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Author Topic: Starting a 15/18mm ACW Union army. [Update #8] 25/09/18  (Read 6303 times)

Offline Jabba

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Starting a 15/18mm ACW Union army. [Update #8] 25/09/18
« on: 11 January 2018, 11:49:02 AM »
So a new year starts and it's time to move into another period with my wargaming. It's going to be ACW and in my case a Union force. The scale will be 15/18mm to fit in with other club members' collections and the chosen rules will be Fire & Fury at brigade level.

A lead pile has been acquired, from various sources.


Plus some acquired already painted that I've re-based.


So off we go. More on the start of this enterprise on my blog at Jabba's Wargaming

Tony.
« Last Edit: 25 September 2018, 03:19:01 PM by Jabba »
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Offline 95th Division

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Re: Starting a 15/18mm ACW Union army.
« Reply #1 on: 11 January 2018, 02:14:50 PM »
Good luck.  I started with ACW in 15mm and Fire and Fury Brigade are great rules (I haven't played the revised version).  Looks like you're off to a good start.
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Offline FifteensAway

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Re: Starting a 15/18mm ACW Union army.
« Reply #2 on: 13 January 2018, 05:24:11 AM »
Excellent start.  Those painted regiments look quite large.
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Offline Jabba

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Re: Starting a 15/18mm ACW Union army.
« Reply #3 on: 13 January 2018, 11:25:33 PM »
They will represent  brigades in the games and can be split up into various size groups as required.
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Offline Jabba

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Re: Starting a 15/18mm ACW Union army. [Update #1]
« Reply #4 on: 09 February 2018, 08:31:50 AM »
Update on my growing force. Completion of the artillery and some thoughts on primers and scale for railway track. More on my blog at Jabba's Wargaming


Artillery park.


Rail track.

Tony.
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Offline rumacara

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Re: Starting a 15/18mm ACW Union army. [Update #1]
« Reply #5 on: 10 February 2018, 09:30:08 PM »
Looking good Tony. :)
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Offline Jabba

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Re: Starting a 15/18mm ACW Union army. [Update #1]
« Reply #6 on: 12 February 2018, 08:16:55 AM »
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Offline Jabba

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Re: Starting a 15/18mm ACW Union army. [Update #2]
« Reply #7 on: 19 February 2018, 09:22:02 AM »
So with the rail road track sorted out I needed a couple of 15mm scale rail road related buildings as this is one area the club was lacking. Back to Peter Pig I went and ordered a station and water tower from their AWI, ACW and western range.
A few nights work later and they were ready for the table last friday.


Assembled and primed





More on these at my blog Jabba's Wargaming

Tony.
« Last Edit: 19 February 2018, 10:12:20 AM by Jabba »
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Offline DintheDin

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Re: Starting a 15/18mm ACW Union army. [Update #2] 19/02/18
« Reply #8 on: 19 February 2018, 06:14:43 PM »
Wow! The water tower and station are beautiful!  :-*
Good luck with your project!
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Offline Jabba

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Re: Starting a 15/18mm ACW Union army. [Update #2] 19/02/18
« Reply #9 on: 20 February 2018, 09:39:11 AM »
Quote from: DintheDin on 19 February 2018, 06:14:43 PM
Wow! The water tower and station are beautiful!  :-*
Good luck with your project!

Many thanks

Tony.
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Offline Jabba

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Starting a 15/18mm ACW Union army. [Update #3] 12/03/18 Command Stands
« Reply #10 on: 12 March 2018, 08:24:27 PM »
So next up were some Corps and Division command stands. For these I decided, as I am doing Union, that I would include the Corps and Divisional flags. Also I would make these flags removable so as to be able to represent different formations with these bases. I have given more detail on my blog at Jabba's Wargaming and here are the results. Figures by AB and Blue Moon.





Tony.
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Offline DintheDin

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Re: Starting a 15/18mm ACW Union army. [Update #3] 12/03/18
« Reply #11 on: 12 March 2018, 08:42:23 PM »
The flags are looking great as well as your choice to make them removable! Cheers!
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Offline Jabba

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Re: Starting a 15/18mm ACW Union army. [Update #4] 17/04/18
« Reply #12 on: 17 April 2018, 08:49:47 AM »
Finally got round to starting on the lead pile of infantry. First up some AB figures I acquired from @rumacara.





These provide enough figures to represent a brigade of between 1050 and 1400 men depending of game scale being used (Brigade F&F)

I have produced a blog post on how I am painting my ACW infantry which can be found at Jabba's Wargaming

Tony.
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Re: Starting a 15/18mm ACW Union army. [Update #4] 17/04/18
« Reply #13 on: 17 April 2018, 08:36:52 PM »
Very nice Iron Brigade. :-* :-*
Must try your painting recipe. :)
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Offline Jabba

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Re: Starting a 15/18mm ACW Union army. [Update #4] 17/04/18
« Reply #14 on: 18 April 2018, 08:00:57 AM »
Quote from: rumacara on 17 April 2018, 08:36:52 PM
Very nice Iron Brigade. :-* :-*
Must try your painting recipe. :)

Thanks for the figures :)

Tony
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