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I finally finished the 10mm ACW command stands that have been waiting 90% finished on the bookshelf for months and months.



They shall command my previously painted tiny Confederate force. More photos by clicking the photo.


Sincerely,

iAugustus

Wow! Great work, that horse on the far right almost seems to move on it's own. Really like the shading and depth.

Very nice!

Nicely painted Augustus. I like the artillery officer riding with the Jackson figure. Perfect for the 1862 Valley Campaign,

Thanks guys.

ACWBill, nice to see someone is looking close enough to notice details like that Red is a good colour because it stands out nicely even on a small figures like this. That's the reason I wanted to paint him as an artillery officer . Looks good a gaming table.

BTW. Is any of the Confederate commanders know for any of the horses they rode? Mainly the colour of the horse I guess. I painted the whiter horse just for purposes of the figure standing out more on the gaming table. I'm too ignorant about ACW history to know details like if some commander had a famous horse.

Sincerely,

iAugustus

Hi iAugustus,

That's some very fine brushwork. It's an impressive-looking army you are building.

With regards to generals and their horses, Robert E. Lee famously rode Traveller, a grey horse with a dark mane. You can find details of him, including a photograph, here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveller_(horse)

I think I read somewhere that McClellan rode a black horse on occasion. It would certainly suit his character. He liked to cut a dash at parades and reviews by galloping past his men, accompanied by his glittering staff.

Grant was a superior horseman and liked riding spirited, hard-to-handle horses. I can't remember the kind of horse he rode when he took command in the East but I'm pretty sure I have read about it somewhere. I'll have a look and see if I can come up with anything.

PS. Just read back over your question and realised you were only asking about Confederate generals - so the stuff about Grant and McClellan won't be of much help!

I found some more information on Confederate generals' horses from this rather unlikely source:

http://www.segtours.com/team.htm

*kneels and starts bowing* Unworthy, I am unworthy!!!!!

Outstanding job. My eyes hurt just looking at them.

Lee

Phil Sheridan - Rienzi (Big Black Stallion)
Lee - Traveller (Grey/White)
Jackson - Little Sorrel (Brown)

These are the ones I recall off the top of my head.

Usually I don't like (overdone) black lines (figures with black primer/base coat), but your work is a perfect piece of art I can really enjoy. Well done iAugustus. I bet you enjoyed painting them as much as we do looking at them.
What I really like too is your little diorama bases. Can you give me a hint how you do the grass that is standing straight up or do they come pre-made in this scale too nowadays? I was looking for grass in 6mm, but couldn't find or think of anything this realistic.
Please post some more pictures before my eyes stop hurting seeing all the details.
Greets, Patrick

Thanks for the info on horses!

Gompel, do you mean the tufts? I'll PM you as I don't know does the forum host like other companies' products getting a public mention.

iAugustus

Lol yes, I meant the tufts (didn't know the english word ). Probably the method is a bit big for 6mm scale, but will try anyway. I always thought they made static grass standing straight with some kind of static object, but that seem not to be the trick. Thanks for sharing the idea.

My sincere compliments. That is a most impressive paint job.