[Soldadets] Refurbishing my Army of Tennessee (some PP)

[Lluis of Minairons]

After resting in a box for a lot of years, this pandemic Summer I've decided to revamp my old 15mm Confederate Army.
It had been built for use with Fire & Fury, so it was organised as per brigades - but now I'm planning to rebuild it on a regimental basis, because it offers me more variety chances, either looking at uniforms or at flags.
I'm taking the Confederate OOB for Shiloh as a guide, so choosing as a start one of Bragg's Corps Divisions - Ruggles' one.

Gen. Ruggles at work

I've started painting/repainting some Louisiana regiments, that allowed me the chance to toy a bit with uniform colours:

16th LA


18th LA

Prior to these, I had taken over another Louisiana regiment that I dressed as if strictly following regulations:

12th LA

I also repainted my first Artillery battery:

5th. Co., New Orleans' Washington Artillery


Same, limbered

And provided for my first brigade commander:

Col. Prestond Pond Jr.

It will still take me some time to complete works on this army, because it's just second to another, more prioritary project - but will show you more as soon as possible. Hope you like them!

Lluís

[Grey Heron]

Lovely work on your Confederates.

Cheers,

Helen

[Leslie BT]

Hope you enjoy some games with Civil War Battles.

[Lluis of Minairons]

Now I have the three generals I needed for commanding the brigades my ACW confederate force is to consist of:

(Col. Randall L. Gibson)


(Gen. James P. Anderson)

At current stage this is how my Confederate Army shows: http://soldadets.blogspot.com/p/guerra-de-secessio-americana.html.
Each thumbnail picture leads to a specific article in my blog talking about the linked unit. Text is Catalan language only, but fortunately pictures there don't need any translation!

Today I've just finished another unit - showing this ASAP!

Lluís

[Colonel Kilgore]

Those are very nicely painted, Lluis!

Simon

[Leman (Andy)]

Very nice work. Really like the general with the long white beard.

[Lluis of Minairons]

When you run a Confederate army, you can never enjoy enough artillery... so I've plunged into the task of providing some for my figures!

(Ketchum's Alabama battery, unlimbered and ready to fire)

(same, limbered and running)

You will probably realize how many different origin figures I use in every army. The fact is that I actually enjoy trying to match figures from different brands when possible; I'm not always successful at doing so; but such mixes often give a good result, as in this particular set mixing sculpts from Essex, Old Glory 15s and Anthony Barton.

Single based battery standard bearers are of no known to me use - but I've thought that, depending on the ruleset chosen at a moment, they could be used as markers for whatever the purpose needed. And in any case, flags are a colourful add on a tabletop!

Also, limbered batteries are split in three separate bases, as you can see. This allows me to adapt them to eventual devious roads (which is aesthetically good), and also to conform their size to whatever constraint imposed by tight scenarios, rules or gaming mates preferences

[Colonel Kilgore]

Lluis,

Despite you clearly using the "wrong" (non-PP) figures in the first place  , those are lovely gaming bases. For some reason, I particularly like the drooping barrel on the limbered gun, which just looks right.

More power to your paint brush!

Simon

[Lluis of Minairons]

Despite you clearly using the "wrong" (non-PP) figures in the first place  ...

No worries, I'm already working on a PP zouave regiment

[Colonel Kilgore]

Excellent - those should be fun!

Simon

[Lluis of Minairons]

I've got another unit revamped, after over a decade of oblivion (even a decade and a half!). This time I've devotedly respected the original painting job (a variety of grey, sand or 'butternut' shades; I still remember that these latter were obtained from mixing light grey with human skin tones); so I focused solely on reworking some washes and highlights.

1^st Florida Bn.

This unit is intended to stand for the 1^st Florida Battalion, so it's been given a flag in accordance. Seemingly, the outer edge should be pink rather than white, because the flag was supposed to follow Bragg's pattern; but a sample drawing seen on Internet and my personal taste made me choose a white lining rather than a pink one. Apologies for the inaccuracy 

More pictures on my personal blog: http://soldadets.blogspot.com/2020/11/1er-batallo-de-florida.html

Cheers,
Lluís

[Smiley Miley 66]

As usual the standard does look very high and tidy again.
Miles

[Colonel Kilgore]

Very nice!

I'm obviously shocked by the lack of pink lining,  and surprised you even dared confess to this heinous crime, Lluis 🙂

Simon

[Spartacus]

Brilliant! Lluis.

Guess I won`t be putting my ACW here then.

Terry

[Lluis of Minairons]

I'm obviously shocked by the lack of pink lining,  and surprised you even dared confess to this heinous crime, Lluis 🙂