| Tango01 | 13 Oct 2016 9:36 p.m. PST |
Perry Miniatures published a preview of the ACW Union skirmishers
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| Old Pete | 14 Oct 2016 7:07 a.m. PST |
These figures are excellent, would buy them but I have a load of Dixon figures which paint up superb.
Plastic Perry figures are super to pose and paint, I have loads of their AWI figures both plastic and metal. |
| RebelPaul | 14 Oct 2016 8:02 a.m. PST |
I thought most ACW soldiers did not have their bayonets fixed when shooting? |
| Tachikoma | 14 Oct 2016 8:36 a.m. PST |
You could load and fire with the bayonet fixed, it just slowed down your rate of fire. The period drill manuals I have seen do say that skirmishers should not fix their bayonets unless specifically ordered otherwise. |
| Trajanus | 14 Oct 2016 8:41 a.m. PST |
You can always remove them. Its a lot easier to supply them fixed than it is to have to glue them on! :o) Personally, I'm more concerned with the fit of the arms to the torso. Especially now I've ordered a box! Granted they may have just been knocked together quickly for the photos but I'm sure my Perry Zouaves fitted better than this. |
| donlowry | 14 Oct 2016 9:20 a.m. PST |
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TKindred  | 14 Oct 2016 10:27 a.m. PST |
To be candid, the fixed bayonet didn't slow down loading and firing. The bayonet is slightly angled away from the line of the barrel so that there is no danger of sticking yourself, etc. When loading while standing, the weapon is placed in front of you, centered on your body, and with the barrel pointing away from you. This puts the rammer right in front of you so it is easy to use. In this position, the bayonet is on the soldier's left side, and angled slightly away. |
| Perris0707 | 14 Oct 2016 10:41 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 14 Oct 2016 11:46 a.m. PST |
Happy you like them boys!. (smile)
28mm indeed. Amicalement
Armand |
| Griefbringer | 19 Oct 2016 6:40 a.m. PST |
I presume that those arms could also be combined with their Confederate plastic set bodies to form some skirmishing rebels. Though unfortunately there does not seem to be any spare rifle arms on this sprue. |
| Trajanus | 19 Oct 2016 8:14 a.m. PST |
Don't think there are any poses in the Confederate box that would suit as skirmishing, just going by the pictures on the website. Perhaps someone who has them could advise. As all the figures in that box are in shell jackets I'd be tempted to do a few units of this new set with brimmed hats and a Confederate paint job. Not everyone in the South wore a shell jacket after all. Maybe not 100% perfect but I doubt many people would be able to spot any difference and at least you would get some skirmishers thrown in! |
| jowady | 20 Oct 2016 2:57 p.m. PST |
I have the Confederates box and no, I don't think that those bodies, In a charging pose, would be conducive to a skirmish pose. |
prepares to do some regimental-level ACW gaming.
