Party like its .... 1862, an ACW Perry based small wargame

[Norm]

With the contents of the Perry 28mm ACW Battle in a Box set now painted, I set the table up for scenario 6 (taking the farm) from the Perry Firepower rulebook.

Blog Link
http://battlefieldswarriors.blogspot.com/2020/07/party-like-its-1862.html

[Steve J]

Very nice Norm .

[monkeynut]

Nice report and lovely looking figures and scenery.Good job with the painting.

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[paulr]

  as always

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Top work Norm

[Techno]

All of the above !

Cheers - Phil

[Westmarcher]

Good looking game and miniatures. 

I particularly like your Zouaves (unlucky by the sound of things - not their fault they suffered a nasty result of 5 hits?). By the way (currently painting some north American Pendraken stuff), what colour did you use to paint the Zouaves' haversacks?

[DaveH]

Nice battle report Norman.

[Norm]

what colour did you use to paint the Zouaves' haversacks?

Thanks all

The bags were painted with Vallejo 819 Iraqui Sand. Followed by a thinned ink wash and then a highlight thrown back in, using the original Iraqui Sand.  I have no idea whether that is the right colour, but it looks okay and I find Iraqui Sand one of the most versatile in my painting armoury!

[paulr]

I find Iraqui Sand one of the most versatile in my painting armoury!

Seconded

[Westmarcher]

Thanks. That one appears to be quite popular but alas, one I don't have in my own paint box. Must address that omission sometime.

(I've got Dark Sand, mind you, but that is more of a yellowish buff).

[mmcv]

I've been using Israeli Sand quite a bit recently as a primer on brighter figures (like Aztecs) as well as mixed with PVA for basing. It's a bit of a duller sand colour so works well for a variety of base colours.

[Raider4]

So, we've got Iraqi Sand & Israeli Sand.

Where's English Sand, containing fag butts, empty lager bottles and discarded needles, and smelling strongly of wee?