One of my issues, is the collection of armies in multiple scales - a particular problem in Napoleonic, WW2 and the 18th Century. Or too big !
Luckily, in ACW I have only two scales. I have a very small collection of 15mm, which will offloaded later this year, they are a hangover from the 15mm age that occurred locally in the late 90's
The original 1/72 collection that started in 1992 perhaps, and has grown to a rather ridiculous size and the newer Epic 15mm side. The 1/72 set, was from older games, 3 to a base and 24 figures to a Regiment played many times against the armies of Archduke Picolo. They are the second wargame army I ever had, so I keep them as I am quite fond of them.
Due to snapping up various bulk buys in the last 1- years, I also have enough to make the Fire and Fury army list for Day 1-2 of Gettysburg, which is a long term project of mine. I find 1/72 is incredibly easy to paint, and also don't go the extra lengths 28mm figures are taken to. So when I set my mind to it great volumes are churned, such as Buford's Cavalry below (painted late 2024).
Very simple painting, simple flocking and away we go.
Epic Scale plastics took my fancy, so after picking up various second hand auctions the forces are slowly being put together. The first unit below. many mistakes reverting to a smaller scale and the strips, but easily adjusted.
2 comments:
I think we all do it, I know I do, and I can't see us ever stopping.
Apart from one or two brief forays into the multiple scales gig, I've tended to prefer to go to a different period, rather than one I already have in a different scale. The exception (if you can call it that) will be my WW2 stuff and the Memoir '44, but they are very different game systems and formats.
Speaking of ACW, I forgot to mention in my previous blog post some work done to 'finish off' one of my Union brigades.
What I will do, though, is play different game scales with the same figures, e.g. My Napoleonics in which 24 foot figures might represent a regiment (1:25, say), a Division (1:200) , or possibly even the better part of an army corps in my 'Portable' games.
Cheers,
Ion
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