armies over the next 10 weeks. Each army will have sufficient units to cover the dice generated armies in One-Hour Wargames. This equates to 10 units for each army.


12 comments:

  1. Brilliant! Your 'mob' basing looks even better with more units on the table.

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    1. Thanks. The basing does appear to work. When a unit is shooting or in melee the unit basing 3,2,1 is used and when moving the bases are set in reverse 1,2,3.

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    2. I like the idea of the base arrangement indicating what they're doing. This means you could have to order/activate a unit to change its state, i.e. if moving it would keep moving unless you ordered it to stop / change direction. I shall mull over this as a game mechanic.

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    3. I like the idea of keeping moving until otherwise ordered.

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  2. Great value for money Peter - what size are the figures?

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    1. When I photocopy the figures I increase the figure size to 40mm.

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  3. Really well done Peter, that basing style works a treat, the shield wall is most impressive.

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  4. Once again, surprisingly effective... and can't beat the price!

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    1. The price certainly helps wargaming a period I might not otherwise play.

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  5. They look wonderful, the horde effect of the basing really works for the period.

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