07-04-2002, 07:48 PM
Hi there<br>
first post<br>
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I am a Warhammer Ancients player, primarily since I got into historicals thru Warhammer Fantasy.<br>
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As for lead figures, the current favorite for most guys I know is Gripping Beast, size wise they fit in well with the new Foundry line and Old Glory, and are considered very good quality, (close to foundry) but still stay in OG price range.<br>
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Personally I am using 20mm plastics, I want a large army and short of winning the lotto saturday night I will never have the cash :-)<br>
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With Italeri re-releasing ESCI's EIR, Hat coming out with a new EIR line and others (dont remember) re-releasing Airfix's roman fort and minis its a good time to be roman<br>
:-)<br>
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as far as figure scale I plan on doing a 1-4 scale cohort, ie 20 figs as a full century, so a full cohort plus auxiliaries is easily manageable, even a full legion if you have a couple years to spare for painting :-P<br>
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on Warhammer Ancients, its no more a skirmish battle than DBx is, your average unit is 20-40 figures for infantry, 8-12 for cavalry, or 5-6 for light cav<br>
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I have never played any of the DBx games. My only opinion on the matter is from watching alot of people play at various stores and conventions, it seems to bring out the rules lawyer in folks. WAB is definately not a simulation, no miniatures game is, WAB does lean towards "Hollywood History" and is easier to play for beginners, while still retaining enough complexity for the veterans.<br>
<br>
Dave Talley<br>
List Admin WAB Lite Yahoo Group<br>
where BBQ, beer and pretzels are the way to play<br>
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first post<br>
<br>
I am a Warhammer Ancients player, primarily since I got into historicals thru Warhammer Fantasy.<br>
<br>
As for lead figures, the current favorite for most guys I know is Gripping Beast, size wise they fit in well with the new Foundry line and Old Glory, and are considered very good quality, (close to foundry) but still stay in OG price range.<br>
<br>
Personally I am using 20mm plastics, I want a large army and short of winning the lotto saturday night I will never have the cash :-)<br>
<br>
With Italeri re-releasing ESCI's EIR, Hat coming out with a new EIR line and others (dont remember) re-releasing Airfix's roman fort and minis its a good time to be roman<br>
:-)<br>
<br>
as far as figure scale I plan on doing a 1-4 scale cohort, ie 20 figs as a full century, so a full cohort plus auxiliaries is easily manageable, even a full legion if you have a couple years to spare for painting :-P<br>
<br>
on Warhammer Ancients, its no more a skirmish battle than DBx is, your average unit is 20-40 figures for infantry, 8-12 for cavalry, or 5-6 for light cav<br>
<br>
I have never played any of the DBx games. My only opinion on the matter is from watching alot of people play at various stores and conventions, it seems to bring out the rules lawyer in folks. WAB is definately not a simulation, no miniatures game is, WAB does lean towards "Hollywood History" and is easier to play for beginners, while still retaining enough complexity for the veterans.<br>
<br>
Dave Talley<br>
List Admin WAB Lite Yahoo Group<br>
where BBQ, beer and pretzels are the way to play<br>
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