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CSS Georgia
Another under powered Confederate ironclad.
It is quite big.
The interesting thing about the Georgia is that they have preserved the armour construction method.
It consist of railroad tracks alternately laid face up and face down to form an interlocking smooth surface.
The preservers says there are 12 different types of track profile/cross section used.These cross sections are only slightly different but shows how individual the railroad builders were due to the lack of Southern heavy industry.
Paid for by the Savannah ladies gunboat society.
Did good work as a floating battery to block the river though.
Sherman came the land route to take Savannah.
Probably not worth making for HI as it does not move.
A nice piece to place in a game though as a stationary scenario piece.
Much of the Georgia (it is in bits anyway) has been put back in the river awaiting funds for more restoration.
martin :)
A curious piece Martin!
I will always say "oh go on and make it!", but having discussed the design process with you, I'd feel rather guilty doing so now 😂
But seeing as we are, some generic barges or boats to act as the 4 needed for one of the Hi objectives would be nice 😉
I was sure there was a floating battery in the HI range, but there isn't. The Georgia appears to be a fairly typical Confederate ironclad shape, so I suppose one of the larger ironclads could stand in for it.
Must admit if I am in the mood I might make it one day. There are several Rebel ships I want to scratch build.
Miles
Were you thinking of the mortar rafts, Andy? Number 53 in the Union range.
Simon
I use the mortar rafts for the 4 ship objective. Really nice little models and they comfortably fit within a single hex.
That was my plan too, John. I forgot I had them until this thread came up!
Simon
I ve started a load of series one Airfix ships as my 4 ship objective. With the Victory turned into a depot ship.
Miles
Quote from: Smiley Miley 66 on May 31, 2021, 06:40:37 PM
I ve started a load of series one Airfix ships as my 4 ship objective. With the Victory turned into a depot ship.
Miles
What a good idea!
No, as I already have mortar rafts, and the balloon barge (I am a sucker for quirky models). I think I might have been thinking of one of the American ranges of 1/600 ACW ships, but can't remember the names. Lovely models, but I rarely buy directly from the US as sometimes the cost of posting and customs duties can be mind boggling.
Was it Thoroughbred Andy?
Metal models.
martin
Could well have been.
Years ago the Thoroughbred models were available from Langton Models, we used to see them on his stand quite often in the South of England.
http://www.rodlangton.com/acw/acwframe.htm
Just a few pictures of bits that I ve done and doing for HI
Miles
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(https://i.postimg.cc/305Rxk6K/7476-AC6-E-F826-444-C-AD98-0-B9-FF8442-CFA.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/305Rxk6K)
(https://i.postimg.cc/py8qd37C/79-FAFEEE-1050-469-B-846-D-E81-D4-ED16124.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/py8qd37C)
(https://i.postimg.cc/PCm0gPbW/83-ED0-ED3-CB8-C-463-B-8-EBD-8782-B469-B000.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PCm0gPbW)
(https://i.postimg.cc/F1mD7T4Q/889347-EA-E553-41-F2-862-F-F0248-F2-FEDA7.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/F1mD7T4Q)
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(https://i.postimg.cc/G8pPx5hB/9-A961-CFE-3945-4-E3-F-93-CA-D535-B085-DB60.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/G8pPx5hB)
(https://i.postimg.cc/YvkpVKcs/AF17-AD20-54-B8-4-B44-8-B35-D5504337849-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YvkpVKcs)
(https://i.postimg.cc/gwKFZnnz/F1-E93233-B7-E6-4058-8-DB0-D47688-CC964-B.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gwKFZnnz)
Miles,
You're getting as eclectic as Sean!
Where did you get your flags from, please?
Simon
Miles is certainly electric
martin :)
Mainly the internet. Might have even been off the old RFCM yahoo group ?
Those I printed off myself, cut and stuck on.
I thought as interest is growing in HI I had better dust off my old fleet and resurrect what needed doing etc.
Miles
The CSS Georgia is basically a extra fort the confederate side can use.
Flags... my achilles heel for this game. I'd like to suggest/wish Peter Pig (or someone here) could make a page of flags available for 1/600 scale Federal and Confederate ships in PDF format in the download section (or sell it). finding flags to mount on my 1/600 ACW ships is getting to be a real challenge. Basic stars and bars/stars and stripes flags would be good enough.
Commander Kllank
I'm sure Miles uploaded some to the old group.
Where is "the old group" at?...
Tumbling dice has flags in 1/2400, could you resize them? (Is this ethical if you only resize on a one for one bought basis?)
Apologies Jerry,
I'm talking of the now defunct Yahoo Group. There was really good content on there, now lost I'm afraid
As luck would have it, Miles kindly lent me a sheet of said flags, which I have scanned.
Is it OK to post them here, Miles?
Simon
I was just looking through some old subjects.
I came across this one started by Martin last summer.
Challenge accepted, even though to be fair it wasn't quite a challenge....
But nevertheless with the other Ironclads I was doing it was wrong not to make this, as it's been pointed out as much a blockade ship as anything, but have 10 guns firing in "all" directions is good.
My pictures of the CSS Georgia, but as of yet painted fully, give me a few weeks and it will.
Miles
(https://i.postimg.cc/7Gwy4qN9/4-CC41-DD8-B0-C5-462-B-AE4-B-8-A9-AF94-C0217.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7Gwy4qN9)
(https://i.postimg.cc/CnRrT29J/C0-A58-C8-F-85-C0-4-F45-A5-F0-76-AEAE20-A5-F4.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/CnRrT29J)
(https://i.postimg.cc/9RMJZSXV/C4617487-B8-BF-4674-BD44-58-EC43-EA098-E.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9RMJZSXV)
(https://i.postimg.cc/3y9ty7Tn/D6087325-B8-CE-4705-BE0-A-4-DEDE6844-E33.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/3y9ty7Tn)
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The flurry of ship images over the past 12 months is really inspirational.
I ve painted some of my ships from Xmas including CSS Georgia.
Miles
(https://i.postimg.cc/f3x1jS8k/1607-F3-DB-2960-42-F5-9-E23-E37-A4-BF9-BC6-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/f3x1jS8k)
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(https://i.postimg.cc/zVvZZBGP/A84056-EC-D7-AB-425-C-B170-2304-F5-DCECC8.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/zVvZZBGP)
(https://i.postimg.cc/hXQkv5xL/F581991-D-F15-A-4-B55-BB2-B-E24-D10-A5044-F.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hXQkv5xL)
Looking good, Miles, but you've got distracted again - maybe field some of those in place of your Grants on Saturday? ;D
I do particularly like the red deck - very stand-out - and is that a ram on it too? Which ship is that?
Simon
That is CSS Virginia. They coloured her like that as when she is in the water you only actually see the black metal iron structure. The rest of it is in or under the water.
PP models there. CSS Nashville, CSS Virginia, USS Essex.
With the Scratch built CSS Arkansas(Coloured A red brown apparently to keep her concealed on the "Red River") and CSS Georgia. These are completed.
With PP CSS Selma being converted into the CSS Morgan(it's not quite correct hull configuration) a 90 day gunboat converted to represent a captured one, a Convert PP USS Ozark to represent a supply boat and PP USS Onondaga with added details.
Miles
Thanks for the information, Miles.
Interesting stuff!
Simon