It's been a strange week for yours truly. Some low-life got my debit card information and did some internet shopping. My bank and the merchants invloved were all great and I have money back in my checking account, but I can't say it was a pleasant experience. Also this week, I got the word that the product I work with will no longer be available after January 1st. I guss I feel like a Studebaker mechanic in a lot of respects. So long as there are Stubebakers on the road, I should have work and my skills are still transferable.
Well, enough of that reality stuff! I continued to make progress on my not-ready-for-the-blog project and got a small bunch of Yankee infantry mounted for Fire & Fury rules. My Yankees had been mounted for use with Johnny Reb rules.
The HQ figures are 23mm from Musket Miniatures.
I think they look better now that they're remounted and the stands have been "flocked".
My first game using these guys is going to be Longstreet's attack on the Peach Orchard, Wheatfield, Devil's Den and Little Round Top, the only difference being that the Yankees are not going to get the massive reinforcements they actually got. So it's just going to be ol' Dan Sickles out looking for trouble:
And the Yankees have some Zouaves to act as artillery magnets.
That's all for now, I have a kid tapping his toe waiting for the PC. But before I go, I was out doing some yardwork today and thought this was worth a picture. Bye for now!
6 comments:
Nice autumn (fall) view, The flocking makes quite a difference, I'm now onto the next stage which is sand/paint/dry brushing/static grass.
But I'm not going back to redo all my older flocked figures, unless absolutely forced to. Upgrading my 5,000 Napoleonics to flock took long enough.
Will, thanks for the comment. It gets busy around here in the Summer, but this time of year it gets to be quiet and a tad colorful.
I thought about using a little clump foliage and standing grass on my bases, but sometimes it seems like the figures are being chased around the table top by that grass or that rock or whatever. Still mulling over that option.
5,000 Naps!? Incredible! Have you ever done a blog entry on how you store your troops?
Thanks,
Bob
Nice blog mate. I got the link from TMP. I will follow with interest.
I just started following your blog, I also linked from TMP. I have boxes of plastic ACW I bought this year. I think I shall move them up in the queue, thanks for the inspiration!
What size bases are you using? 40mm frontage x 30mm depth?
Thanks, beccas. The TMP link was a real surprise for me!
Patrick, I had to drag-out an English and a metric ruler to see what size bases they were and they are 40 X 30 mm. Good luck with your ACW stuff! It's a pity so much of what is produced for the period in plastic is so bad!
Great to see those old Airfix figures being re-cycled. Like many gamers they were the first wargame figures I ever owned (going back a bit too far to think about!). I look forward to seeing your project unfold.
Ian
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