For Union I use a black wash as it’s a good base to highlight up from 👍

For Union I use a black wash as it’s a good base to highlight up from 👍

@ Thank you. Any specific brand and type/number you would recommend? Sorry for the Qs but I really am new at this with 68 yrs old.

@@TrevorMillinI really like citadel washes from games workshop so I would recommend them. Army painter and Vallejo are great brands aswell

@@KingMATTtheSuperior thanks kindly for your answers. I guess I'll try out with a black wash from Vallejo then as most of my newly bought acrylic paints are all from Vallejo.

Enjoy your foundry miniatures and hopefully you will not have to wait long to pick up some transfers 👍

@@KingMATTtheSuperior Thanks bud. They're really nice Caesarians, a lot of work - carving out hands for gladius and pilum is rough work but they are lovely minis - shields and transfers separate is a lot work that is very much worth it as these are gorgeous transfers. I was actually super excited about, and pleased to see you show what I suspected about these Romans transfers, where they are cut in halves when preparing them. I was worried the trimming and detail cutting of the transfers would be too intricate for the oval shields but breaking them up into halves is great, as it should make it easier to leave the spine and boss clean and even line them up easier! I'm not so jealous of the Imperial Romans now who just have to cut the boss out :D

@ well best of luck 👍 there’s so much choice with the transfers you can have a lot of fun making different units

Yes I did

I’m not 100% sure but I believe it was citadels Catachan flesh

Thanks buddy!

Thanks!

I think you’re right! I’ll give them another coat 👍 thanks Leslie

@@KingMATTtheSuperior You should! But already really nice blokes that triggered me: 3D printer on its way ;-)

Similar height but I have found the warlord games sculpts are thinner in the body. Once I’ve painted them up I’ll do a video where I should them next to some Perrys plastics 👍

@ That’ll be great man. Are you on Instagram?

@gardensbytheminute2668 yes I am :)

@ I just realised I’m already filling you hehe

I’m glad you found it useful 👍

Sorry I’ve been abit rubbish with the streams. I’m finishing it hard to find hobby time at the moment but when I get the time they will be back!

Thanks 👍 I can’t say I’ve looked for any flags. I think I’ll leave them as they are

Thanks 👍

Thanks 👍

Thanks Phil!

I haven’t found any information on the commissioned officers using rifles however being a “skirmish” unit it sounds posisble.

Thanks VK!

Thankyou!

Thanks Vince!

Thanks rob!

Thanks Phil! I do like these poses and I can definitely see myself picking another box up at some point.

Yes, really nice Matt! (No NCOs?)

@Forcade23 thankyou! As for the NCOs I’m just using what I have in the box. I’m happy with hem however.

Thanks Neil!

Thanks Allan 👍

Well I’ve almost finished my iron brigade I printed and my confederate infantry are on the painting bench 👍

Thank you 👍

I’m glad you found it useful 👍

Thankyou 👍

If something is broken -as it was with the first boxes- simply send it back. Warlord replaced my items on very short notice.

Well I’ve successfully managed to repair the broken miniatures I’ve had so I’m not worried about that. I think warlord are making the most of the range they bought, from interviews how passionate John stallard is about the American civil war I doubt warlord are “not that bothered”. I think they saw this as a cheaper way of releasing an 28mm range and have had to make some sacrifices with the range from old glorious. I’m Sure if warlord games were to sculpt their own range it would be different to what we have here maybe.

That’s what I’ve done in the past with miniatures fresh out of the box broken.

@@KingMATTtheSuperior Its only the ACW was "my" period that caught me as an historical interest. Both side s didn't have fancy uniforms, but did have a recognisable style through out the war. I`ve also re-enacted it, and folks go to some efforts to "get it right" in their impression. There always some nit pickers in the crowd that knew better. Also some very well read people that knew a lot about ACW uniforms. My passion is a lot less now, but still irritates me to see OH they will do for both sides.

I hope people are finding these videos useful :)

Indeed, nicely done and helpful! Indeed wasn`t sure if arms would be separate again... Thanks Matt!

@@Forcade23 no problem :) glad it’s of use

Thanks VK!

