Tonight my friend Ian brought his new 6mm armies around; these are almost entirely assembled from matchsticks! Below are 8 battalions of British line. The minis are simply lengths of matchstick cut to 6mm (7mm for guards) and painted in appropriate uniforms. The horses and riders are each assembled from 3 or 4 lengths of matches. A labour of love!
Below, a shot of a brigade of French guard cavalry drawn up in support of a French line battalion:-
We played a very pleasant battle with the new Maurice rules from Sam Mustafa, which I'll write about tomorrow. But tonight I did want to show the miniatures, which are extremely effective, en-masse. The final shot, below, is of most of the French battle line (Anglo-Hanoverians in the distance):-
I was very impressed with the minis that Ian has produced, which gave a very good impression of large armies at a negligible cost. Next week, I must take a pic of the artillery, which was splendidly scratch built.
Good grief, can't believe they're made from matches!!!
ReplyDeleteWow.. that is a completely new idea, and executed perfectly! Indeed, when looking at it from such a large scene, it is very impressive..
ReplyDeleteVery good.
ReplyDeleteSome expert modelling and painting there.
Tony
That is SPLENDID! I have read of such things but never before seen such.
ReplyDeleteWell done to your friend. It is very inspiring.
A thing of beauty. The first thing that sprung to mind was kriegspiel, only better.
ReplyDeleteRegards HGA.
Brilliant! Love them - they really give the impression of mass.
ReplyDeleteThanks all, I'll let Ian know. They really are fun to play with (and Maurice are a great set of rules!).
ReplyDeleteCheers, Simon
Absolutly outstanding.
ReplyDeleteI also had read about this possibility but this is the first time I see it! It Looks great
ReplyDeleteRafa
P.S. I am also fan of Status Quo!
Early Quo, too! :-)
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