"ACW in 10mm" Topic

Anyone out there game the ACW in 10mm? Seems like a great scale in terms of feel, and with the ACW I'd think they would be easy-ish to paint up…?

They weren't too difficult for me and I'm an old age pensioner.

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That is very nicely done.

I do but not worked on my collection for at least a year now. Love the scale for this period.

Duane

Cavalry did not carry the US flag until after the war. Tho' they did have guidons based on the Stars & Stripes.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Otherwise, looks great!

In my experience, you need to change your painting style when going from 15mm to 10mm if you are looking for relatively fast painting. It is easy to fall into the habit of trying to paint a 10 like a 15, which results in about zero time saved painting the figures.

@Don

My 6mm Baccus Cavalry come as they are in the manufacturers packet and have guidons based on the Stars and Stripes.

ACW in 10mm is extremely popular at the moment, after WWII it's probably our biggest seller currently.

This chap is doing some nice games: link

Oops, just realised the original post detailed 10mm, mine are 6mm.

I think Donlowry may have mistaken the divisional/brigade command stands at the back for cavalry units?

Mollinary

I have 10mm ACW. My figures are from Old Glory's range, which I think is one of those best. I use Sam Mustafa's Longstreet set. Perfect scale for the period.

Yup. Old Glory/AIM figures.

The rest of the game looked like this:

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I do it in that scale too. Pendraken and Newlines have excellent figures, and they're not hard to paint.

Don't forget about Good Ground Miniatures. Bill's line is very comprehensive, and I've always thought his figures capture "the look" of ACW troops on campaign.

I have 10 mm union and Confederates…..all Perrin Miniatures. I have to say, I like the look of Cracker line tho.

now i am energized! nice pics guys!

I've decided to take the plunge into ACW. Most everything else I game is in 15mm. But after looking at all these photo's. I really think 10mm is the best option for ACW.

So far I'm looking at Cracker Line Miniatures and Pendraken. Anyone know how these two lines of miniatures compare to each other??

JimDuncanUK, your miniatures look really nice, didn't realize they were 6mm until after you posted they were.

I'm using 10mm and half to say I am very pleased with the scale as well as the rules:

More details on my blog:

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Facebook site that includes my Stones River game:

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I have told Bill Moreno more than once that if I didn't have thousands of 15mm ACW figs, I would be hitting his line hard. And I mean it. Quality product. Great service., Fair prices. 10s would be a great way to go, and Cracker Line Miniatures would be a great way to get there.

Have a look at the Blaze Away line now owned by Lancashire Games

I think Donlowry may have mistaken the divisional/brigade command stands at the back for cavalry units?

Ah, that would explain it! Sorry 'bout that.

There's a comparison photo from this blog: link

Ours and Cracker Line match up quite nicely there.

Newlines?

10mm Has always been a popular scale for the ACW, probably due to the early entry of the beautiful GHQ line, along with Starfort, and also Perrin (now Magister Militum).

These days, you are spoiled for good choices, but IMHO far and away the best figures are the Good Ground figures by Bill Moreno (ACWBill here on TMP). These are pictured as "Cracker Line' above (the same company also has Starfort now). Extremely complete range designed by a real fan of the period, beautiful figures, excellent posing and details. They also mix well with the "new" Pendraken line, as well as Perrin/MM, and fairly well with GHQ (although GHQ are the smallest of the lot).

The excellent Blaze Away figures are unfortunately much larger than most other 10mm, and Kallistra are so large they are practically a scale unto themselves! I never figured out why they did that.

Cheers,

Christopher

Thanky for all the info on the different 10mm lines. I'm a fan of Penraken but when I invest in a new period. I like to purchase figs from different vendors. Spread my small fortune around the hobby. lol

For example for the Union I'd like to have 12 regiments. Half of them made up from Penraken and the other 6 from another line. Same with the Confederates, so I have two maybe three different companies figs. For Cav, Artillery and limbers the same thing.

Ironwolf, try Cracker Line Miniatures they should match well with Pendraken and have some excellent artillery

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My 2 cents worth

My collection consists of Good Ground (Cracker Line\Plank Road), Old Glory, Minifigs,Pendraken and GHQ. I like the Cracker Line\Plank Road the best. The Old Glory are decent figures and a good deal price per figure wise. So with a modest expense you can get enough figures for a few games to see if you will like the period. The GHQ are my least favorite only because they are the smallest and my personal taste is for a chunkier figure. I think they all work fine on the table together

My 10mm American Civil War Project maybe of some use. hope it helps.

As always, comments are appreciated.

Take care

Andy

I've never really understood why Kallistra went for 12mm (1:144 scale) they are really nice figures but you can't mix them with anyone else.

Maybe that was the idea?

It is a great scale. A good balance between mass of individuals and detail. I like to base mine pretty close together so they really look like a firing line.

You can have a look at some of my battle reports and other pictures on my blog: link

Here's an example regiment:

And some action from one of the battles:

Here is some presentation of the Cracker line Confederates:
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and Cracker line Yanks with a few Pendraken mixed in:
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To assist in getting an idea of what the 10s can become!

Good luck and happy collecting!

MG