Monday, December 28, 2020

French Artillery of the SYW

 

Minden Miniatures SYW French 12-pounder artillery battery.





Here is a diorama that I made a few years ago of a French artillery battery circa the Seven Years War. All figures are Minden Miniatures and all equipment is from the Fife and Drum artillery equipment range. The French 12-pound Valliere System cannon (AE-010) is a beautiful model with lots of intricate barrel detail “bling” on it.

In the diorama I had to make the ram rods longer to account for the longer barrel length. This is done easily with a piece of wire and some green epoxy putty to make the swab and push ends of the ram rod.

3 comments:

  1. I remember this piece! Beautifully done.

    Best Regards,

    Stokes

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  2. The Valliere cannon are some of the choicest pieces of your ranges, and that is saying something given the overall quality. Great diorama.

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