ACW Heavy Artillery: Finished Models

Here are my assembled models, painted and gloss varnished before final matt coat on carriages.

The TA Miniatures pieces are excellent. Featured here is the 8" Columbiad on casemate carriage. These are big guns. The surface area is 6" x 4 " and the curved rail in 2 sections is 6" along the curve.

TA also makes a very small Mountain Gun, shown here for comparison. It is also a great model.

The next gun on a naval carriage is a Crimean War Russian 36 pdr by Great War Miniatures. It is the best gun I could find in 28mm scale to represent an ACW 32 pdr broadside cannon. It is also a fine model, available from North Star Figures. Foundry also makes a 32 pdr British gun but I have not seen it up close.

ACW Heavy Artillery

I am painting some heavy calibre casemate artillery for my ACW army, for the really heavy guns using TA Miniatures. I have the 8 inch Columbiad and 24 pdr guns. I found these replicas (or maybe originals) on-line. The colour of the carriages seems to be a different shade of green from the usual olive green of the field artillery. Is this a trick of the lighting or a conscious decision to portray maybe a naval artillery colour? The TA miniatures appear in an almost pea green.

My models have been primed and I'm waiting for the paint I decided upon. Frank Patterson recommended Plaid Delta 2095 Ceramcoat Acrylic Paint "English Yew Green"

The following pictures are from TA's on-line catalogue which I will use as a guide to my own guns. I'll post pictures of my guns when they are finished.