25mm Cowboy Gang: "The Blues Brothers"

 

***STOP**PRESS*** Union Army forces Confederate Army off ridge to win game ACW

 The Union and Confederate forces clashed to take control of a ridge between their two armies.

Although equal in size, the Union force was mostly 'green' and was outnumbered by the Reb shock cavalry.

The Union cavalry were eventually forced off the table, but succeeded in their mission to draw the Reb cavalry away from the main objective, that of taking and keeping the ridge.

The Reb infantry occupied the ridge first, as it was closer to their base edge, but in the last move of the game the Union infantry did their job against all the odds and secured the ridge, leading to a Union victory (based upon taking the ridge objective, not the amount of troops lost).

ACW 28mm Game using simpler-faster rules from Osprey.

 Steve, Ray and Bob set up an ACW 28mm game with roughly equal sides facing each other, although with differing troop compositions. Ian, Norman and Guy joined in too.

The Osprey rules are pretty simple and fun to play (if you activate your battalions).

The Rebs went on the attack immediately, sending in their two regiments of shock cavalry to destroy a Union artillery piece before it got a chance to fire, and also taking out an infantry battalion. Both cavalry units were shot into retreat, but they'd done their job.

The two sides' infantry faced-off and commenced firing, pretty much even-Stevens in the Union centre and right flank, but the Rebs fell back on the Union left flank.

Overall a marginal Union victory. 

Look forward to another game soon. Thanks to Bob for the photos.

ACW Blog IV: The Union Forces

After many months I've finally finished painting a box of Perry Minitures plastic ACW infantry figures. and a third of the cavalry box. So one box to go.

I may have to have to revise how they are based but as yet the infantry bases haven't been textured, so no problem.

It's also likely that the rule set earlier decided upon may change or that we base them so that they suitable for other rule sets.

ACW Blog: Part III The First Unit

Here's the first 12-man Unit of my ACW chappies.

They have been painted up as McLellands Zouaves as seen on the back of the Perry box: Light grey uniforms with qrange hats, collars, cufs and trouser stripe.

Cheers,
Ian

ACW Blog: Part II

As part of an enjoyabke visit to Vapnartak Wargames show in York on the 7th of February 2010.

While at this show we decided expand the American Civil War (ACW) collection of figures. to do this Robin bought 2 packs of ACW infantry and 1 ACW cavalry and Ian bought a ACW infantery pack thus in th club we have 4 infantry and 2 Cavalry packs.

We are proposing to base them on 40 mm frontage by 50 mm depth and use the Piquet (PK) rule set for them. with 3 infantry figures per base we may have 4 figures for battalion command stands. Cavalry will be 2 figures per base.

This will gives 12 infantry battalions and 3 cavalry squadrons each with 4 bases each per unit. Will also have 4 commander figures, 3 union and 1 Confederate.
We propose to split them equally and share the painting between the two sides.

ACW Blog: Part I

I got a pack of 28mm scale plastic ACW Infantry from Perry for Christmas and am now getting round to assembling, painting, basing and playing with them.
Here are the contents of the box (the box itself has the painting guide and front artwork cut out and laid underneath); 3 sprues containing various bits and pieces to make 36 infantry figures… and a sheet containing some basic ryules with a couple of flags too.

Roughly three hours or so later, the 36 figures were assembled.
There are three commanders, two standards, one drummer and 30 other troopers.
I am going to buy at least one more pack of Infantry, probably two.

Here are the chappies in undercoated state. You may notice that I started the flesh on a few of them already.

Next step is to arrange them into three-man groups; this would give me 3x12-man units (just right for the rule system I intend to trial them with)...

Ian