Gettysburg in 1/72nd scale (part 2), the Army of Northern Virginia

The second part of this Gettysburg big units video is about Lee´s army. Same brands, and same techniques as in the Union army, so nothing new here. Even if the ANV didn´t have any Zouave units the Confederate army is always colorful with all that butternutt, Cadet gray and civilian items. I forgot to show you Jeb Stuart´s cavalry but you can see it here in this blog´s post: http://jpwargamingplace.blogspot.com/2018/12/fire-acw-rules-set-gettysburg-in-20mm_19.html

Gettysburg in 1/72nd scale (part 1), the Army of the Potomac

This one is made from all available plastic figures from the venerable Airfix to the more recent Strelets R, including A Call to Arms, Revell, Italeri and also some metal Irregular Miniatures. I tried to characterize all famous individuals from regimental commanders up to Corps commanders since this is a period with abundant information. This army is complete for Fire&Fury brigade rules and it will be followed by the Confederate army. The houses are made of card and maybe one or two more will be added in the future. All other structures, roads, hills, stonewalls, trees, etc are not shown as most of them are generic and useful for a number of periods.

Fire&Fury ACW rules set - Gettysburg in 20mm, Devil's Den (part 42)

The Devil´s Den is an iconic place of the battle of Gettysburg made of some big and labirinthic boulders . It´s on the southern end of the battlefield facing the equally famous Little Round Top. It was the scene of some brutal fighting on the second day and, by the end of the day, was in the hands of the Confederates but covered with dead and wounded like other famous places nearby such as the Wheat Field, the Triangle or the Valley of Death. 

Initially I thought about gluing some river stones  to make my Devil´s Den. In the end the weight let the idea aside. Besides the rocks of the Devil's Den have plenty of scars and some have a specific shape difficult to find in a small stone.

In the end I opted by hard Stryrofoam (blueboard) and carved the stones individually. The main trick is to attack the blueboard with the blunt part of the Xacto in order top make scars mainly on the sides and a few big ones on top of the boulders. Painting is my usual black undercoat, and without drying completely, applying sucessive coats of medium grey and light gray. 

 

I left three boulders with enough place for a F&F base to stand in each of them. 

Also enough room was left for some markers. 

Aerial view. The piece is around 35cmX15cm in its maximum measurements.

The northern side showing two entrances. 

The famous "Duck Head" pointing at the Union positions a feature that makes Devil's Den easily recognizable. 

Next: The Bailey Bridge at the Son River. 

Fire&Fury ACW rules set - Gettysburg in 20mm, Lee´s HQ and Stuart's cavalry (part 41and last)

Here is the man itself arriving at Thompson House. Lee is a StreletsR figure as well as its aide, Lt.Col. Walter H. Taylor. 

Maj. Gen. J.E.B.Stuart can be seen riding at the front of Hampton's brigade. He will have to explain very well his delay to Lee. Stuart is a StreletsR while all the rest is Italeri. 

1st Virginia represents Fitzhugh Lee Brigade in their typical grey with black facings. The sabre figures are all the same pose which became slightly different by heating the right arm with the flame of a lighter.

This is the last post of this series. Still some Union and Confederate reserve artillery and cavalry to do but it will not be for now. Hope you have enjoyed it. 

Next: a return to the Middle East. 

Fire&Fury ACW rules set - Gettysburg in 20mm, 3rd Corps ANV, Anderson's Division (part 40)

Anderson's Division was composed of five Brigades from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississipi and Virginia and here is prepared to finish Sickles' salient on the second day of battle. 

Gen. Anderson is a figure from Italeri with a resin Airfix copy as Divisional standard bearer. 

Wilcox Brigade is made of mostly Italeri figures with the usual conversions and head swaps. 

The smallest Brigade in the ANV was Lang's Brigade. Figures from all brands including some metal  Irregular Miniatures. 

                           

The same for Wright Brigade of Georgians. 

Posey's Mississipians is another mix of brands. By these days figures started to get scarcer and some bases got only three poses and even a few figures are firing pistols...Mahone's Virginians had their picture erased inadvertently but they are very close to the picture above even sharing the same basing the only difference being that Mahone's has one more stand.  

                           

Divisional artillery mixes metal and plastic and also some infantry recruited to man the guns and suitably converted. 

Next: Lee's HQ and some cavalry to finish this Gettysburg series. 

Fire&Fury ACW rules set - Gettysburg in 20mm, 3rd Corps ANV, Pender's Division (part 39)

General Pender's Division forms its battle line against Doubleday's Corps in the afternoon of the first day of battle. To the front Lane, Perrin an Scales' Brigades sprang the attack with both the Hagerstown road and the Chambersburg Pike forming an arrow pointed towards the enemy. To the back, as reserve, there is Thomas Brigade. 

Lane's Brigade is represented here by the 28th NC. All figures are charging and are taken from all possible brands. 

Thomas Brigade is here the 45th Georgia, again with a mix of brands this time in more relaxed poses. 

Perrin's South Carolinians have the 1st SC Rifles as its representative unit. Again many brands forms what is intended as a firing line. 

Scale's North Carolinians have the 13th NC as its representative unit with an all Italeri brigade. 

Maj.Gen.William Pender surveys the advance of its Division in the middle of the fire of the Divisional artillery. Pender's figure is the many times useful Revell officer. The artillery is Imex with the usual head swap. 

