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Post by Brian Ború on Oct 1, 2022 10:08:09 GMT
The plan  Material: shashlik skewers and matches on styrofoam |
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Post by Brian Ború on Oct 1, 2022 14:56:52 GMT
The earthworks  And the palisades.  Shashlik skewers were too thin, so I took cupcake sticks. |
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Post by carll on Oct 1, 2022 18:17:51 GMT
Brian
I like your plan. Its always interesting to hear how plans change.
I suppose the cupcake stakes take less work, as they fill out defences quickly; and may better represent the size of a tree trunk in 15mm proportions.
I had assumed the stockade would be upright. But I have to admit I have no knowledge of the archaeology of Viking forts.
Best wishes
CarlL
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Post by Brian Ború on Oct 1, 2022 20:03:56 GMT
Brian I like your plan. Its always interesting to hear how plans change. I suppose the cupcake stakes take less work, as they fill out defences quickly; and may better represent the size of a tree trunk in 15mm proportions. I had assumed the stockade would be upright. But I have to admit I have no knowledge of the archaeology of Viking forts. Best wishes CarlL Hi CarlL, the stakes cover the outer parts of a ring mound or earthworks. Some pictures can be found here. Best wishes Brian |
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Post by hammurabi70 on Oct 1, 2022 23:12:25 GMT
Neat idea. Craft/lolly sticks might be a suitable alternative for the stockade.
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Post by Brian Ború on Oct 4, 2022 10:03:03 GMT
The carpenters' work in progress  |
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Post by carll on Oct 7, 2022 18:35:10 GMT
Thanks Brian for the link to the Trelleborgen reconstruction. Quite some sight (Literally) Here is another image from Wikipedia see upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Trelleborgen2.jpg Which both explain your choice of sloping wood work on the ramparts. I like your modelling of the rampart parapet, of embrasures and merlons. Reminds me of reconstructions of Roman wooden forts on Hadrian's Wall (and suggested for Antonine Wall in Scotland). You come up with many interesting designs and model work. All power to your skill and imagining of the model reconstructions. CarlL |
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Post by Brian Ború on Oct 8, 2022 11:02:52 GMT
Thank you very much, CarlL,
this is very encouraging!
In the field of modelling I feel that I'm only a "kleines Licht" as we say in Germany.
But thanks to DBA I can reactivate my hobbies of old and combine them with my fascination for history.
I'm always fascinated of the fact how clever man has always been ...
Take the vikings, a seafaring people with the deepest knowledge and best logistics in woodworks. Their castle has to be made of wood ... (O.k., mine looks a bit hastily assembled and warped in parts, but, hey, it will work in a good DBA battle.)
Cheers,
Brian
P.S.: That Trelleborg picture in your link is great!
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Post by Brian Ború on Oct 13, 2022 11:02:46 GMT
The ring is now completed.  The next part, the gate with its roof, will take quite long. |
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Post by carll on Oct 14, 2022 19:50:18 GMT
Brian Boru,
Will you give your wood a wash of ink or runny acrylic in likes of burnt umber? Or are you going for the fresh cut look!? (Of course if its been around a fair time you might want to dry brush with light grey or beige brown (after your dark wash has dried) to give it a lived in / worn look!?
The gateway could be challenging depending how much detail you plan to aim for. But a simple box archway with fixed gate and a further piece of parapet should give it a convincing look.
All best, look forward to later photos.
CarlL
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Post by Brian Ború on Oct 16, 2022 11:06:41 GMT
Brian Boru, Will you give your wood a wash of ink or runny acrylic in likes of burnt umber? Or are you going for the fresh cut look!? (Of course if its been around a fair time you might want to dry brush with light grey or beige brown (after your dark wash has dried) to give it a lived in / worn look!? The gateway could be challenging depending how much detail you plan to aim for. But a simple box archway with fixed gate and a further piece of parapet should give it a convincing look. All best, look forward to later photos. CarlL CarlL, I have not yet decided about it. Thank you, you sum the two different ways up very well and give some very good advice how to do it! All in all I think I'd like the fresh cut look a little bit more, because of two points: First I like the feeling of a kind of time traveling and some astonishing fresh look. Second a newly erected castle of fresh cut wood (and some other marks of haste) seem to me a bit more dramatic. It seems to tell a tale of its own: How the vikings (normally the invaders, aggression 4!) somehow got caught by surprise. Cheers, Brian |
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Post by nangwaya on Oct 16, 2022 16:21:31 GMT
Brian Boru, Will you give your wood a wash of ink or runny acrylic in likes of burnt umber? Or are you going for the fresh cut look!? (Of course if its been around a fair time you might want to dry brush with light grey or beige brown (after your dark wash has dried) to give it a lived in / worn look!? The gateway could be challenging depending how much detail you plan to aim for. But a simple box archway with fixed gate and a further piece of parapet should give it a convincing look. All best, look forward to later photos. CarlL CarlL, I have not yet decided about it. Thank you, you sum the two different ways up very well and give some very good advice how to do it! All in all I think I'd like the fresh cut look a little bit more, because of two points: First I like the feeling of a kind of time traveling and some astonishing fresh look. Second a newly erected castle of fresh cut wood (and some other marks of haste) seem to me a bit more dramatic. It seems to tell a tale of its own: How the vikings (normally the invaders, aggression 4!) somehow got caught by surprise. Cheers, Brian Awesome role playing rationale Brian! |
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Post by Brian Ború on Oct 17, 2022 9:40:41 GMT
Awesome role playing rationale Brian! My Tabletop origins!  The first time I pushed tiny metal soldiers around was a FRPG.  My friends and I were one of the first in Germany. |
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My friends and I were one of the first in Germany.