Last month being ACW month, not only did I manage the game, but I also did quite a bit of painting of ACW figures. Here are some pictures:

A Confederate cavalry horse holder. I now have one for each side, but, having added to my cavalry units recently, with more dismounted figures as well, I need some more horse holders! Perhaps someone should do a 28mm hard plastic set of dismounted ACW cavalry and horse holders. I think that would be a good seller. My big wish would be hard plastic artillery teams and limbers!

Reading about ACW battles where one or both sides is well entrenched, it often mentions skirmishers being forward of the main line in rifle pits/fox holes or the equivalent, so I thought I would make a few from left over figures.

A Confederate North Carolina regiment.

Three Union regiments.

Next ACW month I think I will do some artillery and cavalry, to try and keep the balance right!

And I also managed to finish the last Erymanthian dragoon regiment which had been sitting on my desk for ages. One of those units that felt like a chore to paint. Anyway, it's finished. I now have only a cuirassier regiment to paint and that will be all the Erymanthian cavalry done!

Dark blue coat, as is customary for Erymanthian units, with yellow facings. The officers are the figures with black over white plumes. There are four Erymanthian dragoon regiments in all, with one hussar, one lancer, one militia (Cossack-style - there is an underlying Russian theme to Erymanthia when it comes to most of their figures) and two cuirassier regiments, plus a guard regiment and a guard escort squadron, which I think is enough!

I am quite pleased with my new style of flags - smaller and less intricate and easier to draw/paint/colour. The eagle-eyed amongst my small huddle of followers may have spotted the change from the originals of years ago!