Hello from Gettysburg, PA United States

[Richp1969]

Hello everyone,

I have been part of the group for a little while. I have been reading some of the stuff here. I love seeing everyone's work on FB. everyone has been great with helping me when I have questions. It is a great group of people.

I have only just gotten back into modeling. Now that my children are all grown and out of the house. So I have more time to spend doing the things I love.

I am really into WWII aircraft. Both of my grandfathers served in WWII. One on was a rear gunner in a Douglas dauntless. The other was an airplane Mechanic who irked on Corsairs, B-25's and a bunch of other planes. So I grew up looking at their pictures and hearing all their stories.

Well now you know all about me. Thank you everyone for all the help and keep those great works of art pictures coming on FB.

Sincerely,

Richard Prendergast

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[Vleugelmoer]

Hi Richard and to ISM. Let's hope this Gettysburg adres doesn't have the same effect as the last one back in the 1700's

As always happy modeling and keep sticking styrene.

Paul

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[Icemannique]

[SMAddict66]

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[mincemeat]

Welcome! I was just visiting Gettysburg a few weeks ago!

[Richp1969]

Nice! It's a great battlefield. How long were you here and what did you get to see?

[Kevthemodeller]

[Richp1969]

Welcome! I was just visiting Gettysburg a few weeks ago!

Sorry just getting used to this site I posted this to the site but meant it as a reply to your message.

Any way Gettysburg is a great battlefield to visit. I was wondering what you got to see?

I have been here 25 years and still love getting out to walk it.

Sincerely,

Richard

[mincemeat]

Hey there Richard. Thanks for quoting me, otherwise I wouldn't have known. We only did a little walking as we arrived later in the afternoon on a Friday, from the visitor center, passed Meade's HQ, south on Cemetery Hill, you know that stretch past Meade's statue in the distance with Lee and Pickett bearing down?

The next day we did the 2 hour bus tour, it put the whole battle into perspective and made it more interesting. I now understand the placement of the general's statues on Civil War battlefields. It was much easier to imagine the positions of the troops as the tour guide explained it. I think we stopped as far north as Oak Hill and as south as Round Top with driving and stopping in between. We also saw the Cyclorama which was AMAZING, I wish I had more time or more alone time with it to take it all in!

I'm much more familiar now with Manassas battlefield after visiting Gettysburg, with some of the same belligerents! Ewell and Meade were at both battles among others. I take my kids there for a 3 hour hike somewhat often, starting at Henry Hill, across to Stone House, up Matthew's Hill, over to Unfinished Railroad, thru Deep Cut, down to Chinn Ridge and back to Henry Hill.

Last weekend I found this grave site a little out from Chinn Ridge and found it oddly moving and found myself staring and contemplating a great many things. I know, I'm being weird now... take that Red Coats! If it weren't for my two boys, I would have stayed longer. At least they had enough respect of the small grave site area not to be loud or run. I made sure to remind them of that fact, being 7 and 9 they need such reminders.

What's your favorite part of Gettysburg?

Revolution war vet Manassas by Iggy Pants

Revolution war vet Manassas by Iggy Pants

[Richp1969]

Mincemeat,

I am glad you had a good time. I have been to quite a few civil war battlefields. I have walk Manassas once or twice.
I have been to Antietam quite a few times.
Gettysburg I think is the most well preserved. It's hard to pick a part that is my favorite. I like the new visitors center (I only live 2 miles or so from there.). I guess I have always been partial to General John Fulton Reynolds.
He died on the first day but if not for his quick thinking along with Buford the confederates would have won Gettysburg on the first day. So I would have to go with the first day of battles.

Well I hope you get a chance to come back and enjoy the place some more. I look forward to seeing some more of your builds.

Sincerely,

Richard

[burnie43]

Morneen....
I was visiting Gettysburgh a few years ago...... left a huge impression on me....and a beautiful part of the world.
Loo forward to seeing your work
Cheers
Mark

[Richp1969]

Morneen....
I was visiting Gettysburgh a few years ago...... left a huge impression on me....and a beautiful part of the world.
Loo forward to seeing your work
Cheers
Mark

Hey Mark,

It is a great place. The summers get a little hot for me here but the country is beautiful.
I hope you got time to visit the battlefields it is incredibly well preserved.

