With the cavalry and artillery out of the way, it was time to get to the regular US infantry. I only needed a handful of units to cover the early campaign and…
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15mm Mexica American War – US Cavalry and Commanders.
Next on the hit parade is the cavalry and commanders for the US Army force for the Mexican American War. These are a mix of Civil War and Mexican American war line…
15mm Mexican American War – US Artillery.
With my basic Mexican troops based, I moved on to the US forces. The nature of US uniforms made it easier to put together the basic forces for the US. I ordered…
Lion Rampant – Battle of Manzikert, August 1071.
Background The Battle of Manzikert or Malazgirt was fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Empire on 26 August 1071 near Manzikert, Iberia (modern Malazgirt in Muş Province, eastern Turkey). The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army and the capture of the emperor Romanos IV Diogenes played an…
Total Battle Miniatures – 15mm French Farm.
Over the holidays, I ordered a number of hobby miniatures and terrain for myself. I decided I needed a few small scale buildings for mass battles gaming, so I hit the Total…
15mm Mexican American War – Mexican Infantry.
The next batch of troops in my Mexican American War project to base ,was the Mexican infantry. The Gajo line has three units of regular infantry (1st, 3rd and 11th), one of…
15mm Mexican Artillery.
I am finally at a point that I can start doing some light hobby work after my wrist surgery. No detail painting, but I can at least get back to basing and…
15mm Canadian War Of 1812 Units.
I finished up my British Napoleonic army a little while ago and decided to expand into the War of 1812 and get some double use out of the army. Well, I could…
15mm War of 1812 US Specialty Troops and Artillery.
With the main troopers out of the way, I needed to turn to the artillery and some speciality units. Once again, all from Gajo. The first unit was some US Rifles. These…
15mm War of 1812 US Infantry, Scotts Brigade.
The next batch of troops I worked on for my army was Scotts brigade. You cannot do fighting in Canada without them! The main difference is that these units were outfitted in…