T'aint no local militia. Thems Yankee cavalry (1 Viewer)

[Rob]

I can see why you were so pleased with these new releases Bob,they really look good and you have as usual brought out the best in the figures.

Rob

 

[OldDragon]

UK REB

Wonderful use of the new cavalry figures and beautifully laid out as usual. Really enjoy the accompanying narrative. Hope to see more of your work here ...

Will surely agree that ... reinforcements will be welcomed IMHO K&C's dismounted Rebel troopers and their mounts were about the best K&C releases of any cavalry pieces.

Hope to see more of that ..too.

OD

 

[UKReb]

Thanks for your comments guys-always appreciated but like Jeff says the figures speak for themselves-these and the recent Rebs really are magnificent series. But then I would say that

A few of you raised a couple of enquiries

Kurt-the fences are from JG miniatures all metal construction with a few loose split rails in each set to place where you like. I'll take a little bit of credit for bringing these to market because when I saw that K&C; Britains and FL were all releasing the Gettysburg cavalry during this year I gave John Gittings the heads up and asked him to knock up a set of Pennsylvanian style split rail fences. He sure did and made a darn fine job of them.

Mark- the "backscene photo" is one of two 15" X 60" shots on a superior paper that I found in a railway hobby shop-Rob asked me the same question when I did the Mule Shoe fight down in the basement and I believe he has since purchased a couple of sets.

Simon/Mike- Ground cover-I took one of JG's mats and shaved off parts of it-as sometimes those grass mats dont photograph right and end up looking just like a rug in your lounge-leaving sporadic tufts of grass across the whole area. I then mixed up two parts forest litter/two parts summer grass/one part earth cover and sprinkled it across the mat-combing up the grass tufts after the figures are placed in the scene. A bit of trial and error but I think I now have the hang of it as it looks just like the field at the back of my pad.

Jeff
Yeah! "The Box" at the show contained JG's split rail fences and three of his new trees which are phenomenal and on reflection it's a good job we didn't let Rob allow that delicious bar-maid to stand on "the box" to get our photograph.....but then again

Bob

 

[kilted vampire]

I air a'hop'n tat 'orse sojur boy gits clear aways frem tat der yankee feller!

 

[Mitch]

Really nice set up and good narration
Mitch

 

[mikemiller1955]

Simon/Mike- Ground cover-I took one of JG's mats and shaved off parts of it-as sometimes those grass mats dont photograph right and end up looking just like a rug in your lounge-leaving sporadic tufts of grass across the whole area. I then mixed up two parts forest litter/two parts summer grass/one part earth cover and sprinkled it across the mat-combing up the grass tufts after the figures are placed in the scene. A bit of trial and error but I think I now have the hang of it as it looks just like the field at the back of my pad.Bob

I figured that was sort of what you did...not really guessing you had actually cut into the mat though...but I'm sure you can still re-use it...the sporadic heights of grass are more natural than the uniform cuts...

either that or you photo shopped" it...and you don't strike me as a "photo shop" type of guy...

nice mix on the ground cover...it looks very realistic and blends well with the sporadic cuts in the JG mat...

thanks for the answer...

 

[Spitfrnd]

I see you are up to your usual magic mate. Extremely nice looking set of scenes and you usual interesting and informative text. I am glad I have you for my continuing ACW history lessons.

Is that the new JG rail fence in action? Beautiful trees BTW. As always, I look forward to what comes next.

 

[Eazy]

Have to say it's a great title for a thread.
T'aint no local militia. Thems Yankee cavalry!

It was one of my favourite bits in the Gettysburg movie when Buford decides to hold the ground whatever comes down that road.
Though most of my knowledge of the civil war comes from that film and Bob's Civil War Diaries!
Seeing this makes me want to learn more.
I wouldn't mind a few of those cavalry figures either!

 

[Spanish soldier]

It is the dream diorama, the Union cavalry in combat, I hope that K & C release more figures of cavalry in the future

 

[aujj65]

It is the dream diorama, the Union cavalry in combat, I hope that K & C release more figures of cavalry in the future

You must be on cloud nine then, what with Bob's dio and the world cup result!

Jeff

 

[desk11desk12]

Once again Reb; another outstanding job both with the storyline and artistry.

Carlos

 

[Warrior]

Yet another spectacular effort by you Bob, not much more I can say that hasn't been said other than I appreciate you doing this diorama to honor those Union Cavalrymen who stood their ground and waited patiently and with great valor for the Union Army, specifically Reynolds, the 1st Corps and the finest brigade from either army, the IRON BRIGADE, men of steel who sacrificed themselves while the rest of the Union army moved into position.....................

 

[Rob]

I don't know how he does it myself, Bob is an artist and manages to paint fear,Horror and drama into every scene.And then when you add his extensive knowledge of the subject used in his narratives,well you are pretty much watching an informative History docu in glorious colour.

Rob

 

[Northgate Woods]

Bob mate,
OUTSTANDING Dio. The Land Downunder salutes you. Keep up the great work.
Cheers Howard

 

[Terp152]

Beautiful photos. Like looking at a reenactment!

Does anyone know why there is an "L" in the national colors? Each troop would not have a national guidon.

 

[UKReb]

Beautiful photos. Like looking at a reenactment!

Does anyone know why there is an "L" in the national colors? Each troop would not have a national guidon.

Thanks for your comments Terp-they are particularly nice figures making them easy to photograph.

There are many examples of Regulation Union cavalry guidons that were carried at Gettysburg and it was not unusual that they would be "customised" by placing a troop letter or other designations inside the circle of stars with even some having previous battle honors either stitched or painted between the stripes

Both Colonels Gamble and Devin had regiments within their brigades that had Company L's during that first day engagement

8th & 9th NY
17th Pennsylvania
8th Illinois

Whether they all carried regulation guidons with their troop letter I don't know. However, Buford's Escort that day was Co I 1st Maine Cavalry regiment and their guidon definitely had the letter "I" within the circle. This has confused some ACW students in believing the letter "I" was in fact the number "1" representing Buford's 1st Cavalry Division.

Reb

 

[Terp152]

Thanks for your comments Terp-they are particularly nice figures making them easy to photograph.

There are many examples of Regulation Union cavalry guidons that were carried at Gettysburg and it was not unusual that they would be "customised" by placing a troop letter or other designations inside the circle of stars with even some having previous battle honors either stitched or painted between the stripes

Both Colonels Gamble and Devin had regiments within their brigades that had Company L's during that first day engagement

8th & 9th NY
17th Pennsylvania
8th Illinois

Whether they all carried regulation guidons with their troop letter I don't know. However, Buford's Escort that day was Co I 1st Maine Cavalry regiment and their guidon definitely had the letter "I" within the circle. This has confused some ACW students in believing the letter "I" was in fact the number "1" representing Buford's 1st Cavalry Division.

Reb

Thanks for the reply Reb. The photos of your dios and storyline are always a highlight of this forum. Where did you get the F Troop guidon? Haven't seen that one before.