StarWarsModeler Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 I recently picked up a book by Ken Burns that accompanied a series about the American Civil War and was inspired to make a diorama, any ideas? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Can’t help with diorama ideas, but ICM and Masterbox make some good looking figure sets in 1/35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Cottage Industry Models used to have a lot of relevant kits, including quite a few ironclads and cannons. The old site is gone, but you might be able to find some of their kits online. Perhaps try https://www.agesofsail.com/, but I don't know anything more than what Google showed me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWarsModeler Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 Any Ideas for a good base? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 I posted a clip called God's and Generals in Classic Clips on the last page where a Union and Confederate meet up to exchange baccy and coffee,if you're willing to have a go at water i reckon it'd be worth a go... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWarsModeler Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim R-T-C Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 There are Civil War figures in lots of wargame scales. Kallistra.co.uk make 12mm figures and accessories (around 1/144) if you wanted to make a battle scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWarsModeler Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 That's another idea, I've had Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Tip Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Be sure to include Elisha Hunt Rhodes or Sam Watkins 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Shelby Foote is probably the most accurate writer of Civil War history, and was quoted often in Ken Burns’ series. Don’t forget the urban areas, which had also seen a lot of action. Lots of chances to use brick dwellings, barns, log structures etc. Not to mention wooded wilderness and rocky outcrops. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Tip Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 22 hours ago, Longbow said: ... Not to mention wooded wilderness and rocky outcrops. Maybe even The Wilderness? Seems to me there was a great variety of battlefields over there - fields of cotton, a stone bridge, trench systems at Petersburg VA... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rib Man Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 I live in an area where there were numerous civil war battles. One thing I think would be a cool diorama is one or two cannon crews behind either primitive earthworks or a stone wall. As Longbow mentioned, there are lots of opportunities for barns, small cabins, brick houses, etc. There were also various styles of wooden fences that would be cool details in a diorama. Many of the battles were in wooded areas or on small farms. There was a small primitive church at the Shiloh battlefield that would be interesting in a model. Many of the big battlefields are preserved with good information on the national park service website www.nps.gov 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 The National Park Service and American Battlefield Trust post some excellent videos on YouTube. As does the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum if you want lectures and inspiration. Dr Mark de Pue is a cracking historian. A fascinating subject. Try Historex Agents and FeR Miniatures for 54mm scale figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spejic Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 It depends on what you want to model. There were certainly stand up fights between lines of soldiers, but as the war progressed, hastily or less than hastily prepared defenses became common, so a typical battle scene would have one side charging the other hiding behind walls/in trenches. There's a lot of good references on defensive engineering of the time, and following those you can make something a little more enlightening and a little less Hollywood. I strongly recommend picking a particular engagement because it will focus your work. For example, if you want to model buildings, then I would look up the Battle of Franklin, a very late war attack by the Confederates against a Union occupied town where buildings and walls between them formed the fortifications. It can be a very dynamic image of people trying to go over and through the structures and it could work at any scale/scope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Do an image search for the artwork of Don Troiani, plenty of inspiration there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickE Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 I believe they had trench warfare so you could do a trench assault to be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncletommy Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 I'm voting for Kennesaw Mountain but maybe that's just because it's in my local area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
593jones Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 It may not be entirely authentic, but it would certainly be different: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Flagship Models has a number of relevant naval and ordnance subjects. I've built their 1/72 HUNLEY and ALLIGATOR models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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