Deploy the Gun

The Milita have been called out for exercises.  These are Imex, and Eagle Games figures, some with head swaps.

The artillery unit has only one gun and enough crewmen so that some can handle supplies or provide infantry cover.

The men wear kepis and the officer wears a floppy hat.

The steam tractor team.
 

Militia Gun

The people of the United States have a right to keep and bear arms in our Constitution.

Until the 1930s that essentially allowed almost anyone to own almost any kind of weapons they wanted.

Local militias often had all sorts of weapons, including artillery.  This militia unit has one gun and one steam powered towing tractor.

Artillery development was very fast in the 1890s and sales were good.

Local militia units, and even National Guard units had all sorts of uniforms, even those that were rather retro for the American Civil War and American Revolution. 

My artillery usually gets a store of supplies as an ammo dump.  This one is mounted on a sheet of plastic and flocked with Woodland Scenics grass.
 

Schneider Gun

Schneider 75mm gun.

Guns like this were sold all over the world.

I only got one from BUM I think, it was in a collection I got.

I decided to paint it up as a US Army, militia gun.

It is not a great model, but it painted up okay.

I used the colors popular for US Army weapons at the end of the 1800's.

It looks a lot like most WWI era guns.

As far as I know, it was never used by the US Army.

However, civilians, and local militas could purchase their own.
 

Prime Mover

I got this steam roller decades ago.

It was one color, soft plastic.

I have had it so long I have no idea how long I have had it, where I got it, or where I got it from.

I had no plans for it, but eventually I decided I would use it for an artillery towing vehicle.

I painted it gray, like 1890s artillery, with red wheels, like artillery, and a black smoke stake, like artillery gun barrels.

Steam powered vehicles were becoming more and more popular because unlike horses they were not afraid of artillery noises, and can operate more hours of the day.

This is actually a steam road roller, and should have a smaller front roller as a tractor.

But this is what I have, so it's what I am going to use.

Gray soldier fits well on the vehicle as the driver.
 

Army Automobile Arrives

An Army automobile arrives, leading a City Militia Artillery gun.

The cops fire a few tentative rounds.

The soldier arrives in his automobile.

The monster has stopped his advance in the face of the revolver fire and the noise of the automobile.

The steam tractor drops off the 75mm gun and the well drilled militia prepare to fire their piece.

The pride of the city is their steam powered tractor artillery battery.

It's only one gun, but muzzle loading and as fast firing as a 4 gun battery of muzzle loaders!