Lee: I Would Play That Jack, Son

 

"I would play that jack, son.

Here is a fun little vignette showing a trio of Confederate soldiers relaxing and playing a card game, Unbeknownst to them, General Robert E. Lee has ridden up behind them and is watching them play cards.

Says Lee to his soldiers, "I would play that Jack, son."

The three card playing Confederate soldiers are from a vignette made by Britains. The two mounted officers are from the Americana plastic toy soldier figure range. I painted one officer as General Lee and the other as a yet to be named senior officer. One of the things that I wanted to do was to find a suitable color for the grey-blue "cadet grey" uniforms worn by some of the generals in Confederate armies. The color is called "Wolf Grey" from a brand called Two Thin Coats. After a lot of searching, I think that I finally found the color that I have been looking for.

General Lee (left) and maybe Pender (right)
Yes I know, Lee is not riding Traveler in this photo

General Lee
Americana figures

Lee inspecting the front lines.

So far, I have not been able to find figures from other plastic toy soldier ranges that I can use to provide some variety for officer figures. Until I do, I will have to resort to head swaps and other conversions.

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