Antietam, September 17th, 1862.................... (1 Viewer)

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On September 17th, 1862, Union and Confederate forces clashed in the Battle of Antietam.

A Union artillery bombardment began shortly after dawn and Confederate guns on a small hill fired back; Union forces entered a large cornfield on the Miller farm and the battle was on...................









 
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Hooker sent the brigades of Duryea, Gibbon, the latter being the famed Iron Brigade through the cornfield while Seymour's Brigade attacked through the East Woods, where they were met by Jackson's first line of defense........










 
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Impressive, as usual, although this one looks doubly impressive ^&cool
 
Both sides became locked in deadly firefights, every charge was met by a countercharge.

Hooker committed the rest of his corps and they began to push the rebels back.





 
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Jackson, his line near collapse, committed Hood's division, who drove the Union troops back through the cornfield but at a frightening cost; 60% casualties...............






 
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Miller's cornfield was a slaughter pen; the Union forces suffered over 2,500 casualties and their First Corps was knocked out of the battle. This was only the start of the battle; when it ended, it was the bloodiest day in US history...............

 
Really pleased with how this one came out; been in the planning stages for a long, long time. Originally, I was trying to run it lengthwise, but due to the large footprint of this stage of the battle, it had to go widthwise. The only issue was I had to compress it a bit and jam a lot of figures onto it. Another issue is the west and east woods were more dense than I depicted them to be.

Lastly, the actual Union assault was not really north to south but more like northeast to southwest, ie, diagonally across the board.

All of that said, I think it came together well once I started it; again a long, long time coming as aside from Gettysburg, Antietam is the battle I am most drawn to...................the sunken road awaits...................
 
wayne556517 said:
Looks great George did you paint them all ??
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Thanks Wayne; I painted about half of them, back when I actually had the time to do it, now all I do is work, work, work.....................and make money.....................and set up dioramas and enjoy the **** out of the hobby like never before.

When I first started collecting and painting 20mm figures, this diorama was just a pipe dream, but now as you can see, it's a reality.................
 
Nothing short of an Incredible effort with Superior results ....{sm4} A FIVE STAR EFFORT * * * * *

I must have spent 1 to 1 1/2 hours studying the details on each of the photo (which are very clear and nicely positioned, btw).
Talk about packing a huge amount of detail into a small space, albeit that diorama is NO small space.

Now I see how you are able to pack your show van so expertly ..:rolleyes:

Super job my friend!

--- LaRRy
 
Larry Allen said:
Nothing short of an Incredible effort with Superior results ....{sm4} A FIVE STAR EFFORT * * * * *

I must have spent 1 to 1 1/2 hours studying the details on each of the photo (which are very clear and nicely positioned, btw).
Talk about packing a huge amount of detail into a small space, albeit that diorama is NO small space.

Now I see how you are able to pack your show van so expertly ..:rolleyes:

Super job my friend!

--- LaRRy
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Thanks Larry, glad you like it.................yes, a huge amount of detail shoehorned into a small space relatively speaking. In order to really do this right in 20mm, I'd need a space probably twice this size if not more, but I am still pleased with the result...........
 
Fantastic effort, George. Once again, I am fascinated by the amount of detail and all the action occurring simultaneously over such a large area, something impossible to convey in the larger scales. It also never ceases to amaze me what a huge effort and commitment in time that setting all this up must take. The love for the hobby and the history really shines through. The slaughter at Sharpsburg took place not far from where I live, and I got to attend the Centennial re-enactment (that's right, Centennial, geeze-geeze), so it's always been one of my favorite battles to study. And, as always, I love spotting and IDing the individual regiments on your battlefields. Well done, sir.^&cool -- Al
 
lancer said:
Fantastic effort, George. Once again, I am fascinated by the amount of detail and all the action occurring simultaneously over such a large area, something impossible to convey in the larger scales. It also never ceases to amaze me what a huge effort and commitment in time that setting all this up must take. The love for the hobby and the history really shines through. The slaughter at Sharpsburg took place not far from where I live, and I got to attend the Centennial re-enactment (that's right, Centennial, geeze-geeze), so it's always been one of my favorite battles to study. And, as always, I love spotting and IDing the individual regiments on your battlefields. Well done, sir.^&cool -- Al
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Thanks Al, always nice to see someone who appreciates my work as much as you do. Must be great to live so close to the battlefield.

This one came together slowly but surely, the more I look at it the better I like it..............it's definitely one of my favorite efforts to date, more ACW to come.

I am heading to Fredericksburg for a show in a couple of weeks, maybe I'll have time to stop at Antietam as it's right on the way...............
 
Beautiful work George. Never seen cornfield in this scale before. Never fails to impress with the detail on your figs. Like the bldgs as well, all comes together in a panoramic scope. I was at the 100th anniversary reenactment as well (didn't see Al there). Chris
 
Terp152 said:
Beautiful work George. Never seen cornfield in this scale before. Never fails to impress with the detail on your figs. Like the bldgs as well, all comes together in a panoramic scope. I was at the 100th anniversary reenactment as well (didn't see Al there). Chris
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Thanks Chris, glad you like this one. The cornfield was a bit of a challenge to pull off, am happy with the way it came out, it's the perfect size for this display..............
 
Guess what George....this got my attention^&grin
Incredible lay-out and finite detail. I cannot begin to imagine how long that display took you to construct. However, what it does display is not only your diorama skills but also extensive knowledge of that bloody Sharpsburg (Antietam) battle. Kudos!
Bob
 
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