Tuesday, 17 October 2017

Back in the Groove.

 Well after a bit of a setback over the weekend I am back in the painting groove with another regiment of Union troops and a command base for a regiment of Union in skirmish order.Having now realised that one doesnt need specific skirmish figures apart from specialised troops in Picketts Charge I have created another unit.
 In the background of this image is a maize field based by John.I really like the effect. The pieces were obtained from a model railway company.
                                     
 I have also painted up some Reform bases and started on some Rout bases, just to make the whole game look pretty.I have also finally finished painting my 79th New York Volunteers, those of tartan fame. I had to have the unit simply because it was a ridiculous idea to clothe a unit as such. I found them a pain to paint, and frankly didnt like the actual figure, but they are done now.





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  1. Colin Ashton17 October 2017 at 12:15

    excellent paint job Rob

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    1. Independentwargamesgroup20 October 2017 at 04:45

      Thanks Colin,
      nearly there I think.

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    2. Colin Ashton22 October 2017 at 07:40

      ....and then back to your French Wars of Religion maybe?

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  2. caveadsum147117 October 2017 at 13:40

    Nice figures, lovely painting. I like all those extra bases, it gets rid of dice and beads and what not!
    Best Iain

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    1. Independentwargamesgroup20 October 2017 at 04:42

      Im a bit anal about these things Iain. I like my table to look neat. It must be my adhd.

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  3. Ray Rousell17 October 2017 at 14:15

    Great looking figures.

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  4. Norm18 October 2017 at 01:46

    Your routing figure looks superb

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    1. Independentwargamesgroup20 October 2017 at 04:42

      Cheers Norm. The Perry twins made some great plastic ACW figures.

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  5. Chris Gregg18 October 2017 at 02:11

    It all looks very nice, Robbie. Like the status markers, and that is the good thing about ACW that most status marker figures can be used for a variety of regiments. The crop looks wonderful - is it practical to put figures in?

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    1. Independentwargamesgroup20 October 2017 at 04:44

      Chris each row of maize is seperate and can be removed to allow figures to be placed amongst the field.

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    2. Colin Ashton22 October 2017 at 07:42

      Amaizing! Sorry a bit of a corny play on words. You must be pretty chaffed with the look of your troops.

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  6. Jonathan Freitag18 October 2017 at 19:19

    Nifty unit status markers!

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    1. Independentwargamesgroup20 October 2017 at 04:44

      Thanks Jonathan, Im tempted to make some causality markers like I have for my renaissance stuff.We'll see.

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  7. william coutts20 October 2017 at 10:46

    Robbie,Markers?-hmmmmmm-not too sure about them,but the paint job is exceptional!-how many units have you now?
    johnc(william)

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  8. Independentwargamesgroup20 October 2017 at 11:07

    John, you luddite. Its just a visual trick, nothing more.A bit like your gun flashes. A bit of a crowd pleaser. As for units, well I reckon 25 Rebel regiments and 27 Union regiments. I am aiming for a brigade of cavalry on each side. But that could change.

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    1. Colin Ashton22 October 2017 at 07:42

      Bloody Hell, thats more than I acquired of Paul Stevenson!

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    2. william coutts23 October 2017 at 12:39

      Robbie,Luddite,eh? well.look out at Stockton 'cos I'm bringing my hammer and I am going to break your battle mat!!!
      52 units is one hell of a set up!-It's good being retired isn't it?
      johnc

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    3. Independentwargamesgroup24 October 2017 at 04:12

      Im looking forward to seeing your battle mat. You remind me of the guy in the pub who is always able to find a better bargain than everyone else.Annoying yes, but very amusing.

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  9. Phil20 October 2017 at 12:32

    Clever and very nicely done!

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