15mm Civil War Armies for Sale -- Sold!

Edit -- Sold!

Up for sale are most of my old 15mm ACW armies.  I painted the bulk of these back in 1999, and they have served well on many a bloody field.  I started painting Blue Moon armies to replace these.

These armies total 929 foot figures, 112 mounted figures, 9 standing horses, 41 guns, and 35 two-horse limbers with 46 riders.  That's a total of 1,354 castings, all well painted.  

I am asking for $2,000 for the whole shebang, but I will entertain other offers.  Click on my profile to send me an email.

If I don't sell these here, I will parcel them out into eBay lots.   They will probably fetch more money that way, but I would like to keep the collection intact.

Union Infantry, 229 figures on 76 stands

Most of these are Musket Miniatures and Old Glory, although there are some Peter Pig and Frontier in there too.  They are based three to a stand, either on Litko 1"x3/4" wood or Wargames Accessories 1"x7/8" metal bases.

Union Infantry Command, 110 figures on 31 stands

These have the same mix of manufacturers.  The figures are all on the Wargames Accessories metal bases.  Some stands have more than three figures.

Union Mounted Cavalry, 60 figures on 30 stands

These are a mix of Old Glory and Battle Honors.  They are mounted two to a stand, and the stands measure 1"x1&1/4".

Union Dismounted Cavalry, 28 figures on 14 stands and 9 horses with three horse holders

These are all Old Glory.  The stands are 1"x3/4".  The horse holder stands are 1&1/4" square.

Union Mounted Generals, 12 figures on 4 corps command stands, 7 individually mounted

These are a mix of Old Glory and Musket Miniatures.  The individual stands are 1"x1&1/4".  The crops command stands are 1&1/5" square.

Union Artillery, 21 guns with 54 gunners and 21 limbers with 32 riders

These are a mixture of Old Glory and Battle Honors.

 Abe and Mary Lincoln, Peter Pig

Confederate Infantry, 250 figures on 75 stands

These figures are from Musket Miniatures, Old Glory, Peter Pig, and Battle Honours.  Some stands have four or five figures, but most have three.

These are Stone Mountain's "Ragged Rebels."

Small Confederate Infantry Stands, 64 figures on 32 stands

 I made these smaller stands for smaller units in Johnny Reb III.

Small Confederate Infantry Command Stands, 26 figures on 13 stands

Confederate Infantry Command, 77 figures on 23 stands

These are for use with the larger bases.  I made a real mix of flags here.

Confederate Mounted Cavalry, 20 figures on 10 stands

These are all Battle Honours figures.  One of the flag poles is broken.

Confederate Dismounted Cavalry, 34 figures on 17 stands

These are almost all Battle Honours.  Four of the figures are Musket Miniatures

Confederate Mounted Generals, 6 figures on 2 corps stands, 7 individually mounted

These are Old Glory figures with one Musket Miniatures figure thrown in.

Confederate Artillery, 20 guns with 52 crew and 14 limbers with 14 riders

The guns and gunners are a mixture of Old Glory and Battle Honours.  The limbers are from Musket Miniatures and Frontier.

Giant Commission -- British Foot Guards

Glenn will have all four battalions of Foot Guards present at Waterloo, with 30 figures per battalion.  These were fiddly to paint with their shoulder wings.  That is good practice for painting 66 tartans!

2/1st Foot Guards

3/1st Foot Guards

2/2nd Foot Guards

2/3rd Foot Guards

Glenn's British army is taking shape!  Here is the result of two months' painting.

Now I am working on two bases of British line standing and 6 bases of skirmishing guardsmen.  Then it's on to the highlanders!

Taking Stock

Jon's blog post got me thinking about where my various projects are and where they are going.  I have had everything on hold for over two years while I work my way through the giant commission, but with some light at the end of the tunnel, it's probably worth taking stock.

The American Civil War remains my primary interest, both in studying and in gaming.  I have a good sized 15mm collection for Fire and Fury (Brigade and Regimental).  Once I add some more Union cavalry, I could pretty much play any scenario.  I'll call this project 90% done.  I also have 28mm armies for Pickett’s Charge (tactical) and Sharp Practice (skirmish), say about 80% done.

