New Items Incoming! American Civil War Limbers & Wrath of the Northmen (1 Viewer)

[Julie]

I told you all I would let you know when it was confirmed that I had new items incoming and now I do! Granted they are arriving on Saturday, December 22nd....I will be in full-family-Christmas mode at that point but we will process and ship on Monday morning! Looks like a Merry Christmas for whomever pre-ordered these items!
A number of SKUs are also being restocked and arriving as well. Lists below of what to expect!

NEW
31291 – Federal Light Artillery Limber with Two-Man Crew
31293 – Confederate Light Artillery Limber with Two-Man Crew
62129 – Saxon Archer #3 Arrow Loosed (Scotend)
62132 – "Arnljot" Viking Advancing Blowing Horn

RESTOCKS
16050 – 42nd Royal Highland Regiment Grenadier Standing Firing #1
17922 – General Robert E. Lee
20018 – British 24th Foot Kneeling Firing #1
20052 – Zulu iNdluyengwe Regiment Charging with Assegai #1
20112 – Zulu uMbonambi Defending No.1
20161 – British 24th Foot with Foot on Biscuit Box
20174 – British 24th Foot Sgt. Bourne #2, Parrying with Bayonet
31021 – Confederate General James Longstreet
31034 – Confederate General Lewis Armistead #2
31042 – Confederate Infantry Flagbearer Charging #1
31066 – 12 Pound Napoleon Cannon #1
31080 – Confederate General P.G.T. Beaureguard
31116 – Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson #2
31132 – Confederate Infantry Color Sergeant at Rest, First National Colors #1
31138 – American Civil War 3" Ordnance Rifle #1

If you want to order any of these in the meantime, just know they will show on pre-order/backorder status until we can process the shipment. I will see if my nieces/nephews want to 'help' in the warehouse on Sunday afternoon but I am pretty sure other things will sound more fun to them

*Only good news on this thread.*

Julie

 

[Sahara]

Saw these posted today.

 

[Rudi Starnberg]

That "Kharkov " style SS soldier looks very well sculpted and painted.

 

[graycap]

That "Kharkov " style SS soldier looks very well sculpted and painted.

That's one of the Club figures for 2019.

 

[graycap]

I told you all I would let you know when it was confirmed that I had new items incoming and now I do! Granted they are arriving on Saturday, December 22nd....I will be in full-family-Christmas mode at that point but we will process and ship on Monday morning! Looks like a Merry Christmas for whomever pre-ordered these items!
A number of SKUs are also being restocked and arriving as well. Lists below of what to expect!

NEW
31291 – Federal Light Artillery Limber with Two-Man Crew
31293 – Confederate Light Artillery Limber with Two-Man Crew
62129 – Saxon Archer #3 Arrow Loosed (Scotend)
62132 – "Arnljot" Viking Advancing Blowing Horn

RESTOCKS
16050 – 42nd Royal Highland Regiment Grenadier Standing Firing #1
17922 – General Robert E. Lee
20018 – British 24th Foot Kneeling Firing #1
20052 – Zulu iNdluyengwe Regiment Charging with Assegai #1
20112 – Zulu uMbonambi Defending No.1
20161 – British 24th Foot with Foot on Biscuit Box
20174 – British 24th Foot Sgt. Bourne #2, Parrying with Bayonet
31021 – Confederate General James Longstreet
31034 – Confederate General Lewis Armistead #2
31042 – Confederate Infantry Flagbearer Charging #1
31066 – 12 Pound Napoleon Cannon #1
31080 – Confederate General P.G.T. Beaureguard
31116 – Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson #2
31132 – Confederate Infantry Color Sergeant at Rest, First National Colors #1
31138 – American Civil War 3" Ordnance Rifle #1

If you want to order any of these in the meantime, just know they will show on pre-order/backorder status until we can process the shipment. I will see if my nieces/nephews want to 'help' in the warehouse on Sunday afternoon but I am pretty sure other things will sound more fun to them

*Only good news on this thread.*

Julie

Great to learn of these new releases. Now that Bachmans no longer act for Britains, I'm not quite sure how we in the UK can get hold of them.

 

[mestell]

Here is a photo of a diorama which incorporates the ACW Federal artillery limber set #31291 that Ken Osen posted on the WB facebook page on this past Thursday. The set comes with 2 crew members and is now in stock. There is also a Confederate limber w/2 figures version available and in stock.

Sets shown L-R: #31138 Ordnance Rifle, #31144 artillery Corporal, #31283 crew w/hand on belt, #31270 crew yelling, #31291 crew arms at side, #31291 Limber, #31189 crew arms crossed, #31291 crew with leather pouch​

To make this into a full 8-man gun crew I would recommend getting #31072 crew in shirt sleeves with ramrod and #31084 crew with worm.

To really add to the above you could also use the artillery officer w/sword from command set 1 #31136, and command set 2 #31137 artillery sgt pointing and artillery Battery B guidon carrier

All of these sets together with some additional scenic pieces would make a very nice looking diorama with a full 8-man gun crew with support personnel . . . at least that's what I am planning to do :wink2: . . . photos to follow when my planned diorama is completed.

:smile2: Mike

 

[mestell]

Some additional information concerning the manning of an ACW Federal artillery piece (from Wikipedia "Field Artillery in the Americna Civil War):
:smile2: Mike

For the average artillery piece it took eight highly trained artillerymen to form a gun crew. Each member of the crew was cross-trained to do all the jobs required to operate a gun.[20] If a crew member was killed or wounded, another member of the crew could take his place.[20] Gun crews were among the best trained soldiers in either the Confederate or Union armies.[20] They were also vulnerable. They had to see their target to hit it. If they could see their target, the enemy soldiers they were targeting could see them.

For a gun crew to get off the maximum number of accurate rounds per minute, they used a system whereby each man had a number.[20] His number indicated his main task:

Number 1 - Sponges out the barrel to wet down any hot spots or sparks. He then rams the round (cannonball and powder or shell) down the barrel.[20]
Number 2 - Uses a "worm" (a large corkscrew on a pole) to make sure there is nothing caught in the barrel. He then loads the round and charge in the barrel ready for ramming.[20]
Number 3 - Covers the vent hole with his thumb wearing a special glove.[20] He then pierces the loaded powder bag with a spike.[20]
Number 4 - Places the friction primer in the vent hole just prepared by Number 3. On the command of "fire" he pulls the lanyard attached to the primer which fires the gun.[20]
Number 5 - Carries the round from the limber to the artillery piece.[20]
Number 6 - In charge of the ammunition box on the limber and prepares the friction primers.[20]
Number 7 - Hands the round each time to Number 5.[20]
Gunner - Aligns and aims the artillery piece.[20]
Each gun or artillery piece had a sergeant who commanded the gun.[20]