tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88809916673639252782024-02-19T06:57:29.796-08:00 American Wars in MiniaturesAmerican Warshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03911321455468939891noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880991667363925278.post-73825805118368189442013-10-19T05:58:00.001-07:002013-10-20T06:09:41.714-07:00ACW: 14th Brooklyn ( 84h NY ) in 28mm at the Double QuickGuys I am excited as I never was for years<br />
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Last night I stumble upon maybe the most extraordinary 28mm ACW figures ever !! I do not know who sculpt this and who sells them but the greens are marvelous.<br />
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The poses are perfect, the uniforms are excellent and I am very fond of small details such as the officers canteens and cup and binocular case<br />
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Faces are exceptional and I am sure I am going to see where I can find these beauties and buy a 24 figures battalion.<br />
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It seems the figures will be used for a diorama project of the 84th NY and the 6th Wisconsin rushing the Railway Cut on the first day of Gettysburg<br />
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I hope it is not only a personal project and that it is the start of a full range. The horse is superb and all the officers can be used for others units.<br />
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If it is a new range well enjoy my friends as it will be the start of a new era for ACW games and collectorsAmerican Warshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03911321455468939891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880991667363925278.post-26812329920765394332013-09-10T03:52:00.000-07:002013-09-10T03:52:04.738-07:00Introduction<div style="text-align: center;">
Introduction......well that is not very original I know.</div>
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Ok first of all I think the best thing is to introduce myself and to tell what this blog is intended and dedicated to.</div>
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I could simply say that all is in the title but I can not limit myself to this subject even if it is very very rich. Now I am very fond of the Franco Prussian War too but I will speak about that another time</div>
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I am fond of the American Civil War and the American Revolution since I am a child. I will always remember my mother and my elder brother buying me Airfix HO Confederate Infantry, AWI British Grenadiers and Washinton's Army;</div>
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After that brilliant start, I got some boxes from Airfix Napoleonic series and there I went for years.</div>
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So it is not very surprising if I am still painting figures from AWI and ACW ranges: you will see in the following posts that I am really involved in scratch building and converting figures.</div>
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About the ranges I am crazy about: Foundry, Perry ( even if the quality of their range varies from "oh my god it is awesome" to " oh my god what is this bucket of crap clearly made by someone else"), Eureka and lately King Mountain. </div>
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I will create links to these ranges and I will certainly speak one day of them to stress what is really interesting and pretty and what is not.</div>
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I am currently working on Queens Rangers at the Battle of Monmouth: my good friend Mark Maritato has depicted them in a very different early uniform I found wonderful. So my first article will be based on this</div>
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