More Union Infantry
Only after an hiatus of five-and-a-half years do I present you with more ACW paintjobs!
Whilst moving boxes from room to room in these times of quarantine, I happened upon several pristine boxes of Perry ACW models. Having painted irregularly outfitted models for the past weeks, I decided I was in for some uniformed stuff, and so I set to work on adding to my long-neglected Union army.
These are built from the old plastic ACW infantry by Perry – I don’t have the newer models (yet), but I reckon the newer ones are more time consuming to build and paint. Most of these are monopose and rather twodimensional, which I actually prefer for regimented models!
Both battalions were painted over the course of the last week, with roughly two days of painting and half a day for basing each. That’s good progress for me.
Both units were built right out of their boxes, which does account for a lack in variety in command models. The flags were also taken from the sheet included in the boxes.
I have taken the decision to collect 20-strong infantry units instead of the 40-strong ones I envisaged before – much less work for me and much less bulky on the tabletop! That does mean I have half a unit of New York Zouaves that I won’t be needing anymore. I am currently debating whether to try to sell them, or to try and remove these models from their bases and repaint them as another regiment.
More ACW to come soon, so check back soonish!
abrushwithbattles 
Really nice – man you paint well AND fast!
Thanks! I like my colour schemes quick and dirty.