Re: Ghurka's uploaded

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On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Andy Cowell wrote:

> In message
<Pine.LNX.3.96.1010614094839.13927D-100000@cc5127-a.deven1.ov.nl.hom
> e.com>, Derk Groeneveld writes:
> > 
> > > I especially like the keys on the comms specialist being painted.
> > > The integrated number on the stands were nice too.
> > 
> > They're simple office supplies number stickers, glued on before
applying
> > the basing material. A friend of mine got an even better system,
using a
> 
> Do many people do this?  I personally can't stand it on my own
> figures.  What I plan to do is, on square based figs, print out a
> recangle with the unit info along one edge, and temporarily mount it
> underneath the base, with just the printed edge showing.  This gives
> you non-abstract info in a temporary mechanism.  Most of my troops do
> a pretty varied service, with opponents today being squadmates the
> next, so I'm not sure how anything else would work for me.

Well, my squads tend to be fairly seperate. That is, my Ghurka's will
not
be mixed with other squads, and neither will my new anglican's. I number
all the ghurka's in one sequence, and all the regular new anglican's in
another. Then, when playing, I make the squads my picking the figures as
usual. I then scribble any relevant info on the squad sheet (e.g. #45
acting squad leader etc.) 

> I played in a WW2 game which involved 3 battalions of parachuting
> Germans labelled like this, each with a black on while label that read
> something like "III 1/1."  Note each battalion was dropped (as a paper
> label) from about 18" off the table, then replaced by a stand.  All
> the stands were nearly identical, with only the label to distinguish
> them.  Each battalion had about 20 stands.  It was a nightmare-- every
> action was preceded by a lengthy search to track down all the members
> of each unit.  This convinced me of the wonders of color coded labels,
> as well. ;-)

Ouch. Sounds like a nightmare alright ;)

Cheers,

   Derk
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