Converted fort for City Walls or BUA etc
Jun 19, 2023 8:59:27 GMT
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Post by carll on Jun 19, 2023 8:59:27 GMT
Not a scratch build but a conversion of an mdf colonial French Foreign Legion Fort (made by Sarissa but sold by Italeri as part of their French Foreign Legion set with figures for both sides and an Arab camp) with some scratch built add on parts. Its roughly big 20mm scale so I hope to use it with my 25mm ancients.
I used scrap at first from the boards that you 'cut out' (or pop out) the fort mdf pieces for my battlement extensions then I used scrap thick card, of same depth, for rest, plus some add ons from my scraps box so a doorway into turret, rooftop trapdoor - from Irregular Miniatures - and shutters on one side of turret, and raised height of battlements to create an 'Arabesque' look to battlements. Some parts like doors or window frames I pre-painted prior to assembly due to it being more tricky to paint after assembly.
I am looking to create a tiled arch gateway (inspired by an illusion of same created for DBA by 'Brian Boru' - from Germany - see post here on the DBA Fanaticus web site). Still WIP at this stage. Promo image from Italeri included for comparison. Some add ons harder to see as I used same mdf as original for add ons otherwise just PVA glue. Going to keep it in its modular style, so it can be a city wall / gateway on table edge, or as a square fort within table. (I need to create a flat hill perhaps for it if used in tabletop play area to add to its imposing height.) CarlL
I used scrap at first from the boards that you 'cut out' (or pop out) the fort mdf pieces for my battlement extensions then I used scrap thick card, of same depth, for rest, plus some add ons from my scraps box so a doorway into turret, rooftop trapdoor - from Irregular Miniatures - and shutters on one side of turret, and raised height of battlements to create an 'Arabesque' look to battlements. Some parts like doors or window frames I pre-painted prior to assembly due to it being more tricky to paint after assembly.
I am looking to create a tiled arch gateway (inspired by an illusion of same created for DBA by 'Brian Boru' - from Germany - see post here on the DBA Fanaticus web site). Still WIP at this stage. Promo image from Italeri included for comparison. Some add ons harder to see as I used same mdf as original for add ons otherwise just PVA glue. Going to keep it in its modular style, so it can be a city wall / gateway on table edge, or as a square fort within table. (I need to create a flat hill perhaps for it if used in tabletop play area to add to its imposing height.) CarlL
