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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Trooper on January 28, 2008, 09:02:03 AM

Title: American Civil War figures.
Post by: Trooper on January 28, 2008, 09:02:03 AM

This seemd to be the right place to post these, apologies if I got that wrong.

Some pictures of my American Civil War collection:

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg223/timhall1955/My%20Portfolio/DioramaACW1-03.jpg)

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg223/timhall1955/My%20Portfolio/DioramaACW1-02.jpg)

A Union Cavalry brigade, this is the Michigan brigade, Custer's Wolverines.



 (http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg223/timhall1955/My%20Portfolio/DioramaACW1-04.jpg)

Some Confederate Infantry, figures are a mix of Foundry, Redoubt, Dixon and First Corps.

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg223/timhall1955/My%20Portfolio/DioramaACW2-02.jpg)

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg223/timhall1955/My%20Portfolio/DioramaACW2-03.jpg)

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg223/timhall1955/My%20Portfolio/DioramaACW2-05.jpg)

Hope you like them.

Title: American Civil War figures.
Post by: Argonor on January 28, 2008, 11:20:23 AM

:o  :D

Now, when was the Perry ACW plastics due, again?

Title: American Civil War figures.
Post by: Orctrader on January 28, 2008, 12:21:35 PM

Don't know if this is the right place or not, but they are brilliant wherever they are  :o

Title: American Civil War figures.
Post by: Malamute on January 28, 2008, 01:41:48 PM

Very nice, another great looking collection. You have some lovely looking figures :)

Title: American Civil War figures.
Post by: Trooper on January 28, 2008, 01:48:51 PM

Thanks for your kind comments.

Title: American Civil War figures.
Post by: Chairface on January 28, 2008, 08:13:01 PM

Absolutely gorgeous! You've given me something to think about....

Title: American Civil War figures.
Post by: twrchtrwyth on January 28, 2008, 08:48:06 PM

Very impressive.

Title: American Civil War figures.
Post by: archangel1 on January 30, 2008, 07:02:28 AM

Well done! Always wanted to do a proper ACW diorama,myself.  You've given me some ideas.  I like the fact that the figures look like a group of individuals, rather than a row of clones, which, unfortunately, many ranges limit you to doing, due to a lack of variety in their poses or heads.

Cheers!

Title: American Civil War figures.
Post by: Theomar Pius on January 30, 2008, 07:16:19 AM

Wow, those are great, lots of character. You should be proud.

Title: American Civil War figures.
Post by: Yankeepedlar01 on February 01, 2008, 03:41:31 PM

Nice pictures of 'God's own period'! Well done that man!

Title: Re: American Civil War figures.
Post by: joroas on July 30, 2008, 08:29:38 AM

Quote

A Union Cavalry brigade, this is the Michigan brigade, Custer's Wolverines.

 There needs to be a few red neckerchiefs that they wore to copy Custer..............

Title: Re: American Civil War figures.
Post by: flytime on July 30, 2008, 12:55:03 PM

Wow thats impressive!

Title: Re: American Civil War figures.
Post by: The_Wisecrack on July 30, 2008, 02:29:57 PM

very very realistic collection. the kind of rabble looking orderly armie look you wouldn't get with the perry plastics.

Title: Re: American Civil War figures.
Post by: archangel1 on July 30, 2008, 04:18:16 PM

I was just experimenting with constructing some typical ACW era 3-rail fencing in 28mm for a diorama I have in mind.  What a job! It works, but it's very labour intensive.  You can see why there was such a slaughter when Pickett's Division hit the fence lining the Emmitsburg Road at Gettysburg.  You can't take the rails down without an axe or without knocking down the posts, with a lot of effort.  You would have to climb over, making yourself a nice, slow target.

Title: Re: American Civil War figures.
Post by: BigMecha on October 04, 2008, 04:00:02 AM

Very ! nice miniatures!

Did a very good work painting the ACW miniatures.

You can see quite the details!

thanks for sharing!

Title: Re: American Civil War figures.
Post by: The Gray Ghost on April 09, 2011, 02:00:07 AM

>>>Some Confederate Infantry, figures are a mix of Foundry, Redoubt, Dixon and First Corps<<<
Do these ranges mix well together or are You using them in separate units?

Title: Re: American Civil War figures.
Post by: Trooper on April 09, 2011, 12:18:58 PM

The Redoubt and Foundry sit well together, even though the Redoubt can occasionally be very slightly taller, but then people are different heights, and it doesn't jar too much. Perry figures are slighter than their Foundry ACW figures both in height and body mass, so I am not using too many of those in mixed units, and then only the metal figures as I don't think the plastics are that good. Dixons; I usually keep in their own units, but once on the table they all work well together.

First Corps, again are slightly bigger figures but still go fairly well in small numbers with Redoubt and Foundry. I would suggest you also check out the Old Glory figures, they are very much on a par with Redoubt and Foundry, and their marching figures are excellent. My units have had a complete refurbish since these pictures were taken, which reminds me I must take some pictures. I have gone more for marching units, but kept the variety within the units. In short I have tried to make both sides have different characteristics.

The Union troops are more formal in appearance, and the Confederates have a more mixed but still disciplined appearance. I will put some pics up to convey that better than my inadequate words.