The American Civil War Diaries (1 Viewer)

[waynepoo]

Brilliant.....magic.....{bravo}}:salute::
Wayne.

 

[TomNT]

Wow, Yeah i was spellbound with the story telling and the pic's! {bravo}}

Tom

 

[lancer]

I must say, this is shockingly realistic in terms of the combat itself but especially in regards to the aftermath. The last picture is just plain tragic to view. It conveys the utter slaughter like nothing I have ever seen or thought possible within this hobby. The most stunning of your many excellent works. Thanks. -- Al

 

[Terp152]

Great display of the utter carnage on that battlefield. The death and destruction of the regiments is dramatically displayed. Very powerful depiction of the battle. Chris

 

[AIDMAN]

Absolutely awesome work Bob, in my humble opinion your best ever!!!!!!.....Also tragically realistic, it really brings home the horrific loss of lives...North and South.


Steve

 

[aujj65]

I must say, this is shockingly realistic in terms of the combat itself but especially in regards to the aftermath. The last picture is just plain tragic to view. It conveys the utter slaughter like nothing I have ever seen or thought possible within this hobby. The most stunning of your many excellent works. Thanks. -- Al

Absolutely awesome work Bob, in my humble opinion your best ever!!!!!!.....Also tragically realistic, it really brings home the horrific loss of lives...North and South.


Steve

Bob, I agree with Al and Steve - your best yet! {bravo}} Must have taken many hours to set up and photograph - thanks for taking the time.

Jeff :salute::

 

[GICOP]

Fantastic Bob {bravo}}{bravo}}{bravo}}

Cheers

Martyn

 

[mestell]

Another incredibly photographed display and brilliant historical story line Bob. Great use of the new FL 13th AL Confederates. Very impressive scene with all the Confederate casualties laying in the road . . . .
:smile2: Mike

 

[Warrior]

Bob, I agree with Al and Steve - your best yet! {bravo}} Must have taken many hours to set up and photograph - thanks for taking the time.

Jeff :salute::

I also agree; the mule shoe and the climax of Barkdale's charge were my two favorites of yours, this one moves to the head of the class, brilliant in every way.

It's one thing to set up a diorama, it's another to move and change the figures to tell the story from the beginning of the attack till the end.

Just a few questions Bob; how many figures did you use in this one, how large is the actual diorama and roughly from start to finish how long did this one take?

Thanks for taking the time to plan, research, set up, stage and move this one along for all of us to enjoy.

I await your "Millers Cornfield" diorama which I am sure you are planning, hope to see that one before Christmas, an early present for us all if that is the case.............

 

[PanzerAce1944]

Always a pleasure to view and an inspiration for the rest of us to emulate Bob {bravo}}

 

[Harper (aka Spitfrnd)]

Those shots are so realistic it makes me want to cringe. What a brutal battle that must have been. It seems a wonder any of them survived. Many thanks for the history and the amazing realism.

 

[UKReb]

I also agree; the mule shoe and the climax of Barkdale's charge were my two favorites of yours, this one moves to the head of the class, brilliant in every way.

It's one thing to set up a diorama, it's another to move and change the figures to tell the story from the beginning of the attack till the end.

Just a few questions Bob; how many figures did you use in this one, how large is the actual diorama and roughly from start to finish how long did this one take?

Thanks for taking the time to plan, research, set up, stage and move this one along for all of us to enjoy.

I await your "Millers Cornfield" diorama which I am sure you are planning, hope to see that one before Christmas, an early present for us all if that is the case.............

Thanks for all your comments guys.

The last picture in the story was always going to be controversial as I'm only too aware that some forum members are not that keen on casualty figures. However, when it comes to Antietam it did not get the title of "the bloodiest single day in American history" for just being a scrap in a Maryland field. If you do the maths 45 men-on average were killed or maimed every minute for a straight ten hours.

Attached are a photo and artists sketch soon after the battle in "bloody lane"

Old Bobby Lee was a quiet serene God loving man but when he was on a battlefield he became one of the fiercest and most aggressive warriors in history. The way he gambled with his ANV would have terrified even high stake poker players. So it was at Antietam and although the Miller's cornfield bloodfest has got the most historical headlines I always thought the "bloody lane" fight was equal to that carnage but is usually dealt with in history books with just a few short pages. My humble attempt to put the record straight using our forum.

George

I must have used maybe 2-250 different posed figures in the whole set-up although I only posted 20 pictures-most of the figures you can see but a few disappeared off screen-my battlefield/workbench is about eight feet by four. On this occasion I divided it into three for different views of the fight and reversed the set up for the Federal enfilade attack. Whole thing took about a month working on it most nights for about an hour a time. It becomes really time consuming when you start shooting pictures-what looks good to the eye sometimes does not come out in the printed shot-so back to the battlefield and turn one figure this way or that or even throw him out as not fitting the scene and replace him with a different pose and so on until it roughly fits the text one intends to write to explain what the hell is going on or what I'm trying to depict.

