I mentioned before that I'm planning an "American Civil War Week" along the lines of my "New Zealand Wars Week" of last year. I have 4 ACW regiments finished and am working on the final one. There are a couple of vignettes to polish off too. I haven't taken any proper photos yet - the dire weather in the UK have prevented that, as I need to go outside and it just hasn't stopped raining since (I think) late March. But here are a couple of "teasers" of the Jackson's 1862 command so far. All are 25mm Dixon Miniatures, with 3 GMB flags and 2 hand-painted ones. There is an interloping Alabama regiment, but otherwise the brigade is Virginian. About two thirds of the figures were painted over 10 years ago and the remainder since March this year.
Something I've noticed since Blogger unilaterally decided to change the format of their blogs is that placing photos is now much more confusing....
Something I've noticed since Blogger unilaterally decided to change the format of their blogs is that placing photos is now much more confusing....
Yes, suffered it as well, found myself switching to html to see what it had done, but no easy answer that I could find.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the ACW
Very nice figures, Giles. Any particular motivation for resurrecting these little men?
ReplyDeleteMalc
The Dixon figures have a certain look to them that I like and your painting of these has reinforced that. Lots of character with those faces, top stuff Giles.
ReplyDeleteTremendous looking troops, but don’t get me started on the picture placement – I find the whole thing very frustrating.
ReplyDeleteVery very nice Giles. I am now very tempted to paint up some more ACW myself.
ReplyDeleteI always liked Dixon for their dynamic appearance, the clean casting and the neat details.
ReplyDeleteYour painting really did them justice.
I've always found blogger to be a fidgety nit when it comes to photo placement. I didn't notice it getting worse recently, but I've always found it frustrating.
ReplyDeleteAhh ACW a subject matter near and dear to my heart!
ReplyDeleteAs always Giles you have done a sterling job on these! I do hope you don't just stop at the 5 regiments.
Christopher
Hi Giles,
ReplyDelete10 years ago and really nice painting. Yip blogger likes to keep us on our toes!!! I just centre all my posts now and don't try to wrap any text around the pics as it is just to unpredictable.
Cheers
Paul
Splendid effort there, Giles. Good to see there are other Dixon enthusiasts about too.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous as ever, Giles!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, the new Blogger format is a right royal pain...
Chrissie
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Great looking figs. I'm currently starting my 1813 Prussians project, but have gotten a itch to paint up some ACW the last few days. You lovely minis don't help... :)
ReplyDeleteJason
These look wonderful, great painting skill, i almost started an army of these guy this year but have postponed it to start my Carthaginians, once again great work
ReplyDeleteVery nice to see another fan of the ACW Dixon figures. I've done a lot over the years. They do have a bit of their own character, but I've always found it works well for me. Yours are very nicely done and inspiring!
ReplyDeletenice work...great basing
ReplyDeleteThese look very dynamic and the painting is superb as usual. Look forward seeing more of them!
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