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I thought I would give an update on my next diorama. I am doing a diorama on a portion of the battle of Waterloo, specifically the action around Plancenoit involving the old guard. I have never done a diorama on the Napoleonic Wars even though I have a deep interest in that time period. So...

In early September of 1862, the Army of Northern Virginia (ANV) moved north as its first invasion of states that had not succeeded. The invasion would ultimately lead to the battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg on September 17th, 1862. On or about September 12th, 1862, two events occurred that are...

The 7th Ohio would return to Cleveland to muster out on Sunday, June 26th, 1864, via a special train that traveled direct from Cincinnati. Ohio to Cleveland. Governor Brough had addressed the regiment upon arrival, the governor called them “Ohio’s Spartans” and closed the speech with this “no...

Worked on updating this diorama as one of my permanent displays and was lucky enough to get a few Hudson and Allen buildings to use as a backdrop. This is the only diorama I have ever done that does not include any military figures but shows an important part of the miliary story. The part of...

This is a second diorama of the battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg, that I call the “The Last 30 Yards”. It is the morning of September 17th, 1862 in an area of the Miller farm that will be ever known as just The Cornfield. The 1st Texas entered the Cornfield pursuing Federal troops with 226 men...

In recognition of the 163rd anniversary of the battle 2 days ago, this is a diorama I did on the battle of Antietam. It concerns Battery B of the 4th US artillery. This battery of six bronze 12 pounder Napoleon Model 1857 cannons was used to support the Iron Brigade at the battle of Antietam...

This is an update to the WW2 German City diorama project. I started to add figures and vehicles. Was a more challenging activity then I originally planned. Had to balance the details in the diorama with the placement of the figures and vehicles. I ended up with a number of scenarios within...

Looking for ACE-16 and ACE-26. US WW1 Knights of the Sky series. Let me know. Thx Chris

On June 30th, 1863, Federal cavalry, the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division commanded by General Buford, approached Gettysburg from Emmitsburg Maryland and then through the town and to the outskirts where the lead squadron spotted elements of General Pettigrew’s Confederates to the west on the...

Break time again so wanted to show the Urban Area that was created based on recognizable portions of German Cities. Used approximately 750 different images of German cities that dated from 1938 to late 1945 as design inputs and references for the diorama. There are a number of suppliers in...

I am taking a quick break and decided to post some images of the next section of the diorama that involves a small inventory railroad yard under construction and repair circa late 1944 or early 1945. I also wanted to show a few more images of the from/to on this section. The from/to images are...

Took a break and decided to post the next section as well as an update on the dock area. I added the WB Kriegsmarine figures to the S Boat. Still have a couple of figures that potentially will be added. I did a repaint on 2 of the figures to add variety and change ranks. Now the AA...

In January of 2024, I decided to make a layout to use for my growing collection of WB WW2 figures and vehicles as well as to create a railroad short line. I have always liked toy trains and toy soldiers. I decided to combine railroad and soldiers into a single layout. I also wanted to make...

Was waiting for the paint to dry on a few pieces and thought I would post a pair of dioramas I did a few years ago and don't recall posting on the forum. One is modeled on Don Troiani's print "Retreat by Recoil" and shows the 9th Massachusetts battery as it defended the area near the Peach...

Looking for 2 sets or a total of 4 columns of the war eagle on plinth by King and Country. Let me know.

In late 1944, plans were being developed by the German Army to stage a counter offensive against the Allies on the Western Front. This would be launched in December and would include both ground troops as well as Luftwaffe units. The Luftwaffe portion of the plan was called Operation...

I will try this on a different thread from my standard trees for clarity. For all of the Battle of the Bulge, Stalingrad, retreat from Russia, Dickens Christmas or any other winter scene dioramas, I have some snow covered pine trees for sale. I was going to use these in a diorama of Stones...

Now that my challenges are over, I have been back making trees, trunks and some other foliage for upcoming dioramas and thought I would see if anyone would be interested in purchasing similar ones while I am building them. I have large trees about 14inches tall, medium trees which are about 10...

Time to reduce the collection and was wondering if anyone is interested in some of the early First Legion Confederates. I have 26 figures and would like to move them as a group. I prefer paypal and would like to stay within the continental 48 states. Let me know if there is an interest. Chris

This will be an ongoing thread of scenarios to tell the story of soldiers from the western states and territories of the United States during the American Revolution and the American Civil War. A special thanks to Ken Olsen and William Britain sculptors for creating the players, both principals...