Revisiting Cabinet 2

Since I had a walk-through of Cabinet 1 yesterday, I thought I would do Cabinet 2 today!


Here is shelf #1. This is another sample of my 15mm ACW collection, on the top as with the other cabinet as 15mm needs to be close to eye level to really be appreciated. This is the latest 15mm collection, unlike the other one, which is from many, many years ago. However, like the other ACW shelf, this one is a mix of Confederate and Federal troops. There actually is ONE old-school unit in here; the Zouaves in the center. But they mix in just fine.

Here is shelf #2. It is the start of the 25mm Napoleonic Russian collection, and features a bunch of the most important pieces... The Blessing of the Pavlov Guard, the Grenadiers, the completed foot officers, and the army General himself!
Here is shelf 3. It features more of the WIP 25mm Napoleonic Russian collection, including most of the light infantry and all of the completed cavalry!


Here is the rest of the completed 25mm Russian Napoleonic collection; namely, the first battery of guns. There is another complete battery on the way!

And here comes the weakness! This is my current catch-all shelf. There are my LOTR figures, my sole Warhammer figure, and the first of my 25mm Napoleonic Austrian units. A bit of a strange mix, but what can you do! Eventually this shelf will belong solely to the 25mm Napoleonic Austrians, or possibly the 25mm Russians... they will need a LOT of room for the last artillery battery!
And here is the final shelf, which is basically empty at the moment, except for some 25mm World War 2 Germans, a diorama that is a gift for a friend, and a VERY old school banner from my oldest army, some medieval humans I sold many years ago on eBay... MANY years ago!

So that is Cabinet #2! Hope you enjoyed!

Revisiting Cabinet 1

Being that Cabinet One is basically all full, I thought I would do a little shelf-by-shelf rundown of what it features... basically, a chance to show lots of pictures of stacks of miniatures!:)
Here is shelf #1; the top-most shelf. I usually try to keep the smaller scales up top, so they are easier to see and get some light from the interior lights. This particular shelf houses my 15mm WWII Germans.Here is shelf #2. It also houses some 15mm figures, in this case a small selection of my oldest miniatures that I have... my first 15mm ACW collection. I painted these guys some 15 or 20 years ago, but to be honest they still hold up okay. Especially the front Confederate unit second from the left... I must have painted them when I was 12 or 13! Still, the shelf looks okay all packed full of guys, and the reflection doesn't hurt!

Here we get the beginning of the 25mm Napoleonic French collection. This particular shelf holds the army General, as well as the two stands of foot officers, the command stands for the light regiments (needed some flags on this shelf!) and the two centerpieces.

Here is shelf #4. This is the second shelf of the 25mm French Napoleonic collection, and actually is mirrored by the next shelf down. In the center is a unit of Old Guard, flanked by regular line infantry, backed by assorted cavalry, and led onto the field by some legere!

Here is the third main shelf of the 25mm French Napoleonic collection. Like the one above it, it holds a wide assortment of French troops, including elites, regular line infantry, lights, and three different types of cavalry.

And here is the last shelf! It is the fourth of the 25mm Napoleonic French, and features all of the artillery and their attendant limbers and caissons. I might actually build a fake bottom for this shelf just to elevate the guys a bit... as it is, they are a bit low and obscured by the lip. I actually have some spare wood in the basement and some cherry stain, so I'll do this relatively soon.

Anyway... that is Cabinet Number 1! Hope it has been fun to look at, and I'll get Cabinet 2 up soon... it is looking as full as it has ever looked!

A revisit of Cabinet #1

Hey folks,

Well, my buddy and I took a bunch of ACW figures off of the table... it was simply too crowded. So we put the vast majority of the older figures into their boxes, but kept out maybe a fifth of them on a single shelf... I figured that a nice packed mob shot of the top half of Cabinet #1 might be somewhat fun! You can see the start of the 25mm Napoleonic French army below, and the left-overs of my 15mm WWII German force above... I'll get a few more shots of those guys ASAP.

Anyway... enjoy the "big mess" shot!

The Display Cabinets - Cabinet #2

Whelp, here is cabinet number 2! This is the not-as-full WIP cabinet, but there is still a lot to see!

At the moment it contains the fledgling 25mm Napoleonic Russian collection, which is very much a WIP; so far it is only half done. There is a lot, including a pretty big group of cavalry and infantry, to come.

The shots of the shelves are pretty limited, since right now the only inhabintants are the 25mm Napoleonic Russians and my small Lord of the Rings collection; the 15mm ACW collection is all on the table at the moment.

To the right is a shot of the top three shelves of the cabinet. The top shelf is occupied at the moment by a trio of Russian officers, two elements of light infantry, and a nice big block of Russian line infantry, hardened by the cold Russian winter. The second shelf has a piece of artillery, some more light infantry, another big block of line infantry, and one of the two planned centerpieces for the Russian collection; the Priest blessing the Pavlov Guard Grenadiers as they march off to war! The last shelf has all of the completed cavalry as well as some more light infantry and the rest of the artillery.

The second half of the shelves is very empty! At the moment there is only a single shelf of Lord of the Rings troops, which will be displaced once the historicals get a bit more fleshed out. The far back left group is the Rohirrim, and Gondor is to the front left. The Fellowship is dead center. The goblins of Moria are to the rear right, and immediately in front of them stands Saruman and his Uruks.

There are still a few armies who are not yet in place; namely a small force of 25mm WWII Germans, as well as a massive Warhammer Empire army that may or may not get a "starting spot" in one of the cabinets; in the end, they may only get a shelf.

The Display Cabinets - Cabinet #1

Of course, NO wargames room would be complete without some beautiful display cabinets!

I spent a lot of time looking for the perfect cabinets. At first I was thinking just shelves, but that is clearly not good enough. Eventually I started looking at barrister bookcases. While they are in many ways perfect, I found a major problem; people who make bookcases for lawyers expect to have clients who are rich! I had to find a cheaper way to go.

Then I found a great website; http://www.homedecorators.com/

They have some great stuff, including some fantastic curio cabinets, which is what I ended up using!

I have two of these guys in the room right now; I will give you a quick look through cabinet #1 right now!


To the left is the top three shelves of the first cabinet. The very top shelf is currently dedicated to 15mm WWII Germans; there are enough 88s up there to hold off the entire Allied army for a while!

The next two shelves (and indeed the rest of the cabinet) are dedicated to 25mm French Napoleonic troops; the second shelf for the Old Guard, the Guard artillery, and some light infantry, the third shelf for the two army centerpieces (the surgeon and the forge,) some light infantry, and the Marshal himself!

To the right is the bottom three shelves of Cabinet #1.

The first two shelves are a pretty big mix of cavalry (lights, heavies, and lancers,) line infantry, and light infantry, with the wing commanders front and center. The bottom shelf is the non-guard artillery, as well as some light infantry to keep the enemy at bay.

That is all for Cabinet #1; I will bring you Cabinet #2 tomorrow... or maybe later tonight, if I cannot resist!