mikemiller1955
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mikemiller1955
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mikemiller1955
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villagehorse
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Price of a small car there Mike, but worth it, brillant. Robin.
farmertony
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Probably one of the best pieces available today.Congratulations on acquiring it and thanks for the display.Your work with water is amazing.
wayne556517
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BRILLIANT mate congrats.
Horus
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Totally agree it's fabulous !
REVWARBUFF
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Congratulations Mike!! This is a fine piece for sure! Great job on the rock wall and the water way. It compliments the boat quite well.
John should use these pics for his stock catalog photos.
Mark
John should use these pics for his stock catalog photos.
Mark
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Outstanding photography and wonderful diorama.
Your talent for display is amazing.
Thank you for posting.
mikemiller1955
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Ivanhoe...thanks for the comment...
Mark...thanks for the praise...are you getting this piece?
Horus...thank you!
Graycap...agreed...this is an epic piece...kudos to John...
Wayne...thank you!
Greg...thank you...I don't use Realistic Water from Woodland Scenics...I use Magic Water by Unreal Details...it dries extremely hard with zero tackiness...the barge is not permanently submerged...John's design allows you to remove the bottom of the hull...with half of the rudder removed...while the other half looks submerged...the boat can be displayed on the diorama without the bottom half of the hull...and removed to display with the bottom half of the hull on the pedestal...look at the pictures of it out of the water to fully understand the displaying possibilities...
Tony...thank you...John did an amazing job with it...
Mike...thanks for the comment...did you go on your annual golf trip this year?
Beautiful piece Mike, well done on adding it to your collection :salute::
All the best
Martyn
Martyn...thanks for the kind praise...it was a must have for me...
Robin...hehehe...yes...a small motorcycle at least huh?
Brad...agreed...a unique piece and a must have for me...
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 oar and 50 men. So besides Quebec and Louisbourg and the Caribbean Campaigns, this barge is a very good fit for Ticonderoga. Amherst also inherited a 100-ton sloop from Abercromby. To ensure no interference from the French, an artillery barge (sail/row) mounting seven 24-pound cannon supported the landing at the north end of Lake George. Amherst also had a flat bottom transport capable of transporting 70 horses.
By the end of 1756, a British "navy" on Lake George had been established at Fort William Henry. The British had two small 20-ton sloops armed, one armed with 4 swivels and the other with 2 swivels, and a 30-ton sloop armed with two 6-pounders, one 7-inch mortar and 8 swivel guns (Earl of Loudoun). An even larger 40-ton sloop (George ?) was in stocks under construction. By Fall 1756, the 3-sloop force was now capable of conducting patrols over the entire length of Lake George. The French had no boats capable of opposing them on the Lake. In addition, the British had three scows, flat bottomed sailing vessels that may have been designed to transport artillery for the Winslow's aborted attack on Carillon. Alternatively the three scows were "gundolas", a sail/row vessel mounting a single cannon and a pair of swivel guns.
In March 1757, the French attacked Fort William Henry. The two larger sloops were burnt, total losses. The two smaller sloops were damaged by fire, but were repaired. Apparently, the storehouses holding the rigging for the ships were also burned so the sloops were still "docked" and unavailable to oppose Montcalm in August of 1757. The "gundolas" suffered from a similar lack of rigging. Potential for Snowshoes Figures here as this attack on Fort William Henry occurred in the deep snow.
In Summer 1757, the British planned to attack Canada out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The French Navy prevented the British attack. But as the British were planning to invade Quebec via Nova Scotia, the thought was Montcalm would be stuck on the defensive all summer in Canada. New York was expected to be very quiet in Summer 1757, so there was no rush to repair the British Navy at Fort William Henry and no New York based expedition was planned -- just guard duty. With the British beached in Nova Scotia (Including Major Roberts), Montcalm was free to attack the British at Fort William Henry and captured the fort in August 1757.
By the end of 1756, a British "navy" on Lake George had been established at Fort William Henry. The British had two small 20-ton sloops armed, one armed with 4 swivels and the other with 2 swivels, and a 30-ton sloop armed with two 6-pounders, one 7-inch mortar and 8 swivel guns (Earl of Loudoun). An even larger 40-ton sloop (George ?) was in stocks under construction. By Fall 1756, the 3-sloop force was now capable of conducting patrols over the entire length of Lake George. The French had no boats capable of opposing them on the Lake. In addition, the British had three scows, flat bottomed sailing vessels that may have been designed to transport artillery for the Winslow's aborted attack on Carillon. Alternatively the three scows were "gundolas", a sail/row vessel mounting a single cannon and a pair of swivel guns.
In March 1757, the French attacked Fort William Henry. The two larger sloops were burnt, total losses. The two smaller sloops were damaged by fire, but were repaired. Apparently, the storehouses holding the rigging for the ships were also burned so the sloops were still "docked" and unavailable to oppose Montcalm in August of 1757. The "gundolas" suffered from a similar lack of rigging. Potential for Snowshoes Figures here as this attack on Fort William Henry occurred in the deep snow.
In Summer 1757, the British planned to attack Canada out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The French Navy prevented the British attack. But as the British were planning to invade Quebec via Nova Scotia, the thought was Montcalm would be stuck on the defensive all summer in Canada. New York was expected to be very quiet in Summer 1757, so there was no rush to repair the British Navy at Fort William Henry and no New York based expedition was planned -- just guard duty. With the British beached in Nova Scotia (Including Major Roberts), Montcalm was free to attack the British at Fort William Henry and captured the fort in August 1757.
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This is a fine piece for sure!
Harry
Harry