ACW Perry Plastics as 14th New York State Milita
Well I could not wait for the flag to drop in to my mailbox. Here is 15, some what dark photos of the first 16 figures of the 14th NYSM.
ACW Army of the Potomac
This summer I started a brand new project. I got in to a ACW "period". Last time this happened was several years ago. When I go in to a special period like this I become allmost manic. I read everything I can get my hands on about the subject and se all movies and documentaries.
Well I decided to start building a new ACW army. My choise is a Union force of the eastern theatre. Regiments included in the Potomac army is going to be my first choises. The army of the Potomac Is the most "polished" army in the civil war, and the largest.
The loads of exciting volunteer regiments and state militia gives the opportunity to paint more colorful units like the Zouaves of the 5th NY or the 114th Pennsylvania for example.
The greatest challenge is to find out about all differnt ranges and what goes with what? So far Im allready painting a box of Perry plastict and they are allmost finished. I have orders samples from Redoubt to see how much bigger they are than Perrys and Foundry. I have allsom ordered Sash and Saber Zouaves wich I belive should go well with Perry and Foundry.
Of the Perry box I have painted 16 of them as the great Brooklyn boys, "the red legged devils" of the 14th (Brooklyn) New York State Militia. A regiment with both progressiv ideals against slavery-and a dashing appearance with red and brass in their uniforms. Im going to add 20 figures from other manufacturers, making a total number of 36 figures in the regiment. The Perry plastics are lacking many of the geer that the 14th had. But whit difficulty I have managed to make them look allmost correct. As soon as I have putt on the flag I shall post pictures of the first 16 figures of the 14th.
Well the other 20 figures in the box, now 70% finished is the begining of the 20th Maine under Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. Allso a regiment whit a lot of abolishonists. The are going to be dressed in common "blue" with the red corps badges on their kepis.
The planed regiments Im going to paint is as following.
14th Brooklyn New York State Militia
20th Maine Volunteers
5th New York Volunteers
114 Pennsylvania Volunteers
44th New York Volunteers Ellsworths Avengers
146th New York Volunteers
155th 155th Pennsylvania Volunteers
I love to have a litle unit of fire Zouaves for the early war battles.
11th New York Volunteers 1th fire Zouaves
As you can see Im going for alot of Zouaves. But Im also going to paint other units like artillery, cavalry, and more infantery.
The Iron brigade and the different Irish regiments are of intresst and I also love the 54th Massachusets colored regiment. As so many others I have seen the movie "Glory" and Ive read the book "A Brave Black Regiment" of Luis F. Emilio, one of the surviving captains of the regiment.
A week ago I ordered more perry, this time metal. A 3" Parrot whit crew and som packs of command and skirmishers. This will finish of my 20th Maine.
This is a big and very hard project. It can take years If it will ever be finished. well I dont want It to finished. Non of my armies are ever finished. Im a collector and I want to collect, paint and game, allways expanding my forces- FOREVER. People who plan, buy and then settle with a "point army" dont make any sense to me? They are like wargamers who dont like to paint or allways go with the cheepest figures. Why the hell dont they play computer games instead ?:) Thats missing out on the whole point of this hobby.
No more ranting about that. Next post= The first pictures of the 14th NYSM
Cheers!
Well I decided to start building a new ACW army. My choise is a Union force of the eastern theatre. Regiments included in the Potomac army is going to be my first choises. The army of the Potomac Is the most "polished" army in the civil war, and the largest.
The loads of exciting volunteer regiments and state militia gives the opportunity to paint more colorful units like the Zouaves of the 5th NY or the 114th Pennsylvania for example.
The greatest challenge is to find out about all differnt ranges and what goes with what? So far Im allready painting a box of Perry plastict and they are allmost finished. I have orders samples from Redoubt to see how much bigger they are than Perrys and Foundry. I have allsom ordered Sash and Saber Zouaves wich I belive should go well with Perry and Foundry.
