The American Fighting Man

[Pete Longstreet]

I brought my son to Battleship Cove, which is located in Fall River, MA. We had a blast exploring the WW2 naval ships and submarines. While touring one of the ships, there was a display labeled "The American Fighting Man". It contained American soldiers starting with year 1775 and ending with a Delta Force soldier from 1993. Of course I had to take pictures of all the Civil War soldiers in the display. Figured I'd share them with you all. Enjoy.

 

[JD Mayo]

I love displays like those!

 

[Kurt G]

I brought my son to Battleship Cove, which is located in Fall River, MA. We had a blast exploring the WW2 naval ships and submarines. While touring one of the ships, there was a display labeled "The American Fighting Man". It contained American soldiers starting with year 1775 and ending with a Delta Force soldier from 1993. Of course I had to take pictures of all the Civil War soldiers in the display. Figured I'd share them with you all. Enjoy.

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A lot of those are Series 77 from the 1980s. I have a few myself . Great looking display. Thanks for posting .

 

[Kurt G]

Did it say if these figures were a donation or who the painter was ? The are very well done . All of the first 3 rows are Series 77. The Civil War irregular 1862 is a conversion of the Plains Indian Wars officer on the 2nd shelf , 3rd from the right .

 

[Booner]

Thanks for posting the pictures.
Like Kurt G., I too recognized many of the Series 77 figures.

 

[Pete Longstreet]

Did it say if these figures were a donation or who the painter was ? The are very well done . All of the first 3 rows are Series 77. The Civil War irregular 1862 is a conversion of the Plains Indian Wars officer on the 2nd shelf , 3rd from the right .

Thanks for the info! It didn't say anything about where they came from or who painted them. There were several other displays which contained ww2 figures. They too were extremely well done.

 

[Pete Longstreet]

Thanks for posting the pictures.
Like Kurt G., I too recognized many of the Series 77 figures.

I find it impressive that you and @Kurt G can recognize what series they are from. Except for a few, most of them look very similar.

 

[rebel brit]

Thanks for posting, great pics and what an excellent display.

 

[Kurt G]

I find it impressive that you and @Kurt G can recognize what series they are from. Except for a few, most of them look very similar.

Rebel Brit can probably answer better than me , but I think the sculptor was Pat Bird. You could always tell a Series 77 figure because of the sculpting . Some of the figures were too stocky , but some people such as Shepard Paine modified them by lengthening the legs below the knee . They were probably the best figures covering American soldiers back in the day .

 

[Pete Longstreet]

Thanks for posting, great pics and what an excellent display.

No problem. I really enjoyed it as well. Out of all the things to see and do regarding the battleships... i studied that display the most. It makes me want one now lol

 

[frontrank2]

Really nice, thanks for sharing.

 

[rebel brit]

Rebel Brit can probably answer better than me , but I think the sculptor was Pat Bird. You could always tell a Series 77 figure because of the sculpting .

Sorry can't help as I was a late starter and didn't seriously get into hobby until about 2000. Although I've heard of Series 77 I can't honestly say I know much about them.

 

[Kurt G]

These are a few of my Series 77 figures that I painted over 30 years ago. I see the that the 2 WW2 figures are in the display , but the 39th NY is not. The painter did of fine job on the figures at the museum .

 

[rebel brit]

Like these figures, as always your painting is excellent. Are they Oil or Acrylics. ?

 

[Gary Morgan]

Is Battleship Cove open? I'm going to be down that way Thursday. I'm also supposed to give a talk on the raiders to the CW Roundtable in nearby New Bedford, hopefully sometime next spring (stupid Corona virus....!)

 

[JOHN42768]

Great display. Thanks for posting it.

 

[jackt62]

As a young child, my parents took me to Fall River and I remember visiting the USS Massachusetts. Can't recall anything else, so posting those figure displays was very enjoyable!

 

[Kurt G]

Like these figures, as always your painting is excellent. Are they Oil or Acrylics. ?

They were oils back then .

 

[Booklady]

Oh my gosh I love that place! I've been to Battleship Cove many times on field trips with my elementary students and never ever noticed that display. Thanks for sharing your photos. Do you recall where in the battleship or the destroyer maybe it is? And as another poster asked, is BC open to the public? My dad was a pharmacist's mate on the USS Crescent City in the South Pacific during WWII, and the medical suite on the Massachusetts is my favorite part of the battleship. The entire ship is a fascinating museum (though I don't care for the smell). Always wanted to get to the USS Alabama in Mobile when I lived in the South but never could swing it. Sorry to veer off course here. The mention of Battleship Cove always gets my attention!

 

[Pete Longstreet]

Is Battleship Cove open? I'm going to be down that way Thursday. I'm also supposed to give a talk on the raiders to the CW Roundtable in nearby New Bedford, hopefully sometime next spring (stupid Corona virus....!)

Yes it is! I believe it's open Monday-friday 9am-5pm. It wasn't that busy, which was actually nice because my son had a field day going in and out of all the different compartments. One of the employees told me they are slow because of the virus. But to me... the less people the better.