New 15mm Black Powder Epic Battles Sets From Warlord Games
February 25, 2021 by brennon
Three new boxed sets are available to pre-order (release coming in April 2021) from Warlord Games for Black Powder Epic Battles which takes things down to 15mm scale. If you wanted more American Civil War then the folks at Warlord are delivering with new infantry and cavalry.
The Iron Brigade // Warlord Games
The first of the sets, The Iron Brigade, offers up a whole bunch of infantry for you to use in your games. Also known as the Black Hats, this was an infantry brigade that became part of the Union Army Of The Potomac. They were known for their distinctive uniform and strong fighting prowess.
Sticking with the infantry for Epic Battles we also have the Zouave Regiments which were used by both the Union and Confederates during the Civil War.
Zouave Regiments // Warlord Games
Adding another degree of diversity to your games of Epic Battles, these could be painted up to match the formations from New York and Pennsylvania. One of the interesting things about diving into Historical wargaming is that you get to do a bit of background learning about all of these options that you get to play with.
Lastly, for the miniature kits, we also have a new boxed set in the Cavalry Brigade.
Cavalry Brigade // Warlord Games
Armed with pistols, sabre and carbine, the cavalry was a pretty integral part of both the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. Whilst they did have a large part in early battles they did end up being turned into long-distance raiding forces due to the weight of firepower that could be levelled against them in open battle.
This set comes with three cavalry regiments which can be used to supplement your Union or Confederate forces, whatever period of the Civil War you're engaged in.
American Civil War Paint Set
Capping things off, the folks at Warlord Games have also put together a new American Civil War-themed Paint Set.
American Civil War Paint Set // Warlord Games
The set comes with nine paints and a wash to help you get your 15mm miniatures painted up in no time. All of the core colours are there for painting both sides during the American Civil War and you could also use these for 28mm miniatures if you so desired.
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Very nice sets, I especially like the iron brigade boxed set and the addition of the paint set is a handy entry point for beginners. Do we know if these sets are also plastic as the initial starter Epic battles sets or are they metal? It may be my ageing eyes but these sets seem to pack a little more bulk so was wondering.
The warlord website doesn’t say what they are made of.
Children’s tears.
I’ve had it reliably confirmed to me the Zoaves at least are made of resin, so probably the others too.
The Warlord website says they are made of warlord resin if you scroll down to the bottom
Well spotted thanks ?
Well you did say I could get one box of figures SO tada!
Great looking figures.
Way over-priced at £40 a box, and why do you keep calling the game 15mm when its not?
Nice additions, however the “rivet counter” in me is still stuck on the basic union infantry being modelled with both kepi and wide brimmed hats (the only union regt with wide brimmed hats was the Iron Brigade). You might be able to split the Cav brigade box into union (kepi) and Confederate (wide brimmed hats), however these sets REALLY need some form of dismounted troopers (as it was a rare occasion they fought mounted during a full battle). I do note from the photos that the Zouaves and Iron Brigade troops seem in be cast in strips of 5 (rather… Read more »
I know regulations would indicate kepi only but from what I’ve read over the years it seems that on campaign the uniforms would vary significantly from what was laid out. The rivet counter in me agrees with you but no armies appeared as regulations dictated so I can live with it.
The whole line and decision to go with a smaller scale is great. Anybody interested in getting into the ACW is getting a lot here, but in manageable steps. For historics I nearly only have smaller scales. The ACW isn’t for me, but perhaps Warlord will think of expanding out at some point.
Getting quite intrigued by this range , as someone who hasn’t approved small scale out slide of flames of war .
Been able to do mass battles looks fun
15mm…? Interesting take but ok.
I’m excited for epic and these are absolutely great for the range. I do have a couple of gripes though;) I wish the bundles were a little more catered to an actual brigade composition – not sure I will need that many Zouaves or mounted Calvary at least not for quite some time… And the uniform inaccuracies are annoying especially the head gear and blanket-roles with the canteens on the wrong side for the Union… but they do look great as a strip at this scale