I can only assume they’re Trying to make the most of the sculpts they have available? I’m not so clued up on the forgotten glorious range so I’m Not sure what sculpts warlord now have. I do hope we see more releases in the future which might solve some of your issues with the range so far.

Totally agree, but that`s Warlord style marketing, isn`t it?! If I remember right F&G offered a first batch of guys in frock coat with caps (mainly the firing & attacking published now again), the 14th Brooklyn (now "Zouaves Regiment") with some 25 sculpts and a more extensive range for the Iron Brigade with hats (mixed into boxes). In addition there were command packs for federals and rebs so to decide for yourself what side -at least your outfit in frocks and caps- should take in the end. That`s somehow as it is by standard when buying metals and building your units. Warlord took, what seems to be available and organized them into generic boxes mainly based on poses. Okay. But for my taste most accoutrements tend more to early war federals while there stays some problems with the headgear. The other way round it is with early rebs...Perhaps would have been best if they would offer smaller boxes, but in this case I think we had to face a shocking price for these nice minis ;-)

@@Forcade23 i do Hope we see some Iron brigade miniatures in the near future? But yes warlord has taken an old range and tried to make it more “universal” which should make these miniatures more useful for collectors?

Some of them have already been included in the recent boxes, but there were more. So, yes, maybe Iron Brigade is next. "Universal", well, we already saw this with the ACW epics starter box. Of course, the owner of the minis has complete freedom to declare the minis to be federal or rebel at any time. But things that are historically more specific or at least will feel more right from a historical perspective will not be changed for the better by declaring 14th Brooklyn minis a generic ACW "Zouaves Regiment" or providing an obviously confederate officer with a blue coat. Seems to me that marketing & gaming are simply more in focus than other aspects of certain importance (at least for me).

Thankyou :)

Thanks! These sculpts do look great! Im sure I’m going enjoy painting these up

Thankyou Neil 👍

Thanks bud! Im not the best to ask regarding the resin as these are the first warlord resin miniatures I’ve owned. I’m not 100% sure about the durability of the material however the detail in the castings they’ve have managed to achieve is great. I know these will be a joy to paint

I’ve not had any breakages yet. They seem as durable as the Perrys plastics but I’m yet to really put them through their paces

Once I’ve painted the unit I’ll give more of a “review” on them. Yes Zouave units did serve throughout the war. £29.50 for this warlord games box set. I’m not sure I would directly compare this to Perry miniatures zouaves as they are two different uniform types. The only other miniatures I’ve seen on the market in this uniform style have been metal and are more expensive than this box set.

@@KingMATTtheSuperior But free is a great price to recommend anything. If it dosnt cost you anything and just go with the script, no wonder you sound bored.

Well I would recommend these for people who want build the 14th Brooklyn for example as it’s the cheapest way to do it and the models do look good. I do think 29.50 is steep for a box of miniatures but it’s not just the miniatures you are getting. When Perry miniatures release boxsets that are fantastic value I feel everything else just seem expensive. After collecting Perry miniatures for years I do fancy something different and going down the metal route can be costly so that’s where these new sets from warlord comes in handy.

The big issue here might be that also Perry only offers metals in ACW chasseur uniform. From this point of view this set fills a gap. Also F&G designed them to be 14th Brooklyn and there is no way to directly compare this set and Perry generic/classic Zouaves. But in general I do agree that they are not "cheap" looking at the amount of figures and the options for conversion provided by multi-part plastic miniatures. At least they a nicely designed and this time they seem to arrive without the issues of the first boxes. Regarding prices take a look at the ACW officer packs released recently by Warlord ;-)

@Forcade23 spot on. I think when trying to compare warlord games pricing to Perrys the Perrys will often win. I’ve often thought this when looking at warlord games Napoleonic ranges however as a collector who wants to expand I welcome any new releases.

Thankyou Thiro!

So my opinion is that they look good on the table. However they did play a large role in the early war and there were Zouave regiments that wore their uniforms all the way through the war. I think when collecting the ACW it’s easy to fall into the trap of just going “blue and grey” so having zouaves gives you the option to brighten up your collection.

