Mudyinsquall's ACW Project

[Mudyinsquall]

Finally got round to sitting down and getting some paint on the beginnings of a ACW project that I'd purchased in January. Needless to say the inspiration hit. I managed to crank these out in just a couple of weeks.

So first up we've got a whole block of men from the 1st Texas (Ragged Old First), part of Hoods Brigade, who generally at the onset of the war were carrying old 1842 smoothbores. I believe even towards the battle of Antietam they were still carrying a wide array of dated weaponry. I think this was the most fun I've had painting figures for a long time and I absolutely stormed through these. I've mixed the poses/kits to represent a forward moving unit, one looking to close the gap and send some buck and ball into Union ranks.

I'll be adding another 3 groups to represent the 4th Texas and at some point 3rd Arkansas.

Next is some Confederate Zouaves (Wheats Tiger Rifles) in their outrageously cool blue striped pantaloons. Surprisingly these weren't a pain in the backside to paint, and I think the stripes came out decently with minimal effort and touch ups. An additional 8 more with a flag at some point will appear.

As usual I'll be using Sharp Practice and campaigning this on my blog towards the fall/winter, once I've amassed a sizeable force.

Cheers

(Better quality pictures on my blog: https://historyinminiatures.blogspot.com/)

[schoey]

Excellent work on your ACW figures, Zouaves make interesting units.  Look forward to seeing more.

Thanks

Paul

[Vette114]

very cool miniatures. look forward to your progress.

[vtsaogames]

Nice!

[Mudyinsquall]

Thanks all!

[CapnJim]

Those minis all look good!  Well done!