Description
Perfect for war games or dioramas.
Fired on Ft. Sumter!
The Floating Battery of Charleston Harbor, also known as "the barn" was constructed before the beginning of the war to add additional defenses to Charleston Harbor. The battery looked very similar to a peaked barn, hence the nickname. Reception of the battery by the enemy upon completion was mixed, some thought it would be quickly dealt with while others thought it quite formidable. The battery was placed at the western end of Sullivans Island, near Ft. Moultrie, and took part in the bombardment of Ft. Sumter along with the rest of the harbor defenses. The battery was hit several times by return fire from the fort, but damage was minimal and only one man was wounded.
What is known about the battery after the bombardment is relatively scarce. It is shown on harbor maps from 1863, but by 1865, it was no longer shown. It is also known that he Confederates stripped the battery of its iron armor and used it to construct an ironclad warship that might be more useful. Some suggest that the battery broke up during a storm in late-1863 and was found washed up on Morris Island.
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***