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Titel: Confederate Signal Station
Beitrag von: Axebreaker am 27. Januar 2012 - 14:52:28
This model is from the wonderful Redoubt miniatures range which I\'m very, very fond of and when I saw this I knew I had to have it. The signal flags are hand painted and the model was done mostly with Foundry and Vallejo paints plus some MIG pigments.
Confederate signal corps operated similar to their union counterparts, but with two distinct differences in that they used flags and messengers exclusively as they didn\'t have access to enough telegraph wire and they also included espionage in addition to battlefield missions.
Thanks for viewing! :)

(http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/khraid/ACW%2028mm/2012-01-26011-1.jpg)

(http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/khraid/ACW%2028mm/2012-01-26003.jpg)

(http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/khraid/ACW%2028mm/2012-01-26004.jpg)

(http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/khraid/ACW%2028mm/2012-01-26006.jpg)

Christopher
Titel: Confederate Signal Station
Beitrag von: drpuppenfleisch am 27. Januar 2012 - 14:57:06
Das ist ja mal wirklich eine klasse Vignette. Ausgefallenes Thema, wunderschöne Story, klasse Vegetation.
Titel: Confederate Signal Station
Beitrag von: McCloud am 27. Januar 2012 - 17:29:39
Sehr schöne Modelle und klasse umgesetzt.
Titel: Confederate Signal Station
Beitrag von: sharku am 27. Januar 2012 - 17:43:48
absolut genial! sieht richtig gut aus! und das thema ist auch genau meins!
Titel: Confederate Signal Station
Beitrag von: DonVoss am 27. Januar 2012 - 17:58:44
Schöne Vignette! Toll bemalt und prima abseitig... :thumbup:

Waren die Handfahnen wirklich sooo groß?

DV
Titel: Confederate Signal Station
Beitrag von: Thorulf am 27. Januar 2012 - 18:17:19
@ Don Voss: Die Dinger waren bis zu 6x6 Fuss, also knapp 2x2 Meter.  Hierzu:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_Corps_in_the_American_Civil_War

@ Axebraker: A real eyecatcher. Great. Probably without real worth in the used rules, but very atmospheric and a good objective.  :applaus:
How about the Yankee pendant? sm_party_joint
Titel: Confederate Signal Station
Beitrag von: Schrumpfkopf am 27. Januar 2012 - 18:38:49
Genial, echter Gewinn fuer jedes Schlachtfeld.
Vielleicht mach ich auch nochmal die ACW-Kiste auf.
Titel: Confederate Signal Station
Beitrag von: Robert E. Lee am 27. Januar 2012 - 18:43:11
Without a question a near perfect piece  :thumbup: , but I have to admit that I dislike the high grass und the trees because its seems bit too unrealistic to me, I mean they were used the same day that they where built, while your interpretation looks more like a garden and not the like a place of hasty and intensive work ;) .
Titel: Confederate Signal Station
Beitrag von: HereWego am 27. Januar 2012 - 19:34:47
Simply amazing - beautiful piece of art!!!  :love:  :love:  :love:
Titel: Confederate Signal Station
Beitrag von: opa wuttke am 27. Januar 2012 - 20:27:18
A Masterpiece...again.
And as Thorulf said: what about a yankee pendant ? Maybe a grounded observation balloon :D ?
Titel: Confederate Signal Station
Beitrag von: Axebreaker am 27. Januar 2012 - 21:52:18
Thank you everyone for your very nice comments! :D

@Opa and Thorulf

I\'ve thought of making a union one as well with a wagon for the telegraph or something. A Balloon is also a great idea!! 8)

@Don Voss

Yes they were so large as Thorulf kindly showed. They did need to be seen clearly from a distance. ;)

@Robert

The state of vegetation would depend where, when and how the platform was constructed and for how long it had been standing. If for example they built the platform from the trees immediately at the spot of construction for say a hasty set up then yes it would be pretty clear of vegetation as you said. However, let\'s say the holes were pre dug and then logs brought up from below and inserted in holes like this one and the platform had been in service for a period of time say like observing key roads or such then a good amount of vegetation is not only plausible, but reasonably likely.

Christopher
Titel: Confederate Signal Station
Beitrag von: wolflord am 28. Januar 2012 - 22:27:04
Looks fantastic, great work. One question, what size are the minis?

Greetings
Wolflord
Titel: Confederate Signal Station
Beitrag von: Axebreaker am 28. Januar 2012 - 22:39:13
Thanks and technically they are supposed to be 28mm, but they are a bit larger then that at something between 30-32mm I\'d say. Redoubt mixes really well with Renegade and Bicorne, but will be too big and bulky to mix with Perry and Foundry so keep the figures in spearate units in this case. ;)

Christopher
Titel: Confederate Signal Station
Beitrag von: Frank Becker am 01. Februar 2012 - 16:23:33
Ups, das Ding ist mir völlig entgangen! GROSSARTIG!!!! Tolles Figurenset, super Bemalung und auch die Base ist ein echter Hingucker! TOP!!! :applaus:
Titel: Confederate Signal Station
Beitrag von: Clödi am 06. Februar 2012 - 12:11:01
Would make a great DBA Camp. Well done, too. I am particularly interested in military communication techniques, so i liked your little history lesson as well.