"New Blue Moon ACW releases!" Topic

For those of you who, like myself, have been eagerly awaiting the release of Blue Moon 18mm Garibaldi Guard and Louisiana Tigers, they are now available. I have been checking the Old Glory website occasionally, and just noticed they have appeared. Links:

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They were actually announced here last week. I'm a bit disappointed with them both. It looks like they simply changed the head or hat on the figures with frock coats for the Garibaldi Guard. I don't see any leggings either.
The Tigers had already been released basically as Zouaves with Fez.

I missed the announcement, FireZouave. For better or worse, it is a common practice for sculptors in the miniature figure business to use preexisting models and simply add/subtract one part or another. I'm not happy about it either, but maybe that's the only way they can make a profit. Given the huge effort that Old Glory has made to offer a wide array of figures in their 18mm ACW range, I'll refrain from criticizing.

With regard to the Louisiana Tigers, I will favor a mix of figures with both fez and the straw 'boaters' in the units I plan to create.

I understand the 39th NY did not retain their distinctive uniform through the war. I could see mixing in a few figures with forage caps or slouch hats to give this unit some more variation.

-Don

Agreed, Old Glory is doing a great job on them. And now they just added dead horses, which I just love! I like them for the look and to use as markers.