After the Civil War, my next gaming love is Napoleonics.  I have been diligently building 15mm armies over the years, so I can field French, British, Austrian, Russian, and Spanish armies for just about anything.  I use the 15mm figures for Age of Eagles (grand tactical) and General de Brigade (tactical).  I would say my forces are about 80% complete, although this is one period that always calls for more troops.  I also have decent French and Austrian forces in 28mm for skirmish gaming using Sharp Practice, and I could consider that project complete.

One project that has stalled is Napoleon in Italy.  I was planning to use the outstanding Eureka 28mm figures to fight the 1796-1800 campaigns.  I have all the lead; I just need some time to get painting.  This project is stuck at about 10%.

Ancients, from the dawn of time to the fall of Rome, has always fascinated me.  I have a number of complete 28mm armies for Warhammer Ancient Battles (and its descendants), all 100% done.  I started a 1/72 scale Trojan War project for for Saga.  I have finished the Acheans and need to paint some Trojans to fight them, so 50% done.  I have started some 15mm ancients armies for . . . something.  I have a decent sized Macedonian army, a large Greek hoplite army, and a few units for Caesar in Gaul.  I haven't found a set of grand tactical rules that really do it for me, apart from Commands and Colors.  Call this project 30% done?  I also have a bunch of 1/300 triemes for ancient naval gaming, but I haven't painted a thing.  This is 0% done!

I bought 28mm Saxons and Vikings for Saga, but I haven't painted much, so about 10% done.

I have good sized 28mm AWI armies for British Grenadier and Sharp Practice.  I could use more troops, especially Hessians, but this project stands at about 90%.

Jon's latest game convinced me to buy a bunch of 1/72 WWI aircraft for Canvas Eagles, but the models are not even here yet.  I also want to try Through the Mud and the Blood in 28mm, but I only have eight figures painted.

Lastly, I do like gaming World War II.  I have a few 15mm armies for Battlefront, 100% done, nothing left to add.  I have enough Germans, Americans, and Soviets in 28mm to play Chain of Command, but I really want to get some winter troops done for the Ardennes, so this project is sitting at about 70%.

I think two years of solid painting could see me finish up all my incomplete projects.  Another two years would allow me to game anything I wanted.

Giant Commission -- British Line Infantry

The last of Glenn's armies is the biggest: the Anglo-Allied army at Waterloo.  I started with these 226 British line infantry.

69th Foot

1st Foot

32nd Foot

28th Foot

73rd Foot

33rd Foot

30th Foot

Hanoverian Line

GMB Flags

I do love the GMB flags.  When they first released their 15mm line years ago, I wondered if it was worth the bother and expense.  Now I use nothing else for my 15mm figures!

Foot Guards Command

Next up will be the foot guards!

Game Night!

My daughter Katie painted up a box of 54mm Romans last year, and tonight we finally got them on the table!  I painted up two boxes of Gauls to face her troops.

Katie and Annie commanded the Romans, while Jack and I took charge of the Gauls.  I made up the rules in my head, but they were heavily based on Warhammer Ancient Battles.

When the Gauls charged through the woods, Katie brought her troops right into the fray!

Jack moved his warbands to engage Annie's cohort.

The terrain had no effect on anything.  It was just a nice surface on which to game!  The mat was from Cigar Box Battles.

I kept the rules VERY simple, really just giving the kids an excuse to roll dice.  Everything was heavily weighted to favor the Romans.

Annie's cohort lost half its strength and its leader, but Katie's annihilated two warbands without losing a man!

All in all, it was a successful night.  All the kids are raring to go again!

Giant Commission -- Complete Prussian Army

The Prussian army is finally done!  Here it is in all its glory.

Line Infantry, Jager

These are regiments 1-12, with two musketeer, one grenadier, and one fusilier battalion per regiment.

Landwehr Infantry, Foot Artillery

This is the landwehr of six regions, with four two-battalion regiments in each region.

Cavalry, Horse Artillery

Here we have six regiments each of dragoons, landwehr cavalry, hussars, and uhlans along with four regiments of cuirassiers.

This army contains 674 foot, 91 mounted, and 21 guns.  I started in early March, so it took me just under four months.  All the figures are AB Miniatures.  The flags are from GMB Designs, and the bases are from Litko.

Links to previous armies in the giant commission:

French
Austrians
Russians

The last army will be the Anglo-Allies at Waterloo.