I am back up north for a talk I am giving on 18 April at Fort Devens. My good friend John heard I was up and put together a smallish Civil War game with the Perry Brothers rules Valour and Fortitude rules. These worked very well and made a fun and fast moving game.
The game wad in 10mm/12mm scale with lots of reinforcements for both sides marching to the sound of the guns. In the end I held the Union right flank while Warren broke the Confederate center for a glorious Union victory.
The model is from the National Maritime Museum and is labeled c. 1758. Here is the information from the National Army Museum concerning the model;
"Passenger vessel; Landing craft
Scale: 1:24. A contemporary full hull model of a troop landing boat (circa 1758), complete with a full complement of 20 sailors and 50 armed Marines. Measuring 32 feet in length by 10 feet in the beam and an approximate tonnage of 12 burden, the hull is built in clinker fashion with a square transom and round bows.
These troop boats were carried in specially adapted transports hired by the Admiralty, and could be partially dismantled so that they would nest on top of each other for easy storage. They were used for landing soldiers on enemy shores, in particular on the French coast in 1758 and also the capture of Havana and St. Lucia. A half-pound swivel-gun mounted on the bow gave added protection when going ashore under fire."
Detail of the figures in the model have the Grenadiers in fur caps These were authorized in the 1768 warrant so the figures may be of the American Revolution period. The cap plates look like the Marine type as is the white facings on the uniforms. While the model may be of the 1750's I wonder if someone added the figures later?
Very realistic fur and note grenade on back of cap. Also uniforms have white facings which again are correct for the 1770's Marines.
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