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Well done, nice looking units!

Anyone who has the bollocks to put themself out there has my respect I personally love listening to people waffle on about the hobby whatever part of it they are into so keep up the good work.

If I could change one thing on UA-cam it would be to remove the dislike button. It serves no purpose other than to allow advertisers to see that the viewer has engaged with your video in some way, but the content creator is left clueless as to why the video was disliked (quality of picture or audio, views expressed, products reviewed - who knows). I often think that there are so many bots inhabiting the platform that dislikes are generated by them to pretend that there is a human agency behind the fake account. Best to ignore them and carry on doing what you enjoy doing. Sad to see so many channels disappearing or ceasing activity - I have noticed it myself as time has gone by. Greatest loss was Darklinger Aeldridge who gave up when his computer broke down and he didn't replace it.

I must admit that this was so emotional to watch. Thank you so much. I had the game in the 1960's and have recently been tempted to buy on ebay. I am 68 now and remember so much joy as I set up the board. The days when you believed your parents would live forever. Well, I lost my dad Christmas 1978, and more recently my mum on my birthday 2020. So this took me right back and in my mind I could see them both standing there. Thank you so much for this video. Many tears shed, but many precious memories.

I deleted my youtube channel. Patriot Wargaming Solutions 😢.

4 man skirmishers. Nice.

Looking good

Being an fan of the 1st edition, I was eager to order the 2nd edition after hearing the podcasts and that Sam was revising some things. I chose to purchase a hard copy since I prefer that style. Once I received it, it was an immediate disappointment. The book was not hardback and it was small. Considering how much it cost, I expected it was going to be hardback. Had I known it was going to be a paperback and smaller than a normal sized rule book, I would have just bought the PDF version. That should have been disclosed at the time ordering was first being opened up to the public. I also was disappointed in the amount of changes that were made that no one was asking for. This edition is designed, like _Maurice,_ to be played as a 1-on-1 game. That's unappealing and one reason _Maurice_ could never take off. Removing large units and artillery batteries from different sizes depending on nationality and or type (horse or foot), was also a deal breaker for me. I have an extensive collection that's all based and setup around _Lasalle_ and throwing out large units and reducing artillery means redeveloping some of my forces. It is also not historical and just looks very gamey to have all units more or less the same size. A combination of _Maurice_ and _Longstreet_, which I own and have played but also set aside as not being not quite good enough. The recovery phase being removed wasn't an improvement. If one didn't like that, it already could have been removed if players agreed to not use it. The melee results were what some people did complain about as it felt units defending in a melee were too easily destroyed. There were some opportunities to remedy this but he just tweaked it and pretty much left it about as it was. Instead of doubling the defender on hits, you only needed three more hits to destroy a defending unit. The offensive unit still doesn't have much to worry about and so the change felt incomplete. Some other minor adjustments he made are alright but I'm not impressed. I believe it would have been better to have named it not Lasalle 2nd Edition, but something else entirely. There were no new ideas with this edition, he just borrowed from his other games - that were also flops. My group just continues to play with the 1st edition.

Very nice models 😀

Nostalgia, Nostalgia...Looks great, and vintage!

I wonder how the anniversary will be commemorated. Too many controversies mixed in with changing attitudes and sensitivities to make it safe to do much at all, but being of the same generation as yourself I recognise the thrill and the appeal of this period of History.

Beautiful looking army many hours of hard work there

Same day as your incident it was reported that the Chinese had hacked into a UK Ministry of Defence personnel database probably looking for lower paid staff who might be targets for bribes and inducement. The trouble is that we are all so economically dependent on good relations with China that we cannot sanction them in the same way as with Russia.

I watched the same channel report on Salute as yourself and felt sorry for Essex. Maybe they will just give up on going to shows and still run their business online. I suppose it is a case of "old toy soldiers never die, they simply fade away" but Caliver Books seem to be practicing euthanasia on the ranges they purchase. Magister Militum is another company that has reached its end. They were seeking a buyer but I don't know if they found one and I notice their website is now a blank page. I have similar issues with new technology but in my case it is frustration at older equipment and software not being supported. I have been without a printer for nearly a year because the perfectly functioning one I have is not compatible with my new laptop and a driver is not available to make it so. It's beginning to impact my wargaming as I can no longer print data sheets for Seekrieg games or cards for rulesets that require them etcetera but for the time being I have to divert my funds towards more crucial and pressing needs and make do the best I can.

