20mm ACW figures from HaT Industrie

      Fresh off the presses at HaT comes a selection of ACW infantry and command figures. Represented are Union troops marching, Confederate troops marching a group of command figures that are usable for either side and a sampler box that has one sprue of each type in it. These are all cast in a soft shocking blue plastic that takes detail well and shows very little flash. The single-themed boxes come with standard HaT box art (which means well above average) and the sampler set has a childishly drawn scene and Spanish language labeling. The back of the box shows digital renders of the figures that are in the set. 

        All of the troops wear a mixture of uniforms but none are in greatcoats. The Union set features Hardee hats while the Confederate set has soft hats; in both boxes a fair number of the models are wearing kepis. The Command set has standard bearers, drummers, and officers one of whom is mounted, the equestrian sculpt is very well done. 

 

the first box contains 48 marching Union infantry,  just the troopers, no officers

 

 

 

the box contain four identical sprues of soldiers 

 

 

side A of the sprue

 

 

 

side B of the sprue, a nice variety of similar but not identical poses 

 

 

 the detail shows up better after a coat of white paint

 

 

 

 well proportioned and realistically posed with correct equipment

 

 

 

 the Command set

 

 

 

 box with contents, four matching sprues

 

 

I have to confess that I'm not a fan of molded flags so I was happy when I saw that the standard bearers  were holding empty poles, these figures can serve as officers for either side

 

 

 crisp detail with only a minimum of flash

 

 

 a coat of white paint brings out the detail 

 

 

 

 

 the Confederate marching box art

 

 

 

 box with contents, four sprues of marching Rebs

 

 

 

 sprue side A

 

 

sprue side B 

 

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  once again the white brings out the excellent detai

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the sampler set with its unusual artwork

 

 

 this set contains one of each sprue

 

       These are excellent figures, well proportioned and reasonably posed, the models are well cast and exhibit excellent detail. They represent excellent value being priced at $11.99 for the sets of 48 figures and $10.99 for the sampler set. If you are contemplating gaming or dioramas in 20mm these will be a welcome addition .  These appear that they will mix well with the extensive range of ACW figures released last year by Strelets R and provide even more variety. By combining sets from these two manufacturers you could easily build units of forty or more miniatures with no duplication of poses

       Highly recommended.