Thanks for the painting tutorial. We really need more of these for us beginners so much appreciated. By the way, did I miss which miniature manufacturer you used? I would very much appreciate anything on your review or opinion on best miniature brands which are good for painting newcomers.

The Prussian Grenadier battalions are often overlooked. They had six battalions of these with one attached to each Prussian brigade. The Prussian Guards Regiments are also often overlooked…. 1st and 2nd Guards….

Is crazy small,detailed and beautiful.❤❤❤ This brand is from England?

10 years later 🥳

Great vid

Your video helped me alot in desciting what brand to choose for my Empire troops. So thanks for that! They are not that expencive compared to other collections. (You get 20 Knechts + command for 32 pounds) I mixed mine with oldhammer figures I got from ebay. It really depents on what you compare to each other. Old Reichsguard on foot is towering against the attacking Knechts, but compared to the marching drummer from artizan they have the same hight. And the scale aspect also counts. The old guard is rerally beefy (big feet, broad stature). But when you put the really old GW commanders and the artizans together they fit perfectly. But I have to admit I am a little bitch in that matter. So to others they are with no doupt perfectly fitting. I bought Halberds and speers of Fireforge games they are great.

Ringo any chance you could compare them to Pendraken or Steve Barber 10mm minis so we could get a better idea of size.

Thanks for the video waiting on my first Baccus order.

Aquired a bunch of successor stuff from Bacchus maybe 6 months ago, Phalanx and the like. Soon as a unpacked it i was overfaced with it. I know this is 9 years later but thank you for the inspiration !

9 years on and these are still the best empire models out there :) About to buy about 200 of the halberds/pikes/swords/gunners. The plastic gorilla GW infantry are laughable.

Living in a Bulgarian village obtaining appropriate paints like Valegio is expensive and very difficult, so I make do with what I can obtain locally, For undercoats I use spray can matt black car pain and car undercoat. I paint 15mm Napoleonic's, but it is always welcome to be able to watch someone else' work on KZbin.

Thanks Ringo!

Those look great!

Love to see these when they are painted .

That did make some look dingy and dark and dirty they did look good before the dip

Any kind of dip makes those little models look nasty and dark

Your application of static grass is GENIUS!!!!

First-time channel-viewer. I instantly liked and subscribed. I can only humbly offer that with miniatures, in terms of resources devoted to them we literally have to contend with the potential for idolatry.

Thank you for posting this video. The book looks excellent and a must buy.

Looks good. Push on to Rome.

Ringo is hard to type with auto correct

I wish companies would only sell games once…lol. Quarterly updates new versions every year now…geez

Another thought as I continue to watch…this would kill the table top gaming industry. Selling minis, terrain, etc is what really fuels the creation of new games. The market share of the industry would shrink if companies adopted your take. I know that is not your point or concern, but the hobby would shrink…the shops would close…and then folks would either find a place to play in their homes, or find another hobby. I think that Ringo secretly wants to go back to the time where minis were sparcely available in the back of smoke shops. :) What’s next? Do we really need the internet or e-mail? Wouldn’t a letter suffice? :)

Imagine going from Osprey or similar resource to get the “historically accurate” colors to “let’s play with blocks”. :) I think the answer to this comes down to what your hobby is, and what percentage of it is modeling/collecting/painting is. Interesting topic. (But clearly heresy)

This topic is heresy. I am investigating, not watching…and certainly not enjoying! 🕵️‍♂️

The miniatures really bring it to life. Some of us just love painting miniatures. I don’t game but just paint

It's all subjective at the end of the day. If buying the minis makes you happy then why not. Historical gaming until very recently has been all about buy a set of rules and then buy what figures you want at any scale you want. The problem is GW and the GW players mind set that is now creeping into the Historical side of the hobby Warlord and Battlefront being perfect examples of this. There should never be anyone in the hobby that tells you how to hobby its your experience so experience it how you want to not how someone tells you to.

