SAW U.S. Infantry in 25mm

These lads are the first U.S. contingents I have painted for the Spanish-American War (SAW) project.  When the Spanish infantry underwent the brush so many years ago, I remember thinking that these were some of the best 25mm sculpts that Old Glory produced.  Well!  The Old Glory Americans may be even better than the Spanish.  Originally, I fielded Spanish to oppose a friend's Old Glory Americans.  He had an extreme interest and fascination with the Spanish-American War from the American perspective.  Perhaps there was a familial link in there somewhere?  To foster that interest, I painted Spanish.  I could also mention that my 1/1100 Houston's Spanish-American War naval collection originated during this time period too but that is another story.  I moved and contact and interest waned.

Then, Jake and I discussed a Spanish-American War project led off by a replay of the naval Battle of Santiago Bay.  I fielded a few more Spanish while Jake painted Americans.  We managed a few games in this project before duty called and Jake was deployed for one of several tours of duty. 

Back to figures!  The Old Glory Americans are even better sculpted than the Spanish.  Poses are dynamic and the faces have much character.  As seen, the standard bearer still awaits his Stars and Stripes.  Great figures and a real pleasure to paint.  Several bags in this range lounge in The Lead Pile and I would enjoy getting them into a more frequent rotation in the painting queue.