Showing posts with label Blue Moon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blue Moon. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

ACW Lead Mountain

Well, mostly ACW, but also a bit of Pony Wars, Plain's Wars and general Western mayhem.

Essex dismounted cavalry, 10 in kepi, 12 in hats including command.

Essex mounted, 8 in kepi, 12 in hats, not command 
and some other brand, 8 riders, 4 horses
horses that would be good for horse holders.

Peter Pig Range 15 "Western" packs 15, 67 and 77;
Range 21 packs 5 and 28.

Ten cattle

Seventeen townsfolk

Forty two gunfighters

Forty two riders

Forty one horses

Twenty dead townsfolk, gunfighters etc

Wagon.

Indian casualties, wagon, scouts and pony express.
The Stone Mountain packs I purchased in 1992 
from Brookhurst Hobbies when I was in California on holidays.

Sutler's wagon by Blue Moon

Two wheeled ambulance.
Both these Blue Moon packs were purchased last year.

Thirteen Old Glory ACW command.

Twenty six Old Glory Confederates

Fifteen Old Glory Union.

Twenty Old Glory Confederates

Fourteen Old Glory Union

Thirty nine Old Glory casualties

My next task is to do a review of my ACW armies.

Monday, June 27, 2016

Latest Purchase - ACW and Napoleonic camp sets

I placed an order for these with Old Glory UK before I left and had them sent to where I would be staying in the North East.  Saved myself a bit of money on postage (which I needed for some of the books I picked up while on my holiday - the man at the post office referred to the cost as "silly money").  That said I was charged postage twice as due to the online check out process I'd ended up putting through two orders (when that happened to me with AB I was on charged the once...)



Four packets, cost me over $A100.  I would have bought more, but at that price and knowing the risk they would just languish on lead mountain, I had resisted.

Now let's look inside


Very happy with this set 15FE-24: Cantiniers and Accessories

Initially not so happy with this set as I thought it was around the same price as the other one, but on checking it was half the cost so that's okay
15FE-23: Medical Staff and Wounded French

Another good, if somewhat gruesome set (there's a guy about to have his leg amputated) 
15ACW-072: 2 Wheeled Ambulance with Hospital Brigade

This set has the snake oil spruiker, what more could you want?  
15ACW-094: Suttlers Wagon

I've always had an interest in the rear area aspects of armies and I'm torn between doing these up as dioramas or as markers.  I'll probably try for something in between, if I ever get them off lead mountain.