[rightwinger26]

I am mainly an aircraft guy, hence why I am on this website, BUT, since the whole forum world here has been expanded, I figured I would expand my world in modeling. So, here is the beginning of the Army of the Potomac, June 30, 1863, just before Gettysburg in 10mm. I am using GHQ guys, and thier rules as far as men per stand. In these pictures, one stand of artillery is two cannon. 1 stand of infantry is 75 men.

1st Corps, 1st Division, 5th Maine Light Artillery, Sections 1 and 2, section 3 is in the mail.

Up next is the 24th Michigan of the Iron Brigade, 1st Corps, 1st Division, 1st Brigade.

Thanks for looking!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bill

This post has been edited by rightwinger26: 07 March 2012 - 10:20 PM

[HOLMES]

Bill,

This is lovely.It is wonderful to see other types of modeling and this genre of build is rarely seen so this is is very differnet
and yet GREAT to see it.

The base looks good.The figures are pretty impressive especially the guys keeping watch as the cannons are fired...

WELL DONE..

Looking forward to more of your War dioramas...


HOLMES

[Azgaron]

Very nicely painted figures and cannons Bill!

Cheers,

Håkan

[rightwinger26]

So its been a while, but here are some more completed figures. I got side tracked on numerous other projects. I've completed 4 stands of the 24th Michigan, part of the Iron Brigade, the command stand with the flag bearers and 3 infantry stands. I'll need to make 4 more stands of infantry to complete the 24th. The lone officer represents Brigader General Soloman Merideth, commander 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corps. When I finish with that I'm going to either start on another regement in the Iron Brigade, or move into the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corps and make the 84th New York (Zouaves) to add some color. Either way I'll still be in the 1st Corps.






The Artillery was previously made, representing 2 section of the 5th Maine Light

Thanks for looking

This post has been edited by rightwinger26: 09 February 2012 - 08:47 PM

[Azgaron]

Looking great! Nice work Bill!

Cheers,

Håkan

[rightwinger26]

Azgaron, on 09 February 2012 - 08:53 PM, said:

Looking great! Nice work Bill!

Cheers,

Håkan

Thanks Hakan. I still need to spray them with dullcote, you can tell which ones accidentally got acrylic jackets because they are shinny, I didn't realize which bottle of insignia blue I gradded from the drawer till it was too late

[Azgaron]

Such things do happen from time to time. As long as it's only a matter of a little dull cote, it's quite easly fixed.

Cheers,

Håkan

[Netz]

I've been wanting to do 2 figures of my GG Grandfathers, ones a Union Cavalry Private, the other Confederate Infantry Sergent.
Curt

[rightwinger26]

that would be cool, what regiments were they in? There are pleanty of larger scale opeionts out there. My GG grandfather and his brother enlisted in the 1st Michigan Vol. Inf. 4 days after Fort Sumter as 90 day volunteers, then reenlisted for the duration, finally got discharged in 1866.

This post has been edited by rightwinger26: 10 February 2012 - 09:23 PM

[Netz]

Company A. 1st Texas Cavalry USA




Company H,43rd Mississippi Infantry CSA

[rightwinger26]

Great pictures! We have a lot of stuff from the Gwinners, enlistment and discharge papers, one of thier Baratones (they became musicians at some point later in the war), pictures of the whole band they were in and so on. Unfortunatlly my mom has all of it back in Michigan so I can't post pictures, but I do have the Baratone, I'll throw up a picture of it later.

[Netz]

The uniformed picture was in a photo album my Mom was given to her by her dad, I got it and scanned all the photos in it, this was the only picture in uniform, then there was a 2nd one taken about 1912 when he was old and grey.
I'm curious what that pin my be on his chest, it looks like an arm and hammer, but there is no real detail to it, it's not a tear in the photo (this was a paper photo)so it was either a pin or a imperfection in developing the photo, I haven't found and insignia/pin to compare it to.
This Private spent a year in a POW camp(captured at Rancho Las Rinas Tx. June 26, 1864) but escaped and returned to his unit.

The 2nd photo of my other GG-Grandfather was found on-line in a family tree, that's the only picture there was, I have a few of his other brothers who also served in different units, on GG-Uncle looks allot like my immediate Uncle.

I have all of their Civil War Records (all 4 relatives)and have done some research on the Units, just curious to see if they ever fought one another.

1st Texas US was formed in Baton Rouge La. and spent most of it's time there, and back in Texas, 43rd Miss.CS(Pounds Division) were north in upper Miss and Tenn, and did participate at Chickamauga.

Did you ever here of this? Douglas the Camel.
Curt

[rightwinger26]

So just a small update, here is the standard bearer for the 84th New York, also called the 14th Brooklyn Milita. I know they wore Chassuer uniforms, but since the closest thing GHQ has is Zouaves with kepi, it'll do. Besides if anyone gets that nitty gritty with critiquing, oh well. I'm still in work on the 24th, three stands to go then I'll be starting the 19th Indiana.




Thanks for looking

[rightwinger26]

I haven't gotten too much done lately, I have to finish two stand for the 24th Michgan that are started, just need to do the guns and buttons and things like that, then start the last stand so I can paint and turf the bases and they are finished. The command stand for the 14th Brooklyn is almost done, just needs the drummer. That diplay base I'm working on is actually from a game system called Fire and Fury, that is the back side of Little Round Top, I chose that 1x2 section cause it is flat open except for a few trees, and there is a protion of creek, hill and plenty of roads, so a little mix of everything



Thanks for looking!

[Par429]

Hey-

Very neat project! Well done. I too have an ancestor who fought in the Army of the Potomac, in the 15th. Massachusetts. He was wounded twice, but survived the war.

Regards,
Phil

[rightwinger26]

So I took some time off this project for some others that were more pressing, but I finally finished the 24th Michigan.





Next up, I'm going to paint the lst section of the 5th Maine Light Artillery, then its on to the 14th Brooklyn Chassuers

This post has been edited by rightwinger26: 29 May 2012 - 02:09 AM

[HOLMES]

ill,

Looking like a Artillery ready to go fight and kiss/KICK A**.. ... now that you have done more on the diorama such as the grass etc...

I think it is looking just great and so very good.They look wonderful in their poses...


Keep it coming..Nice to see builds other jets as I have stipulated before.



...aand Curt,, Those photos and history behind them must be extraordinary. Thank you for showing them to us ..

This post has been edited by HOLMES: 03 July 2012 - 05:30 PM

[rightwinger26]

Just a quick update, these are now where near being done, but I hadn't put anything up on this thread for a bit. These guys are going to become the 84th New York, also know as the 14th Brooklyn Milita, part of Lysander Cutlers Second Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corps

After I finish these two stands there are three more to go, 15 more soldiers.

Thanks for looking

[rightwinger26]

Here's a quick update, I just received some more "troops" for my "army"

On the right the single cannon will turn into the the last section of Battery B 5th Maine Light. Ont the left the two guns will be the two sections of the 4 gun battery of three inch ordinance rifles of Battery B 1st Pennsylvania Light commanded by Captain James H. Cooper.


Thanks for looking
Bill

[HOLMES]

Bill,

Good updates..Great work..

Way to go..Will be back for more.