Not that much this time, but time and tide and all that. The Confederate figures and guns are Peter Pig; the Federal figures and
gun are old Battle Honours. So, on with the collection of just-out-of-focus photographs (it's a skill).
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| Staunton (Va) Battery (Capt. Asher W. Garber) |
This is the final battery for the divisional artillery for Early's Division during the Gettysburg campaign although, as I said last time, it could be any Confederate battery because the uniforms were somewhat 'vague'. The guns are loose and so can be swapped around to support this.
(8xGunners @2pts and 2xguns @4pts = 24pts)
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| Ashby's (Va) Horse Artillery Battery (Capt. Robert P. Chew) |
This battery was the artillery support for 'Grumble' Jones' cavalry brigade, although at Gettysburg it was detached to support the infantry attacks. Deliberately spiffy little figures to pander to the inflated egos of the Horse Artillery.
(8xGunners @2pts and 2xguns @4pts = 24pts)
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| Nondescript Federal gun section |
This base is made up of a gun and three figures found on the garage floor (no, really!) and a Peter Pig figure (the one with the binoculars) to make up the numbers. One day they'll have some friends, but not just yet.
(4xGunners @2pts and 1xgun @4pts = 12pts)
The garage floor saga is the result of having to clear parts of the house many moons ago while rewiring was done. Everything was boxed up and went into the garage, but some things were packed away better than others. Over the past few years, the garage had yielded several surprises,mainly in the shape of castings from boxes which had come open without permission.
Scoring Summary:
20xGunners @2pts + 5x guns @4pts = 60pts
That's a nice set of guns and crews, Gary!
Tamsin
Hmm… I went out to the garage and all that was on the floor was some slushy snow. I feel ripped off!
ReplyDeleteGreat figures! They are quite animated and all feel like they are interacting with one another.
Nice work! I only know of general grumble Jones from the dixie Be liners song about, it's a good , as are your troops, deserters and all!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
I love hobby storage surprises. Well done Gary, these guns and their crews look excellent.
ReplyDeleteThese are great
ReplyDeleteWell done!
ReplyDeleteExcellent brushwork Gary!
ReplyDeleteFine work. The guns and crew look fabulous.
ReplyDeleteLove me some ACW artillery and these are very fine indeed. Huzzah!
ReplyDeleteCheers, MikeP
Thanks again for the kind comments one and all. I'm afraid this is the last of the sexy stuff as it's infantry all the way from now on. The bulk of any army and frequently not as eye catching as the rest. I'm saving the cavalry 'til last as a bit of a treat and an incentive to get the PBI out of the way.
ReplyDeleteI should've been a cavalryman, but,although I love horses, they don't like me. So,I'm fated to be an infantryman - not a gunner: too much kit to keep clean and serviced.
Good work, Gary!
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