I've developed an interest in the 10mm scale, specifically I am considering gaming ACW actions with a brigade or two on each side. My target is 200 castings representing a 400-450 man regiment. With that in mind, I picked up a bag of Old Glory's Confederates Advancing to see how they painted up.

The figs are not individually cast, but are cast on strips --five figs to the strip, 20 strips to the bag. So, 100 infantry figs (no command) cost $15. The strips are about 20mm wide and 5-6mm deep. They are textured so as to represent grass. I have a very accurate metal metric ruler which I have somehow misplaced, so I was forced to use another ruler. It indicates the figs are 9mm from the top of the base to eye level, or 10mm from table-top level to eye level. I really don't have much 10mm experience, so I would rate these as being medium heft. The figs have light flash in all of the usual places -- around the headgear, the point of the bayonet and between the legs (although some of the figs have very heavy flash between the legs which I could not cut out). The legs are still distinct, however there is a piece of lead joining the legs together.

The uniform is a shell jacket and trousers. The headgear is predominately the slouch hat, with zero to two figs per strip wearing a kepi. For some reason, the men in kepis have much smaller heads than their slouch-hatted brethren. The figs are in light field gear, i.e., blanket roll, haversack, canteen and cartridge box. The men are advancing at port arms, with the musket canted approximately 20 degrees to the bearer's left. The figs are advancing left foot forward and appear to be fairly well proportioned. Absent are some of the ungainly poses that Old Glory is known for in some of their larger figs. The overall length of the musket with fixed bayonet is about the same as that of the man carrying it, however either the butt stock is too small (which is what I think) or the man's hand is placed too far back on the stock. The bayonet is about the size and thickness of a good saber, however I believe that is a necessity in this scale. Otherwise, all of your bayonets would quickly break off.

I primed the figs black and mounted three stands per craft stick. Using just a basic gray color scheme it took me about 30 minutes to paint 15 figs. It took longer to paint different uniforms within the same stand (gray jacket and butternut pants, etc.), but I did not time it. It probably took me about four hours to paint 100 figs to table-top quality.

Overall, I am fairly pleased with the figs. They paint up quickly and look good en masse. I will buy additional infantry and some command, and when I am done with those, I will see if I like the way things look and determine if I want to move on with this project.

I would rate the figures as an "8" on a 1-10 scale.