"Pose Variety in 10mm" Topic

Hello to all. Over the years, I have seen many postings revolving around the lack of variety in poses available in many 10mm ACW lines. This is an observation which in my opinion, is somewhat justifiable. One of my objectives with Good Ground Miniatures was to avoid this trap. My early packs had 4 to 6 different poses in a standard pack of 12 figures. As my lines have expanded, I have been able to increase the number of poses in a pack. As each new pose was created, the next pack in line often had that pose modifiied and added to the mix. With my purchase of the old Starfort/Langton line of figures in 2014, I was able to exponentially expand the number of poses. I thought I would post a few examples of the latest packs and the variety available in each of those standard infantry packs of 12 figures.

The number of poses in the standard packs adds an esthetic quality previously not available in 10mm. It allows for realisitic looking lines of battle with an almost infinite variety of poses. The pictures above are not designed to be "artsy", but to show some examples of the pose variety available from our 10mm ranges Cracker Line and Plank Road. Shown below are the results made possible by this variety. We hope this does a little to change the minds of those folks about variety in 10mm ACW lines. When you consider our figures mix well with Pendraken, Magister Militum and much of the GHQ range, variety in poses should be almost unlimited for you 10mm enthusiast and those considering 10mm.

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Personally I prefer single pose regiments.

Each to their own I guess.

Oye Vey.

The main reason I moved to bigger scales is my eyes. But I was probably one of those people who wanted more variety in my 10mm ACW figures. I really liked everything about the Perrin ACW figures except the same repetitious advancing pose. I think what you've done is awesome. I wish my eyes could still see 10mm well enough to paint them.

Hi Bill,
As you know I am a fan. Just keep them skinny.
Cheers Joel

Bill, I love the fact that you have variety. I don't hate single pose units but it looks so much better when the figures are varied.

I think Bill's approach is the right one. I have seen and played in several of Bill's mega games, and his figures convey the right look for ACW battles.

For a period with many great 10mm lines, it's amazing how quickly Good Ground has made themselves a "one stop shopping" line. The variety in the individual packs is amazing, but the variety of troop and equipment types is equally so. I had a break last year from painting the ACW, and was really surprised by the progress made.

As mentioned by "Regulars" above – just keep them scaled so I can cram them on a 5mm frontage! ;)

Cheers,

Christopher

I'm with Zipee

If you like single pose units, buy twelve packs and just use the same figures in each unit. Nothing says you have to use the figures the way I use them. However, the vast majority of my customers want variety. I have designed these figures to look like the works of painters like Troiani and Rocco. As no pictures of men actually in combat during the ACW exist, this is the best source available for pose reference. To all the folks commenting above, thanks for the kind words.

If you game in 10mm, you should be able to get what you want to build units as you like.

@Joel, trying to keep my little guys from looking too much like reenactors! : ) @reenactors, don't get P.O.d, I was one for over 20 years. It is self-deprecating humor.