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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Davea on November 24, 2016, 11:20:37 AM

Title: Sharp Practice ACW
Post by: Davea on November 24, 2016, 11:20:37 AM

I have played a couple of games of Sharp Practice - AWI and FIW - and I was going to paint up an army for either of those periods - when I remembered I had a tub full of Sash and Saber ACW figures - more than enough to do a army for both sides.

So I dug them out, cleaned them up attached figures to bases and started painting the confederates.

About this time, I remembered I had the Perry Farm House painted - so I based that

(http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt322/daveais/IMG_3737rs.jpg)

It looked okay - resisted repainting it, so bought the store and painted and based it - A funny thing when you use the wrong size font - Hardware becomes Halford - whoops  ::)

(http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt322/daveais/IMG_3736.jpg)

I then found I had enough fencing to make a paddock (the pigs I painted for a mate and really should give them to him sometime)

(http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt322/daveais/IMG_3738.jpg)

Inspired by how these looked I bought the Barn - and spent a bit more time on it then the previous buildings.

(http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt322/daveais/IMG_3733.jpg)

Work in progress on a camp, because I found the bits in a box and thought it would be a good idea.

(http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt322/daveais/IMG_3742.jpg)

Hopefully soon I will actually have some painted and based figures to show, if I do not get distracted by more buildings or other random things  :)

Title: Re: Sharp Practice ACW
Post by: Treebeard on November 24, 2016, 01:11:03 PM

Very nice. This will look awesome on your gaming table.

Title: Re: Sharp Practice ACW
Post by: OSHIROmodels on November 24, 2016, 02:03:52 PM

Great collection so far  8)

cheers

James

Title: Re: Sharp Practice ACW
Post by: Lardy Rich on November 24, 2016, 03:36:39 PM

Lovely job.  I am just in the process of expanding my North American building collection for Sharp Practice, these are inspiring.  What I like is that most buildings will be great for AWI, 1812 and ACW with a great many for FIW as well. 

Rich

Title: Re: Sharp Practice ACW
Post by: Miantanomo on November 24, 2016, 08:27:11 PM

Great stuff so far!

Title: Re: Sharp Practice ACW
Post by: Elk101 on November 24, 2016, 08:45:21 PM

Nice work. Your paintwork really brings out the character of the buildings.

Title: Re: Sharp Practice ACW
Post by: Davea on November 25, 2016, 07:59:15 AM

So I finished work early today, and instead of going out in the yard and doing what I should - I headed into the shed and finished these off - first 4 bases  of Confederates done.

(http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt322/daveais/IMG_3747.jpg)

Some attack sheep - which will be used as proxy's for figures I don't have when required, and could even go in the paddock I previously posted a photo of - these were one of those random purchases I seem to make for no apparent reason, when I see some sort of discount - in this case was when Warlord had a postage free offer.

(http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt322/daveais/IMG_3753.jpg)

It is hard to photograph sheep - but they do actually look better then photo would suggest.

Title: Re: Sharp Practice ACW
Post by: Mason on November 25, 2016, 09:46:56 AM

Great stuff!
This is progressing at a good pace.
 8) 8)

Title: Re: Sharp Practice ACW
Post by: SteveBurt on November 25, 2016, 11:02:49 AM

The facing colour is wrong on those sheep  :)

Title: Re: Sharp Practice ACW
Post by: Poiter50 on November 25, 2016, 01:03:03 PM

No, the buttons are wrongly spaced.  lol

Title: Re: Sharp Practice ACW
Post by: von Lucky on November 25, 2016, 07:44:00 PM

Lovely stuff so far. You have really added a whole level of character to the buildings. Will follow this thread with interest.

Title: Re: Sharp Practice ACW
Post by: rumacara on November 27, 2016, 01:01:16 AM

Great colection so far. :-* :-*
Keep it coming.