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54-mm scale white metal kits made in USA.

 

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CM-001 "High Water Aftermath" 54-mm scale unpainted white metal kit.  

3 figure vignette features famous Mathew Brady photograph of the three Confederate prisoners captured at Gettysburg in July 1863 inspired Carolina Miniatures. The detail of their uniforms; their apparent pride and defiance is clearly captured in their poses. The location of the photograph is believed to be on Seminary Ridge near the Lutheran Seminary.  The breastworks originally made from wood rails are cast in resin. Painting instructions are also included.

Pictures on right include photo of painted kit, plus Brady photo that inspired creation of kit.

$69.99

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CM-005 Wounded or dead officer 54-mm scale pewter kit sculpted by Mike Stelzel.  Includes kepi, Hardee hat, pistol.  Can be painted as Union or Confederate. $22.99

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CM-016 The Lonesome Sentry, 3rd Kentucky Regt, Company D, the Puducah Company, April 1862.  54 mm metal unpainted figure kit, cast in lead free pewter.  Box art by Doug Cohen.

History: Conrad Wise Chapman was born in Washington, D.C., in 1842, second son of the artist John Gadsby Chapman. The elder Chapman was already well respected, especially for his oil on canvas The Baptism of Pocahontas, placed in 1840 in the United States Capitol rotunda. In 1848 the family moved to Europe taking up residence in Rome. While in Europe, John Chapman taught both his sons, Conrad and John Linton, to paint. When news of the Civil War reached Rome, Conrad rushed to join the Confederacy. Unable to get to Virginia, he enlisted in the Orphan Brigade, 3rd Kentucky Company D; Paducah Company. During the battle of Shiloh, Chapman suffered a serious head injury. After the battle, Confederate forces retreated to Corinth, Mississippi, the site of his painting, ~ Confederate Camp, 3rd Kentucky Infantry at Corinth Mississippi. Chapman painted the scene on May 10, 1862 only days after the Battle of Shiloh.

$21.99

CM-017 3rd Georgia Volunteers, Company D, Richmond, VA 1862 54-mm scale pewter kit with scenic resin base, box art by Doug Cohen.

Brief history: Inspired by the famous photograph of three of the 3rd Georgia Volunteers. (left to right) Columbus C. Taylor, killed at Malvern Hill, July 1st, 1862. Jas D. Jackson, killed at Malvern Hill, July 1st, 1862. James H. Porter, detailed for railroad service... discharged January, 1862. All three enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Reg. Ga. Vol. Inf. April 26th, 1861. The photo was taken near Richmond during the winter of 1861-1862. Their uniforms, weapons, and accoutrements (note Georgia oval belt buckles) were typical of those used in the early campaigns of the Regiment. Photo owned by the Museum of the Confederacy.

$66.99

 

OSN-11 Confederates guarding the HL Hunley.  Two figure 54 mm scale kit cast in white metal pewter.  (Old Steam Navy brand). $35.99

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CM-018 Brig General Turner Ashby, 54 mm mounted kit cast in lead free white metal pewter  and resin scenic base.

Detailed kit description & history - Turner Ashby was known as -The Black Knight of the Confederacy -The Carolina Miniature kit of Ashby on horse may be the first mounted kit honoring Turner Ashby. The horse was cast with special care. There are only a few kits with a horse with both front feet off the ground. Many kits use some ground effect under a front hoof to give the horse's back legs support.   A piano wire was cast inside each of horse's back leg(s) which will prevent any possibility of sagging in the future. The 54mm pewter kit is unpainted, and comes with its own resin base. Artist Doug Cohen deserves special mention for his painting and his work on the horse. Kit includes some photo etch bridal parts and horse shoes as well as the famous fox horn Ashby used to sound the charge and a feathered plume for Ashby's hat.
Kit painted by Doug Cohen.
Ashby's head is also sold separately. See photo below for close up of the side, feather, slouch hat with acorns.

$54.99

CM-019 Lt. Gen. Richard H. Anderson 54 mm mounted kit cast in lead free white metal pewter and resin scenic base.

