civil war miniuatures

[itz3r1k]

hi guys so i was wondering if anyone on here knows of a good place that sell's 1/72 scale cannons and battery crew i'm gonna be doin a pea ridge diorama and i'm lookin for authentic as possible cannons i don't know what type yet. i don't know what the 1st iowa battery had at pea ridge but thanks for the help so far guys.

[Huck]

Re: civil war miniuatures

Get ahold of Carl Clink, he is really big into civil war miniuatures.

[J. Donaldson]

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The 1st Iowa Battery had rifled pieces at Pea Ridge. I'm not sure if they had Parotts or Wiard guns.

[usmcskipper]

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AB miniatures sells a wide variety of figures and a few cannons. The guns look pretty good. All the stuff is metal and AB miniatures are listed as being 18mm for scale. I think that is very close to 1/72 but not completely sure. AB does make a 3 inch ordnance rifle, 10 lb parrot, and a 12 lb napoleon.

Chris


Chris Bopp

[LHV1861]

Re: civil war miniuatures

Erik - Imex sells some Union and Confederate artillery sets that have some rifled pieces as well as howitzers. Check out ebay, I have bought quite a few 1/72 sets there for some good deals. Just search 1/72 then click on toy soldiers. Hope this helps.

[itz3r1k]

Re: civil war miniuatures

huck

does carl clink have an account on here?

[Huck]

Re: civil war miniuatures

Yes he does, do a search against his name.

[MarkTK36thIL]

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There are several plastic dealers out there that make a wide variety of . Musket Miniatures makes excellent pewter figures. VERY customizable for specific looks and features of troops. However, expect to pay quite a bit if you go 1:1 scale or even 1:2 with metal.

[2nd Lt. Samuel Teague]

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I am a big fan of painting minis and if you are looking for quality pieces, check out the Perry Brother's or Sash and Saber. There is Foundry Miniatures, Redoubt, Renegade, and several others. Most of them are based out of the U.K., but hobby stores will carry a few of those brands. If you really are looking into miniature painting, send me a PM and I can help you further.

~Matt Wood

[Huck]

Re: civil war miniuatures

My friend Carl told me to stop by this place when I was in San Antonio last, a place called King X, lets say O.M.G I can waste time on another hobby.

https://www.kingsx.com/ecat/servlet/EcatPage?comp_id=24

[itz3r1k]

Re: civil war miniuatures

thanks everyone for the help so far

[cprljohnivey]

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Will the diarama be handled often? Will you be painting figures to be used in a miniature war game? Are you looking for extremely detailed figures? What are your price ranges (what are you willing to pay per figure)? There is a wide variety out there ranging in prices and quality. Can you be more specific?

Also, have you considered the pro/cons of going with plastic vs metal figures?

[itz3r1k]

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cprljohnivey

i'm gonna be the only one handling it and i probaly won't alot and no it's not for a mini war game i've always wanted to do a cw diorama so i figured i would start out small and do one of the 1st iowa battery on the keatsville road in pea ridge ar whats nice is is's only an hour and a half drive from my house so i can go up and gets pics hopefully soon but all i will needs is the cannon pieces and crew military wise then the rest will be trees and stuff like that but that musket miniatures site has some good priced stuff so i might be using them for my stuff and sayin i'm only 16 and don't have a job yet the parents are gonna be paying for it but it shouldn't be to much but once again thanks so much for the help so far guys

[cprljohnivey]

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Just about any hobby store has plastic figures in 1/72 scale. They are not the most detailed, and the plastic is rather soft BUT since this is your first experience painting and working with mini's, they are a good start as they are dirt cheep. Figure 10-15 bucks for a box of artillery with crew and add another 20-40 buks for the terrain buts (trees, flocking for grass, etc...)'

A search on the net will yield you many terrain building ideas and articles on how to make hills, roads, trees, bushes, etc...

Make sure you also read up on how to prep the mini's before painting them. You can't just paint them right out of the box. They will need to have any flash cut away. You will need to wash them in warm soapy water. Then prime them with spray paint before painting them.

Feel free to PM me with questions as I have years of experience in painting miniatures and building terrain pieces.

Good luck and please post some pictures when you are done!

[itz3r1k]

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i know how to do all that i build model's and alot of them have really small pieces and no hobby shop here has them but i do need help on the terrain i know general stuff about it