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MajorB28 Dec 2014 9:35 a.m. PST

Lots of lovely pictures, but some commentary would make them more intelligible.

79thPA Supporting Member of TMP28 Dec 2014 10:33 a.m. PST

I guess we missed our chance.

Intrepide28 Dec 2014 12:59 p.m. PST

Yes. It looks like we did. Or it is a subtle sarcasm.

rct7500128 Dec 2014 3:32 p.m. PST

I've seen it elsewhere and it is magnificent. Al once again you have shown yourself as the master of the big beaitiful game on wonderful hand made terrain.

I'm just mourning another batch of teddy bears that have fallen in the service :)

alcal5029 Dec 2014 2:52 a.m. PST

Hi

Ok well this is the game at last (with commentary).
Cheers AL:


[size=200][color=#BF0080]GETTYSBURG JULY 2ND LEE`S RIGHT HOOK[/color][/size]

Looking up the wheat field road towards the emittsburg road

The `Devils Den` and the triangle

The `Devils Den` the triangle with the Timbers farm and Rose woods

Rose farm

Rose farm

The Timbers farm


Looking at the Wentz farm from Pitzers woods

Looking south down the Emittsburg road

The Wentz farm and the Peach Orchard

The Wheat Field

The Stoney Hill

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ROBERTSON`s 3rd Ark and 1st Tx peel off towards Smith`s troublesome guns above the `Devils Den`


Smith`s guns take heavy casualties from counter battery fire


The 124th NY brace there selves


The 114thPa at the Wentz farm listen worryingly to the sound of battle to there left rear?


GRAHAM checks his deployment in the `Peach Orchard`


ANDERSONS Georgians double quick into Rose Woods


Georgians cross the Rose Farm


SWEITZER and TILTON (VCORPS) as promised take up position on the `Stoney Hill`


ANDERSON crashes into DE TROBRIAND


Winslows battery shell the woods above BENNING`s advancing Georgians


The `Gun Line` connecting SWEITZER to GRAHAM


BIRNY inspects his Divisions postions


ROBERTSON now with support from BENNING pushes to take the end of `Houck Ridge`


LAW`s 44th Ala push up through the Saddle `The Slaughter Pen`


KERSHAW`s South Carolinians cross the corn field at the double


DE TROBRIAND`s Brigade collapses and fall back into `Trostle Woods`


The `Gun Line` start to engage KERSHAW


The Battery at the `Peach Orchard` fall back because of there open left flank.


KERSHAW attacks the `Gun Line`



Part of DE TROBRIAND`s Brigade starts to fall back through the `Wheat Field`


Wislow`s battery in the `Wheat field` gets some support from the 17th Me as CALDWELL`s Division starts to arrive and as the Rebs
make another push.

TILTON and SWEITZER`s lines collapse and retreat across the `Wheatfield` road


The line now unravelling causes Winslow`s battery to retire as CROSS KELLY and ZOOK prepare to advance.



ZOOK manages to stem the tide on the right flank in front of the `Stoney Hill` and CROSS also holds on the left flank `Houck Ridge`
but Kelly is routed in the centre.

The game finished there as the Confederate objective was to get troops onto the last three `Wheatfield road` boards and almost perfectly it was on the last turn of the day!!

CHEERS FOR LOOKING AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS DON`T HESITATE TO ASK.
AL

langobard29 Dec 2014 3:31 a.m. PST

Beautiful and inspirational game! Thanks for sharing.

Houdini29 Dec 2014 6:07 a.m. PST

Wow! Sensational. Thanks indeed for posting the photos and AAR.

Ligniere Sponsoring Member of TMP29 Dec 2014 6:41 a.m. PST

Absolutely stunning!
Museum quality work – well done

Garryowen Supporting Member of TMP29 Dec 2014 7:22 a.m. PST

Very beautiful to look at.
Great work.

Tom

Painter Jim29 Dec 2014 8:26 a.m. PST

WOW! I want to see your work published in a book format, I am sure it would do well on the market. Simply stunning work all the way around.
Storing your photos in my personal desktop folder of favorite 28mm ACW images, I like to shuffle them on the PC screen as I sit a my workbench.

Thank you for taking the time to share this, very inspirational.

Jim

Wackmole929 Dec 2014 2:14 p.m. PST

Awesome layout and a wonder to behold!

ACW Gamer29 Dec 2014 9:55 p.m. PST

Where is the link to the blog?

alcal5030 Dec 2014 12:34 a.m. PST

There is no blog

ACW Gamer30 Dec 2014 6:37 a.m. PST

Ahhh….too bad.

ACW Gamer30 Dec 2014 3:33 p.m. PST

Were there any in progress shots besides the drawings?

GoodOldRebel30 Dec 2014 4:50 p.m. PST

stunning stuff indeed! this must have been a true labour of love!

alcal5031 Dec 2014 4:05 a.m. PST

Thanks for the comments guys.

Progress shots are on THE GUILD forum.

Cheers AL

ACW Gamer31 Dec 2014 7:29 a.m. PST

Thanks Al Cal…I will join and check it out.

alcal5031 Dec 2014 7:55 a.m. PST

Good Old Rebel

Stunning stuff indeed! this must have been a true labour of love!

Believe it or not except for a shoe box full of fences the whole thing started on the 23rd of October and finished on the 23rd of December . And that didn't include three weekends I was diving/teaching…………

Personal logo Milhouse Supporting Member of TMP31 Dec 2014 12:11 p.m. PST

That's tremendous! Where do the buildings come from? (Scratch? manufacturer?)

alcal5001 Jan 2015 3:02 a.m. PST

Hi Buildings are Hovels:
hovelsltd.co.uk/acw_25mm.htm

charles popp01 Jan 2015 12:48 p.m. PST

How big was the table?

alcal5001 Jan 2015 2:42 p.m. PST

12` x 12`……….. 27 x 2`sq boards

Double G01 Jan 2015 4:52 p.m. PST

Just spectacular in every way; Alcal, as others have said, your games should be shown in published form, been a huge fan of your work since I joined the Guild several years ago, your 20mm WWII games are works of art.

Your wargames are museum quality dioramas, also love the fact that you game ACW in 25mm; go big or go home.

Thanks so much for sharing…………

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