ACW Epic?

[John Watson]

Derek you won't need many cavalry for CWB. Most armies have either none, one or two units. Oh and no RPGs!
John

[Moggy]

Awww, I have seen picture of confederate soldiers with them and, and, and....... Oh it was my picture. Ok then, How about some Ak47s instead 


Cavalry is the last item I will be doing anyway. That may be more for Pony Wars than CWB. But could play a part. Maybe the start of Gettysberg redone.


I seem to be getting a rank of 16 men a day done so thats 4 bases in 2 days. I know it doesn't sound a lot but I find my eyes are aching and the hands start trembling doing much more than this.

As for the wrong coats. PFFFTTTTT I don't care hehehe. I have done a lot of gaming in my youth with either carboard counters or wooden blocks with standard symbols on them. Had a great time with that as well.

Derek

[Sean Clark]

Me too Derek! Home made card figures with crude cowboys and Indians on playing Boot Hill from TSR.

But I've become grumpy in recent years especially regarding the ACW. I reiterate, this is purely for my own collections. I honestly dont care what anyone else does.

[Leman (Andy)]

The Warlord cavalry are very strange in my opinion. They seem slightly bigger in scale to the plastic infantry, and consequently I am sticking with Kallistra (which I think look less wooden in pose).

[Moggy]

The one cavalry figure included on each sprue does look a little large but then again the Kallistra looks a little small.




Grey are Warlord the shiny ones are Kallistra the 2 figure on the right are PP figs just for comparison for anyone who hasn't seen them together.

I think I will do the Kallistra for my Cav though based purely on cost but will fit the odd warlord ones into it somehow or other. Maybe a random one here and there amongst the bases. or on command bases.  I have 9 sprues per side so would hate to waste 18 cavalry figures.

Derek

[Moggy]

I may try one base to see how they look once done. Can always split them afterwards if it looks weird.

Anyway, that's after I have done the foot/guns etc for both sides so probably not before xmas at this rate.  Will put a piccy up for the collective strangeness vote once I have them together.

I am already thinking of putting a pieces of thin card under the Kallista foot bases to raise them slightly. They are "chunky" enough to fit in with the Warlord foot but feel a little short for me and don't want the command figures in a unit to be less imposing than the rank and file. (they might think otherwise).

The next question of course would be how many to a base for cav.  I just think that 3 makes it too crowded so will probably go for 2. At least this would meet with Pony Wars rules standards.


Derek

[Leman (Andy)]

Have a look at the Miniature Realms channel on You Tube, where he is using the Warlord figures for a refight of Antietam. He has made some interesting conversions of both the mounted officer and the artillery using cut and glue and greenstuff.

[Moggy]

On last few foot bases (that will make 60 foot bases) now for the Confederate forces so need to start turning my attention to the Union force.

I intend to spray blue as the primer and not paint the darker blue tunics, just any adornments.

What manufacturer and colours are suggested?

Derek

[Moggy]

Finally getting round to doing some basing. hope to get the rest of the 10 foot units based today.




Then can turn my attention to the guns and generals.

Derek

[Moggy]

Thanks Julian

It was only when I was grassing the bases I worked out I had done 480 infantry lol.   Unfortunately it does mean I have another 480 to do with the union troops!

Flags this weekend. that will be fun.


Derek

[Moggy]

I have 2 sheets of Confed flags. They come with the figures from warlord in the Brigade boxes LOL. will probably have left overs as well

Derek

[Moggy]

Artillery done. Now working on limbers.

The "management team" are dressed. just need naming and giving flags.  Question is should I use real names or made up ones?










Derek

[Colonel Kilgore]

At the risk of subverting this thread, have you all seen that the next thing is Epic Battles: Waterloo...?

Simon

[martin goddard]

Good luck to them


martin

[Moggy]

Not going with that one then. Far too many figures needed for Napoleonic armies. Struggling with ACW.

Derek