"How Big Is Your AWI Collection?" Topic

Well?

Mine is out of control.

I don't want to know.

Negative six. I had a few, but I converted them for sci-fi usage.

Zip.

I have about 8x Really Useful Boxes of painted troops (4L size), all 15mm. About four of those are ready to play with, the rest are in various states of "need (re)basing", "need touch up", "please repaint me", "need more figures to make a whole unit", etc.

I am in the (slow, slow, sloooooowwwww…) process of adding cavalry. My collection came with far too little.

I have about 5-6 lbs of extra AWI lead, most of it bare, some of it painted, some of it partially painted…. I bought my collection at flea markets, and this is the kind of thing you find when you get to sorting.

I also got a couple pounds of bare lead American Indians this way. I honestly have no use for so much. I will someday paint up what I need and sell off the rest. Some day. I swear! I just have to do this other project on my table first…

I have a couple boxes of painted buildings, another box of unpainted buildings for future projects, and over a half dozen video cassette cases full of fences. These are all generic "early American" themed, not specifically AWI – in fact, all the terrain was made for ACW, and I never would have jumped into the AWI period without it. I need more periods like I need additional cranial perforations. I bought into the AWI because it was a fun diversion I could ramp up quickly.

So, kinda too much, but really, not quite enough. I have enough units to play games, and I do so. I would like to grow the beginnings of my French force into enough for real gaming (especially on Caribbean islands), and I need a lot more militia – especially loyalists. There are also some particular units I want to own, because snazzy uniforms are fun. I could probably use some more Continentals, so I have enough to do an all-Continental army. I would also like to consolidate my Hessians into fewer, larger units, and add a few more units.

Does that make you feel any better?

- Ix

Getting close to the lead pile purchased 20 years ago. Picked up a few Perry item's a month ago, but wrapping it up overall. Probably 150 mixture of Old Glory troops left. Over 400 28mm… I take them out on the 4th of July at this point and play a game with my son.

If you are trying to start a 12 step meeting, I'm in.

Rather large 15mm force mostly painted except for the odds and ends left from packs when putting together units – 50 units and 42 units painted with a couple on the painting table and a half dozen to go

In figures I have two armies for playing it using HOTT in 15 MM. For relics I have some musket balls, some flints, one American button and a stock clasp.

Terry

Do unpainted, primed, half painted figures and half painted units all mounted on temporary bases count?

Way too many, but I am still getting more. I say I am around 1000 painted 28's. Basing them is taking forever.

Chris

Probably some number of my FIW figures could do double duty.

Total figures including cavalry, artillery and infantry.
Indians can do double duty in the F&I War.
Buildings, redoubts, wagons and terrain pieces, also count.

Painted, unpainted half, finished….. doesn't matter.

250-300 painted British, German, and Tory figures

480+ even distribution US British plus three 20 man hessian units 2 guns per side. I also have three painted perry buildings 10' of wood and stone fencing. All Perry and 2nd edition Old Glory figures

Over a thousand. Easily.
But I'm not counting.

1034 painted in 28mm (I have a spreadsheet ).
Plus around 100 that need repainting and 200ish unpainted.

Around 1,500 and some to go

Got a few army packs of 10mm, based about 20%, the rest is still in storage.

This is what I've counted so far some painted some not and there's about this much again not yet documented.
1,000 figures.

3rd NY 24
4 th NY Continentals 24
Glover's Marble 18
NJ Artillery 9
2nd Cont Dragoons 8
9th Regiment 24
20th Regiment 24
24th Regiment 24
RA 6pdr 4
RA howitzer 4
Brunswick Grenadier 18
41st Highlanders 15
Continentals 7
1st Nation 6
American Commanders 3
1st Nation Chief 1
Militia 6
Civilians 4
Brunswick Specht 24
Brunswick Fusilier 24
Ragged Continentals 18
Queens Rangers 18
17th Lt Dragoons 15
Highlanders 30
62nd Regiment 24
Brunswick? 24
Jagers 18
Stockbridge Indians 6
British Inf 30

54mm.

In 15mm I have what I need for most of the Battles. I doubt I could do Monmouth……

1,941 40mm figures, individually mounted and still growing!

Burgoynes Army..Oriskany campaign…misc….800 -1000,,28mm..plus AWI India,,,

Robert Piepenbrink beat me to it – 54mm. About 400 but as ATKM is closing and I am not sure if I can add in the future as I prefer metal over plastic.

