Armstrong Gun by Verlinden

[J.H. Moose]

Resin kit by Verlinden Productions in 1/32 scale, it went together pretty well and was a nice kit altogether. Only real problem was the ammunition included looked completely different from the copper-studded ordnance typical of Armstrong pieces. Used drops of PVA glue in a spiraling pattern and painted them a copper color to alter the shells in order to look a little truer to the real 150-pounder ammunition of an 8-inch Armstrong. I also mixed in some sand I had jarred from the beach at Fort Fisher in with some of the finer sand I used for the base just for the sake of adding a piece of the real thing to the diorama. Overall a pleasant experience!

 

[major bill]

Very nice.

 

[rebelatsea]

Lovely piece ! Well done.

 

[Seduzal]

Awesome work. Thanks for sharin.

 

[redbob]

Good job.

 

[scooter748driver]

Great work! Very talented!

 

[J.H. Moose]

Great work! Very talented!

Thank you!

 

[Johnny Shafto]

This is so impressive. And your photos are also great!

 

[Booner]

Very nice work, and I really like the ingenuity of using glue and sand to add a bit of realism.

 

[rebel brit]

Great painting, very neat work. I like your idea to add the Fort Fisher sand, makes the piece very unique.

 

[J.H. Moose]

Good job.

Much obliged!

This is so impressive. And your photos are also great!

thank you!

Great painting, very neat work. I like your idea to add the Fort Fisher sand, makes the piece very unique.

thank you!

 

[Kurtlg]

Great job on this. I've got a few of the old verlinden kits myself

 

[rebelatsea]

Here is one of the two real ones. The pair at Ft Fisher are believed to be the only Armstrongs of 8" calibre surviving,