13th Mississippi Infantry

Another unit if American Civil War figures completed and ready for battle.  This time we have the Confederate 13th Mississippi Infantry of Barksdale's Brigade.  These figures are metal miniatures from Sash and Saber.  I love the character of these figures and he does a great job on the accuracy of the various pieces of equipment.

I painted this unit in the Richmond Depot jacket in grey with blue cuffs and collars.  They have mixed head gear with most in slouch hats and a few wearing M1861 caps.  I tried to do these with the Confederate version of the light blue trouser.  Overall these have a very pleasing blue-grey look to them.

28mm ACW Union Army Additions

A couple of years ago my friend Tom decided to liquidate his extensive 28mm ACW collection.  This worried me greatly as we used a large part of this collection anytime we put on an ACW Black Powder game.  Even more troubling was that I did not have any money at the time to buy even a portion of the collection.  The good news is that much of this collection went to local gamers so we have been able to keep using much of it for our games.

Today I purchased a large chunk of the Union from a friend who had bought it from Tom.  He had not been able to participate in games and the stuff had just been sitting so he decided to make it available.  I am very happy to add these figures to my collection as this nearly doubles my Union forces and means that I am just about done collecting Union ACW.

Union Corps Commander.  I believe the banner is for III Corps but I will use it for any senior commander required for a game.  I think these are Old Glory figures.

Union Division Commander.  This will be used for any senior commander needed for a game.  The banner is actually a Pennsylvania regimental banner but it looks cool.  The figures are Old Glory.

Union Brigade Commanders.  Each of these will command a brigade.  Old Glory figures.

Union Brigade Commanders on foot.  These will be used as needed for foot commanders.  A couple will likely be painted as artillery commanders.  These are Sash and Saber figures.

Three batteries of 12lb Napoleons.  These are Sash and Saber figures.

Three batteries of 3in rifles.  More Sash and Saber.

1st New Jersey. A larger 36 model unit.  All Sash and Saber figures with unit correct flags.

2nd New Hampshire. A standard size 24 figure unit of Sash and Saber figures.  The flags are correct for the unit.

3rd Maine.  Another standard size unit of 24 figures.  All Sash and Saber with correct flags.

57th Pennsylvania.  Another large, 36 figure, unit.  All Sash and Saber figures with correct flags.

63rd Pennsylvania.  Stand size unit like the others.  

68th Pennsylvania. Standard size unit of Sash and Saber.  This is actually the second unit in my collection flagged as the 68th Pennsylvania.  Looks like I need more flags to fix this.

This is a really nice collection.  I rarely purchase painted figures but for the size games we typically play it is unlikely I would ever have added this much with my own brush.  These, I think, were painted by Fernando Enterprises and work perfectly on a table full of troops.  You see, when there are 1000+ figures on the table no one is really looking at the paint on a specific figure.

Reb Caisson

 This is the last bit of my ACW Confederate artillery for the time being.  This caisson does not actually have any real function in Black Powder but it looks really cool sitting on the table near the guns.

This is the Old Glory caisson model with an extra Sash and Saber artillery crewman.  Nothing fancy just a cool piece for the table.  Now I need to get back to building models and deciding what to paint next.

More Reb Artillery

This is the second Confederate gun I completed this week.  Like the first this one is also from Sash and Saber.

Reb Artillery

This is the first of my Confederate artillery for my Black Powder army.  These are Sash and Saber and I have had these in the paint queue for a long time.  I originally bought these as part of a huge order I made several years ago when they had a 40% off sale.

I really like the Sash and Saber figures.  The sculpting style is a little goofy but he does a great job on the accuracy of the uniforms and equipment.  It feels good to get this project back on track.

Another Regiment of Rebs

Just a quick update.  This is the second Confederate regiment for my Black Powder project.  I now have a very small brigade.  Just a couple more units and a gun and I will be ready to get this stuff on the table.  I know I can have this on the table this summer.

This unit is comprised of leftovers from various manufacturers.  I know it is strange to start with leftovers but what can I say?  Most of the figures are some really old Old Glory odds and ends.  I added in a few Sash and Saber and Perry plastics to fill out the unit.  They strangely work well together.

First Batch of 28mm Confederates

 The first batch of Confederates for by Black Powder ACW project are ready to go!  These figures are all Sash and Saber, which are some of the best 28mm ACW figures around.  I would love to take credit for the painting but these were painted by my friend Tim at Saguaro Painting Service.  Tim gave me a sweet deal on these and I think they look great.  They look much better than my crappy photography shows.  Turns out my new camera hates my lighting setup more than my old camera.  I need to work on that.

Anyway, Tim painted a Confederate Brigadier and one regiment of troops.  Hopefully, this will inspire me to get back to this project but that does not seem likely.  It took me 2 weeks just to base these and add a banner.  I do have two more regiments on the paint table but they have been sitting there for weeks with no progress.

More Union for Black Powder

I just finished another Union regiment for Black Powder. These are Sash and Saber figures. I have not decided what unit this will be and I don''t have any more flags. This puts the Union collection over 200 figures and 2 complete brigades. I think I am done painting Union for a while.

More Sash and Saber Union

I added a couple more pieces to my ACW Union collection. First up is my second brigade commander. This figure is from Sash and Saber, as are the artillery crews.

This gun was neat to do as the the crew is loading the gun. This takes a bit more space on the base.

As I was prepping the pictures I realized that I forgot to weather the gun. Oh well, it looks OK.

Both of these models are a little shiny. I ran out of Testors Dulcoat and just have a coat of Krylon Matte which is not flat. One I get a new can I will dull these down.

76th Pennsylvania Infantry

Here is my 76th Pennsylvania Infantry regiment. I still need to do the banners for the unit but it is done enough to show-off. The figures are Sash and Saber.

This is the sixth regiment I have painted for the American Civil War this year. My production has slowed down in the last few weeks. I am still hoping to get in another Black Powder game before the year ends. I thing it might be time to paint some rebs.

Sash and Saber Union Artillery

Progress on my Sash and Saber brigade is moving along nicely. Here we have the battery that will be supporting the 18th US Infantry regiment I finished last week.

I still have about three more Sash and Saber Union regiments, another gun battery and a brigadier to paint for this unit. This is going to be a big brigade.

18th US Infantry

I have finished the first regiment of my second Union brigade. This is a 40 figure unit from Sash and Saber. This is one of their regiment packs. I will likely never field this unit as a full 40 figures. It will likely be broken down into a couple of units. This brigade will be much bigger than the the Foundry brigade. When completed this brigade will have about 160 figures and 2 guns. I have a long way to go on this phase of the project.