David Bickley's Wargames Blog

The occasional ramblings of an average gamer, journeyman painter, indifferent modeller, games designer, sometime writer for Wargames Illustrated and host of games in GHQ.



Wednesday 1 April 2020

A small ACW vignette

After finishing my last unit of Dixon Miniatures ACW Confederate Infantry, the 3rd Louisiana, I decided to press on and complete this small vignette by Redoubt Enterprises. I bought it from Colonel Bill at the recent Hammerhead wargames show, remember them? They were labelled up as Union Generals and I gave them only a cursory glance before handing over my cash. I’d planned to add the scene to my Union camp collection but now I shall have to think about adding a Confederate camp collection! I quite like the look of the Old Glory 2nd Edition ACW camp sets, so I may order one up at some stage. I’ve altered the look of the piece a little, seating one figure on a chair and adding a pile of books on the long pew the three others are seated on (It’s from a Pulp Figures set, I just snipped the skull off!) There’s a drum wreck covered in a cloth between the pew and chair, with some representative drinks on top, for now. If/when normal life re-emerges from this pandemic then I’ll get some better items to replace them, but that will have to wait for now ~


As a break from figure painting I thought that I might have a go at repurposing a Warbases small barn in 15mm into a small cabin for 28mm games set from the F&IW up to the ACW. We'll have to see how it works out, at the moment it's assembled and I've added a door and windows in 28mm from the 'box of bits'. More in due course on this.

26 comments:

  1. Very nice work David.....a stray cannon shot would do for the rebels though

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    1. Thanks Matt! I can generally manage plenty of stray shots in a game...

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  2. Nicely done Sir. Looks like my O Group when I am playing.

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    1. Thanks Phil! Sadly playing a game looks like being a way off...

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  3. Lovely work...I would be cautious about mixing OG Second Edition with Redoibt though...my Redoubt figures are HUGE - even compared to modern 28mm figures..and the OG 2E figures I have are more like old fashioned 25mm in build and stature...they are very nice, just diminutive by comparison ...

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    1. Thanks rross, usually I'd agree with that, but as these are seated I think it would be ok.

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  4. Wow, I do like this kind of vignette...inspired and superb!

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    1. I wouldn't go that far myself, but it will do.

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  6. Great looking ACW command vignette!
    Best Iain

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  7. Im going to have to buy this et David, they are lovely. Well done.

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    1. I'm pleased you approve and I'm glad you are on the mend too.

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  8. A very nice command group David...
    All you need now are a couple of belles from the plantation house... fluttering about and getting the vapours....

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Thanks Aly! Suggestions for figures welcomed.

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    2. I think that there are a couple of suitable ladies in the Foundry Indian Mutiny range...
      Also I am sure Redoubt made a pack of civilians...

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    3. Thanks, but the Redoubt ladies would tower over my other figures I think. I have the Foundry ones, either in my Old West or Indian Mutiny set ups. I must have a mooch sometime.

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  9. Very nice but it does remind me of old gentlemen on a Sunday morning discussing the papers due to the poses!

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    1. Nothing wrong with old gentlemen in my view...😉

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