I am putting my bid in on Saturday.
Then, I'll get rid of my dining room set.
<b><font color="gold">Ernie Sands
LtGen, Commanding, Army of Ohio
ACWGC Cabinet member
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| Author: | Glyn Hargreaves [ Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | $750,000 Civil War Diorama ! |
http://www.wargamer.com/news/news.asp?nid=2721 <center><i><b><font face="Georgia">Colonel 2nd Infantry Brigade </font id="Georgia"></b></i> <i><b><font face="Verdana">"English Guard"</font id="Verdana"></b></i> <font face="Georgia"><b>2nd Division, II Corps AoA</b></font id="Georgia"></center> |
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| Author: | ALynn [ Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:29 am ] |
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Impressive, but expensive... I could only imagine a museum paying a significant amount of money for this - perhaps the NPS would consider it at a lower price for the Gburg visitors center, etc. Regards, Col. Alan Lynn 3rd Battery "Jacksonville Greys" 4th Div, II Corps, AoA God bless <>< Signal Corps, Assistant Editor "The only accurate news is well researched history." |
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| Author: | bobbreen [ Thu Oct 20, 2005 1:12 pm ] |
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Just to put some perspective on this. The recent Antietam Miniatures event covered in another post had 3,000 painted 27mm metal figures and 3 tables I judge to be 6' x12' of very detailed terrain. So without taking anything away from the Gettsyburg Mueseum display that implies the Antietam setup was aound a $150K game. By the way, miniature figure counting is not a precise science. I would count a "limber" as a figure, but if you buy one it's more like 4 figures - the limber, the driver, and two horses. Flag bearers can be 1 0r 2 as well. Lt Gen Bob Breen Commanding XIX Corps, AoS "Defenders of the Right" |
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| Author: | dmallory [ Thu Oct 20, 2005 6:26 pm ] |
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Gentlemen, I expect to place a substantial bid on this in a short while. I heard a news story on the radio this morning saying that GM had lost $1 billion last year. Since they didn't say anyone had reported finding $1 billion laying around, it must still be out there somewhere. I figure GM would be willing to offer some sort of reward for its return. If not, maybe I'll send them an email and say "I've found your missing $1 billion. If you can identify it, its yours. Otherwise, I'm keeping it." Now all I have to do is find it. Shouldn't be too hard, though. A billion dollars can't hide just anywhere, you know. I've already offered to take my co-workers out to lunch -- anywhere in the world -- when I find it. I've told them to start thinking about where they want to go. I expect there will still be plenty left over to place a nice bid on this diorama, and on a building to store it in. Your humble [:o)] servant, Gen 'Dee Dubya' Mallory David W. Mallory ACW - General, Chief of the Armies, Confederate States of America & Cabinet Member CCC - Sergeant, Georgia Volunteers, Southern Regional Deaprtment, Colonial American Army |
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| Author: | Ernie Sands [ Fri Oct 21, 2005 2:35 pm ] |
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I am putting my bid in on Saturday. Then, I'll get rid of my dining room set. <b><font color="gold">Ernie Sands LtGen, Commanding, Army of Ohio
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| Author: | dmallory [ Sat Oct 22, 2005 4:02 pm ] |
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Bill Peters</i> Will sell my pet rock on Ebay the same day in a one day auction. Bill Peters <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"> Bill, Don't get rid of your pet rock -- make it your own addition to the diorama by making your pet rock a part of Devil's Den [:D] ! Your humble servant, Gen 'Dee Dubya' Mallory David W. Mallory ACW - General, Chief of the Armies, Confederate States of America & Cabinet Member CCC - Sergeant, Georgia Volunteers, Southern Regional Deaprtment, Colonial American Army |
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| Author: | Rich Hamilton [ Thu Oct 27, 2005 12:21 pm ] |
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Here's another diorama to check out... http://www.fuhrmann-figuren.de/bemalen- ... od2003.htm LGen. Hamilton II Corps ANV, CSA Signal Corps - Editor in Chief |
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| Author: | valere [ Fri Oct 28, 2005 12:15 am ] |
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People are sometimes a bit crazy ...[:p] Huge work indeed.[8)] Hope that quantity does not replaced quality.[}:)] Valère BERNARD West Point Cadet ACWGC Anglo/Dutch Army adjutant NWC |
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| Author: | dmallory [ Fri Oct 28, 2005 6:31 am ] |
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Rich Hamilton</i> <br />Here's another diorama to check out... http://www.fuhrmann-figuren.de/bemalen- ... od2003.htm LGen. Hamilton II Corps ANV, CSA Signal Corps - Editor in Chief <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"> General Hamilton, Thanks. Sure makes me wish I read German [:(] ! I notice (on the fourth picture) what appear to be clouds of smoke (from cannon blasts?). Does anyone know how they did this? (My guess is they used cotton balls, pulled apart, but there may be a much better way.) Your humble servant, Gen 'Dee Dubya' Mallory David W. Mallory ACW - General, Chief of the Armies, Confederate States of America & Cabinet Member CCC - Sergeant, Georgia Volunteers, Southern Regional Deaprtment, Colonial American Army |
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| Author: | Rich Hamilton [ Fri Oct 28, 2005 3:36 pm ] |
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Is DSW around...? Maybe he can translate for us! [:D] LGen. Hamilton II Corps ANV, CSA Signal Corps - Editor in Chief |
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