After last week's ACW game, I decided to fill out the ranks. I've settled on brigade units with 3 regiments/battalions (in case I want to do a smaller game, or if a scenario requires breaking down the brigade to individual regiments, etc). Each side will have 2 Divisions of 3 brigades each and more guns than they should. I haven't counted the available cavalry yet but certainly enough for each army to have two small cavalry brigades as well as having as more guns than brigades,
Each battalion has 3 stands including a colour, with 3 battalions in the brigade. (Any resemblance to the organization in Lawford&Young's Charge! is due to good memories.) I had 6 stands of Yankees at attention but had to go scrabbling through various drawers and boxes but managed to get enough figures for the extra 3 stands, even if the new battalion consisted of more grey plastic figures then blue ones and has an extra officer. Once painted they work. I even managed to find 3 flags, all different sizes but..........
There is one last Union regiment on my painting table. Kinch's Zouave regiment, led by Irish Colonel.
The real issue at the moment is whether I should play another ACW game before putting them away, or play whichever of my active collections has been longest on the shelf, or the period/collection that is most requested. (requests may be made in a comment on the blog or by email: rmacfa@gmail.com)
I do like the figure organisation.
ReplyDeleteI vote for Four Winds old school ancients/medievals .
I have moved to organising in a similar way and am painting to have three brigades available for a division.
ReplyDeleteA nice size - not too big, not too small.
ReplyDeleteWhile the ACW figures are on the table it would appear rude not to let them at it again... then perhaps some more Gathering of Hosts? (Too demanding?)
Very nicely done. I well remember when those boxes first hit the shelves. New figures and new poses. What's happened to all the other figures?
ReplyDeletePrince Valiant would get my vote.