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The American Civil War

This is the Madaxeman.com 10mm ACW page. It's OLD - probably earl'y 2000's at best I'm afraid and so whilst it has links to a non-exhaustive set of pics of 10mm ACW figures from a number of manufacturers not all of them are still around, and the ranges may have been updated. The full photo directory is here. It also has some info on which may be compatible to mix together, and links to a number of large-scale ACW battles fought using 10mm figures

The general consensus among my mates (the sample reviewers) seemed to be:

  • Minifigs & Pendraken were compatible enough to mix on a base
  • Magister Militum (which are Perrin castings) and Starfort/Crackerline Plank Road 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
  • Pithead's 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 have 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 (Crackerline Plank Road)/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

  • Minifigs
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  • Pendraken (some of the range has recently been remodelled so these photos may be out of date)
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  • Pithead
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  • Plank Road / Starfort
  • Starfort's range were bought by Crackerline (see TMP announcement and are now known as the Plank Road Miniatures range

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    Magister Militum sell Starfort in the UK


  • The Baggage Train
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  • Old Glory - come in strips of 5 figures

  • Irregular Miniatures not the best figures, but cheap limbers for your artillery park
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  • Kallistra - new range (April 2012), large 10mm, so probably more a fit for Pendraken etc than Starfort

  • MJ Figures - new range (April 2012)

  • Blaze Away Miniatures - now owned by Lancashire Games as of 2020

  • Gordon & Hague pre-painted plastic Miniatures, now out of production sadly but some new 15mm figures coming soon

  • Cracker Line Miniatures

  • 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  



    Real ACW Terrain

    • Antietam played out in 2011
    • Antietam played out in 2008
    • 10mm Seven Pines battlefield
    • Battlefield Pics from First Manassas
    • Battlefield Tour from Antietam
    • Battlefield tour of Petersburg

    Interested in the ACW, but daunted by the choice of books available ? Want some help choosing ? My new American Civil War bookshop has a limited pick of 100%  recommended books on the war. Visit the UK version or US version to start (or continue) your education.

    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

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    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

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