Then it gets tougher on what pictures you're going to post and which ones end up on the cutting room floor as an example I loved these two shots but the ones posted I thought slightly reflected the story better.

Thanks again guys its a pleasure portraying a period of history I am passionate about but its give me a real filip that its also entertaining a few of you on the forum. Much appreciated

Bob

 

[Firebat]

The pics are one thing but your knowledge of the subject matter is another. Alex

 

[jazzeum]

George

I must have used maybe 2-250 different posed figures in the whole set-up although I only posted 20 pictures-most of the figures you can see but a few disappeared off screen-my battlefield/workbench is about eight feet by four. On this occasion I divided it into three for different views of the fight and reversed the set up for the Federal enfilade attack. Whole thing took about a month working on it most nights for about an hour a time. It becomes really time consuming when you start shooting pictures-what looks good to the eye sometimes does not come out in the printed shot-so back to the battlefield and turn one figure this way or that or even throw him out as not fitting the scene and replace him with a different pose and so on until it roughly fits the text one intends to write to explain what the hell is going on or what I'm trying to depict.

Then it gets tougher on what pictures you're going to post and which ones end up on the cutting room floor as an example I loved these two shots but the ones posted I thought slightly reflected the story better.

Thanks again guys its a pleasure portraying a period of history I am passionate about but its give me a real filip that its also entertaining a few of you on the forum. Much appreciated

Bob

Your rejects would make the rest of us proud Bob

Brad

 

[jazzeum]

The pics are one thing but your knowledge of the subject matter is another. Alex

That is it succinctly.

 

[Terp152]

Bob, thanks for the "director's cut" photos. Those are definitely keepers as well. Chris

 

[Rob]

Bob,

Have to agree with all that's already been said, only your knowledge of the conflict surpasses the brilliance of your artistic skill in creating these scenes of yours. The work, realism and attention to detail in these pics are simply second to none. Can I ask you about your groundwork , are those JG mats you use and do you cut the grass much?

Rob

Thanks for all your comments guys.

The last picture in the story was always going to be controversial as I'm only too aware that some forum members are not that keen on casualty figures. However, when it comes to Antietam it did not get the title of "the bloodiest single day in American history" for just being a scrap in a Maryland field. If you do the maths 45 men-on average were killed or maimed every minute for a straight ten hours.

Attached are a photo and artists sketch soon after the battle in "bloody lane"

Old Bobby Lee was a quiet serene God loving man but when he was on a battlefield he became one of the fiercest and most aggressive warriors in history. The way he gambled with his ANV would have terrified even high stake poker players. So it was at Antietam and although the Miller's cornfield bloodfest has got the most historical headlines I always thought the "bloody lane" fight was equal to that carnage but is usually dealt with in history books with just a few short pages. My humble attempt to put the record straight using our forum.

George

I must have used maybe 2-250 different posed figures in the whole set-up although I only posted 20 pictures-most of the figures you can see but a few disappeared off screen-my battlefield/workbench is about eight feet by four. On this occasion I divided it into three for different views of the fight and reversed the set up for the Federal enfilade attack. Whole thing took about a month working on it most nights for about an hour a time. It becomes really time consuming when you start shooting pictures-what looks good to the eye sometimes does not come out in the printed shot-so back to the battlefield and turn one figure this way or that or even throw him out as not fitting the scene and replace him with a different pose and so on until it roughly fits the text one intends to write to explain what the hell is going on or what I'm trying to depict.

Then it gets tougher on what pictures you're going to post and which ones end up on the cutting room floor as an example I loved these two shots but the ones posted I thought slightly reflected the story better.

Thanks again guys its a pleasure portraying a period of history I am passionate about but its give me a real filip that its also entertaining a few of you on the forum. Much appreciated

Bob

 

[wayne556517]

Not my theartre of OP,s but great pics Bob,that is brilliant.

 

[UKReb]

Thanks Rob & Wayne

Come to think of it you two guys ought to get together as both of you are darn good dio builders of WWII airfields-great scenes Wayne on your Luftwaffe diorama thread.

Rob
Yup they are JGs mats and I have been known to get my Flymo out on a couple of them ^&grin primarily to trim down areas to fit the particular scene ie An authentic looking artillery explosion would require an area of broken earth rather than grass plus it would need to be blackened. John's mats are very easy to paint over with Vallego Acrylics by the way. The cuttings taken I trim down to small pieces and mix with a vast variety of hairy grasses I pick up monthly from Modelzone which fortunately results in a nigh identical mass that covers the figures bases to give the appearance they are standing on their feet rather than a lump of metal.

Looking forward to seeing you Rob in a few weeks time and I have a book for you that I'll think you will go a little nuts over-Price to you........... one G&T will suffice.

Bob

 

[playsetaddict]

Bob, as always I'm amazed at what you are able to accomplish. you are in a class by yourself.

Joe