15mm Confederate Infantry Command

Here are the infantry command figures for Mitch's Confederate force! Flags are all from GMB Designs. 

15mm Confederate Infantry with Blanket Roll

Here we have the 180 Confederate infantry at "right shoulder shift" with blanket rolls. I added some more splashes of color to the otherwise grey and butternut-clad infantry. 

Tomorrow I will post the command figures from this batch. Enjoy!

15mm Confederate Infantry in Light Equipment

The big 15mm ACW commission starts off with these 180 Confederates in light equipment. These troops are all at "right shoulder shift" with fixed bayonets.

Mitch's Confederates are representing Heth's Division on the first day at Gettysburg, so they get a mid-war mix of greys and butternuts.

As always, the Blue Moon figures are a treat to paint. They will look great ranked up in their units!

Watch this space over the next few days for the rest of the "right shoulder shift" Confederate infantry!

First 2026 Figures: 1/72 Plastic Napoleonics

As a fun little diversion over Christmas break, I have put a quick paintjob on two boxes of HaT Industries figures.

1805 French Line Infantry in greatcoats

8219 French Light Infantry Chasseurs (Marching)

Had the soft plastic soldier manufacturers produced packs like this from the beginning, I doubt we would ever have moved to metal. These are great little gaming figures.

My prep and sealing process for these is pretty foolproof. I've not had any flake since I started this. I wash the figures in liquid dish soap to remove the grease from them. I prime with a rattle-can grey or white plastic primer from Rustoleum. Once they are painted, I brush on Varathane "Ultimate Polyurethane" clear gloss interior and let it cure for three days. After all the basing is done, I seal with Testor's Dullcote from a rattle-can.

Now they need to start producing good cavalry figures too. I cannot find anything in soft plastic that looks great ranked up for gaming.