Terrific looking army. Like your philosophy too!

I use broom bristles for all my pikes ,spears and javalins ,I use the thin ones for javelins ,the thicker ones for the others , just cut to size ,shape the point by using a pair of pliers and with clippers . Have the advantage of NOT sticking your hands ,and bend so less lightly to break off . If you select brown bristles ,do not need painting ,except the point .

Lovely job mate, really enjoyed that. When you initially said you would change the map of Victory in the Pacific, I was about to point an accusing finger at you and scream "Blasphemy"(!)... have you stoned, etc., but actually I have to admit what you said makes a lot of sense. So, did you ever try printing off and testing a redesigned map, just to see what would happen, or at least played with the rule that Japan could only patrol in the waters around Pearl after first securing Johnston Island and Midway, also the US having to control Saipan and Okinawa before patrolling in Japanese home waters? It sounds like a superb idea, and I'd really like to know what happened . Great video, well worth the fifty minutes or so it took to watch!

Happy dog 👍

Beautifully done 👏

Nice video. Ancient Greeks are my favorite too. Vendel Thistle and Rose make nice metal figures too. I'll have to get some Gorgon guys.

Nice figurines are enjoyable to look at. I'm also interested in this subject matter.

Very nice figures, just subbed 👍

Nice, got mine based for Napoleons Battles at 24 figs a regiment or 16 for Cav. Got just shy of 1800 painted and 700 unpainted. About half are Austrian. Mix of mostly Old Glory, Mini Figs, some TTG, Essex, and a few other companies

Nice one. Inspiration for my Alexander project

Sounds like we are both experiencing a similar 'stage of life'. I've been dealing with health issues since January and also encountering multiple frustrations with the digital age. In that regard I pay for my video editor (I use Power Director) and that does avoid being held hostage to fortune when companies decide to remove free software and replace it with "new improved" updates that are really designed to compel you to acquire the latest hardware. I'm currently exploring a new hobby which I am keen to get started on, but the steep learning curve to get into it and the multiple obstacles put in the way by digital technology are very dispiriting and have left me feeling that the world is a much more constricted and constrained place despite the vision of unrestrained and unlimited freedoms suggested by the internet companies.

Hey where did you get all these 15mm? Specifically brand name.

Based on your comment, I sent him the following Follow up question: As a follow up, I was just watching this video: Link to LaSalle Review and the speaker asked the question (at about 16:00) about a unit in mass formation behind earthworks (or on page 79 behind a wall). Why did the infantry not get a -4 for being in poor formation? The rules states that the infantry should (see page 78) Infantry engaged with cavalry and not in square).

I sent Sam this question today: It looks like the example on page 79 of LaSalle needs correction (errata); or else the rule on page 76 needs correction (i.e. one of the two). The Combat Modifier rule on page 76 states that "A unit that has any portion of its footprint in difficult terrain subtracts one from its combat score." The example on page 79 shows unit C (a cavalry unit) which does not have it's footprint in difficult terrain, and thus, per the above combat modifier rule on page 76, should not receive the -1 modifier for difficult terrain. The earthworks is already giving the British +1 for a strong position. So either a correction to the example should be added to the errata, or... On the other hand, if you intend for units passing through difficult terrain in their charge to get the -1 combat modifier for difficult terrain, then the rule on page 76 should be changed (in the errata) to read something like: "A unit that (1) has any portion of its footprint in difficult terrain, or (2) that passed through or over difficult terrain or (3) that will pass through or over difficult terrain in making the attack subtracts one from its combat score."

I would say you can join the earthworks together if you want to.

