1/72 Napoleonic and ACW Union infantry

Hello everybody, second post of the A wash a Bourbon comeback serie! It's time to a smaller scale to show up !!

ACW in 1/72

Union infantry from Hat:

Ok it's not crispiest set in the market but God! Thanks Hat for providing us an ACW set in 1/72 with drill poses. Details are great and overall accurate ( Period specialists will probably find issues but for me they fit the bill) Even with identical poses, little differences here and there in the clothes give some lively feel to a whole unit. 

Having already a huge lead pile of 15mm for the ACW, when I saw the miniatures in the flesh and you know how will finish the sentence... I couldn't resist. 

If you want to start an American Civil War project on the cheap with cool minis Hat is  the way to start. I only hope that this release is a success so the range will expand.  

Revell Union artillery set. 

Originally bought as a proxy for 1870 french artillery when I thought to start something "Franco-Prussian War in 1/72 " with the Emhar sets many moons ago. I finally decide two or three years ago to paint as its original purpose. This set (originally from Imex I think) shows is age and the virtues and faults of the original brand. Dynamic poses for the artillerymen, a slender anatomy, the gun itself got the minimal necessary details so it's fast and easy to build and paint ( mental note: artillery is never easy to paint..) . The limber... on the other hand.. is less good, stiff and unnatural poses for the riders, the horses are closer to big mules and the limber is really bare, too minimal. But once again it's 1/72 plastic ACW artillery set with limber weren't available easily in the shops at that time (Italeri didn't made yet their reissues).  So it was a more than welcoming addition to an ACW or - as it was a FPW- project .

Hat Napoleonic Spanish line infantry

At last our prays where heard!!! A decent set depicting one the most relentless Napoleon foe, the Spanish army in 1808- 1809. Hat released a few years ago four sets line, light infantry and grenadiers and an infantry command box. overall it was a nice, smart and a more than welcome move from the miniature company. Their previous effort with the Napoleonic Spanish was the guerilla and let's say that it was a more than uneven product, mildly saying. 

The miniature are really nice to paint with enough details to ease your brush work, not too much mold lines. Those are great miniatures like the ACW series and a companion to the Emhar set. 

This battalion is based for the Bataille Empire ruleset and belong to a commission from my friends of Ars Bellica.  

A battalion from the Irlanda Regiment 1808

Hasta luego...