Meades HQ is here (1 Viewer)

[mestell]

The Leister Farmhouse aka Meade's Gettysburg HQ is now available and in stock. I have ordered mine and I believe its being shipped to me today . . . . I should have it by first of next week. I am busy right now re-arranging my ACW 4'x8' diorama/staging table to accomodate the new house and also I am adding a 52" row of Hudson & Allens new snake rail fence HA2075 down one side of the main road that's on the table. In looking at photos of the Leister Farm, you can clearly see snake rail fencing along the property that is a close match to the HA2075 fencing.

 

[mestell]

Here's a nice slide presentation showing the Leister Farm today.

http://www.gettysburgphotographs.com/gettysburg/Leister/index.html

:smile2: Mike

 

[jazzeum]

A nice looking building but it would look best on a large dio although I suppose it might fit well on a small display like the one I have if it's the main focus of a photo shoot, if you get my drift.

The outbuildings, which are a pre-order, also look very good.

Are these made by Ken and Ericka?

Brad

 

[Warrior]

The Leister Farmhouse aka Meade's Gettysburg HQ is now available and in stock. I have ordered mine and I believe its being shipped to me today . . . . I should have it by first of next week. I am busy right now re-arranging my ACW 4'x8' diorama/staging table to accomodate the new house and also I am adding a 52" row of Hudson & Allens new snake rail fence HA2075 down one side of the main road that's on the table. In looking at photos of the Leister Farm, you can clearly see snake rail fencing along the property that is a close match to the HA2075 fencing.

I look forward to what you come up with on this one Mike, it's on the way to you as of this afternoon.

Am hoping sales on this one are excellent for Britains (they are for me so far) and they continue to make more Gettysburg buildings, buildings from other battles would be great as well, love what they are doing currently in regards to ACW and other periods...........

 

[mestell]

A nice looking building but it would look best on a large dio although I suppose it might fit well on a small display like the one I have if it's the main focus of a photo shoot, if you get my drift.

The outbuildings, which are a pre-order, also look very good.

Are these made by Ken and Ericka?

Brad

Hi Brad . . . As I understand it Ken & Ericka designed and sculpted all of the latest ACW building releases for WB. I know that they have spent a lot of time in Gettysburg doing their research on various buildings, taking measurements, etc. But they even go beyond just looking at what is presently on the battlefield. They dig into archival resources to find out what the buildings looked like at the time of the battle, since many of the buildings have had post-war changes and modern improvements made to them over the years. This kind of effort provided collectrs with a very nice historical representation of the structure at the time of the event.
:smile2: Mike

 

[mestell]

I look forward to what you come up with on this one Mike, it's on the way to you as of this afternoon.

Am hoping sales on this one are excellent for Britains (they are for me so far) and they continue to make more Gettysburg buildings, buildings from other battles would be great as well, love what they are doing currently in regards to ACW and other periods...........

That's great . . . thanks George . . .
:smile2: Mike

 

[mikemiller1955]

this is a really good looking piece...it's gonna look cool on your table Mike...

 

[Lo1863]

Here's a nice slide presentation showing the Leister Farm today.

http://www.gettysburgphotographs.com/gettysburg/Leister/index.html

:smile2: Mike

Mike,
That is a great website you posted there! I have been checking out the other galleries all afternoon. Thanks!

 

[Ken & Ericka Osen/H&A Studio]

Hi Brad . . . As I understand it Ken & Ericka designed and sculpted all of the latest ACW building releases for WB. I know that they have spent a lot of time in Gettysburg doing their research on various buildings, taking measurements, etc. But they even go beyond just looking at what is presently on the battlefield. They dig into archival resources to find out what the buildings looked like at the time of the battle, since many of the buildings have had post-war changes and modern improvements made to them over the years. This kind of effort provided collectrs with a very nice historical representation of the structure at the time of the event.
:smile2: Mike

Hi All,
I am just catching up on things and noticed this tread. Thanks for the interest in the new W. Britain Leister farm house in the latest catalog. Ericka and I have spent many weekends in and around Gettysburg photographing period buildings and structures and have a large file on many of them.

Please note that this latest offering was patterned by the fine folks at Small Wonders in the U.K. and is a welcomed addition to the W.B. ACW range.

