Antietam 17th September 1862

[C M Dodson]

Thank you Captain Silbourne and everyone else who has taken the time to look into my project.

The research and development side of things is always fascinating and the ACW is awash with references to the conflict.

The literacy of the combatants makes for intimate reading and presents another dimension on the suffering and stoicism of the souls involved .

Lots to do.

Chris

[Captain Sibourne]

There must be a book in your various projects one day!

[C M Dodson]

Conversions

My box of Prussians keeps on giving.

Greenstuff water bottles, blanket rolls, head swaps and the ever useful Airfix WW1 American set provide lots of scope for the ferryman.



Lots to do

Chris

[C M Dodson]

Medics and mayhem

My Prussians just keep giving.

Head swaps with Art Miniturian chaps, Airfix, Stretlets et al.

Green stuff water bottles and hey presto!



Let the imagination do the running.

Lots to do.

Chris

[Peter]

I don't think these are medics! They look more as cooks, more specific butchers!

Great conversions Chris!

[C M Dodson]

Wagons roll…..Part two

A recent American forum discussion threw up the question of what colours US Civil War wagons were.

My previous research suggested olive green but examples of blue with red wheels came to light.



A researcher on that forum actually posted the official colour scheme which was of interest.



Further enquiries by myself has led me to conclude that battery wagons were olive green and ordinance wagons blue gray with the redish brown wheels.

The interior was red. I decided to stick to the two colours as I wanted a worn look and not a factory finish.

I like the idea of a captured item for a hospital scene to complement my Rucker ambulance.

Therefore as per the previous posting I have converted an Imex wagon to represent a captured US item.





The horses and trails are HAT Austrian artillery specimens.





A most pleasing result.

Oh no!

The merciless camera has shown up mould lines on my driver and some sloppy painting on the horses feet.

Some tidying is still required.

Happy modelling.

Chris

[Peter]

Nice work Chris! I like that wagon!

What colors did you use exactly (brand - number)?

[C M Dodson]

Thank you Peter.

I used Revell blue 56 with white and black to get a blue grey.

The wheels are Revell brown 84 with some Revell red 36 to redden the brown.

Best wishes,

Chris

[Peter]

Thank you Peter.

I used Revell blue 56 with white and black to get a blue grey.

The wheels are Revell brown 84 with some Revell red 36 to redden the brown.

Best wishes,

Chris

Thanks Chris!

[Minuteman]

A fine-looking wagon, which has exactly the right appearance and character for the ACW in my opinion.

[Bessiere]

HaT Austrian cavalry artillery horses may have the fattest feet in all of the 1/72 scale kingdom. At any rate your draft animals and driver look fine. Your wagon looks even better. From 50 years of reading about the civil war this is the first time I've seen a wagon in color. Interesting it has the look of a Prussian color scheme or Bavarian perhaps. I'm sure that had more to do with the availability of paint colors at the time.
Cheers,
Bessiere

[C M Dodson]

Recruits for the butcher.



My Prussians have been brilliant for casualties but after nearly four hours of combat I am running out of victims.

A rummage in the loft provided Austrians and Dutch Belgians amongst other things.

I will need these chaps for a future project so I have just painted them rather than chop them.

However, I am very pleased with my Austrian officer converted to Brigadier General Samuel Sturgis.

I chopped off the bicorne, hollowed out a Union hat and by slicing his hand was able to insert the hat for a most satisfactory result.

He will look splendid leading the assault on the Rhorbach bridge.

Happy modelling.

Chris

[Bessiere]

Well done casualties Mr D. I have a new appreciation for them after doing a few hundred. The big challenge comes in finding or creating new poses as the same ones get too repetitive. It;s a good creative challenge for anyone up for it.
Cheers,
Bessiere

[Minuteman]

Looking good, Mr D.

As Bessiere observes, continuing to create variety in so many casualty figures is part of the challenge; poor stricken soldiers do not die in prescribed poses, after all!

Your General Sturgis conversion certainly looks convincing, well done!

[k.b.]

Another glorious little breakdown of some minor elements that contribute towards making your enormous battlefield scenes so realistic.
My hat comes off to you once again.

[Rich W]

Great update again Chris. Some very dynamic looking poses amongst them all.

[C M Dodson]

I was doing some research as my project continues and came across this complication of Rebel Yells from the Smithsonian.


https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ ... -97841665/

Fascinating stuff.

Best wishes,

Chris

[Minuteman]

I was doing some research as my project continues and came across this complication of Rebel Yells from the Smithsonian.


https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ ... -97841665/

Fascinating stuff.

Best wishes,

Chris

Somewhere along the line I have come across this before, although I am not quite sure where. It is indeed quite fascinating.

[C M Dodson]

That was meant to read compilation!

I also found this excellent depiction of a re enactment artillery group.

Whilst the teams are four horses as opposed to six, many Confederate batteries had to use four.

The gunners are all on foot ( this is not a horse artillery battery where they would be mounted) and no one is sitting on the limber which placed extra strain on the poor animals.

An excellent representation of the reality of artillery deployment and how much space they took.

This is just a few units from what would have been a massive deployment for even a four gun battery.

https://fb.watch/neJBGGIfGx/

Happy modelling.

Chris

[C M Dodson]

Further to my last post I have discovered First Section.

They are the artillery equivalent to the Ohio Volunteers and are a mine of information.

Here is an example of how teams were hitched with some excellent pictures for reference purposes. There is even a chap sitting on a limber in one old picture although I think he is posing for the shot as wet plates took time to expose.

Brilliant stuff .

https://fb.watch/nP1Wdn3Xbh/

Press one the emblem to access their Facebook page.

Best wishes,

Chris