Yes, wall pieces. From a Lt. William Grant of the 42nd as cited in William Nesters book - Ticonderoga.
"We laboured under insurmontable difficulties; the enemy's breastwork was about nine or ten feet high, upon the top of which they had plenty of wallpieces fixed and well lined with small arms. But the difficult access to their lines was what gave them a fatal advantage over us; they took care to cut down monstrous large fir and oak trees ....."
"which gave the enemy an abundance of time to mow us down like a field of corn with their wall pieces and small arms"
If making a diorama wall, you might want to have at least 1 spot on the top of the wall where it is wide enough to safely stand a single figure - a young french officer waving his sword at the British --- upon which he tied a red piece of cloth. The intent of the french officer was to taunt the British, but the British interpreted the action as the French surrendering to the British (he was waving the British Color - red). At the order of the regimental Colonel, the British then approached with clubbed muskets (upside down). Because the British were approaching with clubbed muskets, the French then assumed the British were surrendering to them and stopped firing on the British. The British advanced towards the breastwork. Neither side was firing. Eventually, another French officer figured correctly that neither side was actually surrendering and ordered the French line to again fire at close quarters on the approaching British. British journals are highly critical of the French and accuse them of treachery, deceit and dishonorable action.
Very likely a JJD club figure sometime in the future !!!!
Even a wall gun I see.... I just can't wait to see. Very VERY VeRy VEEEEEEEEERRRRRRYYYYYYY nice. By the way, are those reeds, like I had suggested, and how are they working? Whatever they are, just incredible....
