| ModelJShip | 04 Nov 2015 5:57 a.m. PST |
Hello, we are planning to make wood forts as William Henry (Last of the mohicans) I want ask dimensions and what scale is better, for now I only have designed for 1/1000 or 1/1200 but we can make other scales. Thank you for your help,
Julián |
| Jcfrog | 04 Nov 2015 8:17 a.m. PST |
I have no paper doc handy but it is quite small, maybe 100 m accross.
You can ask them on their site, the reconstructed one might not be entirely accurate but still pretty good.
You can even measure it in that case on satellite map google. What scale, what a question? Depends on use? |
| ModelJShip | 04 Nov 2015 8:59 a.m. PST |
Ok, at first we have to do a generic wooden fort. I have set an example the Fort William Henry because I believe that is known by all.
In principle we are making forts in scale 1/1200 but I would like to work other scales. |
| Jcfrog | 04 Nov 2015 10:51 a.m. PST |
This one, if I remember well is pretty basic rectangle horizontal logs and earth, many originally were made like that " east" where intended to resist a bit cannon fire, not the " anti indians" vertical hollywood types we see all too often. Do take fare of guns embrasures and bastion angles, to provide mutual covering fire the basis of the trace construction unfortunatelly most miniature forts forget, which in games gives strange results. 1/1200 can work with 2mm miniatures. Might be good to provide space in case, increase your sales. In 15+ mm it becomes increasingly big as space to put the guns makes games nearly impossible if one wants to keep scales not outrageously weird. As I said these forts are small, having a max " indoor" garrison of a few100. |
| Mako11 | 04 Nov 2015 3:09 p.m. PST |
I'm sure there's a wiki page for it, or similar. |
marco56  | 09 Nov 2015 5:56 p.m. PST |
I know I would want one not for any games but I like to I collect FIW figures and Items.I had a section of FT.William done in 1/56 scale and just the front gate,1 bastion and some groundwork in the front was 3'x2'!So a smaller version would be nice for my collection.
Mark |
| 138SquadronRAF | 09 Nov 2015 6:45 p.m. PST |
not the " anti indians" vertical hollywood types we see all too often. Those vertical 'anti indian' walls were used in situations where the forts were not likely to be treatened by artillery. The designs were used further west on the great lakes. Here's
Ft. Michilimackinac on Lake Michigan. link |
| thehawk | 10 Nov 2015 5:41 a.m. PST |
The reconstructed Fort Stanwix would be a good example. link
link |
| marco56 | 10 Nov 2015 6:37 a.m. PST |
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| ModelJShip | 10 Nov 2015 12:42 p.m. PST |
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| marco56 | 10 Nov 2015 12:46 p.m. PST |
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| Twoball Cane | 10 Nov 2015 3:38 p.m. PST |
I was just visiting ft William Henry (reconstruction I recall) at lake george last month…. Ill post some pics if that helps….also went to ft Ticonderoga…..but that is definitely not a wooden fort Both were awesome |
| Twoball Cane | 10 Nov 2015 4:49 p.m. PST |
Took pictures of my pictures….. Ignore the little girl ….. She's there for scale purposes….she follows me everywhere! [URL=http://s292.photobucket.com/user/Twoballcane/media/image.jpg1_zpsynwg7y4v.jpg.html]
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[/URL] Off season lake george is great……howes cavern is not too far away either ! Food was hard to find…..but I don't think I can take the whole family to places like this without seeming "lame" lol ! So might as well enjoy it while I can. |
paints brigs for the British fleet.