Of the Perry box I have painted 16 of them as the great Brooklyn boys, "the red legged devils" of the 14th (Brooklyn) New York State Militia. A regiment with both progressiv ideals against slavery-and a dashing appearance with red and brass in their uniforms. Im going to add 20 figures from other manufacturers, making a total number of 36 figures in the regiment. The Perry plastics are lacking many of the geer that the 14th had. But whit difficulty I have managed to make them look allmost correct. As soon as I have putt on the flag I shall post pictures of the first 16 figures of the 14th.
Well the other 20 figures in the box, now 70% finished is the begining of the 20th Maine under Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. Allso a regiment whit a lot of abolishonists. The are going to be dressed in common "blue" with the red corps badges on their kepis.
The planed regiments Im going to paint is as following.
14th Brooklyn New York State Militia
20th Maine Volunteers
5th New York Volunteers
114 Pennsylvania Volunteers
44th New York Volunteers Ellsworths Avengers
146th New York Volunteers
155th 155th Pennsylvania Volunteers
I love to have a litle unit of fire Zouaves for the early war battles.
11th New York Volunteers 1th fire Zouaves
As you can see Im going for alot of Zouaves. But Im also going to paint other units like artillery, cavalry, and more infantery.
The Iron brigade and the different Irish regiments are of intresst and I also love the 54th Massachusets colored regiment. As so many others I have seen the movie "Glory" and Ive read the book "A Brave Black Regiment" of Luis F. Emilio, one of the surviving captains of the regiment.
A week ago I ordered more perry, this time metal. A 3" Parrot whit crew and som packs of command and skirmishers. This will finish of my 20th Maine.
This is a big and very hard project. It can take years If it will ever be finished. well I dont want It to finished. Non of my armies are ever finished. Im a collector and I want to collect, paint and game, allways expanding my forces- FOREVER. People who plan, buy and then settle with a "point army" dont make any sense to me? They are like wargamers who dont like to paint or allways go with the cheepest figures. Why the hell dont they play computer games instead ?:) Thats missing out on the whole point of this hobby.
No more ranting about that. Next post= The first pictures of the 14th NYSM
Cheers!
Wood Elves
When Im not painting historical miniatures I paint fantasy figures. Well not so often but sometimes. I like Wood Elves and Dwarfs the most. Here is some samples Ive made in the past. From Games workshop and Gamezone miniatures.
Elven Silvanus from Gamezone is much more well sculptured and of higher quality than most GW products. Well GW Has a good range of Wood elves with some nice figures but some of the WE shit GZ has pruduced is just fantastic.
The pictures dosnt give the mini justice in this aspect.
http://www.gamezoneminiatures.de/product_info.php/info/p451_Silvanus-Held-mit-Speer.html
Of all the Games Workshop Wood Elves the forest king Orion is my absolute fevorite. He is the coolest Wood elve sculpt out there in my opinion.
And some highborne pictures. Games Workshop.
The Spellweaver also GW. Im pretty pleased with this one.
Elven Silvanus from Gamezone is much more well sculptured and of higher quality than most GW products. Well GW Has a good range of Wood elves with some nice figures but some of the WE shit GZ has pruduced is just fantastic.
The pictures dosnt give the mini justice in this aspect.
http://www.gamezoneminiatures.de/product_info.php/info/p451_Silvanus-Held-mit-Speer.html
Of all the Games Workshop Wood Elves the forest king Orion is my absolute fevorite. He is the coolest Wood elve sculpt out there in my opinion.
And some highborne pictures. Games Workshop.
The Spellweaver also GW. Im pretty pleased with this one.
Bicorne Oliver Cromwell
This miniature that depicts Oliver Cromwell is amazing to paint. Bicorns ECW figures like Renegades are just great in every way. I also have some Bicorn ECW Cavalry that is half painted. At the moment Im painting on a new ACW prodject but when ill get back to The English civil war again I must finish those becouse; They are going to look great.
http://www.bicorne.net/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/292_1_30_245/products_id/12674
28mm EIR
ECW Renegade Work in progress
ECW Infantry from Renegade miniatures.
Renegade, Bicorn and Redobt miniatures have the best ranges of ECW miniatures and they look great together. Bicorns and Renegades figures are if Im not mistaken designed by the same genius.
My ECW Prodject is to paint a New Model Army parlament force under leadership of the great Cromwell himself. To be continued...