I get it and think it is great to explore the full range of uniforms which is half the fun. One I notice few paint up for ACW but always for Napoleonic are the sharpshooters. Have you worked up and Union sharpshooters in their green uniforms?

I have some verdant sharpshooters painted up but I’m yet to show them off on the channel :)

I`d think that anybody who is in the period sometime paints up a couple of Berdan`s or Zouaves or Marines and so on. It is simply a matter of coming across their deeds in action, of course, but also a matter of adding color and doing something different. I myself being not a gamer but painting for pleasure and relaxation I go for 1:1 units and have to say that federal blue in all its shades sometimes gets boring. So why not add a battalion of Zouaves? BTW: Painting Hampton`s Legion in early war outfit was a challenge due to varying info about the uniforms of the different companies, but despite such uncertainity it was a real joy to paint. In comparison nearly any 200-400 man federal standard unit is "work" until in line and on display. Just my 2cts.

@@Forcade23​​⁠well put. Having units such as the zouaves helps to make things interesting when gaming or collecting. I do find when collecting union it’s a challenge to keep things fresh hence why I’ve painted so many Zouave regiments.

So far I’ve really enjoyed these sculpts. Such crisp details make them nice to paint.

Thankyou 👍 what do you have on the painting bench?

Messing about with 3D printing RKX bolt action and some Victrix 12mm commission work.​@KingMATTtheSuperior

Yeah I think you’re right that they aren’t producing a kit that’s already on the market

Thankyou bud

Thankyou :)

I haven’t played any of warlords rule sets for the period but I like their recent 28mm miniature release :)

@@KingMATTtheSuperior There models all look so good. I have a huge pile of shame that I need to paint before I get into more minitures and games systems. Recently I did paint some 15mm French-Indian Wars models from the late 1990's/2000's.

Thankyou VK!

Thanks Thiro!

Thanks Neil :)

Hello and welcome to the channel :) well I think it started when I started taking an interest in the black powder era but I found the napoleonics abit intimidating with all their fancy uniforms so one day on the first week of my paternity leave I went to my local game store and picked up a box set of Perry miniatures confederate infantry and I’ve been hooked ever since. I really enjoy the historical research side of the hobby and the ACW has so much going on that I just got hooked.

That is fantastic! Well, you should definitely visit the many preserved ACW battlefields we have here in the states. I was just chatting about the fact we are so lucky as I could find no other country that preserves o battlefields they way we do as national, state, and sometimes regional parks. Not perfect of course but grateful all the same. If you get to the US in the near term make sure to hit at least a few of the big ones- assuming you haven’t of course. Anyway, love the tutorials as I am new to the hobby and enjoy your content.

@user-mc4sq3fk5d I very much plan on visiting at some point :) I was speaking to Lee from battlebunkerHQ who recommend Gettysburg, Antietam and Manassas which they said they did in a week of travelling.

Lee seems like a fantastic guy and I really appreciated his positive reviews of the ACW sites he visited while he visited Historicon show a while back. Those three battlefields are great and close enough to bundle although each one could easily be 1-2 days each and Gettysburg a week. I think you will find them different than European sites in many ways. I lived in Europe for a period and visited any site I could possibly get to. None are preserved at a national level or even as parks. Some exceptions of course. Waterloo is about as close to an American site but even there it only preserves a small area and is of course private. Over here they are free. Depending on where you plan to visit ( general area) will help you decide. Lee hit those three likely because Historicon is held in a city within striking distance. If you visit Washington DC you would be within 2 hours of a ton! Of ACW sites- not just battles. Of course, the National Park Service also covers AWI and War of 1812 as well. Our system is at its best of course within the US proper but does maintain sites related to 20th century as well. All are great with good visitor centers, stores, resources, guides etc. we truly enjoy it when great folks like yourself from other countries visit our historic sites. I, for one, have returned the favor many times and very much enjoy “Redcoat History.”

Well it sounds like I will have a lot to plan for when I make the crossing over the pond haha I must admit i probably know more about the American civil war than I do my own country’s wartime history but I’m dabbling more in Napoleonic history recently

Thankyou :)

Thanks guys :) hope you’re all well? I’m looking forward to our December game :)