yep, i also start reading the last time and looking for a rule set, not at least because i startet repainting my prussians, and so i will have to base them new anyway.
so perhaps it might be a good idea to post what we are looking for, and an expert like Rafa could point us in the right direction?
anyway i will start
1: i am looking for a ruleset where i can play on a batallion level with probably simulating differnet formations (so that should be usual at this scale ?).
2: There should be at least an option to play it solo (i know that there are rulechanges that should be done by myself), so perhaps a card driven game is an option? i don´t know anybody else around here interested in this hobby
3: that´s a question of personal taste, but i don´t like 24 figure batallions, i would prefer to play with only 2 or 3 bat. over gaming a complete battle, but this batallions would be big!
4: out of the same reason i would not use the usual 1" bases. I start out with the prussian army in view. the infantry usualy marched in sections of 5 or 6 abroad. if you divide the 75cm per man with the 1:72 scale you are at 1.02 cm, and that´s exactly what most of the Schmäling figures need. muliply this with 5 and you are at a base width of 5.1 to 5.2 cm.
the cavalry rode 3 abreast on the march, the figures need about 1.7 to 1.8 cm each, so with 3 you are again at 5.1cm width. this base width is unusual except the 2/3 width of the Grande armee rules. additional if i leave the section basing the normal Grande armee and volley and bajonet basing of 3" / 7.6 cm works too, with 7 to 8 infantry (depends on the figures, one of the Schmälings fits on 0.9cm) or 4 cavalry.
Base depth i will what i need to display the figures historically, regardless what the rules say.
so, Rafa, with tis all in view, HEEELP
Herbert
PS: i know that VB and GA are grand tactical rules, but perhaps they can be tweaked?