| grommet37 | 04 Sep 2014 10:00 a.m. PST |
In researching the FIW era, I'm finding a lot of star forts, albeit small ones, even if done in timber or brick. It seems the ideas of Vauban were then quite current, even on the frontier, even "taken down" to locally available materials. Does anyone makes modules for creating star forts of various sizes and shapes? In a scale appropriate for 28mm? Is the geometry such to make it commercially unfeasible? Have you built or tried to build star forts? In a smaller size like a wilderness outpost? How did you replicate the earthworks? Shaper sheet? Insulation foam? Stiffened ground cloth? Did you model stone, brick, timber? Try to replicate an historical fortress or create one from scratch? Where did you put the glacis? Did you add towers? How many points to the star? Pictures? Etc… It seems the British as well as the French built and rebuilt star forts in the North American forests. Pentagons were quite popular. |
| Altefritz | 04 Sep 2014 10:38 a.m. PST |
I did this one: link The original scale is 1:1000 and I used it for my 6mm, however it could be a good starting point for a more ambitious project in 28mm….and moreover it is free. |
 ColCampbell  | 04 Sep 2014 10:45 a.m. PST |
Paper Terrain does a nice Vauban fortress series (brick or stone) in any size from 6mm to 28mm – link Jim |
| Paul from PMW | 04 Sep 2014 10:55 a.m. PST |
I used to make this scratchbuilt Star-Fort:
Which I sold via my website and through Warlord Games. It measured apx 18" square. I now produce/sell this modular version in resin:
The bastions and courtines (3" long)are seperate pieces. I can supply the courtines in 6" lengths as well. Overall size is apx 23" square. I am working on an adapter kit to make it five points. Paul – Paul's Modelling Workshop |
| YogiBearMinis | 04 Sep 2014 11:22 a.m. PST |
That is an awesome model, Paul. I did not realize it was that nice. |
| grommet37 | 04 Sep 2014 1:53 p.m. PST |
Altefritz: Great blog. Nice fort. Would love to see pics of it in use when you get to that point. :) ColCampbell: Link bookmarked & added to blog sidebar. Very much appreciated. I'm thinking paper terrain from a few different places will work for much of this project. Cheers. Paul from PMW: That is, as Rwphillipsstl said, awesome. That you made a kit is even more awesome. What size are the figures in the two pictures? Searching your site now… |
| Paul from PMW | 04 Sep 2014 3:05 p.m. PST |
They are 28mm Warlord Games plastic figures grommet37. PS thanks Rwphillipsstl |
| M C MonkeyDew | 04 Sep 2014 6:13 p.m. PST |
I have one of Paul ' s non modular models, a couple of gun bastions and a ravelin. Highly recommended. Bob |
| grommet37 | 08 Sep 2014 3:42 p.m. PST |
Paul from PMW said: They are 28mm Warlord Games plastic figures grommet37. Thanks. Those look quite nice. M C LeSingeDew wrote: I have one of Paul ' s non modular models, a couple of gun bastions and a ravelin. Highly recommended. Site bookmarked. Thanks for the recommendation. |
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