New releases for may 2010 (2 Viewers)

[PolarBear]

I read somewhere that, while not strictly co-ordinated, the two series will be compatible. I cannot remember where I read this or who said it, but I believe it was one of the two companies. -- Al

Al

It was me. John told me he was sculpting the Sudan series to be compatible with the WB series. He's making Gordons and WB Black Watch.

Randy

 

[mikemiller1955]

John has purposely scaled down his Nile series figures to 58mm so collectors can intermix with Wm. Britains......as of this time he said he has not seen any of the Wm. Britain's figures to see how they actually match up in size...

he chose 58mm because this is what their Zulus series is done in...

there is no collaboration or formal agreement of the two companies to speak of and John has opted to try and do some of the less obvious choices...as doing identical pieces would be both pointless and redundant...

 

[lancer]

Al

It was me. John told me he was sculpting the Sudan series to be compatible with the WB series. He's making Gordons and WB Black Watch.

Randy

Thanks Randy. Sometimes, at my age, vague statements are the best I can do. -- Al

 

[Combat]

Greetings from Moscow where I have been stranded by a volcano. The new releases look great.

 

[Capitolron]

Love Them All !!

I am very pleased that we are still getting BOM releases - my main interest and happy about the new 1812 Cannon Set !

Must increase the Defense Budget - John Jenkins Line Items are a must buy !

 

[Fraxinus]

Nicely done --- the gun carriage is American, 2 tails, and was heavily influenced by late 18th century French design. By this time, the British gun carriages were more advanced, lighter and had a better weight distribution with a single tails --- making them more mobile. At the same time, the quality and understanding on how to manufacture high quality iron cannon was increasing - saving considerable weight, when compared to "bronze" cannon. The 8-pounder is an American/French gun. The British would have been using a 9-pounder.

In the late 17th century and early 18th century, bronze cannon were considered to be much more dependable than iron cannon due to an incomplete understanding on how to best manufacture a iron cannon. Both the bronze and iron cannon could misfire and explode, but the resulting shrapnel from an iron cannon failure was much more deadly than with a bronze failure. If I remember correctly, the British at Fort William Henry lost more the 50% of their iron cannons due to misfires and exploding barrels.

 

[mikemiller1955]

I'm curious...

with the high rate of barrel explosions...


does anybody know the mortality rate of a cannon crew from misfires or self detonation during the French Indian War or Napoleonic Era?