http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/ 1/72 Ancients Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:12:46 GMT Stephen Pickstock http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/269 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/269 There IS a DBR variant of DBA.- though I preferr the old WRG Rennaissance rules - far less prescribed and a more interesting game. Some days it just isn't Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:06:24 GMT johnleahy55 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/268 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/268 Take a look at the DBA Humbersdie Extension. Go here: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA-HX/ I also would suggest the Age of Gunpowder rules by Chipco. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:58:20 GMT johnleahy55 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/267 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/267 Yes I do. I just went and checked them out along with the Strelet's Russians. They would work. Thanks, John Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:02:52 GMT antged http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/266 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/266 I've got quite a few boxes of the Strelets Medieval Russians and was wondering if the figures could be used for anything other armies or nations? Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:08:01 GMT Tom http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/265 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/265 Hi John Sorry to include this "non-Ancients " discussion on this forum . John , do you think the Italeri set of Crimean Russians and guns would work for Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:58:23 GMT Tom http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/264 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/264 Alexander , i have heard there is a DBA varaint for renaisance period called DBR , but it might be on a grander scale than DBA in that the armies are around Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:44:08 GMT George Bachman http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/263 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/263 Greets All !   My main 1/72 scale project was the creation of my own basing system and a set of rules to go along with them. Simple format type stuff.   For Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:52:31 GMT Alexander Lundqvist http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/262 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/262 Hello! I'm working on several armies for 30 years war, using 1/72 from Revell and Zvezda mostly.  I base them  on  50x25mm  cavalry bases from  GW, 3 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:35:15 GMT David Smith http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/261 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/261 Hey, thanks.........that was a lot of fun.....actually thinking about doing that scale for Impetus......makes sense with that systems larger/flexible basing Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:01:29 GMT Fenton http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/260 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/260 Oh and David your Miniwars site was an awesome site especially the 10mm Armati stuff ... 15mm ... some ... of ... working ... the ... year. ... Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:59:13 GMT Fenton http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/259 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/259 ... Not doing much either, trying out the army painter thing on some 15mm Carthaginians as well as reading through Basic Impetus which I am impressed with For Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:42:48 GMT David Smith http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/258 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/258 ... on ... My first post.........Howdy from KC (USA)...... major metal painter collector over my 30+ years in this hobby. Mostly ancients. Used to have a Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:34:40 GMT pauluspeelus http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/257 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/257 Hi. I am relatively new to the group. Mainly joined for the information and ideas. I was recently thinking I should participate rather than just being a Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:29:12 GMT johnleahy55 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/256 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/256 Mainly Nap French Cavalry. I'm planning on using some of the Strelet's WWI cavalry for the Prussians and ACW figs for artillery and Chasseurs. I'm thinking Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:37:07 GMT Tom http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/255 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/172ancients/message/255 G'day John The FPW is a period our little group is embarking on soon , may i ask which Nap figures you used as a substitute for ? cheers tom ... I