Ok guys!
So listen. Despite my heavily critical review that I posted earlier regarding some of the problems with the historical details on the models, as well as how small they actually are (12mm-13mm), I think I have COMPLETELY changed my mind about this mini. range after seeing a battalion of them painted up.
Despite all the shortcomings of the models, for this scale they do an amazing job of bringing a massed American Civil War look to the tabletop!
Looking at the photos I posted of the first batch that I painted, I now have a new excitement and impetus to paint more, and to finally paint the full armies when I finally get the full boxed set in the mail.
I gave them washes and drybrushes to give them kind of a dusty, scruffy look. I'm absolutely loving the dense ranks.
For $120.00 USD for the smaller boxed set, or the full-blown boxed set for $237.00 USD, you get a TON of stuff, and just imagine these pictures but with battlelines and columns multiplied many times over.
I think what I learned from painting these is that sometimes you can't wait for inspiration for a particular time period or a new mini. range. Sometimes you just have to dive in and do it and the inspiration comes from your own efforts.
Example here, I realized that the free sprue that comes with the Wargames Illustrated magazine didn't include any flags! I could not stand seeing these guys totally painted up but with no flags on the poles. It finally drove me so crazy that I got an Xacto knife, some paper and I hand-painted my own!
I just got out the smallest brush I own, looked at some historical photos of original Union infantry flags online, and blocked them out and got 'em done!
Seriously guys, this is a great way to get massive Civil War armies on your tabletop, don't give up on the boxed sets!
Have fun… :)
