2mm American Civil War: Finally Done!

It's been a long time coming but I finally finished painting and basing my 2mm ACW figures. Here is the entire lot:

 

The Union consists of the entire II Corps and the Cavalry Corps plus most of I Corps. The Confederates consists of three divisions of Longstreet's Corps.

I used the Union Corps insignia plus division colours to identify the regiments. So the second brigade of the first division of II Corps has a white trefoil on red field.

Here is a detail shot of the Union Cavalry Corps:

The skirmishers took a little time but the payoff is nice:


Here's a picture of the Confederates, including tents and a baggage train (the last thing to be painted):

Charge!


A final shot before I put them away. I have no idea when I'll use them or what rules, but at least they are ready for use.

Yeah!

Russian cottage from 4Ground

Having posted about the relative flatness of the Ukrainian house roof compared to the glorious furriness of the Russian cottage, I realized that I did not post any pictures of it. Here it is in all of its hairy glory:

And here's a pic of the inside.

I do have a couple things to note:

Pro tip #1: Don't just glue the chimney onto the fur and hope it stays in place. Actually make a hole in the fur to glue it solidly onto the MDF. Mine isn't going anywhere but it's not as flat as I would like. I'm not sure but I think the instructions called for cutting a hole and I ignored them. Sigh.

Pro tip #2: While it is nice to break up the flatness of MDF, glue the shutters back against the wall instead of having them stick out at a jaunty angle. They will be much more durable that way.

Ukrainian house from 4Ground

I assembled this house a while back but haven't gotten around to posting about it until now. As with other 4Ground kits, it assembles nicely as long as you dry fit everything first and you follow the instructions.

These kits come with nice details inside and out. The shutters and the cracked plaster on the outside are a nice touch to add a bit of dimension.

But after the lushness of the fur thatch on the Russian house that I have, the absolute flatness of the roof is a bit disappointing. I guess I could add some really thin card over some of the scored planks and add some paint, but that's pretty far down the priority list. It still looks very good on the table.