Wednesday, 17 April 2019

The Final Confederate Units (for now)

So having committed to completing 2 opposing divisions of my ACW forces I've completed what I need to do for their first full outing at the end of the month. We will be sorta fighting the 1st battle of Kernstown in a dance studio near Billingham. I finished the Union forces a couple of weeks ago and have now completed the Rebels. i say completed but you all know what I mean.


1st up a couple of bases of horse holders from Perry


The final Confederate unit, 61st Georgia, part of Gordon's Brigade, Early's Division - mix of manufacturers

Finally a couple of bases I was missing - Perry plastics

There are 2 more limbers but the photo was shocking, even by my standards.

So that is 36 infantry regiments - 730ish figures, 4 cavalry regiments plus dismounted figures - 48 cav plus 40 foot, 12 artillery pieces plus 4 limbers, about 10 commanders and some bits. All in all about 900 figures, about 760 painted by me. I still want to do some skirmish bases for the infantry and at the moment they are regiments of 20 figures. Whilst I can merge them into larger units I would like to make some of them 24 figure units, although I would need a new boxing system for them, so in theory another 150ish figures to paint
I started them in my 1st analogue hobbies challenge and they have come on a pace since then. It's been a 5 year voyage and i think they will take me most of my life 


12 comments:

  1. Nice work Martin my collection is growing slightly slower but I have no sense of ever finishing .....should I call you Matt now ?

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    1. cheers. You can be Matt 1 and I can be Matt A. Needed to finish them off for now. Will give them a rest for now

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  2. Great, great project, Martin! Nearly finished? Yeah, right!

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    1. It's been a blast. Finished for now. If I collect loads more I'll never have enough space to play. So obviously I'll end up with more

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  3. Glad you.said “for now” ... roll on the bring and buy at Partizan eh

    Nice stuff Martin .. reminds me I need some horse holders for the Sudan too ..

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    1. yes "for now". In no rush to do more at moment but there will be more brigades and lots of vignettes i think

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