Warlord games epic battles 12mm acw

[Ray Rivers]

This is a very interesting recent video:



The guy covers:

- How he painted the minis.
- Unit size (and variations due to different rules)
- Compatibility with Kallistra minis (he has a Kallistra command group for one stand)
- How easy it is to convert the minis to wearing all kepis (liked that!)
- How fun it is to play Ultimate General Civil War (which I am also doing right now) 

[olicana]

As for the idea, I think it is pretty good. As a smaller sized figure fan i do wonder, could this be a turning point for the magazines which have been very 28mmcentric for so long?

28mm look better in photographs, close up or from a distance. Pictures sell magazines as much as written content. Also true of glossy rule sets to some degree. Sad but, true.

I like the idea of this scale for this period, none the less. I've always wanted to do ACW but I don't have the storage space for the period specific mid 19th century American terrain pieces required (for a 12 x 6 table) in 28mm (my usual scale). My project list is full for the next two or three years: hopefully then, we'll see what actually got done for this range of figures - so, maybe.

[Harry Faversham]

Leave it Big O, just leave it! 

Gettysburg in one to one scale is just not possible...
even for you!

[delbruck]

One thing that I don't think has been mentioned in this thread is that Warlord has stated that any support figures for the range will be done in Warlord resin.

[DivisMal]

This is a very interesting recent video:



The guy covers:

- How he painted the minis.
- Unit size (and variations due to different rules)
- Compatibility with Kallistra minis (he has a Kallistra command group for one stand)
- How easy it is to convert the minis to wearing all kepis (liked that!)
- How fun it is to play Ultimate General Civil War (which I am also doing right now) 

That was actually a lot of fun to watch. Makes me really keen to get a few sprues myself.

[Macunaima]

One thing that I don't think has been mentioned in this thread is that Warlord has stated that any support figures for the range will be done in Warlord resin.

Have they actually formally said that, or was that just a one off in a video on the internet? Because I think cavalry is pretty much a sure thing for plastic. Of course, I could be wrong: one doesn't need much cavalry for ACW battlefields and it could thus make sense to do it in resin.

What I'd like to see in plastic is a "clean" federal regiment, paired with a Confederate-style officer and a Parrot rifle. THAT might make economic sense.

But zouaves and the iron brigade and so on should certainly be done in resin or metal.