"How Many Game AWI in 15/18mm?" Topic

The Perry and other larger lines of figures are wonderful. For a number of reasons, I ended up using mainly Blue Moon 18mm figures. Just curious how many others out there using the smaller figures to game AWI these days?

15mm (primarily frontier and polly oliver, with some old glory, and lancashire)

15mm here Minifig and Musket. Have them set up for Warfare in the Age of Reason, but seriously thinking of doing Fire & Fury.

15mm, Old Glory and Stone Mountain mostly….set up for the old Rally Round The Flag rules.

I have 15/18mm Blue Moon, Lancashire and Old glory, in various stages of painting. I like them all. My plan is Battle of Monmouth for July 4th 2022, using Regimental Fire and Fury.

Another vote for 15/18mm. We are using a variety of brands, mostly Blue Moon (although I think Musket makes the best looking cannons). We can also use our 15mm ACW scenery, buildings, fences, stonewalls, etc.

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Larry GettysburgSoldiers.com

Not my collection, someone else in the group does that; but it's the scale we use.

Locally we play a fair bit of AWI.
We use 15mm figures. We don't tend to mix them with other sizes such as 18mm.
Mostly PP along with some other maker's stuff.

martin

I game AWI in both 15mm (Old Glory, Polly Oliver, Lancashire Games) and 28mm (Perry, Foundry, Old Glory). 15mm for larger battles, 28mm for smaller engagements and skirmishes. I have not tried the Blue Moon, as I'm painting up 28mm armies now, but they look good.

I mainly use Blue Moon with some other manufacturers mixed in.

I do 1/72 – 20mm, 28mm and 54mm. Had 15mm Minifigs many years ago but traded them off.

Thanks

John

A poll on the scale people prefer would be interesting.
I'm a 25/28mm dude myself, but friends with 15mm also do games.

I sell a ton of the Blue Moon and Freikorps ranges over at ScaleCreep.com So it's a pretty popular period in 15mm.

No, I use Bacvus 6 mm, I like the sense of space on the table this gives and I like the terrain options in this scale.

But I do use Blue Moon 15 mm for skirmish FIW.

Yes 15's

I have a large 15mm collection from the 80's and 90's. Frontier, Musket and other 15mm ranges represented.

It's funny that Musket/Stone Mountain have been held up as the best 15mm rolling stock out there to be purchased for over twenty years. Excellent products, sturdy and well designed.

I started with Stone Mountain. I still think they are great figures.

Yep, me too, 15 mm. Infantry mostly Musket Miniatures, Cavalry mostly Freikorps (much from SYW range) but also have Peter Pig, Stone Mountain, Minifig, a bit of Polly Oliver, another range long gone but very nice figures. Maybe some other stuff that snuck in along the way.

My rules of choice: Rank and File.

I really liked the old Washingtons War figures (can't remember the manufacturer, but they are very nice). Long out of production now.

BTCTerrainman – the old Washington's Wars figures were manufactured by Jeff Valent Studios (Jeff was the sculptor if I remember correctly). I loved that line!

It's such a shame that that line and the Musket Miniatures line have gone. I would've thought that someone would've gotten Jeff to sell off the line. Frontier made some great AWI minis as well.

I don't game AWI but I've used the minis for other armies of the same period.

In 15mm there are a ton of choices, each with their own unique charm:
Essex
Peter Pig
Lancashire
QRF
Old Glory
Miniature Figurines
Stone Mountain (wargamingfigures.com)
I think all of these mix together quite well. Although the OG15s are a bit 'bulky' to be on the same stand as the others.

The ones that are OOP at present are:
(a) Polly Oliver (aren't they back? I saw something on TMP about this range a while ago)
(b) Musket Miniatures (Kris Kaonis never seemed to find the right groove with the business, although I'm sure it's hard as everything having a 'day job' and doing another business on the side)
(c) Washington's Wars (Jeff Valent Studios)
(d) Frontier (again – great little minis)
(e) B and D Miniatures – on their website it looks like the minis are great. I have no idea if they are still available.

Hey Eric, I might just contact him; however, I still live in Poland and I believe I'd get a heart attack paying the tax on all the molds, etc. coming from the States for that line. Also, I don't have a place or the technical knowledge to cast minis. Finally (and most importantly), the wife would have a fit if I 'wasted' money on more "little metal men"! ;)

@Swampking, Jeff is running a printing business in NY call Superior POD. SPOD.

I bet you can chat and see if he will sell the rights to his line of Washington's Wars figures. They are some of my favorite too.

Eric

For those interested, below is the site for B & D Miniatures:

link

15/18 because of flea market and blue moon figures. If starting over would probably due 28mm, Perry, Sash and Saber for the detail

Washington's Wars, that was the range I could not remember! Polly Oliver had a resurgence but I think they are (or were pre-COVID) only selling at shows in the UK. I was able to get an order in while they were back.

I don't think I have any Essex, I know I don't have any Lancashire or Old Glory for AWI – figured they wouldn't mix to well with what I already had. And I don't need to add anything else, for sure.

Anyone had any experience with the B&D range? Look nice but no idea how they might mix with any of the other ranges.

Blasted Brains,
I never ordered from B&D but from what was discussed on TMP when they were released they are 'true 15s' – so, akin to Essex, Peter Pig, Musket Miniatures, Stone Mountain, Frontier and Freikorps 15 (QRF), so the 'smaller' end of 15mm.

I forgot to mention Blue Moon. I've never bought any of them either, as the '18mm' tag kind of threw me off. I've seen some of their other ranges (like the GNW) and they look good but I'm afraid they'll just be too big for what I have.