Fort Morgan & Fort Gaines
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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.
This fort is modeled in 1/600 scale and can be printed using any resin or FDM printer. This scale was chosen to facilitate printing on a wider array of printers.
When printing in FDM, some details may be too small to print with a stock 0.4mm nozzle.
This model is very large in comparison to other ships of the time, the model in 1/600 measures just over 10″ and is too large for resin printers such as the Elegoo Mars or Anycubic Photon. A split version of the model is provided in the purchase for those with conventional resin printers. The model can be printed as a single piece on larger printers such as the Elegoo Saturn, Anycubic Mono X, or FDM printer such as the Ender 3 or Prusa.
Included with this purchase is:
Fort Morgan
Fort Gaines
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.
This fort is modeled in 1/600 scale and can be printed using any resin or FDM printer. This scale was chosen to facilitate printing on a wider array of printers.
When printing in FDM, some details may be too small to print with a stock 0.4mm nozzle.
This model is very large in comparison to other ships of the time, the model in 1/600 measures just over 10″ and is too large for resin printers such as the Elegoo Mars or Anycubic Photon. A split version of the model is provided in the purchase for those with conventional resin printers. The model can be printed as a single piece on larger printers such as the Elegoo Saturn, Anycubic Mono X, or FDM printer such as the Ender 3 or Prusa.
Included with this purchase is:
Fort Morgan
Fort Gaines
| Filename | Size | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| Fort_Gaines.stl | 1.3 MiB | 2024-10-02 |
| Fort Morgan.stl | 3.4 MiB | 2024-10-02 |
