ConfederateSwede | 16 Jan 2017 12:02 p.m. PST |
Does anyone have any reference photos of an ACW-style zigzag log palisade, either of an model or from real life? Need it as reference for the rear palisade/stockade of Ft Gregg.. |
ChrisBrantley | 17 Jan 2017 10:47 a.m. PST |
Not sure if this helps..but it looks from the NPS diagram that the frontage of Gregg was zig-zagged, not the rear. link As to how it looked or was constructed, I imagine this picture is fairly accurate:
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ConfederateSwede | 17 Jan 2017 2:03 p.m. PST |
No that link shows Union Fort Gregg. Confederate Fort Gregg had a crescent-shaped front. The rear was protected by a zigzag stockade and had a sally port in the middle, and I'm curious as to how exactly it looked. |
Pauls Bods | 22 Jan 2017 7:59 a.m. PST |
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ConfederateSwede | 23 Jan 2017 12:23 a.m. PST |
No that's Confederate Fort Gregg in SC, guess many forts were named Gregg… The Fort I'm looking for is this: link |
Pauls Bods | 24 Jan 2017 12:29 a.m. PST |
The link on the link goes to link which Shows the Confederate Fort Gregg Marker with the same painting that Chris posted (?) fortwiki.com/Fort_Gregg_(2) Fort Gregg (2) (1864-1865) – A U.S. Civil War post established in 1864 by Confederate forces in Petersburg City, Virginia |
ConfederateSwede | 24 Jan 2017 2:23 a.m. PST |
Thanks Paul, not much on the rear or palisade, but how hard can it be, I'll use some twigs and glue em together, loopholes will be difficult though.. Does anyone have a good suggestion on how to make the wooden gun platform in 20mm scale? |
Pauls Bods | 24 Jan 2017 10:51 a.m. PST |
I´m planning (in the future when I´ve got most of the troops painted) to create some earthworks (that´s how I came across the Website "to the Sound of the guns) with gun positions. To create the planking for a gun platform I´m going to use coffee stirrers stuck to a sheet of Card..I may alter the actual construction when it Comes to it but I´ll still use coffee stirrers for the Planks…something along the lines of this
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ConfederateSwede | 24 Jan 2017 2:04 p.m. PST |
Good idea, placed an order for 100 stirrers, they seem to be suitable for flat revetments/trench walls too. |
Snowshoe | 16 Feb 2017 1:32 p.m. PST |
The long matchsticks used for the outdoor grill and fireplace are perfect sources of timber for modeling. I've saved countless numbers of them. They are easy to work with and you can even vary the angled edges to give a more authentic look. |
ConfederateSwede | 17 Feb 2017 6:23 a.m. PST |
Tried it, matchsticks are too thin to represent thick log walls in 20mm… |
Tunniesterrain | 20 Feb 2017 4:53 a.m. PST |
Although coffee sticks provide a cheap and available source of materials I use strips of plasticard. Run the surface along a sheet of 60 grit coarse sand paper then score with a sharp pointed scael or craft knife. This provides a grain effect and any glue you use does not 'soak' into the coffee stirrers therefore making a better join. I paint the result using the techniques of a French artist Emmanuel Noiliere, (think the spelling is correct). Search the name on google. He uses white spirit and enamel paints to obtain a very realistic effect. |