The American Civil War

A non-exhaustive set of pics of 10mm ACW figures from various manufacturers. This will grow as I buy more stuff!!! 

As well as the handful of pictures here, I have a full  directory with over 200 individual figure pictures - and many comparison shots. Click the link to get to the directory  

The General consensus among our sample reviewers seemed to be:

• Minifigs & Pendraken were compatible enough to mix on a base

• Magister Militum (which are Perrin castings) and Starfort were compatible enough to mix on a base - they are both a little skinnier than the Pendraken and Minifigs ones. Irregular could also be added to this set.

• Pendraken figures have a lot of variation within each pose which is not immediately apparent - so slightly different bags, blanket rolls, canteens etc. They are the most robust figures too
• Minifigs packs are very standard in pose, and the guns, and especialy bayonets will bend with handling
• GHQ were too weedy for our tastes overall
• Pitheads men were very cute but significantly shorter and a bit stumpier than the rest, so not really compatible with anything else for mixing on the same base. But even so, I want at least one brigade of them!
• The Baggage Train - a big range of 10mm ACW figures. They are the same size as Pendraken/Minifigs and are very nice castings, packaged in one pose packs of 50, or "brigade" packs of 80 infantry + Command. They also do some bridges and boats!
• There looks to be more significant differences in guns and cavalry between manufacturers. Probably harder to mix even the "compatible" manufacturers for these.

Brigades made up of Minifigs/Pendraken, and Starfort/MM, and then Pithead alone would be fine. GHQ might mix with Starfort and MM, but they weren't maybe as nice.

Manufacturers and their Websites

The full photo directory is here

• Minifigs
• Pendraken
• Pithead
• Starfort
• Magister Militum
• The Baggage Train
• Old Glory - come in strips of 5 figures
• The Baggage Train
• Irregular Miniatures not the best figures, but cheap limbers for your artillery park

Real ACW Terrain

• Antietam played out in 2011
• Antietam played out in 2008
• 10mm Seven Pines battlefield
• Battlefield Pics fromFirst Manassas
• Battlefield Tour from Antietam
• Battlefield tour ofPetersburg

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Some Sample Pictures: (the full directory is here) 

Baggage Train Zouaves

Baggage Train Zouves

GHQ and Baggage Train

Baggage Train and Minifigs

Pithead and Baggage Train

Baggage Train and Minifigs

Pendraken and Pithead

Pithead and GHQ

GHQ

GHQ and Pithead

GHQ and Pithead

GHQ

Pithead on 1" spacer

Minifigs Pithead GHQ

Minifigs Pithead GHQ

Minifigs Pithead GHQ

Minifigs Pithead GHQ

Undercoating

Minifigs Parrot

Minifigs

Pithead

GHQ

GHQ

Minifigs

Pithead

Minifigs & Pendraken

Magister Militum, Minifigs, Pendraken, Starfort, Pithead, GHQ

Magister Militum Minifigs

Minifigs Pendraken

Pendraken Starfort

Starfort Pithead

Pithead GHQ

Magister Militum Pendraken

Magister Militum Minifigs

Minifigs & Starfort

Minifigs Starfort

Starfort Pithead

Pendraken Pithead