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I am still after ACW limbers and would add to the list Confederate camp scenes (same theme as the Federal ones you have done), Confederate hospital scenes (same as the Federal ones), release of the Devil's Den terrain to the general collectors. Saw some civilians coming, Federal mounted...

Great stuff, thank you John. Chris

Bob, out standing work as usual. Great series of photos and another fantastic story from the grand master of ACW dioramas. Can stop looking at them. Every time I look at your dioramas it seems I notice something new. Again, great job. Chris

Mike, thanks for posting, great looking figures and the cabin hopefully will be a future release. Can be used for multiple time periods. Hopefully we will see more glimpses of the fall catalog soon and maybe some of the winter catalog at the Chicago show. Maybe a limber? So far so good...

Mike, thanks for posting, looks like it is going to be a great fall for us ACW fans. I love the civilians and the new mounted figures. Can't wait to see the rest. Chris

I have also talked to Ken and Erica in the past but tree making is very tedious and time consuming work. With everything else they do and are now doing with WB, there is just no capacity for them to make trees. I should probably put this in another thread but here goes. I think have worked...

I can only speak to the ACW figures and consider them the best in their price range. ACW uniforms varied slightly on the Federal side for the most part with a few exceptions. WB has continued to create interesting sets by being inventive with poses and various scenes from the conflict to keep...

Thanks everybody, here are the answers to the questions. I build them in batches of 3 and generally can do a batch start to finish in 3 weeks elapsed time, which means if all I did was build trees, I could have 3 trees coming off my assembly line every week as each batch is completed in...

Boy does that look cold. Great scene. Chris

Re: What else you collect,beside toy soldiers Well, here are some pictures of my glass collection. I have a few areas of focus, American Brilliant cut glass, Carnival Glass, Cobalt Blue Glass and Vaseline Glass with a few pieces of Victorian Art Glass thrown in. My favorite is the cut glass...

These are just great and goes to show what you can do with a few figures, some terrain and good camera work. Again, these are just great. Chris

Robin, that is one great bridge, did you model it after a real one? Did you make it from a kit. Very impressive. Chris

Re: What else you collect,beside toy soldiers Finally got around to take a few pictures of some pieces in my 7th OVI collection. My collection room is still under construction, I will try to take a few of the glassware tomorrow. I am always looking for 7th Ohio relics, only ACW stuff I...

Step Five - After the tree is complete, I clean up and have fun with the new tree!!!! As you can see, this tree will play a part in my next diorama about the Sherfy house. As always, let me know if you have any questions or comments for improvement for the tutorial and how to make a better...

Step Four - once sanded, the surface is dry brushed to highlight features of the bark and provide color to match the tree you are trying to simulate. After the paint has dried, additional small branches are added to the tree in a layer approach starting at the top of the tree and then working...

Step Three - Once the branches are dry, the tree is coated with a mix of bathroom grout that contains sand and grout that does not contain sand. I use a mixture of gray, brown and black grouts to create a good base coat. Usually I use a 50% mix of sanded and 50% non sanded to create a surface...

Step Two - the next step in the process is to build up the trunk surface to allow insertion of branches and create a base of texture to simulate natural bark. I do this apply allying layers of paper towels and toilet tissue soaked in a solution of 50% white glue and 50% water. These layers...

As promised, here is a general tutorial on how I make deciduous trees for my dioramas. All of my deciduous trees were lost when I recently moved from the Bay Area in California to the Seattle area. This required me to make all new ones for my dioramas. I also wanted to refine my process and...

Re: What else you collect,beside toy soldiers Chris, very nice piece and especially signed by Webb. I can understand why it is one of your prized pieces. Chris

Randy, was not aware that Barlow was his cousin. I understood that Homer visited Barlow during the war but never knew the connection. I thought it was maybe that Barlow worked for the NY Tribune before the war. I wanted to study ante bellum American history and a minor in fashion or art...