I'm continuing to paint additions to the 15mm AWI project including a base of Hessian Grenadiers, French Chasseurs and the first of what will be casualty (hit) markers using Peter Pig markers rather than small MDF discs. These should enhance the visual appeal of the game when based on textured 25mm circular bases and I'm going to cover all uniform types where I can for example red, blue, white, hunting shirts, green and even Indians! In DBN a unit receives a marker for a first hit (no effect), a second hit and the unit becomes Shaken with a second marker and a third hit means the unit is Destroyed and removed from the table. The markers will be left strewn around the table as bases are removed.
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| More on order along with circular bases. |
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| French Light Infantry so only 8 per base. |
Another thing I have done is to add picket fencing to around the homestead/village bases (Non Linear Fortifications in DBN), again mainly to enhance the visual appeal. After much searching a came across this product on eBay, lase cut from card and just £4.75 for 4 x 20cm lengths. At 15mm tall it works well enough scale wise I think and I simply super glued it to the outside edges, really pleased with it.
I am also working on typing up the DBN play sheets to include the '1776' adaptions and to remove all troop types which were not present during this period in order to streamline the rules for example 'Guerrillas' becomes 'Indians' as the closest classification but with increased close combat factor.
Mark has sent me the first image of his specially commissioned sculpts representing dismounted 7th cavalry at Little Big Horn. Photo quality is not great but they look very good indeed and I'm looking forward to being able to paint them in due course. The mounted Indian is a US Scout.
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