| PzGeneral | 14 Oct 2014 5:14 p.m. PST |
….To get the men outfitted quickly the uniforms issued to this Militia were of the 1880 pattern last worn at Fort Mackinaw. When first publicly seen, the Michigan Militia became known (rather disparagingly) as "The Mothball Militia"…..
Want to read the full History with more pictures? Here is the link to my blog……. link Enjoy, Dave |
ScottWashburn  | 14 Oct 2014 5:30 p.m. PST |
Nicely done! I like that! |
| Pictors Studio | 14 Oct 2014 5:46 p.m. PST |
Those do look pretty sharp. I change my mind about the tanks being all blue. |
| Zeelow | 14 Oct 2014 6:19 p.m. PST |
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dragon6  | 14 Oct 2014 6:49 p.m. PST |
Very evocative. Wish I had such a good imagination |
| kallman | 14 Oct 2014 6:56 p.m. PST |
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| ajbartman | 14 Oct 2014 7:36 p.m. PST |
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| bwanabill | 15 Oct 2014 9:19 a.m. PST |
As a long-time admirer of the Iron Brigade, I think this is a very clever idea and a great background story. I wish I had thought of something like this before painting my AQMF infantry, which was only a couple days ago! |
| cybrt54 | 15 Oct 2014 10:09 a.m. PST |
Excellent work and back story! Well done! |
| Twoball Cane | 15 Oct 2014 7:38 p.m. PST |
Johnny reb and Martians both got the bayonet! Go Iron Brigade, give em what for! Oh wait no bayonets on those lads, in the pic?! Need some cold steel for those iron boys…. Great story and paintjob |
| Grignotage | 17 Oct 2014 8:57 a.m. PST |
Great idea! I'm thinking of finding some Spanish American War era troops, in fatigues and hats, to use as militia. |
| Part time gamer | 17 Oct 2014 9:58 p.m. PST |
Man these looked great!
And the backstory only made them better. I love the way the men managed to 'outfit' their unit with armor by taking it upon themselves to repair damaged tanks. "Acquisition by Determination." |
| Dave L | 29 Oct 2014 8:42 p.m. PST |
Excellent! I got dibs on the 7th Wisconsin! |
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