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2mm Ancients for DBA based to 15mm sizes

When I f irst started using 2mm blo cks f o r A ncient games I based them individually o n 20mm f ro ntage bases. A ltho ugh this had the advantage o f making it po ssible to play games o n a handkerchief -sized battlef ield, i t did make them awkward to handle and to o small f o r my aged gaming mates to see. Havi ng f i nally taken the hint af ter seeing so me o ther gamers' ef f o rts at using 2mm o n 15mm bases I decided to re-base. T he f o llo wing pho to s and no tes are the result. Bases T he bases are all standard sized 15mm scale DB A bases. T he bases are made f ro m a dense and rigid card glued (with P V A ) o nto magnetic sheet (f o r ease o f sto rage and transpo rt). T he texturing is actually co lo ured sand (sprinkled o nto thinned P V A ) o ver the pai nted base. Base Layout I have tried to use the same number o f blo cks per base as there wo uld be 15mm f igures but thi s is mo dif ied a bit in so me cases (e.g. Elephants). Where po ssible I have also attempted to make the base into a bit o f a dio rama so that i t actually represents the 'lo o k' o f the tro o p type. B ecause o f the size and relative lack o f detail, I have also attempted to make dif f erent element types distinguishable f ro m each o ther. In so me cases, no tably Blades, I have since tho ught o f better layo uts so I will no te these i n the appro priate places. Generals' elements are distinguished by, well, a general added. I used the A B G5 (Ro man) general with blo cks painted in o ne co lo ur and A B G11 (B arbarian) f o r less regularly painted blo cks.

Close Order Foot : Blades, Spears & Pikes

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Abov e : Bd4 & Bd4 General - Use either A B G1 or A B G2 T he General's base has the two sets o f 2 blo cks separated, I no w think this is a better arrangement f o r B d4 - it makes them disti nguishable f ro m S p4. Do n't kno w why I didn't do that in the f irst place. Below : Bd3 Uses the same blo cks as the Bd4 but this time painted in rando m co lo urs and hints o f armo ur as dismo unted K nights o r V ikings perhaps.

Abov e & below : S p4 - Use A B G18 T he General in the f ro nt base wo uld be better placed in f ro nt o f the so lid 2-ranks o f spearmen. T hat way B d & S p wo uld be mo re easily distinguished f ro m each o ther. T he lo wer picture has irregular spearmen, thei r shields and tunics pai nted in rando m co lo urs.

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Abov e : P k4 & P k4 General T he pai r o f mo unted generals JUS T f its o nto the f ro nt o f the base. Use A B G16 (as here) or RB G9 . Right : ano ther o ptio n f o r Pk using the smaller A B G17 . Yo u co uld also use the RBG33 or 34 blo cks.

Loose Order F oot : W arband, Auxilia & Bow

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Abov e : Wb3 & Wb3 General - use A B G8 P lace the blo cks in either a 2-1 o r 1-2 f o rmatio n but all to uching each o ther. Generals sho uld be in the f ro nt rank and yo u co uld use the 2-ho rse chari o t ( A B G7 ) as an alternative general f o r tho se armies, such as Celts, that use them. Below : Wb4 & Wb4 General A rrange these as a so lid blo ck, the irregular appearance o f the f igures will distinguish them f ro m the heavy f o o t elements.

Abov e : Ax3 & Ax4 General - use AB G13 A rrange these in a lo o ser f o rmatio n than Wb, with space between the bases. Below : Ax or Bw (alternativ e) - usi ng AB G24 T his blo ck has 12 regularly spaced individual f igures and pro duces a go o d lo o se f o rmatio n. T he pro blem is that this blo ck is o f ten rather po o rly cast and yo u can't always rely o n getting go o d blo cks. No te the general's element has o ne blo ck split ei ther si de o f the general.

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Abov e : Bw 3 & Bw 3 General - uses A B G20 P o ssibly the easiest blo ck to paint. Lay o ut with space between the 2 ranks in a 2-1 f o rmatio n. Below : Bw 4 Lay o ut as a so lid blo ck, bo wmen sho uld be distingui shable f ro m the o ther clo se o rder f o o t types.

Other Foot : Psiloi, Hordes, Artillery & W ar W agons

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Abov e : P s - use A B G3 (javeli ns) or A B G12 (bows) Cut the blo cks i nto smaller gro ups and rando mly di stribute them o ver the base. Below : Hd - use any m ix of A BG6 and BG23 In the elements sho wn the f ro nt rank i s 2 A B G6 and the o ther 3 blo cks are all B G23. A ny arrangement with mo re than 4 blo cks wo uld be OK.

Abov e : Ar - use AB G25 (or RB G30 for Medievals) Below : WWg - uses RB G31 (arm oured wagon), RB G30 (bom bard) and som e cut up RB G22 (dism ounted dragoons) T his versio n represents a M edieval WWg, no t quite sure what I'd use f o r o ther perio ds.

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Mounted, the Basics : Knights, Cavalry and Light Horse

Abov e : Kn3 & Kn3 General - use any com bination of A B G14 (B G10 sim il ar) & RB G13/14 . A rrange in a 1-2 f o rmatio n with all bases to uching. Generals sho uld be o ut in f ro nt Below : Kn4 - use A BG22 A rrange as two separate lines o f 2 blo cks with a small space between them.

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Abov e & below : Cv & Cv Generals - use either A B G4 (regul ars) or AB G8 (irregular) A rrange in either 1-2 o r 2-1 f o rmatio n with the general between the separated lines o r wi thin the f ro nt line. T hi s makes them di f f erent to K n.

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Abov e & below : Lh - use A BG10 (javelins) or A B G9 (bows) A s with P s, cut the bases into smaller gro ups and arrange o n the base. If yo u use single f igures then a passable base o f circulating light ho rse can be mo deled (as abo ve).

Mounted, the Rest : Camels, Chariots & Elephants

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Abov e : Cm3 & Cm2 - use A B G23 T he Cm2 are just cut up and rando mly distributed. T he Cm3 have the 3 blo cks arranged in a less regular f ashio n than Cv.

Abov e : LCh - use A B G7 5 blo cks arranged as yo u wish. I use the 'arro whead' f o rmati o n to indi cate the general if I need o ne. Below : HCh - use A B G19 4 blo cks arranged o ver the base with a 'square' f o rmati o n indi cati ng the general, either that o r the white ho rses. Right : S Ch Just a pai r o f AB G19 . Lo o ks a bit bare but it needed to be dif f erent to o ther chario t bases.

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Abov e : E l - usi ng AB G15 (Indian, warriors astri de) Use 4 elephant blo cks (o r 5 f o r a general). A dd a co uple o f bases o f light inf antry to o , if yo u f ancy it. Below : El - using A B G21 (with Howdah)

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T hese are no t the o nly po ssi bilities but they do make a set o f elements that can be distinguished f ro m o ne ano ther and still lo o k like the armies they are suppo sed to represent.

Army 2/3 : Classical Indian

Army 2/56 Early Imperial Roman

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