The Battle of Memphis depicted above was the second of two naval battles fought on the Mississippi and it saw the destruction of the Confederate River Defence Fleet by a combined Union squadron of gunboats and rams. The thing that caught my about this picture was the fact that the Confederate ram in the foreground has a gun mounted on the bow and the stern. As yet, my models do not and so I shall need to retroactively add some deck mounted artillery. The two General Price models I am working on (progress on which has been delayed simply due to work) are nearing completion and would have had a pair of deck guns mounted in any event but I am on the horns of a dilemma with this. Should I order some deck guns from Peter Pig from their Hammerin' Iron range or should I scratch build them? I have an idea of how to make these and will experiment over the next few days, failing that, an order to Peter Pig will swiftly follow.
We shall see....
2 comments:
Ah! Deck guns- now you're talking - they should really bring the models to life - hoping to see pics of your own battle on the Mississippi soon!
Hi SoS,
I have o try and work out best to make them first! I have an idea or two though; failing that an order to Peter Pig will be forthcoming!
Athe best,
DC
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