tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post9209410972692608838..comments2024-03-27T06:39:54.735+13:00Comments on 1866 and all that: The 11th Light DragoonsMark Strachanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-3492048513197548962018-04-19T19:20:22.888+12:002018-04-19T19:20:22.888+12:00Thank you Iain. The dismounted dragoons are a real...Thank you Iain. The dismounted dragoons are a really nice set. The other half of the command set, that will form part of the second unit that I am doing, has the officer in mirliton and the trumpeter with the trumpet slung over his shoulder and cocking a pistol. That will be completed some time in May.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-77837248404665914352018-04-18T21:50:11.823+12:002018-04-18T21:50:11.823+12:00Lovely looking light dragoons,mounted and dismount...Lovely looking light dragoons,mounted and dismounted the trumpeter in particular looks great!<br />Best Iaincaveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-65431289828251141272018-04-16T12:35:10.559+12:002018-04-16T12:35:10.559+12:00Thanks Lawrence. Yes we like to manoeuvre in our g...Thanks Lawrence. Yes we like to manoeuvre in our games. Mind you we have the luxury of a 4.8 by 2 meter table. I have plans for the first of the Egypt games that I hope will be some time in June.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-73089008489231409602018-04-16T12:31:36.756+12:002018-04-16T12:31:36.756+12:00I agree they are a great set. The one I have done ...I agree they are a great set. The one I have done so far only uses half of the commmand set. The second unit will user the other half...the one with the officer in a merliton and the trumpeter with the trumpet on his back and cocking a pistol. Lovely stuff.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-43930153434014816062018-04-16T11:57:09.692+12:002018-04-16T11:57:09.692+12:00Another great unit, and I always think the Tarleto...Another great unit, and I always think the Tarleton looks better than the later shako. Unit sizes are always a quandary, but I think you have struck a nice balance. I see AARs with British and French infantry units of 32 or 36 figures on eight or nine stands, which looks visually impressive but I believe cuts down too much on the ability to manoeuvre and gives many games the appearance of players just advancing forward, shooting a few rounds, having a melee and then seeing who breaks. Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-63258500734583873462018-04-16T08:48:36.623+12:002018-04-16T08:48:36.623+12:00Hi Mark...
From the first time I saw them I really...Hi Mark...<br />From the first time I saw them I really liked the dismounted British dragoons... cavalry fighting as infantry...and the strangeness of them using muskets with bayonets instead of carbines...<br />I still like the idea of doing a Drums and Shako's game with Dismounted Dragoons v French Dromedary Troops... it would be most unusual to look at..<br /><br />All the best Aly Aly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-81489078830981918272018-04-16T07:15:57.724+12:002018-04-16T07:15:57.724+12:00Thank you Phil. Sorry but I seem to have deleted a...Thank you Phil. Sorry but I seem to have deleted a second comment you left...Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-72284447173379016442018-04-16T07:12:44.810+12:002018-04-16T07:12:44.810+12:00Thanks Jonathan. I agree that this does create a b...Thanks Jonathan. I agree that this does create a bit of a visual anomoly, but in my rules it is the number of stands, not the number of figure that counts. I did consider thinning out the bases a little, but chose instead to maintain a visual match with other foot units. At any rate these units won't be fightings as the dismounted equivalent on the table, but both the mounted and dismounted units will be present on the table as separate units.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-14110150924108211622018-04-16T03:40:27.530+12:002018-04-16T03:40:27.530+12:00Very nice job on the 11th, I love the dismounted u...Very nice job on the 11th, I love the dismounted unit...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-26207790640424043882018-04-16T00:16:58.494+12:002018-04-16T00:16:58.494+12:00Dragoons look great, Mark! How do you reconcile s...Dragoons look great, Mark! How do you reconcile six figures mounted to twelve figures dismounted for the 11th? Both look terrific but I am curious.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-26523277064763260932018-04-15T22:01:44.931+12:002018-04-15T22:01:44.931+12:00Thanks Keith. I finished another four light dragoo...Thanks Keith. I finished another four light dragoons today, They just need two command figures that will come at the end of the month.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-7828264687761070352018-04-15T21:28:22.214+12:002018-04-15T21:28:22.214+12:00Very nice cavalry unit MarkVery nice cavalry unit Markrrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.com