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We had some talk here about Fantasy Regiments, or at least One Page Rules, which although partly behind a Patreon paywall, still are pretty appealing. So being the nutcase that I am I’m giving it a shot at 6mm scale with conversions from inches to centimeters (as a builder I dislike the metric system, but what can you do?) Frankly, the new Microworld 3mm line is so visually pleasing for Warmaster, and so totally in the scale of that game’s intent, that I want to do something different with my 6mm fantasy armies now. I read and reread my old WFB Rules, compared with other systems, and with One Page Rules, and the amount of grit seems very appealing.
So I got some bases cut by Litko, and am giving it a shot. The bases seem ever so slightly big but they’re 10mm to a side which makes them modular with a load of other systems, likewise the cavalry base is 10x20mm. So I feel like I can live with it. And when they’re all set up with basing material and such I have a feeling they’ll look much better.
These are Undead from my “Fallen Empire” forces. Each base has a little 1/8” drill hole in it where I’m seating a 1/16” thick ND magnet. This lets them attach to a unit base made of steel. It also means they can attach nicely to the head of a roofing nail for painting without glue, since the pull force of a magnet that size is about a half pound, so quite strong.Its a busy summer coming up, which I guess is lucky for me under the circs, but it’s nice to have a project like this on hand which didn’t require a ton of mobilizing to start – just minis I had on hand and $12 in laser cut bases and a slight change in perspective. We’ll see!
Yes, I saw that – I’m glad to know I’m not missing much with the “full” OPR rulebook. Right now I think I have a pretty square setup for AoF: Regiments. I was noodling with Warhammer Fantasy Battles – third edition, of course – and have a bit of a functional dilemma on hand now:
Here, we see some Skeleton Warriors, happily based up in their ranks for combat, with a galvanized steel sheet underneath The cavalry has an adhesive rubber magnet underneath, the infantry each have a little neodymium pellet in the center of the base. All is well, and my Ray Harryhausen skeletons are on the march. The sheet magnet is a bit weak, but it stays together. The ND magnets, though, have a nice strong grip, and hold their base really cleanly.
However, when off the bases for special formations like wedges, single file, etc., the following happens:
It had literally not occurred to me that the magnets in the infantry bases would, in the absence of a ferrous conductor, repel each other, but the above is about as close as they can get to each other before they push apart. It’s quite fascinating, really! Physics in action!
For AoF:R, this is a nonissue, since units hold formation pretty consistently. For WHFB:3e, however, it presents a genuine challenge: How do you set up a unit in a special formation if they MUST be based to hold any formation at all? It’s a real head-scratcher.
I’m reluctant to give in on the ND magnets – they hold so well that they make the set extremely flexible. I could, for example, base these guys on 20×40 bases with essentially no change and play Warmaster, or I could play Kings of War or Rally Round the King or WHFB, all simply by varying the size of the movement tray. Perhaps, therein lies the answer: different bases for different uses.
Originally I was going to flock my bases with primer and textured paint, but that will almost certainly be too much for the sheet magnets to grip through. On the other hand, single file bases are likely to be an issue to find, because of the special size. Nothing is insoluble though – it’s all just a little puzzle to think about.
I did a simlar calculation yesterday, a 6’x 4′ table fits in a A4 sheet at 3mm
If you’re going for sheet magnet, why not base the minis on the sheet itself?Too flexible. Unfortunately. I also considered reversing things and making the unit base the magnet and the bases steel, but the numbers didn’t work, and I didn’t want to get a bazillion little pieces of sharp metal around – I know myself and they’ll end up slicing my hands up.
A core force from the Fallen Empire gathers…
20 Death Knights in heavy armor,
10 Elite Death Knights with two-handed weapons
20 Skeleton Archers
20 Skeleton Spearmen
10 Death Knights on Hell Chargers
10 Skeleton Outriders
Don’t know why the site insists on making my photos appear sideways, but there it is, once primed, the models’ details really stand out. Superb work from Microworld.
A Death Knight in service of the Fallen Empire. From the ashes of the Blasted Earth, a lost warrior, his soul long fled, reanimates in body only, bound to service in the will of a dark necromantic power. Nor is his empty skeletal shell the only one to answer the call – vast armies of soulless, reanimated dead are marching against the Civilized World…
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