More Toy Soldiers! N Scale Scruby Napoleonics

 These guys got the Old-School Look!

very nicely done, here: https://ilkleyoldschool.blogspot.com/2020/07/1st-kgl-first-batch-completed.html

I got a shedload of Scruby N-scale / 9mm from a fellow gamer who got them from a mutual gamer pal who passed away a number of years ago. He kindly gave them to me for my - hopeful - Army staff officer exercise plan. As a fellow Guardsmen, ret., he was sympathetic. As an NCO, perhaps he was thinking that anything that can help officers be more useful is a good thing!?
: )

There are enough figs in the bins for a decent sized French v. Russian confrontation, altho I still have to sort a lot more out. Everything from good to fair to bad paint jobs, to mint metal is in here. I'd like Austrians later. All in the Scruby N scale, and some Hinschliffe Series 12s and a few mystery figs, of course.

The PLAN!

- Small glossy toy Soldiers on thick glossy bases [green or brown?  Uncertain...] for ease of handling.

- No flocking?  Maybe...but have to be green bases then, right?

- enough for a 4-player game

- compatible with "Sound Officer's Call" Steve's 4" 10mm Naps unibase frontages [CLICK] but on four bases for more flexibility, and a bit deeper for diorama effect.

- Elmer's glue to snap off and rebase if needed.

- Stiff poses and neat formations, straight off the parade field!?

- A collection of famous regiments and favorite figure types.

- stepped terrain w' possibly a beveled edge on hills

Painting Guide

One book - "An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars" by Digby Smith [CLICK]. No detailed uniforms, just the big picture, sort of an impressionistic look

Flags

Obvious choice - Warflag.com [CLICK]. Nice looking, and when scaled to 10mm will look as good as expensive fancy flags!

Bases

Litko - A no brainer for their 3mm thick plywood at 12 cents a pop [CLICK]. Easy to pick up, sturdy, shouldn't warp, presentation style, what more can you want?

Additional Figs?

Looks like I will need command figs, and would like some lights that look like they are doing their skirmishing job with some enthusiasm. Historifigs [CLICK] is still making these guys [CLICK].

Rules

Eagles Cheaper than Brain Cells, or ECBC as we like to call it. Thanks to some rigorous proofreading and playtesting, the rules are better than ever, albeit in a couple of different versions. But one reason I'm basing mine in groups of 4 is for the occasional battalion level game, which is a level of play I do enjoy!  That might be Neil Thomas' "Napoleonic Wargaming" [CLICK] or "The Portable Napoleonic Wargame" by Bob Cordery [CLICK]. Also, Volley & Bayonet by the venerable Frank Chadwick [CLICK].

Here's some pics of the "Look" I'm thinking about but larger figs:

20mm Hinchliffe

https://ilkleyoldschool.blogspot.com/2020/07/1st-kgl-first-batch-completed.html

Lovely Hinton Hunt vintage figs - I believe also 20mm

http://hintonhunt.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-battle-of-windmill-hill-conclusion.html

It would have been nice if I was able to find some pics of the N-scale figs on the web, but no luck.  Still, you get the idea.