Toy Soldier Thoughts: ACW

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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Baby it is Cold Outside!

Seems many manufactures are presenting troops in Winter Dress..... Most are metal makers. We plastic collectors have had some great troops in Winter Dress for some time now. Germans US Army and ACW troops! All from TSSD. Check them out!!!

ACW also come in Gray of course!

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Monday, December 17, 2012

ACW 54mm Cavalry

I have always felt my ACW Cavalry to be lacking. The fault partly mine and partly the manufacturers. Imex made IMHO some great Union cavalry and Rebs . Italeri did the same in reverse. A great set of Confederate cavalry but no run in blue. I have all of them and of course added a few Marx and a BMC pose or two. But I never felt satisfied, I even added the Airfix 7th and a few Britians deetail cavalry. Then TSSD released ACW cavalry in both colors but in that new larger 54mm size that just didn't match in my mind. But know if reports are true the new Expeditionary Forces (aka Xforce) seem to be an answer to filling out those regular 54mm ACW Cavalry. In fact one reader tells us that the horses match the Italeri ones quite nicely.

What do you do with the TSSD Cavalry ? Why Custer of course, but you may have to sacrifice other cavalry you have been using for Custer era such as Airfix, BMC etc. Do not forget Paragon. This were intended specially for the Indians Wars and not meant to embrace the ACW as TSSD intends for their ACW/Indian War Cavalry.

Mount up!
Column of Twos
Column Left
March ........

Monday, October 8, 2012

TSSD New Cavalry

Just as I got my hands on this set TSSD posts some photos, Half the set has pose using their right hand to hold the reins and you know I do not care for that. No guidon bearers or sword wavers in this set. The man cradling the rifle and the man firing a FULL sized shotgun also turned me off. Folks of course can convert what they do not like. I think it is great that you will not need glue for the plug arms. These are the best (plugs) I have seen. Also TSSD is to be commended for what are actually very nice figures and for holding down the price. They are a bargain at $24.00 for 8 figures, 8 horses and 16 plug arms.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Color Rant

Did I mention this already ? I dont know how this got by me. A manufacturer of Plastic 54mm figures who apparently been around quite awhile sells a set of the ACW Irish Brigade in......green plastic (sigh).