Detailed kit description & history - Fighting Dick Anderson was the ranking Confederate General from South Carolina. General Lee held Anderson in high regard referring to him as his "noble soldier" after the role he played at Chancelorsville. He became a Corp commander after Longstreet's was wound in the Wilderness. Fighting Dick was also the hero of Spotslyvania Court House arriving in time to prevent Grant from turning Lee's army. It was at this time Lee offered Anderson, the fallen JEB Stuart's, command of the cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia. After Longstreet's return to duty, Anderson commanded what was called Anderson's Corp at Petersburg. Anderson is unpainted and cast in 54mm pewter. He uses the same horse (cast with piano wire in his back legs for strength) and torso as the Ashby kit above. The only difference is the head and his LeMat both sculpted by Doug Cohen.

Anderson was painted by Doug Cohen.

$54.99

CM-024 Soldier wearing shell jacket & kepi advancing the flag, Kit is 54mm spun cast pewter. We offer the kit without flag so you may choose your own.  This kit painted by Frank Albritton. $18.99

CM-020 Richard H. Anderson head in 54mm pewter. Sculpted by Doug Cohen. $5.00

CM-021 Turner Ashby head with feather. Slouch hat has a star on the side beside the feather and has the acorns on the front. Great detail! $5.00

CM-025 Captain Raphael Semmes of the CSS Alabama 54-mm scale white metal (pewter) kit painted by Doug Cohen.  Semmes is depicted on deck of his ship and inspired by the famous carte de visite  photograph of Captain Raphael Semmes and First Lieutenant John M. Kell on board the Alabama during her August 1863 visit to Capetown, South Africa. $21.99

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CM-026 Wheat's Tiger Rifles (1st Louisiana Special Battalion Zouaves) 54-mm scale white metal kit box art painted by Doug Cohen.  

"Tigers, go in once more, go in my sons, I'll be gloriously God-damned if the sons of bitches can ever whip the Tigers!"

The most famous Louisiana unit from the war, this battalion took the nickname "Louisiana Tigers" from its Company B. Its reputation led in time to the nickname being applied to all the Louisiana units in Virginia. Though generally represented as being completely outfitted in Zouave uniforms, the battalion had only one such company-the Tiger Rifles. The battalion began organizing at Camp Walker in New Orleans. It moved to Camp Moore and completed its organization on June 6, 1861, with five companies and 416 men. Ordered to Virginia, the battalion became the first Louisiana unit to be engaged in the war, when it fought a skirmish at Seneca Falls on the Potomac River on June 28. The men played an important role in the Battle of First Manassas, July 21, by helping to hold back the Union flank attack until more troops could come up and form a defensive line. In battle, 8 of the battalion's men were killed, 38 were wounded, and 2 were missing. The battalion was assigned to General Richard Taylor's Louisiana brigade along with the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Louisiana regiments later in the month. That winter, the men drilled and did picket duty. They sometimes fought with other Confederate units and among themselves. One of the internal fracases led to the December 9 execution by firing squad of two men of Company B, the first men executed in the Army of Northern Virginia. Taylor's brigade joined General Stonewall Jackson's army in the Shenandoah Valley in May, 1862. The battalion played the major role in the capture of Front Royal, May 23. On May 25, the battalion was detached on the left flank of the army and saw no fighting in the Battle of Winchester. The brigade distinguished itself again in the Battle of Port Republic, June 9. Rejoining the Army of Northern Virginia near Richmond, the brigade participated in the Battle of Gaine's Mill, June 27. In that fight, Major Wheat and 5 other men were killed and 16 men were wounded. The battalion was so reduced in strength by the end of the Seven Days' Campaign, and the men were so hard to control following Wheat's death, that it was recommended that the battalion be disbanded. This occured on August 15. During the war, 39 men of the battalion were killed, 15 died of disease, 2 were executed, and 1 died in an accident. "Tigers Never Say Die"

$21.99

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