Ericka and I are working on two other important farm groupings at Gettysburg and they will be released no later than early next year, most likely as Hudson & Allen offerings. Mike is right, it is almost a forensic reconstruction to build many of these patterns as many of the war time structures no longer exist and were never photographed in any detail, if at all.
Often we need to look at other nearby survivors and early photography for those that we modified or razed since the 1860s. We love early architecture though and love any excuse to wander through the Pennsylvania countryside on the hunt for information on early structures and there are plenty of them! The one interesting detail that has come to light over the years are the number of references to thatched roofs on some of the barns in this area, including a structure in Adams County that was reportedly built in the 1790s and survived long enough to be photographed. This might be fun to do sometime and would also make it useful for earlier periods too.

Look for both W. Britain and Hudson & Allen buildings and structures for your ACW dioramas as we move forward and be assured that they will be totally compatible and useful for many scenarios.

Thanks,
Ken

 

[braddinpa]

The Bryan house or Trostle Barn/house would be great. (although sadly the Barn might be too large).

 

[mestell]

Meades HQ (Leister Farm house) arrived this afternoon. I have already placed it on my dio table in the spot where my earlier released WB farmhouse had been . . . . fits beautifully and its context with my Gettysburg theme is certainly much better. A couple of quick photos . . .
:smile2: Mike

 

[mestell]

As a side note; Its hard to imagine that Lydia Leister and her 6 children, the youngest of which was 3 years old, lived in this small house . . . . . However, back then that was the norm . . . . certainly "Cramped Quarters" by our standards today. Here's a link that shows the inside of part of the Leister house:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/becky1949/5179671971/

:smile2: Mike

 

[thebritfarmer]

Hi Mike,

Great additon to your display. Often amazes me how people lived back then, often multiple people to a room or rooms used for more than one purpose. No walk in closets or even toilets !! And we grumble at our lives today.

 

[REVWARBUFF]

It looks beautiful Mike. A prefect fit like you said. I love your diorama board that you have set up and wish I had the space to do something like that.

Thanks for sharing the pics and post some more when you get a chance.

Mark

 

[Scott]

Staggered shingles?

 

[Lo1863]

Looks great, Mike!
One question I have been meaning to as you. What type of dio bases do you use on your set-up? They don't look like dio mats, but I could be wrong. Thanks!

 

[mestell]

Looks great, Mike!
One question I have been meaning to as you. What type of dio bases do you use on your set-up? They don't look like dio mats, but I could be wrong. Thanks!

Hi Cameron. My 4'x8' dio table has eight 22"x22" inter-connecting squares, each custom made for me by Ken & Erica Osen. Ken & Erica used their "wild grass" technique to cover most of the ground work, except for roads, pathways, trails, worn areas, etc. When joined together the 8 squares form a 44"x176" display area. The scenics I use are moveable which allows me the flexibility to arrange things as I want in order to change the "look" of the battlefield from time to time.
:smile2: Mike

 

[jazzeum]

Hi Mike,

Great additon to your display. Often amazes me how people lived back then, often multiple people to a room or rooms used for more than one purpose. No walk in closets or even toilets !! And we grumble at our lives today.

You think that's bad. When Lincoln's family moved from Kentucky to Indiana in 1816, the home his father built had only three sides, what was called a "half-faced camp," meaning that that they were exposed to the environment and all sorts of wildlife. In the ppen side, a fire was kept burning, to provide warmth and scare off curious wildlife. Moreover, the family moved in December of that year, hardly a great time of year to move.

 

[mestell]

Staggered shingles?

Scott . . . . The shingles are staggered ever so slightly on the house roof. The shingles on the porch roof are very nicely staggered. I don't know why the same technique for the porch roof shingles was not used on the house roof shingles. With that said, its still a very nicely done model of the Leister Farm House and is very representative of the actual building at Gettysburg.
:smile2: Mike

 

[aujj65]

Meades HQ (Leister Farm house) arrived this afternoon. I have already placed it on my dio table in the spot where my earlier released WB farmhouse had been . . . . fits beautifully and its context with my Gettysburg theme is certainly much better. A couple of quick photos . . .
:smile2: Mike

Hi Mike, what an excellent addition to your dio table. ^&cool

Jeff