Two Batches of cavalry, one for the Union and one for the CSA. With the recent new recruits (HERE) I´ll be able to make up another two Units.
Then a bit of mix and matching and onto their bases they go.
The CSA have had a couple of head swops. Ok, anyone who has an idea about CSA cav (or, like me, has looked at PSR) knows that the cavalry on both sides prefered the Hardee type hats but I reckon the use of hardee hats for the CSA cav makes them look more CSA looking....well it does to me.
Also, anyone who has an idea about CSA cav (or, like me, has, looked at the write up on this set at PSR) knows These bods and thier nags (well, not so much the nags but the Equipment on them) that they are about as historically accurate as the film Gladiator, but this Project is old school. ...hence the big flag carried by the CSA Standard bearer...I like BIG flags!! :-D
In the distant past I´d have used a small screwdriver heated over a candle to weld the pegs on the nags hooves (and sometimes my fingers..happy days) to the holes in the bases. In most cases it never really Held for Long.
These days, I´m allowed Access to superglue to weld the pegs (and sometimes my fingers .. nothing changes) to the bases.
I came up with a method using thin metal wire "welded" to one of the supporting legs to attach the nags as shown HERE . It´s a way more solid method of attaching them than either of the "welding" methods but to use it on all the nags would be time consuming.
Some of the nags which were lacking their bases have the same peg arrangement which fits exactly to the bases from the Airfix Sherrif of Nottingham set so they didn´t Need the Addition of metal Pins.
A bit more scenery, some "snake fences" made using cut up coffee stirrers
I´ve mabe them in interlockable sections. The 8 (so far) have a total length, when locked together, of 1.6m. I was going to add the side stakes propping up the fence at the intersections but that would mean they wouldn´t be joinable and as the stakes would stick out, theyéd be prone to damage.
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Then a bit of mix and matching and onto their bases they go.
The CSA have had a couple of head swops. Ok, anyone who has an idea about CSA cav (or, like me, has looked at PSR) knows that the cavalry on both sides prefered the Hardee type hats but I reckon the use of hardee hats for the CSA cav makes them look more CSA looking....well it does to me.
Also, anyone who has an idea about CSA cav (or, like me, has, looked at the write up on this set at PSR) knows These bods and thier nags (well, not so much the nags but the Equipment on them) that they are about as historically accurate as the film Gladiator, but this Project is old school. ...hence the big flag carried by the CSA Standard bearer...I like BIG flags!! :-D
These days, I´m allowed Access to superglue to weld the pegs (and sometimes my fingers .. nothing changes) to the bases.
I came up with a method using thin metal wire "welded" to one of the supporting legs to attach the nags as shown HERE . It´s a way more solid method of attaching them than either of the "welding" methods but to use it on all the nags would be time consuming.
Some of the nags which were lacking their bases have the same peg arrangement which fits exactly to the bases from the Airfix Sherrif of Nottingham set so they didn´t Need the Addition of metal Pins.
A bit more scenery, some "snake fences" made using cut up coffee stirrers
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