ACW skirmish WIP

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One more photo.  The US Cavalry (led by Custer, by the way) attacking the town in a large view of the area.

[Elbows]

That is awesome - is that the $10 train I saw people talking about?  Damn I need a train...looks like a great game!

[Emir of Askaristan]

I use Mr Lincolns War which are for small battles rather than skirmishes really, but I have played Song of... and they are a decent set.

Nice looking figs. The Perry boxes were also my entry in to ACW, after watching Gettsyburg (again) on evening. I managed to pick up plenty prepainted on eBay and then did the officers and arty myself.

Ffrum - great train, especially the flat car. I'm slowly but surely working away at my own train and will be building a similar flatcar. Thanks for the extra inspiration.

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Thanks for the kind words about the train game Emir.  The figures in the game are from Dixon, Foundry and a few odd others.  The cannon is from Houston's Miniatures, most recently sold by Old Glory.

The train is from Dixon Miniatures.  I added actual "S" guage model raailroad trucks (railroad car wheel assemblies) to the Dixon resin cast passenger cars I purchased.  I also used actual "S" guage track, instead of the Dixon molded track.  In some scenarios I use switches, sidings and other speciality track pieces, roundtable, crossroad, etc.

As I said, I made the flat car and artillery car in this train game.  Dixon now offeres a resin cast flat car and a box car for their train which I have purchased.  I will be assembling them and substituting the "S" gauge trucks for them as well.

Elbows, the Dixon locomotive and tender is a little more than $10.  I have copied their listing below from their site that shows the £75.00 price:
http://www.dixon-minis.com/dixoncatalogue.php?maintype=12

LTV.1 WILDWEST/ACW STEAM LOCO WITH TENDER & 2 CREW (c1860-1900) £75.00 
LTVC 2 Boxcar (resin cast)with double "sliding" doors either side and ramp (cast in metal) for stationery use. £25.00 
LTVC 3 Flatcar (resin cast) with side supports and bogies cast in metal. £16.45 
LTVC.1 PASSENGER CARRIAGE FOR STEAM LOCO (SEATS 32 PASSENGERS) not including seats & passengers. £25.00 [/font] 
RT.1 RAIL TRACK - approx 1ft (30cm) x 1 £6.95 
WWA.6 TRAIN PASSENGERS X 8 £8.00 
WWA.7 PASSENGERS CARRIAGE SEATS x 16 £8.00[/size] [/size]
The assembly of the Dixon lead cast locomotive is a fair amount of work, but I really like their model!  Redoubt also offers one, but after close inspection of both (a friend had the Redoubt kit), I purchased the Dixon model. 

Redoubt kit is shown at:
 http://www.redoubtenterprises.com/shop/?page=shop/browse&category_id=78038019d56796c710b005244d64b824&ps_session=65ec08ce207e26af8af86bd9440873d3

If I can provide any further information please let me know.  Thanks!