Chancellorsville; Jackson's flank attack, May 2nd, 1863.................. (3 Viewers)

wayne556517 said:
Can't swear here George so i won't repeat my first words when i saw it so Impressive was the second word,unreal mate cheers for posting.
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Thanks Wayne; agreed, it's quite a sight to see, I have to admit. The largest one I've ever done, massive at 12 feet by 6 feet, this one is staying put for a long time so I can soak it in and really enjoy it........
 
Hi George, :salute::

Yet again you have had way too much fun! ^&grin
Really nice painting on these figures (as usual) considering they are 20mm and so many of them! Just a great thread! {bravo}}

Jeff
 
aujj65 said:
Hi George, :salute::

Yet again you have had way too much fun! ^&grin
Really nice painting on these figures (as usual) considering they are 20mm and so many of them! Just a great thread! {bravo}}

Jeff
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Thanks for the comments Jeff and glad you like it; yeah, I'm having fun for sure...................I took close ups of the well painted figures, the rest can stay in the background.............:wink2:
 
George, as always the huge number of detailed figures is very impressive, however, you have really outdone yourself with the spectacular groundwork. The many roads, fences, the different fields, the Chancellor house on the Orange Turnpike, just tremendous work. I really like the fields full of troops. -- Al
 
lancer said:
George, as always the huge number of detailed figures is very impressive, however, you have really outdone yourself with the spectacular groundwork. The many roads, fences, the different fields, the Chancellor house on the Orange Turnpike, just tremendous work. I really like the fields full of troops. -- Al
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Thanks Al, I always appreciate how you take the time to comment on my dioramas, also like the way you pick up on all the little details I work into my displays, thanks again................
 
Someone on another forum asked how many figures there are on this one, I guessed at a number, then went and counted; there are about 4,000 figures on this display..................{eek3}................didn't think there were that many.

I have about another 2000 or so ACW figures in my collection for a total of about 6,000 figures; yup, going to need a bigger basement...........:wink2:
 
Warrior said:
Someone on another forum asked how many figures there are on this one, I guessed at a number, then went and counted; there are about 4,000 figures on this display..................{eek3}................didn't think there were that many.

I have about another 2000 or so ACW figures in my collection for a total of about 6,000 figures; yup, going to need a bigger basement...........:wink2:
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That's more than Peter Jackson has for his Gallipoli diorama.{eek3}^&grin
Mark
 
Warrior said:
Someone on another forum asked how many figures there are on this one, I guessed at a number, then went and counted; there are about 4,000 figures on this display..................{eek3}................didn't think there were that many.

I have about another 2000 or so ACW figures in my collection for a total of about 6,000 figures; yup, going to need a bigger basement...........:wink2:
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Better get that excavator in George. ^&grin

Tom
 
TomNT said:
Better get that excavator in George. ^&grin

Tom
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I remember when I bought my place 11 years ago and saw the huge basement and thought "This is great, plenty of room for my 20mm collection".........famous last words as I'm quickly runnint out of room.

And these might be famous last words, but I'll never, ever sell any of it. The only thing I have sold is all the boxed ho/oo plastic I bought when I first got back into the hobby, 90% of it is gone with zero regrets, got a lot more than I paid for it too.

I have kept all my Airfix ho/oo from the 1960's and 1970's that I bought as a kid, plus all the giant and Marx miniature figures too, will never, ever sell that stuff.

I have room for more figures and scenery, but not too much more................
 
Warrior said:
I remember when I bought my place 11 years ago and saw the huge basement and thought "This is great, plenty of room for my 20mm collection".........famous last words as I'm quickly runnint out of room.

And these might be famous last words, but I'll never, ever sell any of it. The only thing I have sold is all the boxed ho/oo plastic I bought when I first got back into the hobby, 90% of it is gone with zero regrets, got a lot more than I paid for it too.

I have kept all my Airfix ho/oo from the 1960's and 1970's that I bought as a kid, plus all the giant and Marx miniature figures too, will never, ever sell that stuff.

