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Return to ACW.: Breechloaders in JR II.
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A blog recording my return to wargaming the American Civil War after a 9 year break. The figures will be 15mm 'Peter Pig' miniatures and the rules used will be Johnny Reb 2nd edition by John Hill, published in 1988. Wednesday, 13 April 2011. Breechloaders in JR II. When firing prone, they fire at full effect (not quarter effect as for muzzle loaders). They always receive an 'up 1 row shift' on the small arms firing chart to reflect increased rate of fire. Pictures show the completed sharpshooters and an ...
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Return to ACW.: More Rebs and Brigade command stands.
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A blog recording my return to wargaming the American Civil War after a 9 year break. The figures will be 15mm 'Peter Pig' miniatures and the rules used will be Johnny Reb 2nd edition by John Hill, published in 1988. Tuesday, 19 April 2011. More Rebs and Brigade command stands. Following up with a 25 figure Union regiment next but I'm also working on terrain items, more of that later. 150 figures painted so far so its going well. 19 April 2011 at 19:21. 3 May 2011 at 06:06. 6 May 2011 at 14:57. I apologis...
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Return to ACW.: More 'Yanks' + new painting service!
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A blog recording my return to wargaming the American Civil War after a 9 year break. The figures will be 15mm 'Peter Pig' miniatures and the rules used will be Johnny Reb 2nd edition by John Hill, published in 1988. Wednesday, 25 May 2011. More 'Yanks' new painting service! I'm going to offer an excellent value price on 15mm ACW's. As I love painting them! For full details please visit my new painting service blog (link at right), where you will see many examples of my work. 15mm American Civil War.
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Return to ACW.: March 2011
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A blog recording my return to wargaming the American Civil War after a 9 year break. The figures will be 15mm 'Peter Pig' miniatures and the rules used will be Johnny Reb 2nd edition by John Hill, published in 1988. Wednesday, 30 March 2011. More books and some nostalgia! I'm halfway through my second Reb regiment now and my thoughts are beginning to turn towards terrain building already. I looked up the old scan (below) of some boards I built back in the Eighties! The Civil War Collectors Encyclopaedia.
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Return to ACW.: Cornfield, take 3 !
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A blog recording my return to wargaming the American Civil War after a 9 year break. The figures will be 15mm 'Peter Pig' miniatures and the rules used will be Johnny Reb 2nd edition by John Hill, published in 1988. Tuesday, 17 May 2011. Cornfield, take 3! Should the corn be more yellow? Should I just bin it and find something closer to stands of corn? Pics: A battery of Union guns being urged on by the brigade commander deployed on the edge of THAT cornfield! 17 May 2011 at 18:09. 18 May 2011 at 12:50.
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Return to ACW.: Cornfield (take1) & more Union infantry.
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A blog recording my return to wargaming the American Civil War after a 9 year break. The figures will be 15mm 'Peter Pig' miniatures and the rules used will be Johnny Reb 2nd edition by John Hill, published in 1988. Tuesday, 3 May 2011. Cornfield (take1) and more Union infantry. Shame I wasted so much time on it). To some 'Lardie' ACW pics, some great painting on this page, scroll down for the 'doormat' cornfield pics! Actually, all of the terrain shots are pretty inspiring. 3 May 2011 at 06:16. Im sure ...
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Return to ACW.: Skirmishers & that cornfield again!
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A blog recording my return to wargaming the American Civil War after a 9 year break. The figures will be 15mm 'Peter Pig' miniatures and the rules used will be Johnny Reb 2nd edition by John Hill, published in 1988. Saturday, 7 May 2011. Skirmishers and that cornfield again! Its worth noting that US agricultural practice at that time was to plant corn/maize in clumps rather than neat rows as we see today. (Amazing what you can learn on TMP forum! All figures from 'Peter Pig' and painted by myself.
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Return to ACW.: January 2011
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A blog recording my return to wargaming the American Civil War after a 9 year break. The figures will be 15mm 'Peter Pig' miniatures and the rules used will be Johnny Reb 2nd edition by John Hill, published in 1988. Saturday, 29 January 2011. Classic ACW books and videos. I have been busy re-basing my Napoleonic collection but I'm now ready to dedicate more time to this project. I hope to have some painted units to show shortly but in the meantime I have been looking through my ACW book collection. No do...
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Return to ACW.: More terrain.
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A blog recording my return to wargaming the American Civil War after a 9 year break. The figures will be 15mm 'Peter Pig' miniatures and the rules used will be Johnny Reb 2nd edition by John Hill, published in 1988. Sunday, 22 May 2011. Been busy making some more fields and road sections, plus I made a surrounded area for my cornfield and I'm finally happy with it, no more tweaking! 22 May 2011 at 21:34. The fences around the fields add a lot. 23 May 2011 at 00:48. Thats some great looking terrain Lee!