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Ken: WB's ACW rollouts are quite impressive. Can I inquire if any Confederate Cavalry is on the work bench or in the production pipeline or is this a side and branch that we will not see in the future?

"For many years, students of the Battle of Gettysburg have sung the praises of the Spencer rifle and its contribution to the great Union victory. Numerous authors have suggested that it was the Spencer that helped derail the Confederate attack on the morning of July 1; that General John...

"Only two units of the Army of the Potomac were armed with Spencer Repeating Rifles at Gettysburg. In February 1863, Governor Austin Blair of Michigan purchased 680 Spencer Repeating Rifles (not carbines) with state funds which were then issued to Colonel Russell Alger’s 5th Michigan Cavalry...

Francisco: Nice locate. Those figurines appear to be really well done combining the Spencer repeating rifles which is accurate as Spencer repeating carbines and the Blakeslee cartridge box did not hit the field until late 1863 with some well done troopers and a Custer figurine that has some...

Richard: That is great news that you are moving on to a new career. Congratulations and continued success. I have always contended that WB is the gold standard when it comes to depicting the ACW. Other makers do a good job yet sometimes utilize Larry Storch to be their historical consultant. I...

Ken/Richard: That Joe Hooker sculpt/paint is superb...well crafted, accurate and very timely for Chancellorsville. Now on to Gettysburg and you guys are hitting on all cylinders.What a fantastic lineup of new products and accessories. Please roll out some cavalry. It's a branch that is ignored...

I really think that cavalry in the back half of the year will be huge for WB as I perceive that collectors will flock to the topic. Just witness over on the Trophy thread the splendid charges that Tommy and Martyn have been posting the last month or so. Great applications of soldier and horse in...

Richard: That is awesome news. Let us not forget that the Gettysburg battlefield featured in addition to the storied infantry and artillery skirmishes no less than four epic cavalry actions. I hope you can produce some inventory to document these events. The first was a late Day 2 fight near...

Guy: Here is a link of a splendid masterpiece diorama of Belgian troops manning a Minerva armored car circa 1914 battling a detachment of German cavalry-Uhlans. This well crafted piece was made by American master hobbyist Bob Tavis and I've posted a link of this previously on another thread. The...

I am looking to purchase this figurine... a mounted ACW Union cavalry trooper holding a sabre preferably in the box with all paperwork. This figure originally came out in 2003 on Page 36 of the WB catalog. Send me a pm if looking to sell. Thanks, Jeff

Dave: Your choice of the new Jeff Shiu machine gunner for the project is stellar. I like that figurine. It exudes a real haunting mid war, western front look combined with an actual combat action theme to the sculpt as opposed to say the Verlinden MG 08/15 carrying figurine who looks like he is...

Dave: Your craftsmanship is superb. I can't wait to see the completed diorama. It is no secret that WWI German figurines in 1/16 or 120 mm is a rather well served scale to depict in this motif. I have followed this modeling size of this specific era with interest. I recall Kirin making a...

Hi Chris: That is great news. I just purchased some of the older WB Union Cavalry figures (Captain, guidon, bugler and sergeant) to splice into my sabre fight vignette against primarily Collectors Showcase and Frontline Confederates . Always skeptical of doing a sabre fight but I thought I would...

Hi Chris: It is a good hobby. Sometimes I think the topics go a little off kilter. Better off to stay in the distance as to not offend or be perceived as a nit picker. However, I got energized when I saw WB was doing an ACW 1st Virginia Cavalry Collectors Club figure. When all one collects is...

Thank you Scott for the look in at the 2013 WB CC figurines. Thank you Richard for the second installment of the dismounted 1st Virginia Cavalry figures. A great supplement to the 2010 figure. Slip in three or four more when you get a chance.

A great idea that came to fruition by master model builder Bob Tavis was the depiction of a circa 1914 Belgian made Minerva armoured car battling some attacking German Uhlan Cavalry. The diorama called "Brave Little Belgium" takes an early Great War focus and comes to life as their seems to be...

I really liked the previously disclosed soft cap figure prototype but this one is a nice variation.

"Controversial? In what way?" The FL figurines are not a train wreck. They just had some over the top creative license applied. Most of us are really impressed by the WB dismounted Union Cavalry figurines for quality, value (on average $22 a piece vs $55 for an FL figure) and historical...

Chris: That is a very nice ACW presentation. Your diodramas are always so well presented. Glad to see you splicing in some of the well done but controversial FL figures. The ones you depict, I agree, are the most worthy of the lot. You are definitely up in the big three, in my view, of ACW...

Over on the CS website you can get a better figure by figure view with pre pricing of the six depicted troopers.They make a nice counter to the previously released five man Mosby led Confederate set. Throw in the Latane and Royal figures plus the original six rollouts and the whole line up is a...