I was bored and didnt have anything to paint

So I made this...

25mm ACW blacksmith and forge

Here are some pics of the support for my federal artillery train, caissons to come. I picked up the Old Glory french Napoleonic forge set and converted the minis with some heads cut from Sash & Saber minis. I think they came out fairly decent...

New US and CS 25mm battalions

Here are 2 shots of my newest US and CS battalions. I still have to paint the command staff and will get some more pics up soon.

New 25mm ACW Federal Units

I recently acquired another fellows collection, these were minis from several different ranges (Mark Fenlon, Old Glory, Foundry, Sash & Saber, Renegade, and Redoubt) I didn't want any units to stand out as different so I remounted them all in mixed manufacturer companies. I am pleased with the results. The pics below are not the best but i think it really adds an interesting level. When you look at photos of real ACW units you see men of all heights and builds. While I wouldn't do this for the ones I paint up on my own I really think this helped bland them into my current collection.

25mm ACW Federal Hospital and Ambulance

I bought the Old Glory 2 wheeled ambulance. Its a nice cart but not really representative of a 2 wheeled Coolidge pattern ambulance (original image below). So I broke out some balsa, tissue paper, and paints and added a 'canvas' top and frame. I also made a rider up with a hospital flag. Would you have seen this in the field? No... but I like all of my units to have colors for display purposes. I left him unglued so I can remove him during games.

Here is the whole 'unit'

ACW game House Rules Fall-In 07

So a buddy and I made our annual trip down to fall in at the start of the month and what a trip is was. After spending several thousand dollars on minis, terrain, food, booze and the room I can safely say it was a GREAT weekend! Here are more shots of the game we did, house rules developed by my friend for fast play and ease of use after a few drinks! It was a fictional battle. I jokingly named it "The Battle of I Can Use All My Fences - 1863"

MIA

Hello all! Sorry I have been MIA for nearly a year! Life caught up to me and I simply didn't have time to post. I have, however, had plenty of time to paint. I have expanded my ACW forces twice over and will start to post images shortly. Here are 2 images of a game a buddy and I did at Fall-In 07 for now...