"What Sort Of Tents Did Victorian Explorers Used In Africa?" Topic
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| Cacique Caribe | 03 Aug 2009 10:43 a.m. PST |
Or in any other jungle setting really. I can't seem to find any reliable images of that period. Also, does anyone produce anything like it for 15mm gaming? Thanks. CC |
| JamesonFirefox | 03 Aug 2009 12:03 p.m. PST |
Bell tents or A-frame tents from an ACW line should do the trick. Of course you need an open sided marquis over a table for them to have tea at while sorting and labelling their specimens. |
| Given up for good | 03 Aug 2009 1:24 p.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 03 Aug 2009 1:59 p.m. PST |
Excellent, guys! Thanks so much. I guess now I have to look for something like them in 15mm. CC |
| Cpt Arexu | 03 Aug 2009 2:47 p.m. PST |
Cardstock (or, since it's in 15mm, plain old typing paper) and a scissors and you'll have all the tents you'll need. I worked out a 15mm bell tent (the pointy octagon design) and posted it to one of the colonial yahoogroups, I can look for the file this evening if you want. |
| Angel Barracks | 03 Aug 2009 3:06 p.m. PST |
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| Henry V | 03 Aug 2009 7:08 p.m. PST |
Stone Mountain make three types of ACW tents that might work (I have not seen them in person).
link The "Sibley Conical Tent" they make looks a bit like the third picture posted by A. Beasley.
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| Cpt Arexu | 03 Aug 2009 9:52 p.m. PST |
Here's my conical tent pattern, scaled for 28mm(sorry, print half-sized and you're golden):
link Score (or just fold) along the lines, fold the flaps around the edge in a bit then glue the rectangular strip over them (that makes the straight lower sidewall). |
| Cacique Caribe | 04 Aug 2009 12:00 p.m. PST |
You guys rock! Thanks a million. CC |
| HerbyF | 08 Aug 2009 8:22 p.m. PST |
Some of the British gentry went to Africa with pavillian of almost royal proportions & splender too. |
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