civil war miniuatures

[Dbackfed]

Re: civil war miniuatures

For future help, if you use a white rustoleam spray paint as like a primer base, the figurines will take the paint much better.

[Yellowhammer Rebel]

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I like to use black as my base. It saves you from having to repaint all the areas that are normally black. Both colors are recommended, actually, for different reasons and different effects. Its just a matter of opinion.

Pards,

[itz3r1k]

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i used rust o leum light gray auto primer and it came out real good.

[itz3r1k]

Re: civil war miniuatures

i'm curious to know if anyone know's if the 1st iowa had a general order of fire or was it random. I don't know if artillery even has the equivalint of fire at will for infantry. I've looked and looked and notin has popped up.

[cprljohnivey]

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Ahhhh the good ol' White/Black/Grey primer debate! How about this: Acrylic or Ink washes? Discuss amongst yourselves.

[itz3r1k]

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white and grey is the best if your gonna be workin with lighter color's cause the black will darken the paint. but i got the cannon's pretty much done. so i'll get some pics of em up soon.

[itz3r1k]

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So i now have got most of the figure's painted. The cannon's are done and i've got the base pretty much done. so now i just gotta finish the base, Finish the figure's and make me some tree's and it's pretty much done.

[Chihuahua]

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Erik,
The 1st Iowa wasn't at Pea Ridge. Their only major fight was Wilson's Creek. They were a three month outfit, and their enlistments expired around that time.
Mark Warren
Bloomfield, Iowa
Hairy Nation Boys

[itz3r1k]

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Erik,
The 1st Iowa wasn't at Pea Ridge. Their only major fight was Wilson's Creek. They were a three month outfit, and their enlistments expired around that time.
Mark Warren
Bloomfield, Iowa
Hairy Nation Boys

i don't know where you got your information but they were at the battle of pea ridge.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Iow...ight_Artillery.
i even have the report from the battle of pea ridge that say's they were there and fought alongside the keatsville road. So get your information straight please.

[Brandon]

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I wouldn't recommend Wikipedia, or any other Wiki sites for any kind of research, or evidence.

[garyjd]

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According to the National Park Service Soldiers and Sailors System the 1st Independent Battery, Iowa Light Artillery was at Pea Ridge. If this is your unit (only artillery unit listed as the 1st) then you appear to be right. ~Gary

Here's a link to what I found on Ancestry.com

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/s...h=3404&recoff=

[itz3r1k]

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I wouldn't recommend Wikipedia, or any other Wiki sites for any kind of research, or evidence.

i wouldn't trust some of the stuff on here either. i didn't just check wiki i have a friend who volunteered at pea ridge. There's even cannon's and a plaque at where the 1st iowa was. and wikipedia isn't all that bad for information. i've got most of my information from friend's, wikipedia, the official report's,book's and etc.... but what info i got off of wiki has been confirmed but the officail report's and by what i've read.

[Chihuahua]

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Erik,
I was referring to the 1st Iowa Infantry.
Sorry for any misunderstanding.
Mark Warren
Bloomfield, Iowa
Hairy Nation

[itz3r1k]

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Erik,
I was referring to the 1st Iowa Infantry.
Sorry for any misunderstanding.
Mark Warren
Bloomfield, Iowa
Hairy Nation

Oh ok and it's fine it happen's to the best of us.