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Title: some additions to my acw forces
Post by: petercooman on 10 March 2016, 11:31:40 PM
Hey all!

Just finished adding the grass to my latest acw troops, just a few bases of infantry but took some pictures none the less.

just some basic infantry, painted these up to make some of my battalions bigger:

(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/petercooman123/DSC03603_zpse7ow4ity.jpg) (http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/petercooman123/media/DSC03603_zpse7ow4ity.jpg.html)


Some examples of the big battalions:

(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/petercooman123/DSC03604_zpspqkr13yb.jpg) (http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/petercooman123/media/DSC03604_zpspqkr13yb.jpg.html)

Also made some break point trackers, handy to have when you are working with big break points:

(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/petercooman123/DSC03607_zpsf8t3kxqq.jpg) (http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/petercooman123/media/DSC03607_zpsf8t3kxqq.jpg.html)

And i think i'll have to stop now, because the containers ar full (i have another one filled with skirmishers and dismounted cavalry):

(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/petercooman123/DSC03608_zps0wjhgxgm.jpg) (http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/petercooman123/media/DSC03608_zps0wjhgxgm.jpg.html)
Title: Re: some additions to my acw forces
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 10 March 2016, 11:35:06 PM
Superb
Title: Re: some additions to my acw forces
Post by: paulr on 11 March 2016, 03:41:57 AM
There's too little infantry for that amount of cavalry, you need a couple more containers  ;) ;D

:-bd =D> :-bd
Title: Re: some additions to my acw forces
Post by: d_Guy on 11 March 2016, 04:05:37 AM
Nice looking forces, Peter.  But stop?! Please - we never stop! Observation balloons, Gatling guns, Clara Barton with an ambulance.... :)
Title: Re: some additions to my acw forces
Post by: Vanvlak on 11 March 2016, 05:46:46 AM
Very nice - the blues really contrast well with the basing.  8)
And I agree with above comments - get more boxes.  :D
Title: Re: some additions to my acw forces
Post by: jambo1 on 11 March 2016, 05:58:58 AM
Lovely stuff, and indeed you can never, ever stop!! :-bd
Title: Re: some additions to my acw forces
Post by: Techno on 11 March 2016, 06:24:16 AM
Very, very nice, Peter !  8)
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: some additions to my acw forces
Post by: Leman on 11 March 2016, 07:22:38 AM
That looks to be a very good set up. How I wish such nice 10mm had been around thirty years ago when I began to heavily invest in ACW.
Title: Re: some additions to my acw forces
Post by: fred. on 11 March 2016, 07:36:06 AM
Good stuff Peter.

You were just posting the boxes thing to get affirmation from us all that more is better?
Title: Re: some additions to my acw forces
Post by: petercooman on 11 March 2016, 07:48:41 AM
Quote from: fred. on 11 March 2016, 07:36:06 AM
Good stuff Peter.

You were just posting the boxes thing to get affirmation from us all that more is better?

No, i really am tight on storage space  ;D

But everybody seems to think ineed more.

Well, i don't have any zouaves yet  :-\


Now in all honesty, i wanted to go with 5 bases for every infantry unit, but i think i will leave it as it is for now. i have a mix of 5 base, 4 base and 3 base units. Perfect to represent Big and small battalions. I like the 5 base look though, really looks like a formation (they have 40 miniatures each), but starts to get cramped on the table. The frontage of that big unit is 20 cm, so if i make them all this big and put them all in line i would cover 1,60 m without any gaps  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: some additions to my acw forces
Post by: petercooman on 11 March 2016, 09:41:01 AM
Quote from: Leman on 11 March 2016, 07:22:38 AM
That looks to be a very good set up. How I wish such nice 10mm had been around thirty years ago when I began to heavily invest in ACW.


I'm very happy i started with 10mm for historicals. Means i never have to change  ;D

Although i have about every scale but nothing in 15mm  :-\
Title: Re: some additions to my acw forces
Post by: Roy on 11 March 2016, 09:44:47 AM
Nice work  =D>

and I love those break point markers!  :-bd
Title: Re: some additions to my acw forces
Post by: Shedman on 11 March 2016, 11:57:36 AM
Lovely

Quote from: Leman on 11 March 2016, 07:22:38 AM
How I wish such nice 10mm had been around thirty years ago when I began to heavily invest in ACW.

Spot on

The more I game with 10mm the more I think it looks just right

I have loads of 15mm ACW plus the terrain. I keep thinking about flogging them and restarting with this range

Alan
Title: Re: some additions to my acw forces
Post by: petercooman on 11 March 2016, 12:26:18 PM
Quote from: Shedman on 11 March 2016, 11:57:36 AM
Lovely

Spot on

The more I game with 10mm the more I think it looks just right

I have loads of 15mm ACW plus the terrain. I keep thinking about flogging them and restarting with this range

Alan

Do it! You know you want to!
Title: Re: some additions to my acw forces
Post by: Norm on 12 March 2016, 09:19:54 AM
I really like the break point tracker idea - well executed.
Title: Re: some additions to my acw forces
Post by: petercooman on 12 March 2016, 11:14:22 AM
Quote from: Norm on 12 March 2016, 09:19:54 AM
I really like the break point tracker idea - well executed.

Thanks!
Title: Re: some additions to my acw forces
Post by: fsn on 12 March 2016, 11:26:53 AM
You can get more in the same amount of boxes ... you just need bigger boxes!

Title: Re: some additions to my acw forces
Post by: Womble67 on 12 March 2016, 12:00:19 PM
More boxes then more figures then more boxes. Nice job by the way

Take care

Andy
Title: Re: some additions to my acw forces
Post by: petercooman on 12 March 2016, 01:05:09 PM
More boxes then more figures then bigger boxes then more figures, and then divorce?  ;D
Title: Re: some additions to my acw forces
Post by: Womble67 on 12 March 2016, 01:09:12 PM
Quote from: petercooman on 12 March 2016, 01:05:09 PM
More boxes then more figures then bigger boxes then more figures, and then divorce?  ;D

No divorce just bigger  house :)

Take care

Andy