I have room for more figures and scenery, but not too much more................
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Your situation reminds me of my house, I thought it was large enough to accommodate my collection but now I'm running out of nooks and crannies to stash it all! {eek3}

Tom
 
Happy Sunday George,
After taking down trees all last week, just getting caught up here, .... and lo and behold, yet another museum piece by the master himself.
The detail never ceases to amaze me as well as the historical script that you build to.

Another ball over the GREEN MONSTER** for this one, sir.

** only MLB and specifically Red Sox fans may get the reference to this one.

--- LaRRy
 
George, amazing diorama of a pivotal battle that generally gets over looked because of Gettysburg that happens a few weeks later. Loved looking at the massed formations and just the enormity of the battle. Great job, look forward to your next diorama. Chris
 
Larry Allen said:
Happy Sunday George,
After taking down trees all last week, just getting caught up here, .... and lo and behold, yet another museum piece by the master himself.
The detail never ceases to amaze me as well as the historical script that you build to.

Another ball over the GREEN MONSTER** for this one, sir.

** only MLB and specifically Red Sox fans may get the reference to this one.

--- LaRRy
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Thanks for the kind words Larry, my faithful sidekick without whom I could not attend the larger shows, nor have the raging success that I do.

Just think, three months from tomorrow, we'll be loading the van and heading off to our fourth Chicago show, have a great Summer, will see you on the other side..................
 
7th OVI said:
George, amazing diorama of a pivotal battle that generally gets over looked because of Gettysburg that happens a few weeks later. Loved looking at the massed formations and just the enormity of the battle. Great job, look forward to your next diorama. Chris
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Chris,
Thanks very much for the kind words concerning my efforts, that means a lot to me as I am also a fan of your work in the larger scale as you know.

I am mulling over my next project, I am thinking Western Theater, possibly Chickamauga, Franklin or maybe Atlanta..................or maybe in time all three, we'll see.

Thanks again Chris, I hope you can attend OTSN this year..................
 
George, trying really hard to make it to OTSN this year. We will see. I would love to see you do something out west. Chris
 
7th OVI said:
George, trying really hard to make it to OTSN this year. We will see. I would love to see you do something out west. Chris
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Chris,
I'd love to take a shot at it, the Atlanta campaign has held my interest for a long time, basically ever since I was a kid and my cousin visited Atlanta and brought me back a copy of the booklet from the Atlanta Cyclorama gift shop about the famous painting on the battle.

My ACW collection consists of about 6,000 figures, 3,000 Union and 3,000 Confederate. My Union collection has Iron Brigade, troops in greatcoats and many Zouave units, including the 114th PA, the 146th NY, the 14th Brooklyn, the 155th PA among others as well as Berdan sharpshooters and dismounted cavalry, but I have enough regular troops that I could do a Western Battle without all those units.

Stay tuned............
 
George, I would like to see you take a crack at Franklin. With it's relatively open terrain and rather straightforward defensive lines and Confederate battle formations, it is the kind of battle that your huge numbers of figures would look fantastic in. I bet you would do a tremendous job on the action around the Carter House. Just my 2 cents. -- Al
 
lancer said:
George, I would like to see you take a crack at Franklin. With it's relatively open terrain and rather straightforward defensive lines and Confederate battle formations, it is the kind of battle that your huge numbers of figures would look fantastic in. I bet you would do a tremendous job on the action around the Carter House. Just my 2 cents. -- Al
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Thanks for the kind words Al, sounds like you've got more confidence in me than I do that I can pull it off.............:wink2:

It would be a challenge, but you are right, the mass of the Confederate attack would look pretty sweet in 20mm, I'd have to go all in on my Confederates to pull it off..................{sm4}
 
George, not to add any pressure, but I also vote for Franklin. Would love to see it in a grand scale. Same with any Western Battle, would love to see any of them in grand scale. Chris
 
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