Hi all,
First time posting in the historical threads, but I've been toying with a Union ACW Brigade for sometime.
I'm coming towards the tail end of an AoS project for GW's GT in heat 3, and already looking into the hobby horizon. Well I do have my Brit Para's to finish, oh and the Napoleonic's, oh and the copious GW armies, but I'm sure you lot know how it goes!
My initial thoughts are to create V Corps' Colonel Strong Vincent's 3rd Brigade, 1st Division at Little Round Top.
More specifically:
Commander-In-Chief - MG George Sykes
Brigade Commander - Colonel Strong Vincent
Infantry Regiments
20th Maine - Col Joshua L. Chamberlain
16th Michigan - LtC Norval E. Welch
44th New York - LtC Freeman Conner, & Maj Edward B. Knox
83rd Pennsylvania - Cpt Orpheus S. Woodward
Artillery
5th U.S. Light Artillery, Battery D - 1st Lieutenant Charles E. Hazlett
Cavalry
17th Pennsylvania Cavalry - Cpt William Thompson
My biggest issue is where to get my models from and how. There are some amazing deals knocking around from Perry brothers, and Warlords, but they just don't come close enough to my actual list.
1. I prefer the idea of working with plastic artillery, not metals.
2. Perry's have the extra metal casts that Warlord does not. CiC's and casualties and the like.
3. I want a mix of Zouaves (The 44th NY were showy buggers), and skirmishing battalions.
4. I'd prefer not to have the first generic ACW infantry box, but the dedicated army infantry boxes.
How have any of you chaps gone about it?
Whilst I'm at it, and basing spray paints that work well? I presume army painters Ultra Blue, or GW's own?
Many thanks!
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