tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post5484575218992973259..comments2024-03-15T02:55:43.872+00:00Comments on Roundwood's World: Thirty Years War – 2mm Imperial formationsSidney Roundwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440705981976797774noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-39616228651568329782016-04-18T16:07:58.346+01:002016-04-18T16:07:58.346+01:00Thanks so much Curt! As a small (no pun intended!...Thanks so much Curt! As a small (no pun intended!!), discreet project of a manageable size, the 2mm scale has a lot to recommend it. I'm hoping you'll weaken and join the 2mm bandwagon soon!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-73561878614235505912016-04-04T20:55:27.090+01:002016-04-04T20:55:27.090+01:00Hmmm Sid, I think you may have hit a cord with me ...Hmmm Sid, I think you may have hit a cord with me - this is magnificent stuff. (As has been mentioned above, the contrast with the snowy background is wonderfully bleak yet strangely compelling) I believe I may to try this after I'm done with my 3mm Napoleonics for 'Blucher'.<br /><br />I suggest discussions over a couple glasses of Rioja are in order. ;)Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-76604436585962641572016-03-30T20:14:32.334+01:002016-03-30T20:14:32.334+01:00Thanks so much, Nick. Fingers crossed that what i...Thanks so much, Nick. Fingers crossed that what is, basically, a leap in the dark, comes off !!!! Otherwise, it might be back to painting 28mm figures very, very quickly for our June game!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-87612166862301832662016-03-30T19:52:42.469+01:002016-03-30T19:52:42.469+01:00Impressive! I'm sure this'll properly tran...Impressive! I'm sure this'll properly transport that 'big' feel you're after.Moiterei_1984https://www.blogger.com/profile/13808567081733803572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-46037778531218802202016-03-29T11:50:50.120+01:002016-03-29T11:50:50.120+01:00I think the trick with a sand base would be trying...I think the trick with a sand base would be trying too keep it fairly light and even. So something like Vallejo Iraqi Sand for the base and a highlight of Vallejo Stone Grey. I think that would look really good if you're going for a North African or Middle Eastern look. Definitely worth a try.Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-26257612091015861902016-03-28T23:31:34.777+01:002016-03-28T23:31:34.777+01:00Haha, I definitely only clicked once, mysterious.....Haha, I definitely only clicked once, mysterious... Kieran Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191062526187270925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-51377821575892454572016-03-28T23:12:34.325+01:002016-03-28T23:12:34.325+01:00Sand would certainly be good. I recently completed...Sand would certainly be good. I recently completed a couple of 15mm Renaissance colonial armies which have turned out rather dark, and I've just decided that using natural sand on the bases (Plan B) is going to be their salvation...doctorphalanxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11805618584243510174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-78942181219337650272016-03-28T12:54:27.026+01:002016-03-28T12:54:27.026+01:00Hi Simon, thanks so much for dropping by. And yes...Hi Simon, thanks so much for dropping by. And yes, this is the game I have planned for Evesham in early June. A cold scene for what's usually a scorching day!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-106665252122123742016-03-28T12:42:31.973+01:002016-03-28T12:42:31.973+01:00What an inspiring project - just when I don't ...What an inspiring project - just when I don't need any new ideas distracting me as ever! Is this the game you've got planned for Evesham? Hope so! sjwalker51https://www.blogger.com/profile/08098572772305402166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-53961043647810872722016-03-28T12:04:32.672+01:002016-03-28T12:04:32.672+01:00A great comment deserves at least two posts, Sir;)...A great comment deserves at least two posts, Sir;)Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-89839420292080347582016-03-28T12:04:07.775+01:002016-03-28T12:04:07.775+01:00Thanks Kieran! As ever, you're a genius for a...Thanks Kieran! As ever, you're a genius for a fine phrase - and I think "using the strengths of the scale" is just a perfect mantra for what I'm trying to do, and actually for what all of us try to do all the time. After all, no-one is going to play Frostgrave in 2mm.<br /><br />Now, if you're going to do the Thirty Years War in 2mm for your next project, I think that would be brilliant. I love your super-campaign work and I can only dream of what you and Ed would come up with!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-74414578386427426072016-03-28T12:00:29.067+01:002016-03-28T12:00:29.067+01:00Thanks so much Michael! And thanks for dropping b...Thanks so much Michael! And thanks for dropping by! I knew you'd like the flags!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-81204015372422874012016-03-28T11:59:41.948+01:002016-03-28T11:59:41.948+01:00Thanks Doctor Phalanx! Very kind indeed. I'm...Thanks Doctor Phalanx! Very kind indeed. I'm sure we can achieve the same with a summer canvas. Sand would work well, but green takes some thought. Maybe I can give that a go when I've done the winter troops and do a compare?Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-57462617205077598342016-03-28T11:57:50.570+01:002016-03-28T11:57:50.570+01:00Thanks Oswald! The snow-covered and frosty ground...Thanks Oswald! The snow-covered and frosty ground was something which i thought would work well with the 2mm figures and blocks. Just as you need to exaggerate the colours of the troops' uniforms to make them "pop", in my view you need a neutral background on which the figures are based. If you don't do this, there's a danger that the figures get "lost" in the colours. A lot of wargaming basing i green/ ochre/ yellow mix of dry-brushing. This looks terrific on larger scale figures, but drowns-out the 2mm colours. So I opted for a winter themed table, as the grey and white of the frost and snow make a very neutral background for the figures. <br /><br />I also love the Pieter Snayers painting of the 1641 siege of Presnitz, which features a snow-bound landscape and brightly clothed troops in the foreground and brown/grey clad troops in the distance. This was exactly what I wanted our game to be, and that was where the idea of winter terrain came from.<br /><br />To be accurate (an add a wargaming police historicl-distortion disclaimer), Lutzen was not found on a snow-bound field. Snayers' own painting of the battle shows a field of dead grass - very much brown, dead grass. However, as the battle was fought in Central Germany in November - and remembering how cold that wonderful part of the world can get - I didn't think it was too much of a leap to add the snow. <br /><br />And I agree about the 28/15mm contrast. Certainly not better, or worse - just different.Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-81923023432389277742016-03-28T11:48:48.400+01:002016-03-28T11:48:48.400+01:00Absolutely incredible work as ever, I think using ...Absolutely incredible work as ever, I think using the strengths of any scale is the way to go and I think you've definitely done that. Love the flags as well. I'd actually suggested the Thirty Years War for our next 2mm pike and shot project buit I don't think we could do it justice like this, fantastic. Kieran Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191062526187270925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-1257198686931495892016-03-28T11:48:09.460+01:002016-03-28T11:48:09.460+01:00Absolutely incredible work as ever, I think using ...Absolutely incredible work as ever, I think using the strengths of any scale is the way to go and I think you've definitely done that. Love the flags as well. I'd actually suggested the Thirty Years War for our next 2mm pike and shot project buit I don't think we could do it justice like this, fantastic. Kieran Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191062526187270925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-33416003853816691472016-03-28T10:32:18.380+01:002016-03-28T10:32:18.380+01:00These are insanely good! The little fleas of colo...These are insanely good! The little fleas of colour against the light base just work so well and as for those flags - wow! Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-15861712528242527842016-03-28T08:54:50.849+01:002016-03-28T08:54:50.849+01:00This is the most brilliant 2mm painting I've e...This is the most brilliant 2mm painting I've ever seen. The monochrome frosted ground provides a fantastic canvas. Could anything like this be achieved with a summer setting?doctorphalanxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11805618584243510174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-17879485208893900282016-03-28T08:09:42.069+01:002016-03-28T08:09:42.069+01:00I am similarly impressed! Great result with the sn...I am similarly impressed! Great result with the snowy ground as well - creates an interesting contrast. I have started a 2mm ACW project but it has stalled over rules and basing. I'm going to follow your TYW project with great interest. I agree about 28/15mm being just a different approach to 2mm - neither is harder to pain, both just present their own challenges. Great stuff - looking forward to more.Oswaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216846942285637102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-36746512984798296172016-03-27T22:59:35.393+01:002016-03-27T22:59:35.393+01:00I've done both 10mm and now 2mm, Stu. I can c...I've done both 10mm and now 2mm, Stu. I can certainly confirm that I have (speaking personally) found the 2mm figures a LOT easier than the 10mm (which are lovely, but are so well sculpted that they make painting them quite hard work). Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-60467495948810027732016-03-27T22:57:29.667+01:002016-03-27T22:57:29.667+01:00Michael, thanks so much. I am very excited about ...Michael, thanks so much. I am very excited about Lützen, and more than a little nervous knowing there are a lot of experts in the period like you who will be watching. <br /><br />One of the things I would eventually love to think about doing is linking in some different scales (28mm, and maybe 10mm) into the same campaign. I know your "Pikeman's Lament" would come in really useful for that.Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-44523015044603653792016-03-27T22:54:48.232+01:002016-03-27T22:54:48.232+01:00I've not mentioned it, Ray, but the 2mm blocks...I've not mentioned it, Ray, but the 2mm blocks are also very reasonably priced. I dare say you could buy a decent sized army for a single Games Workshop squad of Space Marines.Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-67609111051919172732016-03-27T22:52:40.754+01:002016-03-27T22:52:40.754+01:00Thanks Peter!Thanks Peter!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-73708872867018277212016-03-27T22:52:19.162+01:002016-03-27T22:52:19.162+01:00Thanks Tamsin!!Thanks Tamsin!!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-33904664794943403532016-03-27T22:51:53.797+01:002016-03-27T22:51:53.797+01:00Thanks so much Jonathan. I've heard of replac...Thanks so much Jonathan. I've heard of replacing the counters for various games and replacing with 2mm blocks. I am sure that would work really well. Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.com