Description
Perfect for war games or dioramas.
Defenders of Mobile Bay!
Built as part of the strengthening of coastal defenses after the War of 1812, Fort Morgan (named after American Revolution hero Daniel Morgan) and Fort Gaines (named after Major General Edmund Gaines) defend the critical Gulf Coast harbor of Mobile Bay, Alabama. Both forts were captured shortly before Alabama declared its secession from the Union. They saw minor action throughout the war providing covering fire for blockade runners entering the harbor. Their true test came in 1864 during the Battle of Mobile Bay when Admiral Farragut ran the gauntlet between the forts and through the defenses. During the battle the ironclad CSS Tennessee was captured as well as Fort Gaines. This left Fort Morgan standing alone in Mobile Bay and she was forced to surrender after a two week siege.
Our Models are printed in .05 mm layer in resin to maximize the details. Resin colors are limited to Gray, White (Cures off white), Black, Clear Red, Clear Green, Clear Blue, or Yellow. We will contact you with current color choices if you order a color that is not available.
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We examine all of our items and will only send you the pieces that meet our standards.
All items are unpainted (unless otherwise stated) and will usually require some basic cleanup. This can be done with a hobby knife and/or high grit sandpaper.
Resin Printing does not melt plastic like FDM printing. Instead a photo curable liquid resin is placed in a vat and an LCD screen /LED array at specific wavelength (405 NM), which solidifies the liquid resin in that spot. The build plate then moves up to the next layer height (.05 mm or 5 microns in this case) and the process repeats. Each reaction attaches the 'cured' resin in the previous layer. After the printing is completed, we wash the excess resin off in an alcohol bath, and then place the model on a turntable with curing lights for several hours to harden the material to its final form. Resin printing offers a much finer level of detail/resolution at a higher material and consumable cost.
These are printed on demand for you. Orders will be printed and shipped in the order that they are received. If there are any delays, we will communicate with you the expected delivery date.
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Source models are copyright East Coast Ironclads, provided as an officially licensed printer.
***Products in pictures are example pieces. As these are individually printed, there may be small variations***