6mm ACW project

Another year passes and so that brings another Salute. Each year I like to go with a main project focus, otherwise I would throw money here, there and everywhere with my wargamming ADHD!

This years focus was 6mm ACW for Iron Ivans Altar of Freedom. For the last 2 Salute’s I had toyed with the idea of starting an ACW project but other periods have won the day. This year I did my research on rules, Fire & Fury (both varients), Johnny Reb 3, Longstreet and even Baccus own Polemos where considered.  In the end I plumped for Altar of Freedom from Iron Ivan games. What swayed it was the ability to replay the large set piece battles of the war, and at 6mm scale the feeling of a grand battle rather than a skirmish.
Another major fact in the choice of rules is that with Altar of freedom one 60x30mm base is a brigade, and at 6mm that equals 24 formed infantry to a base. That means no brigades made of up to 10 fiddly bases so theoretically a fast flowing game that can reach a satisfying conclusion in one evening rather than a draw forced by running out of time.
I placed my order with Peter at Baccus, including the swapping out of figures from an army pack. Customer service was excellent and cannot recommend Baccus highly enough! So now I have a large pile of lead to paint! Aim is to finish by the end of the summer, can it be done? AvP and Rise of the Kage kickstarters arriving over the summer may be a factor but i’m up for a challenge!