Siege Battery (2 Viewers)

[Terp152]

General McClellan, believing the Confederates to have superior numbers, decides to construct siege lines in front of Yorktown, April 1862. Union forces place 36 pounder Parrot guns into battery positions for the planned bombardment to reduce Rebel works.

 

[Terp152]

Officers observe the enemy positions and plan the attack. Chris

 

[Warrior]

That looks great Chris, like the way you worked the figure bases into the scene using the dirt and the grass flocking.

The gun emplacements look very good too, who makes those?

Those lend themselves to many other scenes, would love to see you do some infantry attacking those positions working their way up and into them.................

 

[Terp152]

That looks great Chris, like the way you worked the figure bases into the scene using the dirt and the grass flocking.

The gun emplacements look very good too, who makes those?

Those lend themselves to many other scenes, would love to see you do some infantry attacking those positions working their way up and into them.................

Thanks George. The guns and emplacements are by Armies In Plastic. Made of foam, had to use a lot of model RR ballast to cover. Couldn't really come up with a good cover for the fig bases on the wooden planks. Maybe should have used saw dust. :redface2: Might do some Petersburg scenes with the entrenchments. Chris

 

[PolarBear]

Very impressive workmanship and presentation of the subject.
Bravo for such a great scene:salute:::salute:::salute:::salute:::salute::
Randy

 

[mestell]

Wow Chris! Nicely done . . . . . What you need now is a 13" Siege Mortar. I thoroughly enjoyed viewing your photos while having my morning cup of coffee . . . great way to start the day . . .
:smile2: Mike

 

[marco55]

That mortar would look great.
Mark

 

[Terp152]

Thanks for the comments and like votes guys. I saw a sketch in Battles and Leaders of The Civil War of a 13" mortar battery in the Yorktown siege works. That would be a pretty cool dio. Chris

 

[Artillery_crazy]

Great Dio and photography .....

The four chaps hauling the huge 8 pounder up to the firing platform.....just four guys...gee these must be the HULK type guys{sm4}{sm4}{sm4}

Officers observe the enemy positions and plan the attack. Chris

 

[7th OVI]

Chris, great scene and use of the entrenchments. A 13 inch siege mortar would look nice. Look forward to your next posts using this set up. Chris

 

[thrawn]

Chris,
This is a fantastic set up! Thank you for sharing with us. I always love a good artillery scene. After all, you can't start the party without arty!
Josh

 

[Terp152]

Chris, great scene and use of the entrenchments. A 13 inch siege mortar would look nice. Look forward to your next posts using this set up. Chris

Thanks Chris, I got the idea of using AIP entrenchments from your posts.

Chris,
This is a fantastic set up! Thank you for sharing with us. I always love a good artillery scene. After all, you can't start the party without arty!
Josh

Many thanks Josh. Glad you like it.

Great Dio and photography .....

The four chaps hauling the huge 8 pounder up to the firing platform.....just four guys...gee these must be the HULK type guys{sm4}{sm4}{sm4}

Luiz, the secret is to get a running start. :wink2: Chris

 

[Artillery_crazy]

Hi Chris,

I was meant to ask yesterday, but forgot.....the trench system is a very nice one....did you build it from scratch or the firing steps and gibbions were sourced and then you added them in?
Would like to reproduce your scene it can be very handly.....:salute:::salute:::salute::
Cheers
Luiz

 

[Terp152]

Hi Chris,

I was meant to ask yesterday, but forgot.....the trench system is a very nice one....did you build it from scratch or the firing steps and gibbions were sourced and then you added them in?
Would like to reproduce your scene it can be very handly.....:salute:::salute:::salute::
Cheers
Luiz

Hi Luiz, the entrenchment is by Armies In Plastic. It came complete with firing steps and gabions. Made of foam, which I painted and covered with the ground turf. Chris

 

[mr colt 45]

Great to see a ACW dio again. You are the second Acw dio in a couple of days. Great dio You have there.{bravo}} Keep up the great work and keep Us posted. Thanks for posting.:salute::

 

[Wolfgang_UK]

Hi Chris,
really nice diorama very well composed looks great. Nice painting. I am not too much into ACW but still share a great interest in that period and conflict. Forgive me for asking but did the larger siege guns use the carriage than the regular field artillery ???
Thanks for shareing
kind regards
Wolfgang:salute::

 

[Terp152]

Great to see a ACW dio again. You are the second Acw dio in a couple of days. Great dio You have there.{bravo}} Keep up the great work and keep Us posted. Thanks for posting.:salute::

Many thanks for comments, glad you like the dio. ACW is my favorite period.

Hi Chris,
really nice diorama very well composed looks great. Nice painting. I am not too much into ACW but still share a great interest in that period and conflict. Forgive me for asking but did the larger siege guns use the carriage than the regular field artillery ???
Thanks for shareing
kind regards
Wolfgang:salute::

Hi Wolfgang. I relied on the fig manufacturer's label of the gun as a 36 pdr. It actually is a 20 pdr Parrot. These were the heaviest pieces used by the army in the field. Exceptions were the Swamp Angel at Charleston, SC but that was a special constructed battery and not really field service. The 20 pdr guns were mounted on the 32 pdr Field Howitzer Carriage. Carriage and gun tube together weighed 4,400 lbs. Hope this helps. Here's a link with some photos. Chris

http://markerhunter.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/20-pdr-or-3-67-inch-army-parrott-rifle/

 

[REVWARBUFF]

This looks fantastic Chris! The whole scene is well done with everything placed perfectly. Great Job!!

Mark

 

[Artillery_crazy]

Hi Luiz, the entrenchment is by Armies In Plastic. It came complete with firing steps and gabions. Made of foam, which I painted and covered with the ground turf. Chris

Very nice indeed...will look into getting me a section also......:salute::
Thanks again.
Cheers
Luiz

 

[UKReb]

Hi Chris

Just caught up with your superb depiction of one chapter of McClellan's flawed Peninsular campaign. Excellent construction and those earthworks of yours really are something else-very skilful work.

Agree with George another series of shots depicting Magruder's Confederate line would be a real clincher to complete the episode. If I remember correctly Magruder's men even made use of the trench system originally dug around Yorktown by Cornwallis's men in 1781. The fact that a British defeat some 80 years before actually assisted the Rebs during this scrap/siege-I've always found to be amusing and quite ironic. ^&grin

Kudos

Bob