Completed...Confederate Grape Shot....Chancellorsville, May 1863

[spanner570]

The Battle of Chancellorsville took place in May 1863 during the American Civil War.....There were a total of over 30,000 casualties from both sides....

The Confederate lines have been breached by Union cannon fire. The cavalry, seeing an opportunity are charging the gap......Full of confidence, they don't spot the Confederate artillery waiting for the right moment.

I have tried to capture the moment the Rebel guns open up on the attackers.........

The kit is 'Attack!' a 1/35 Master Box offering. Brilliant kit, loads of detail and nicely sculpted, 'till I hacked at it, that is! I have added some 'Hair' to the horses manes and tails to break the plastic up a bit. The horses reins are bits of thin paper and the rope thingies dangling from the troopers sides are made from sewing thread.

Thanks for the encouraging posts during the building of this, and thanks for looking in at the finished model.....I hope you like it.

Cheers all,

Ron

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I beg your indulgence with this last set of pictures, but my wife bought me one of those portable camera studio thingies for Chrizzy and she insisted I try it out......You know how it is!!

These pictures are the result.

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Thanks again for looking...

Cheers,

Ron

[Guest]

Ron this is awesome mate,really give the illusion of motion and nicely painted too

mobear

[Alan 45]

Brilliant Ron , I love the soldier being thrown from his horse it give a real feeling of movement and life

Well done

[Richi72]

Hi Ron,

nice job on the models, I really like the paint job.

as for the last set of pictures. Here is my opinion:

- it seems these pictures show more detail.

- let the shadows look real.

and as always the B&W pictures are great. brings the whole diorama to live.

5* build fr

[Gern]

That's an absolute little gem Ron! Captures the action and the moment perfectly.

Gern

[yak face]

Top action scene ron , its got a great sense of animation, i can just hear the cannons ! cheers tony

[papa 695]

Another great build from the Ron stable and some great photo's to go with it

[spanner570]

Thanks chaps for the great comments....

Richard, Re the last set of pictures, they are o.k., but to my eyes they are too squeaky clean, clinical somehow.....Allright for a single subject....a tank, aircraft and the like, where detail is paramount, but not for this sort of thing, where a background is to be preferred.....Don't tell my wife though!!

[Guest]

Hats off to you Ron that is brilliant

[Dave W]

A very imaginative and nicely built diorama Ron.

[Guest]

Ron, It is a brave man that takes on an action scene as a diorama. You have done a stunning job with this though and make something that you can enjoy looking at for a long time. Great detail and execution and a brilliant job of the base.

[flyjoe180]

Stunning job Ron. Captured all the action there. Great build.

[monica]

absolutely-fabulous,

cannot add more that what has been said , real great job,

cheers

[Guest]

Poor horseys ! Great action and we'll painted the last pictures are a lot clearer. Composition is very good something happening from every angle. We'll done sir.

Martin.

[Guest]

it is a lovely job. well done. one thing... the rider on the right hand side, last picture ... he is having his sward in the air like beeing prepared to be engaged in a fight. can you place a oponent the other side of the trance just in front of the horse?

it is just an ideea...