Next: A small break in the ACW for my latest build, the Companhia de Engenharia (Engineer Company) of the BrigMec. 

Fire&Fury ACW rules set - Gettysburg in 20mm, 3rd Corps ANV, Heth's Division (part 38)

On the 1st of July, Henry Heth's Confederate Division deploys along the Chambersburg Pike and around Herr's Tavern in order to advance on the dismounted cavalry of Buford. The division rested on the second day and was engaged again on the third. The result of two days fighting was the highest casualty rate of the A.N.V at Gettysburg with 50% casualties.  

On the left you can see the 3rd Corps commander Lt.Gen. Ambrose P. Hill in his distinctive red shirt. The figure is a conversion from somewhere I can't remember with the head from Revell. To the right Gen. Heth is another conversion using a Italeri body and an Imex head with the proper moustache. 

Archer's Brigade is moving to face the Iron Brigade. The figures are some of my oldest with plenty of head swaps. 

Pettigrew's Brigade of North Carolinians was the biggest of the A.N.V. The figures are from Revell, Italeri, Imex and Airfix. 

The usual mix for the artillery: mostly Revell figures but from different boxes including the Pioneer's. 

Brockenborough's Brigade includes some of the ACTA figures including the laying down ones. 

Davis is heading his men towards the Rail Road Cut were many will get trapped. 

Side view of Heth's Division. 

Next: Pender's Division, the Army of Northern Virginia. 

Fire&Fury ACW rules set - Gettysburg in 20mm, 2nd Corps ANV, Rode's Division (part 37)

Robert E. Rodes Division sweeps down from Culp's Hill on the 1st of July and prepares to battle Baxter's Brigade close to Shead's woods. The Divisional commander watches from the Mummasburg road and bypasses McLean's Farm. 

General Rodes is a figure from StreletsR and the flag bearer is a resin copy of an old and venerable Airfix figure. 

The presence of Corps commander is a bit blurry, exactly like his decisions late in the day on not assaulting Cemetery Hill, but Gen. Ewell is a recognizable Italeri officer with a Revell head. 

Daniel's (back) and Iverson's (front) Brigades. Many of the uniforms in this Division were painted all Cadet Grey as most of its regiments were from North Carolina. Most of the figures are Italeri.

Ramseur's Brigade is a mostly Imex and Revell Brigade. 

O'Neal's Brigade is again mostly Italeri. 

A mix of all brands for the Georgians of Dole's Brigade. 

The artillery has converted guns from Esci Napoleonics; the artillerymen are mostly converted Italeri cavalrymen; limbers are Evergreen (buckets included); horses came from all origins and riders are Airfix copies or metal Irregular Miniatures. 

Next: A.P. Hill's III Corps, the Army of Northern Virginia. 

Fire&Fury ACW rules set - Gettysburg in 20mm, 2nd Corps ANV, Early's Division (part 36)

Gen. Jubal Early's Division is preparing the attack on Blocher's Knoll on day one of the battle with Gordon's Georgians already overcoming Josiah Benner's property. 

Gen. Early is a conversion of a Revell torso, a Revell head and Italeri legs. 

General Gordon is a nice StreletsR figure that catches very well the heroic figure of this great Confederate officer. 

The Brigade itself is made mostly of charging Revell figures. 

More relaxed poses in Hays' Brigade with Imex, Revell and Irregular Miniatures figures. 

Avery and Smiths' Brigades are made of firing poses from Revell and Imex. 

The artillery is the usual mix of plastic and metal. Some Italeri cavalrymen were converted and a figure from the Revell Pioneer box was also used. 

Same story on gun number two. The shouting figure is converted Esci infantryman. The limber and horses are plastic with metal riders from Irregular Miniatures. 

Next: Rodes' Division, The Army of Northern Virginia. 

Fire&Fury ACW rules set - Gettysburg in 20mm, 2nd Corps ANV, Johnson's Division (part 35)

On the 3rd July another attempt was made by the Confederates to attack the head of the 'fish hook' at Culp's Hill. Here Johnson's Division already crossed the Plum run and moves towards the foot of Culp's Hill. In the lower part of the picture Steuart's Brigade prepares to cross the Pardee field and being slaughtered in the process.  

Gen. Edward Johnson is the usual Esci body with a proper Italeri head to suit its figure. 

 The Stonewall Brigade of Brig Gen.Walker is represented by the 33rd Virginia. I used this regiment because initially was one of the Confederate units to have blue uniforms and I just hope that some were retained this late in the war. Most of the figures are Esci with a few Revell. 

Dungan's Brigade is a mostly Italeri and Airfix unit with many head swaps. 

The 'Louisiana Tigers' Brigade of Col. Jesse Williams is a full Italeri unit. 

The big Steuart's Brigade is made of ACTA, Airfix, Revell, Esci and even has a few figures from the 1848 US- Mexican war by Imex placed here due to the caps still used  by some Confederate soldiers. 

The Divisional artillery has Irregular Miniatures limbers and Imex guns and artillerymen. The commanders of each gun are an Italeri and the other a conversion of the Airfix Napoleonic British artillery set. 

Next: Yes, you guessed it, Early's Division, the Army of Northern Virginia.