| Darkoath | 21 Jan 2016 9:43 a.m. PST |
I am in the process of trying to make some realistic cotton fields for my 28mm ACW game. It looks like the plant would come up to approximately chest height. Does that seem correct? Also I am trying to find some 28mm miniatures that would look good in the fields to be used as "cotton pickers". Any suggestions? Thank you! |
| 45thdiv | 21 Jan 2016 10:22 a.m. PST |
Look at model railroad stuff. O scale. Matthew |
79thPA  | 21 Jan 2016 10:28 a.m. PST |
I thought I have seen some field hands sometime in the past, but I can't remember where. If you want to switch to hay fields, Redoubt has some figures. Front Rank also has some Napoleonic civilian figures that are worth taking a look at. |
| zippyfusenet | 21 Jan 2016 10:37 a.m. PST |
A few years back, Eureka miniatures made a set of 28mm plantation field hands who would be perfect for your project. I don't see them in the current catalog: link Possibly if you email Eureka you can find out whether they're still available. |
| MajorB | 21 Jan 2016 10:40 a.m. PST |
Also I am trying to find some 28mm miniatures that would look good in the fields to be used as "cotton pickers". They would all have run away (or at least into cover) as soon as the shooting started. |
| dglennjr | 21 Jan 2016 11:05 a.m. PST |
I had the same problem,a s there is n't much out there. But try Brigade Games, "Haitian Peasants & Civilians" as part of their Caribbean Empires line. link Also a couple of figures from Old Glory 25's, Civil War Range or AWI range, civilian pack, but can't find the exact product yet? (there was a doorman and cook type civilian, I think.) Lastly, I managed to find some OOP 25mm Frontier ACW civilians that play the part of house servants and such. One is a lady in a dress and apron, scarf on her head, and carrying a bucket. Try ebay or other places to find some? David G. |
| Extrabio1947 | 21 Jan 2016 2:53 p.m. PST |
At the risk of incurring the wrath of the PC police, are there any figures in Foundry's "Darkest Africa" range that would work or could be easily converted? |
| Ashokmarine | 21 Jan 2016 5:31 p.m. PST |
Saw some somewhere ..let me think |
| Ashokmarine | 21 Jan 2016 5:32 p.m. PST |
Found them Eureka…no pun intended link |
| dBerczerk | 22 Jan 2016 7:01 p.m. PST |
Perry Miniatures has a nice pack of civilians in their AWI range. A couple might work for your ACW project.
link |
 Jeff Ewing | 23 Jan 2016 8:30 a.m. PST |
Of course, none of the figures look like they're actually picking cotton. You pick cotton stooped over, dragging an improbably large looking sack behind you. Source: a lot of family in Texas, pickers and ginners. |
| Darkoath | 02 Mar 2016 12:18 a.m. PST |
There was a nice 28mm miniature shown in recent photographs posted to an ACW painting blog showing an african american in period clothing holding his hat in front of him, watching while troops were marching by on the road. I cannot find that photograph again. Any ideas on who makes that miniature? |
| Darkoath | 02 Mar 2016 2:42 p.m. PST |
Finally found the miniature… it was from Redoubt! |
bases them up.