Very thought provoking and some very valid points.It is true you certainly don't need miniatures to wargame.However they look visually good and you feel in command of real units more than blocks or counters.Again however even at 1:72 scale table space needs to be large.I had 6frx5ft which was nowhere near enough.I am now going to have (hopefully) 6ftx10ft.Quite right also storage space for miniatures is considerable.With counters or blocks you can do any period or army no problems.As single people we can never achieve this you couldn't possibly paint armies of everything.I think you 🍒 cherry pick what you like and do that with miniatures.Even then you will be pushed to paint all you need.For me i paint because it is a distraction and stops me thinking about things I ought not to be.I also love putting up the videos ect ect.It was also a change from painting flat portraits and old masters something in 3d.I do agree however if you buy a new rules book and you have suitable miniatures you don't need to buy more miniatures.I also agree rules books are almost an ulterior motive for selling miniatures a way of drawing you in.A way of starting a person's addiction.Plastic crack really sums it up well.🐻🤗👍

You certainly don't need miniatures to wargame. In many ways board games are a much better way of doing big battles but I think it's the aesthetic- and let's be honest- the "toy" aspect that draws me to miniatures.

I totally agree with Ringo, unless your playing in an official tournament I'd go for what I already have to hand if it fits my needs. Thanks for another great show.

For me it depends on a couple factors, primarily is if the minis don’t look out of place when mixed. If I don’t have enough “mini X” and need to have 20. If what I already have match in scale and/or aesthetic…then so be it. If they don’t, then I buy enough new to kit out the whole unit.

I swing both ways!😉 My Silver Bayonet force are all from Front Rank with monsters from various companies. My Pulp Alley stuff is from various manufacturers plus the official ones. The made up leagues from Pulp Alley are interesting, fun and have great models. Other games I choose all different manufacturers including official just to get that sense of individuality to each unit.

Depends, have you already got the figures, do you like the concept and want to support the manufacturer and what are your budget constraints. A universal truth is that we can only spend our money once, what we choose to spend it on very much a personal thing. I As it happens, i don’t drink, I saw the price of booze the other day in a store and thought by comparison my hobby looks cheap! That’s what I tell myself anyway. As times get financially harder for many of us, spending behaviours will naturally change to keep us in line with our new reality. For myself, I proxy on the ordinary table at the ordinary level. If I wanted to represent a napoleonic battle between French and Prussians, I would be happy fighting the battle with the British army being proxy for the Prussians, I would be happy with later war uniforms standing proxy for early war - when I first started out several decades ago, such choice wasn’t present and certainly money wasn’t, so going proxy was pretty much wide spread and a default position - though even these days I would recoil from having my Airfix WWI German infantry on a Roman battlefield 🙂

Eventually I will be playing bolt action which as we know is by Warlords.I have no Warlords ww2 figures whatever but to me it doesn't matter.1:35 scale by a whole range of manufacturers to me is fine.If the figures fit the era or scenario no problems but hey life is short and if it makes you happy.It feels a bit like fishing tackle a lot of which is not made to catch fish it's made to catch anglers.Epic scale did we need another scale?another gimmick from the sales people.A nice musing as always.Hope the holiday was good have a nice week both of you🐻🤗👍

It is a one player game forgive me it's been a long day😴

A good looking game and can be played solo I believe.Will look into it I am very tempted.A nice bit of history too.🐻🤗👍

Looks a top game & love the history.

Some very valid points in this musing.What isn't expensive nowadays?Any hobby is going to cost you one reason I painted 1/72 naps.I can usually squeeze 2units from one box which is good value.Anyway as you say much better than alcohol or McDonalds.You get the pleasure of painting the figures and they will serve you(hopefully)for years to come.Anyhow so what if we spend a lot life is short and you are a long time pushing up the daisies.Have a nice week 🐻🤗👍

Endless Quest…another is actually coming out next month iirc

Your back! Where have I been for the last month! Right got some catching up to do!

Hi Ringo! The game looks cool! I like that it has a bronze age theme. Awesome that your family is into roleplaying. Nicks paint table gives me slight panic xD.

How did I miss this musing?Nice video an interesting photo also.Make of it what you will

A nice musing.The books look very nice.BL you are never going to tell me you have a 21year old son.You don't look old enough.The army painter palette is good but on the small side.Still it is a very good idea to use a wet pallet especially in this heat.😓👍

Great books Ringo might take a sneaky shufty at it myself. Nick what were you thinking mate? Crocs?!! Time for a serious word with yourself.😉😅

Great Video !!

Great show guys. Definitely smoke at he top of the chimney.

That mug!

I use a nail varnish shaker, which is basically the same process, but I have added a single Steel Ball bearing to each pot / bottle and I'm convinced that it makes a difference.

Wishing you and your cellar a good spell without without high water.