tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354124262889962219.post5642450259547656133..comments2023-12-19T03:34:19.540+10:30Comments on 15mm Madness: Saxon Infantry Brigade von Schimonsky - Jena 1806Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833908552095803861noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354124262889962219.post-7752910682789808112011-12-18T14:28:25.720+10:302011-12-18T14:28:25.720+10:30Glad to hear it! I too enjoy the process, as frust...Glad to hear it! I too enjoy the process, as frustrating as it can be at times. I should get my good friend in Dresden to visit the Saxon Army museum some time and mine it for information... or better yet, do it myself when I eventually pay him a visit in person. Researching the troops of Baden was quite challenging. I found out that he had a friend who is a Historian and lives in Karlsruhe (capitol of Baden); he made some inquiries for me, but she basically said a) He should do the research himself, and b) who cared about that stuff anyway! Grr, those kinds of "Historians" do their profession very little good!<br /><br />I'm currently painting the Vistula Legion for 1812 - I have 2 books covering these troops in considerable detail, and the Histofig site also has excellent information and plates. Can you believe that all three of these sources give a *different* table of facings for the four regiments of the Legion?! What's a Mother to do? Well, of course, in that situation you choose the version you like best, LOL!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354124262889962219.post-57711985232335991172011-12-18T13:45:33.736+10:302011-12-18T13:45:33.736+10:30Thanks all.
Picky ? Not at all .. you have been a...Thanks all.<br /><br />Picky ? Not at all .. you have been an excellent teacher along the way in fact.<br /><br />I will put together a summary blog post at the end of the year, which explains all of that a lot better. Basically - all comments add value to the quality of information presented.<br /><br />There are a lot of details to get right, and Im finding that its quite easy to somehow miss them on the first pass through. The red Saxon turnbacks for example - I cant for the life of me find where that idea came from :) I have plenty more Saxons to do yet, so Ill address that in future regiments. But if it hadn't have been noticed ... they would all end up red !<br /><br />I get a sense with the uniforms of this period that every little uniform detail has both a purpose and a meaning. Getting those details right is actually very important for this period.<br /><br />Its quite interesting - Anyone new to this period or hobby in general has to dig through all sorts of separate bits of information from many different sources just to get started. There are excellent reference books available too - that dive into detail on specific questions, but they don't cover all of a wargamer's questions.<br /><br />From my point of view, as a newbie to the period, the thought process goes something like this :<br /><br />- I want to game a particular battle, after reading some history on the topic and catching the bug. Gaming the battle meaning - gaming the whole battle at a scale which models the significant and decisive events of the day.<br /><br />- Insert a (large) number of research and activity steps here ... end result is a collection of units ready for the tabletop, organised and painted in some consistent and logical way for a given ruleset, for a given battle.<br /><br />- Put them out there for peer review. This is the capstone to the whole process, as it provides the only objective measurement of the quality of the above steps taken.<br /><br />So its the feedback from readers that adds all the value to the information presented. Its the only real measure of knowing whether the steps taken above 'worked' or not.<br /><br />Having jumped into this period, I quickly found out that there is simply no single reference out there that covers all of the above steps. Nor can there be, as there are too many variables of scale, and what you aim to achieve. <br /><br />This necessarily places some intellectual demands on the modeller to create their own framework that is accurate, consistent, and workable on the gaming table ... all at the same time. <br /><br />I think it is that extra little twist of a balancing act at the end which makes this period - the so called 'Black hole of wargaming' .. so endlessly satisfying !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10833908552095803861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354124262889962219.post-9867847776921694272011-12-18T05:13:57.349+10:302011-12-18T05:13:57.349+10:30Great looking troops, Steve!
BTW, I do hope I do...Great looking troops, Steve! <br /><br />BTW, I do hope I don't come off too picky or critical - I like finding out the best possible answers about uniform details, as I find the subject endlessly fascinating. However, I feel free to play loose with that information within reason, as they are after all my armies, and are painted to please me. I'd be happy to play with your troops on the Miniature Field of Battle any time!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.com