Since earthworks (p 143) can't be placed overlapping roads, they are unlikely to represent barricades (also they are called "earthworks" not barricades. The American Battlefield Trust defines them as follows - "Earthwork: A field fortification constructed out of dirt. An earthwork could be a mound but typically consisted of a ditch and a parapet." Warfare History has this to say: "Russian Earthworks at the Battle of Borodino" - Russian earthworks and fieldworks, although hastily constructed, played a crucial role in the Battle of Borodino. And - More important were the Bagration “fleches.” These were hastily constructed by the inexperienced men of the Moscow militia on the 4th and 5th and were designed to strengthen the rather weak and exposed Russian left. There were three of these V-shaped, or chevron-shaped, earthworks, two side by side and one, much smaller, a hundred yards to the rear. See the full article here - warfarehistorynetwork.com/russian-earthworks-at-the-battle-of-borodino/ I would say the Fleches at Borodino are a good example of what a Napoleonic earthwork is.

The French Guards are not shaken until they have only 2 SP left, while the Spanish provincial infantry are shaken at 3. The Guards (their resolve is 5+) do not take disruption unless a 5 is thrown, vs the Spanish with take disruption 50% of the time, because the resolve of the Spanish is only 3. Their resolve also effects rally, and the Spanish will only rally off Disruption 50% of the time, while the Guards will do so 83% of the time. The Guards shoot with 6 dice vs the Spanish shooting with 4. The Guards add 3 to the skirmish screen, vs the Spanish adding only 1. This adds up to quite a difference. Remember, for the Spanish to enter combat with the Guards, they will have to undergo a volley of 6 dice before any hand to hand combat takes place. With bad luck, they might have to endure two such shots. If they take any disruption, their combat strength will almost certainly be lower than the Guards.

See Page 143 for Sam's explanation of why no other units have to test morale when a nearby unit routs or a general is lost.

I see a lot of minifigs, 2nd generation, which I think are the best of their 15mm range, The first and the 3rd are not as good, IMO.

Nice army, I have a stack of finished and unfinished 15mm lead somewhere. No one to play with now.

great stuff, and superb miniatures, you mention the number of figures puts people off? you your self show 150+ pieces at the drop of a hat; the numbers thing only seems daunting if you focus on it to start, just one unit at a time guys. Also the early/late (classical) time slots, but there are more, I am working on Geometric (800 bc-650 bc) as my early greeks, and early classical 650 - 450 bc as my later greeks; spearman v hoplites were they overlap and this gives the widest range of opponents.

100th sub. Very nice a fellow australian into napoleonics

Thanks buddy just seeing this well done.

Your army looks great!

A very nice collection

Nice collection !!

These are very nice figures!

I just scribed to your channel. Coincidently I have a few of the old games and books that you have, such as Napoleon's Campaigns in Miniature, Napoleon's Battles and Uniforms of Waterloo. My first 15mm's were from an British company, Hinchcliff which I started with those in the 70's.Those line drawings of the paint guides in Napoleon's Campaign actually came from the Hinchcliff handbook of there 15 and 25mm range which I also have. Later I included Ral Partha, Minifigs, and much later Old Glory. In addition to my 15mm collection of Nap's and ACW, I have a sizeable collection of 1/72 plastics, and 28mm, and have now moved on to the newer EPIC ACW and WATERLOO sets. I have already painted some of the EPIC British as Netherlands line, and they look pretty good at this scale. I, too, am an older bloke at 72 and do my best to paint these little guys. I use an LED Lighted Head Visor Magnifier now, and get as much support for my hand as possible to paint the details as best as I can, and they look okay for wargames standard. Still all fun for me. Looking forward to more of your posts. Be well and enjoy the hobby!

Fantastic collection of figures mate

Enjoyed the ramble through your wargame history. Nicely done armies. I completely agree with your approach to 15mm.

Always nice to go look back at old figures. Its also good to hear about figure history. I was 7 in 1980. I was into star wars figures. I did not start wargaming until i was about 14. I have seen Blucher played before in 15mm. I seem to remember it being an interesting game to watch. So i would be up for you having a battle.

Look forward to your batrep

Nice piece of history there. I remember many of those rule sets when they were released. We had the "new minifigs" as well. I even opened a trade account with minifigs and sold those yellow packs around several of the clubs in the early 1980's.

If it helps, i glue my pikes to the base, usually before i put the sand and glue mix on the base. Gives a good solid locating point as well as being glued to the hand.

Nice....

Great display....