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Thanks for the kind comments, much appreciated. Proper fortifications followed certain rules and standards. Either you complied with the rules or you did not, but the rules were well known and established. The real Fort William Henry (FWH) followed those rules, but only to the minimum. FWH...

Ok, it is Spring and the Cannons haven't arrived yet. This is getting hard.

The actual map the "Engineer" is holding in his hand!!! No idea how John did that!!! Orientation is different, water and lake to the bottom of screen. Underground Casement (Basement) shown in building section. Note: Exterior wall height is equal to the roof line. Ditch with short stature...

Fort William Henry, 1757. Last of the Mohicans - still an all time favorite, but the artillery discussions between Colonel Monro and Major Heyward are horrid. Note the nearly hidden gate of the right side, only "seen" via the path and two of the curtain walls lack gun embrasures - no attack...

Thanks. With the main floor of my house being remodeled, no access to my collection. With all the chaos, the barge is still in the shipping box, unopened and I expect that to be true until June.

If you remove the two front grenadiers, does the "Engineer" figure fit?

http://www.ithaca.edu/icview/stories/below-the-surface-17864/#.VxLEnMb2aUk You tube video link is here. More information and another model.

Built by Abercromby in 1758, The Land Tortoise, was a large radeau gun platform (7 cannon, 2 mast, 26 oars, 52 feet x 18 feet barge). You can count the oar holes in the diagrams below. So we will have the cannon very soon, plus we already have the rowers and the needed artillery figures, so...

Sweep holes are for the rowers. It is a sailed/row vessel. http://www.lakegeorgehistorical.org/land_tortoise.htm

Robin, you are correct!!! Will be a nice guy and include the blueprints so Mike can get started today. Mike remember 20.8 x 7.2!!!

No idea if this will work, but going to try. Both Abercromby (Land Tortoise) and subsequently Amherst (Invincible) built these artillery radeaus (rafts). Mounted cannon, typically some 24-pounders. The Land Tortoise remains largely intact to this day. It is an historical site at the bottom...

French and Indian War is the vast bulk of my collecting. But once there, I have become very fond of the marching sets, but only for a "full release" - privates, corporals, sergeants, officers, drummers, etc. Then I am very happy.

The British would hire transport ships to move the bulk of their troops, not Royal Navy Vessels. For amphibious operations, the transports would carry flat bottom barges. As part of Amherst's expedition against Ticonderoga in 1759, there was at least 1 flat bottom "barge" - 36 foot long, 14...

Canada supports a War Museum, but unsure of the diorama aspect, Ottawa Ontario. http://www.warmuseum.ca/visit/

Ohh!!! A Tiny 9-Pounder!!! :wink2::wink2::wink2: Actually, a very attractive and well done set-up, particularly like the use of the animals in the scene.

Superb!!!

Awesome!!! Can you attach the original photos of your Grandfather so we can fully appreciate the work?

In reality, Fort Duquesne was not very large -- the objective for Braddock's Expedition and the Battle of the Monongahela. The open parade ground (free from buildings and obstructions) was described as 34 feet x 34 feet (10.36 meters x 10.36 meters). This 0.027 acre plot would be smaller than...

Carlo, Wonderful display and very nice use of the figures. The individual standing next to the "Engineer" can very safely be identified as Captain Joshua Loring (beautiful figure). From Wikipedia : Born in Boston, Massachusetts to parents Joshua and Hannah (Jackson) Loring,[1] and a great...

I would be happy with Royal Artillery or Period Seamen/Sailors ---- Braddock had a party of seaman with his expedition. About 30 British Sailors were at the Siege of Fort William Henry manning the guns. Many British Sailors were at Quebec and Louisbourg manning the siege batteries. As you...