15mm-- mostly Peter Pig and Stone Mountain:

French: 84 infantry, 6 dragoons, 6 naval/siege guns
American: 70 infantry, 9 lt. dragoons, 3 light guns
British: 3 lt. dragoons

Not really enough to start a Savannah campaign.

Dozens and dozens and dozens. Some painted but many not yet, although I'm actually working on them now.

Fully painted and based:
-- British, Loyalist, and Hessian: 216 infantry, 32 cavalry, 16 gunners, 7 mounted officers

-- American: 36 infantry, 24 cavalry, 16 gunners, 6 mounted officers

All the rest are in some state of unreadiness.

Jim

Painted a LOT of 15mm figures some years ago, then sold them off during a move. Lately I've been rebuilding them in 25/28mm. I have primarily Crown forces since another is passionately doing the rebels. So between the two sides I have roughly 500 figures painted and playable.

Small

I had a very nice army of about 1500 Frying Pan and Blanket miniatures. Sad to say lost them in the great house disaster of 2004. Slowly rebuilding armies this time in 25mm. About 600 to 700 painted figures.

Formally zero but in 28mm I have about six units of red coats and two cavalry units who could stand in in a pinch; plus four units of rag-tag infantry who could stand in as militia

I have about 800 painted Brits and Hessians, but never got round to doing the Rebels…

Somewhere just over 3000 x 28mm figures so far

I did a quick census: 11 completed units plus militia total 286 figures. Unit sizes range from 6 figures (Armand's foot) to 34 (British regulars). I have an additional 36 painted figures for 3 partially painted regiments, extra officers and loose Continentals. No cavalry or artillery painted at this time. All are on temporary bases, as are enough unpainted figures to complete those partial regiments.

2,000 15mm Peter Pig AWI.

54 or 30 figure battalions in 15mm
About 20 British/Hessian units
About 30 American

In 25/28mm probably around 200 infantry (divided between Continentals, British Foot, Hessians, militia, loyalists), 20 cav (3rd Cont Light Dragoons and British Legion), 10 artillery gunners (2 cannon) and miscellaneous wagons, carts and a number of civilian figures (farmers, townspeople, etc.). All painted and based. And a large lead mountain awaiting painting.

Gnu, (is that you, Steve?) is the leader on the board right now.

All painted and based 15mm.
British: 16 Regiments of 20 figs = 320 figs
British: 8 Artillery units of 4 figs = 32 figs
American: 16 Regiments of 20 figs = 320 figs
American: 8 Artillery units of 4 figs = 32 figs
German: 6 Regiments of 20 figs = 120 figs
German: 3 Artillery units of 4 figs = 12 figs
Loyalist: 5 Regiments of 20 figs = 100 figs
Indians: 10 units of 5 figs = 50 figs
A Dozen wagons, limbers and such.
Total: 986 figs painted figs.

Not painted or based 15mm.
British: 160 figs
American: 160 figs

What I need to purchase more of and paint.
Artillery pieces and crew.

Yes Bill, it's me! :-)

Over 1000 element based guys.

Sterilite drawers, sweater boxes (about 120-150 per drawer):
Hessian/Brunswickers: 2
Militia: 4
Green coat Loyalists: 1
Queen's Rangers: 1/2
Red coat Loyalist, Highlanders: 1
British: 2
Continental: 3 (That includes Associators, Bill…)
Artillery, artillerists and limbers: 2
Cavalry: 2
Officers, generals: 1
Continentals: 3
Hunting shirt: 1
Indians: 2
Wagons, etc.: 2
Primed, looking for an identity: 3
Nude lead: 2

I think it's unlucky to count.

So, kinda too much, but really, not quite enough.

I have roughly a division sized force per side. I usually game with History Gamer and between the two of us we can do any of the major battles that don't involve lots of Indians or unusual formations.

Oh my. I was concerned that I had too many 28mm figures: almost 1,600. Then I read that Gnu has over 3,000. i feel so much better now knowing that I have only half an addiction.

I have about 200 Imrie-Risley 54mm Continental Regulars organized as a two-company infantry battalion, a company of light infantry, a two-gun company of artillery and a company of the 3d Continental Light Dragoons.

I put it together some years ago to use in the classroom when giving a lesson on the Continental Army.