Monday, 15 January 2018

A Compendium of Rebels.

 Over Christmas I was given four unusual figures by Colin of Carry on up the Dale blog fame. The figures were unusual as they were ACW figures with some metal fencing included. Anyway I decided to paint up a random unit of rebels using these four figures as the core of the regiment this last week.
 I had various spare ACW figures and cobbled together this unit.The other figures are Redoubt, Perry, Foundry and a couple of Steve Barber figures. So quite a cross section of manufacturers. Unfortunately there was no details regarding the odd four, just that they were engaged in climbing over the fence provided.
 Anyway I knocked this odd unit off , in between paining up Bronzino's Guns. I also used larger bases to make a sort of diorama effect for the unit.I didnt want to chop the metal fencing around too much, they were already quite vulnerable to bending etc.
                      So there you have it. A proverbial Foreign Legion of ACW figures.






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11 comments:

  1. Colin Ashton15 January 2018 at 13:39

    They look great Robbie. I can't remember where I got them, other than it was 2016 and that they were off a German manufacturer who wasn't attending last year (2017) and tested my schoolboy German to the limit and beyond.

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    1. Colin Ashton16 January 2018 at 01:08

      It was at Crisis in 2016

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    2. Independentwargamesgroup17 January 2018 at 08:50

      Jolly clever those German types. They may take over the world one day.Thanks again for the figures.

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  2. Conrad Kinch15 January 2018 at 16:29

    Those are great. They'll add character to a table.

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  3. marinergrim16 January 2018 at 02:50

    Interesting. can't believe that they had much commercial shelf life but I quite like them all the same.

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    1. Independentwargamesgroup17 January 2018 at 08:48

      Paul I'm certain with a bt of greenstuff you could use them in the Malburian era.

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  4. Neil16 January 2018 at 04:42

    Hello Robbie they look great but you can’t be claiming a cover save with the fence mind 😉

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  5. caveadsum147122 January 2018 at 07:03

    Could've been made for you with the extra fencing eking out fewer figures! Nice mix of manufactures, you must almost be done on this project by now?
    Best Iain

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    1. Independentwargamesgroup23 January 2018 at 00:53

      I blame Barry Hilton for skimping on figures. And yes I am about finished painting ACW. I have started some new figures from other periods.

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