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Kaz's CSS Jackson
Our friend Kaz delivered to me his Sketch Up model of the CSS Jackson. I saw the Civil War Ironclad, or rather what was left of it, at the Columbus Depot museum in Columbus, Ga a few months back. I think Kaz's model is quite well done, so with his permission I am making into a paper model kit.
I have decided to attempt the rail armor used on the ironclad, although the imagery is about twice the size it was in real life, simply because I could not go smaller at 1/250 scale and have it look right. However, it does capture the bolt and rail look of the ironclad. The inside of the casement is bare simply because the casement will not be removable, so only the deck and the guns will be visible through open gun ports. Most of the added parts are basic CT Paperclad parts I generically use on my other models, canon, anchor, davits and so on. The model is waterline only, but as with most of the Confederate river Ironclads, a scale hull can easily be scratch built by those who wish it. Thanks Kaz! Here are a few pics of the start of it.
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Looking forward to your build.
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Excellent! Another CT Paperclad!
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Corey, thank you for unfolding my 3D model. It's nice to see that it was useful after all ;-)
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Kaz it is a well done model and I hope to do it justice on paper! I like the overall look so far and hope that it builds well. More soon!
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Looks like I will get another of CT's vessels to add to my unmade collection. I think this one will bring the total to 1,392. Looks great Corey and I like the staggered gun ports. Very different than what you normally see on these vessels.
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And some more done... getting there..
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looks great
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Looks promising Corey. I guess I'll be another one forced to add another ironclad to my (unbuilt, so far) CT Ertz fleet. Who knew there were so many made by the cash- and iron-poor Confederacy?
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Yeah, plenty of ships. Of the ships build and completed or nearly completed by wars end, most seem to have made their appearance in late 1864 or 1865. It took a number of years of trial and error to get down patterns that were workable, foundries that were on line and secure places to build. Some of their best never were able to fire a shot in anger, like the CSS Jackson, CSS Texas and others. Some like the "Improved Albemarel" and "Weldon Battery" were just so close to being done, but burned as the war ended. And others, like the CSS Ashly, CSS Cooper, CSS Huntsville and CSS Tuscaloosa, either had issues when completed or were in positions when finished to be of limited uses. Had a large number of ironclads and floating batteries been able to support a large number of unarmored ships in battle, Like at Mobile Bay only with more numbers, then the South would have been substantially more effective. But using their really good ships in solo attacks or with just a few escorts, well, the ship usually ended up like the CSS Arkansas, CSS Atlanta, and CSS Tennessee. Had the war been drawn out another year, the South may have had a chance to use group actions a bit but it was not to be.
Oddly, the CSN mirrored the Quartermasters Depots in timing and production. By 1864-65 the Southern Soldiers (at least near depots) had access to some really well made Uniforms. The sheer number of Southern produced Jackets coming out of the Columbus Depot, in Georgia, the Richmond Depot in Virginia and the Huntsville Penitentiary factory in Texas is just staggering. Lee's ANV surrendered wearing new high quality Type three Richmond Depot Jackets, Full ammunition boxes and weapons that were the world standard, either, Enfields or Springfield's. Yet, they had no blankets, limited foot wear and absolutely no food. The South was finally getting their home grown production up, forced to do so by blockade, but I would argue that a combination of lack of man power and lack of roads in the South was ultimately their undoing. CT
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