WADBA(?)

Something that's been kicking in the ample space of my mind has been the possibility of linking DBA and WAB (Warhammer Ancient Battles-1st edition for me for what its worth) into a coherent system.

Yeah....probably not.

So, this is the basis of the idea-well, it's nothing revolutionary by any means.

Building Units: 

DBA has the army lists for a couple hundred historical forces- but limited to 12 stands each.  Work off the 2.2+ unit types (sorry I'm of that hetrodox order).  Each unit type has a line item in WAB. Modify the stat line for equipment as appropriate.  

Now once you're done this you're going to find some armies don't hit the threshold of 500pts in twelve stands. This is where we start adding additional stands until you hit the number or twenty four stands-some armies will never reach it.  You can never more than double stand types. 

So...why?

The advantage is spacing. Heavy infantry fights at four to a 40mm stand (in 15mm). Medium's only three. In combat rolls that will be telling. 

So why not just play Dba?  Because am a tinkerer mainly. And why not just build WAB armies?  Other than the fact that I am among the slowest painters in the hobby it allows for quick decisive games. Oddly this could also work in 15mm on a 4x6 table to allow for that oft overlooked maneuver phase of the battle's course of events. 

I will let you know if I make something happen with this one or if it stays a passing fancy

When did it become 2013?

I'm sitting here at the new house, cat asleep on my lap, an O'douls by my side, which can only mean one thing.  It's sober January, which means we crossed some annual meridian into 2013.  I'm sure few others are surprised, frankly with the fanfare it's hard to miss.  But looking around and my last entry is Sept 2012...Ok. So where are things?

1. The house is purchased, and there is a hobby room.  It's small, not a complaint, but frankly right now it's appropriately sized.  Frame in book shelves and other storage solutions and I'm really not sure what I'm going to do for a gaming table.  4x6 will fit.  You won't be able to sit down at it, or probably stand either, but it will fit.

2. Stuff is back. After about a three year hiatus for some of my key items, and a good 20 month hiatus from all the toys. And that feels good.

3. Holy Crap I have a lot of toys.  I've reduced already-twenty one boxes of books and other stuff, and tossing papers of previous eras. But as I have continued to dig, and placed to the side a full box of miniatures for a good home.  Even as I look to other solutions for storage, more have to go. Or at least get them off Popsicle sticks.

4. Project take aways.
     a. Finish unpacking
     b. Reduce, reduce, reduce I've gotten rid of about half my books at this point, and probably it was time.  But more minis have to go.  Already I've cut some 28mm Heroics, 28mm WW2, 6mm Epic, and, sigh....10mm Warmaster.  Maybe.  That may be later.  Stuff is still missing though.
     c. From here I shouldn't need to buy anything new for a while...what's old is new.   I'd forgotten about some of my projects.  And wow that's a lot of Austrians. This means no 3mm modern/advance wars, no investments in figures frankly for a while.  Terrain's in play of course.

Sigh...not very exciting.  But let's face it, it something.  Let me go nip off and work on the other drafts I have laying around.