Friday, November 6, 2009

ACW Confederate Artillery

I'm using Sash and Saber guns for my armies, as no other manufacturer's guns are big enough to pass for Civil War artillery. (Foundry comes close, but Foundry guns are $15.50 each!) Look at these Federal officers with this 3" rifle. The wheel comes up to their shoulders.

I'll be using "Guns at Gettysburg" for my 28mm tactical ACW battles. GaG is very specific about performance of particular guns. It really does make a difference if that gun section is armed with a 10-pdr Parrot or a 3" ordinance rifle. I don't want to paint up 60 gun crews to cover all the possibilities, so I settled on painting a crew base with no gun!


When I need a specific gun, I can add it to the base. Fortunately, Sash and Saber uses the same carriage for all its guns, so figures who are interacting with the guns (like the man here stopping the vent) will look natural with all of them.



7 comments:

  1. Great idea being able to switch out the guns in that manner .....

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  2. That sounds like a good idea and something I'll try and remember.I plan on giving this system and period in 28mm a try someday.

    Cheers
    Christopher

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  3. I've noticed your painting method forgoes black lining and eyes which can speed up the process quite a bit and still produce nice looking mini's look yours.I might try the method myself where there is a lot of fabric a difference in top clothes and trousers.(ie. ACW)I'm curious as to what you use for an undercoat.

    Cheers
    Christopher

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  4. Christopher, I prime all the minis black before painting, and I do generally leave a little black as shading.

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  5. It must be a very fine black line,because I'm not seeing it.Well,actually on these I can somewhat,but the AWI mini's I didn't notice.
    I prefer a black undercoat myself most of the time for the lines and the "cooling" of colors.
    Taking into consideration that you do black line + highlighting in combo with painting speed and are still producing a nice looking mini is impressive.
    Giles is another one like yourself that can produce quality mini's at a high rate.
    I'm slow painter and so I must admit I'm a bit jealous of you two.:-)
    Anyways,I'm giving army painter a go for some of my projects to get them done and my normal slow method for others that are more important to me.

    Cheers
    Christopher

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  6. Nice work, but the gun is being loaded from the wrong side!! The #1 cannoneer with the sponge/rammer is always posted at the right of the muzzle while #2 loads the round from the left of the piece
    http://books.google.com/books?id=P7MVAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

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