ACW website photo's

[Leman]

Some officers wore dark blue overcoats, but then sustained a lot of casualties so started wearing the other ranks light blue coat.

[Ace of Spades]

Ah well, officers and their private purchases...

[toxicpixie]

You leave their privates out of this! Privates need to be free of gov'mint meddling!

Oooeeer, it's all gone a bit Bennu Hill again! Crossed with the Tea Party, which is doubly weird 

[Leman]

Is Bennu Hill Romanian?

[General Bt Sherman]

I'm not a huge fan of the flag... but the figures look good.

[Ace of Spades]

I asked Leon for the flags since I thought it would be good to incorporate them in the 'finished product'.
I'm sure there are more detailed flags for sale on the internet but I wanted to keep it all as 'Pendraken' as possible.
The flags themselves have a distinct 'printed look' though and thats why I decided to touch it up with paint so they would go better with the figures.
If anybody has any suggestions on how to use the Pendraken flags please feel free to let me know!

Cheers,
Rob

[petercooman]

Just make sure they have some motion in them. I also paint the entire edge with brown wash to hide the white of the paper

But yours looks better than mine actually 

[Ace of Spades]

Thanks Peter,
I've painted the edges of this one in gold because of the gold fringe usually found in US flags.
This one also has some motion in it although it's hardly visible from this perspective...

Cheers,
Rob

[General Bt Sherman]

I asked Leon for the flags since I thought it would be good to incorporate them in the 'finished product'.
I'm sure there are more detailed flags for sale on the internet but I wanted to keep it all as 'Pendraken' as possible.
The flags themselves have a distinct 'printed look' though and thats why I decided to touch it up with paint so they would go better with the figures.
If anybody has any suggestions on how to use the Pendraken flags please feel free to let me know!

Cheers,
Rob

I can understand that.  I bet your flags look great from a couple of arm lengths away.

[Ace of Spades]

I can understand that.  I bet your flags look great from a couple of arm lengths away.

You probably didn't intend this to be funny but I was rather amused by your comment; 'a couple of arm lengths away', with 10mm figures you'll probably hardly see them at all so I bet they'll look good too!

Cheers,
Rob 

[toxicpixie]

I find the best test for usable figures is "gaming distance" - that's where I'll normally see them at, so looking best at about an arms length is about right IMO

Unless it's "display quality" figures you're after where they should be admired at a six inch distance and create exclamations of "BUT THAT'S BETTER THAN MY 28's! WAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

[Leman]

My stuff is definitely best viewed at arm's length. Excuse the shaky handwriting.

[Ace of Spades]

It was especially the 'couples of arm lenghts' that made me laugh
I was wondering how far off one would be standing then...
Personally I normally go for the 'total look' (so basing, grouping, numbers etc.) for my units but in this case I really paint them almost individually.
The other Union troops are going pretty well now so pictures by the end of the week I guess... Hopefully they can stand up to 'closer examination' (although I understand that 'closer' is a retative term... )
Cheers,
Rob

[General Bt Sherman]

Sorry, I meant from a distance like this.


Bryan

[toxicpixie]

I dread to think where the other arm comes from, it sounds a very harsh way to treat an opponenet "I need a bit more distance, give me your arm... *wrench, rip, tear*"

Yeah, basing really helps IMO as well - lifts figures nicely and gives a really good look!

But yes, that's a cracking shot Bt - looks ace.