"28mm American Soldiers circa 1870-1895??" Topic
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| Coyotepunc and Hatshepsuut | 31 Mar 2013 4:35 p.m. PST |
I am looking for a range of American troops for the latter lart of the 19th century. I see that Brigade has a couple of codes, but I was curious if there are others out there as well. My grasp of period uniforming is slight at best, is there a big change of uniforms in this period? Any links to color references would also be appreciated. Thank you so much for any and all help! |
| Rudi the german | 31 Mar 2013 4:42 p.m. PST |
Copplestone has a pack in back from beyond. Redoupt has boxer war us and old glory has americain spanish war..
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| KnightTemplarr | 31 Mar 2013 4:57 p.m. PST |
Tiger Miniatures also have Span-Am figures |
| Henry Martini | 31 Mar 2013 5:05 p.m. PST |
Indian Wars types are the best fit for that time-span. There are numerous ranges out there,but only a couple of companies do dedicated infantry figures. I think Foundry is one; not sure about the other. |
79thPA  | 31 Mar 2013 5:07 p.m. PST |
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| Atomic Floozy | 31 Mar 2013 5:16 p.m. PST |
For 1870 – 1884 use Plains War figures from Artizan & Foundry. They fit the period the best. Dixon's figures would work, but in my opinion, they best fit the period from 1866 to 1872. Old Glory's Warpaint line has great poses & animated horses, but it is more of a Hollywood style complete with sabers & minimum horse tack. After 1890 you would want to use Spanish American War figures from Old Glory or Tiger Miniatures. The period 1885 -1890 saw incremental changes and were only implemented in a piecemeal fashion across the nation. Changes in belts & hats are the most noticeable in this period. -Elaine |
| The Gray Ghost | 31 Mar 2013 5:26 p.m. PST |
Mine are a mixture of Artizan and Foundry with some odd frockcoat wearing ACW figures. |
| Coyotepunc and Hatshepsuut | 31 Mar 2013 5:59 p.m. PST |
Thank you all! Off to do some comparison shopping.. |
| solosam | 31 Mar 2013 6:14 p.m. PST |
My go-to reference for this is "Bluecoats: The U.S. Army in the West, 1848-1897" by John P. Langellier. After the Civil War, uniforms did not see a major overhaul until the Span-Am War. There are a handful of interesting experiments, such as pith helmets and white uniforms. However, the basic formula remained unchanged. (Especially when we're talking about field dress in 1:56 scale)
As Atomic Floozy mentioned, there was never a single uniform for the whole army. Although regulations were promulgated, every unit was a mismatch including older uniform variants and personal equipment. Every soldier basically wore whatever was on hand, especially when in the field. The biggest changes in the late period were the introduction of brown campaign hats (rather than black), the proliferation of pith helmets (especially in the 1880's) and the introduction of brown calf gaiters. The Krag-Jorgensen bolt action rifle was also introduced in 1892. However, as mentioned above supplying the Army was like herding cats… so don't sweat the small stuff. |
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