Sincerely,

Richard

[burnie43]

Richard,
that was my visit, to the Battlefields and then on to Antietam ( the Bridge is named after my family ) and Harpers Ferry ....FANTASTIC . would love to do it again as I visited some of the Southern Battlefields last year...
Cheers
Mark

[Richp1969]

Richard,
that was my visit, to the Battlefields and then on to Antietam ( the Bridge is named after my family ) and Harpers Ferry ....FANTASTIC . would love to do it again as I visited some of the Southern Battlefields last year...
Cheers
Mark

The bridge in Antietam? Burnside's bridge?

Sincerely,

Richard

[Akula1959]

I used to live in Gettysburg and me and my then 4-ish y/o boy would spend hours walking the battlefield. (Ye gawds, is he REALLY 25 years old now? Where has the time gone?)

One building we lived in even had bullet holes in the exterior brickwork from the battle.

DonP

[Richp1969]

I used to live in Gettysburg and me and my then 4-ish y/o boy would spend hours walking the battlefield. (Ye gawds, is he REALLY 25 years old now? Where has the time gone?)

One building we lived in even had bullet holes in the exterior brickwork from the battle.

DonP

My Son is 25 as well. Did your son attend school when you were here? He may have gone to school with my son.
Yes there are still building with bullet holes from the civil war. There are also trees with cannon balls embedded in them. It is some pretty cool stuff.

Sincerely,
Richard

[Sturm]

Wow! You live in Gettysberg, I've been wanting to visit this historic battlefield.
Welcome to ISM!

[burnie43]

Richard,
that was my visit, to the Battlefields and then on to Antietam ( the Bridge is named after my family ) and Harpers Ferry ....FANTASTIC . would love to do it again as I visited some of the Southern Battlefields last year...
Cheers
Mark

The bridge in Antietam? Burnside's bridge?

Sincerely,

Richard

yep "Burnside" Bridge....that's my surname....!! Got some great pics of it and I'm planning a 1/35 diorama of it I have just started to look for Blue and grey figures in that scale !!
cheers
Mark

[Akula1959]

I used to live in Gettysburg and me and my then 4-ish y/o boy would spend hours walking the battlefield. (Ye gawds, is he REALLY 25 years old now? Where has the time gone?)

One building we lived in even had bullet holes in the exterior brickwork from the battle.

DonP

My Son is 25 as well. Did your son attend school when you were here? He may have gone to school with my son.
Yes there are still building with bullet holes from the civil war. There are also trees with cannon balls embedded in them. It is some pretty cool stuff.

Sincerely,
Richard

No, we moved down to North Carolina after a few months of living there then Biglerville. Yeah, I used to walk pretty much everywhere around town (the joys of no driver licence due to seizure disorder) and saw a lot of that. My then wife worked at the Farnsworth just before we separated then.

DonP

[Richp1969]

Richard,
that was my visit, to the Battlefields and then on to Antietam ( the Bridge is named after my family ) and Harpers Ferry ....FANTASTIC . would love to do it again as I visited some of the Southern Battlefields last year...
Cheers
Mark

The bridge in Antietam? Burnside's bridge?

Sincerely,

Richard

yep "Burnside" Bridge....that's my surname....!! Got some great pics of it and I'm planning a 1/35 diorama of it I have just started to look for Blue and grey figures in that scale !!
cheers
Mark

Well that's awesome Mark. I look forward to seeing your Diarama of it. Sounds like it will be incredible.
I do not know anywhere that sells the figurines you would require but I am positive someone here on this site does.

Sincerely,
Richard

[Richp1969]

I used to live in Gettysburg and me and my then 4-ish y/o boy would spend hours walking the battlefield. (Ye gawds, is he REALLY 25 years old now? Where has the time gone?)

One building we lived in even had bullet holes in the exterior brickwork from the battle.

DonP

My Son is 25 as well. Did your son attend school when you were here? He may have gone to school with my son.
Yes there are still building with bullet holes from the civil war. There are also trees with cannon balls embedded in them. It is some pretty cool stuff.

Sincerely,
Richard

No, we moved down to North Carolina after a few months of living there then Biglerville. Yeah, I used to walk pretty much everywhere around town (the joys of no driver licence due to seizure disorder) and saw a lot of that. My then wife worked at the Farnsworth just before we separated then.

DonP

Oh well, at least you had fun walking the battlefields.
I do not walk them as much as I use to but still love to walk them.

Sincerely,

Richard