Matchstick Army Proof of Concept

Following up on my proposed new project, I decided to test out matchstick (actually craft stick) army construction.

Here are my initial test stands - cavalry, artillery, and infantry.

I know they don't look so hot up close. 

Try looking at them from afar.

Definitely better.

One thing that really made Fergusson's original matchstick minis pop was the black separation between each "man." I thought it would be hard to do but I used a marker and it was actually quite easy. I'm curious how it will work out for blue uniforms. We'll see.

Although I still have some issues.

• I'm not all that keen on the artillery. I may add some artillerists with the cannons.
• I ended up using black for the bases so that the brown horses and cannons stand out. I would rather have brown bases so I may play around with colors a bit.

Evaluation

• This seems like a plausible approach to build cheap armies
• Stands are lightweight and seem sturdy. Perfect for portable games and I can just toss them in a bag without worry
• I am concerned about the amount of work cutting the sticks to shape
• I still may go back to old reliable Irregular Miniatures. The jury is still out.