25mm Renegade Miniatures

Marching to the Front

by Brad Butturff

Packs ACW5, ACW8 and others.

http://www.renegademiniatures.com

The miniatures are made by ex-sculptors of Foundry, and the company is based in the UK. They have clean lines and have well defined detail which generally makes them easy to paint. 33-34 mm tall from base to hat or 28mm from foot to eye, they are considerably taller than most older 25mm manufacturers' ranges, including Dixon, and Foundry. They are compatible with Redoubt.

Kit and uniforms are very detailed and are historically accurate wearing a kepi and sack coat, coming with ammo pouches, bayonet frogs, canteens, haversacks and even the odd drinking cup. The poses are naturalistic, if not a bit dull. The men seem mostly composed and don't seem to show much emotion in general. Faces come in a wide variety of styles with a good mix of beards and moustaches. One mini even has a bandaged head. The flag bearer from the ACW8 command pack does not come with a flag, instead the minis hands have to be "opened up" with a sharp knife or drill.

These miniatures are suitable for both Union and Confederate troops, although I will paint mine in USA uniforms. The quality is very high and they deserve a good paintjob. It's very easy to turn these soldiers into distinct individuals with a few good paintstrokes.

The only problem is that although each pack contains 8 miniatures, there are only 4 variations per pack, with each figure available twice. I find this a very cheap solution. At least they might have kept the same body and pose, but with a different head or weapon. Still a good paint job can bring out details to that the "clone" problem isn't too glaring.

The current range doesn't have guns or cavalry yet, but they seem to be still expanding so they might come along quite soon. Be aware that they put doubles in their packs and their size makes them hard to mix with other ranges.

Sculpting Quality : 9/10
Gaming value : 8/10
Value for money : 7/10
Total : 8/10

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