| Anton Ryzbak | 24 May 2017 10:51 a.m. PST |
I have long been considering building a 1/48th scale model of the Castillo de San Marcos in Florida. Over the last couple of days I have begun the project link link link Somebody stop me if this is insane…… |
| redmist1122 | 24 May 2017 11:01 a.m. PST |
Anton,
Your planning is coming along well. Do you plan on making your star fort one piece or into smaller pieces? When I build stuff, I try to make it into smaller pieces for storage and transport…plus different configurations in your case. Thanks for sharing. P. |
| Anton Ryzbak | 24 May 2017 11:06 a.m. PST |
My original thought was to make every part so that it would fit into a standard business-paper box (of the sort that holds a ream of printer paper) The bastions are likely to prove to be a problem there. I'm not thrilled with the idea of reducing the scale or fore-shortening the bastions. I really like the way the 1/48th scale model of Fort Matanzas turned out link and was hoping to do the Castillo proper justice as well. |
| redmist1122 | 24 May 2017 12:38 p.m. PST |
Anton,
I remember that one back when you posted it. I like the layered ability to access all the rooms and levels. Will be following your current progress with great interest. P. |
| Disco Joe | 24 May 2017 1:07 p.m. PST |
I do like the idea. Keep posting as it progresses. |
| Cacique Caribe | 24 May 2017 6:53 p.m. PST |
Anton, Fantastic progress. I can't wait to see more. Dan
PS. If that place wasn't so well known, it would make for an awesome place to hole up in the Post Apocalypse! :) |
| TheOtherOneFromTableScape | 25 May 2017 3:32 a.m. PST |
Just in case you hadn't seen this, here is a page with a plan of the fort with dimensions: link |
| Anton Ryzbak | 25 May 2017 8:26 a.m. PST |
Cacique Caribe Here in the Metro Detroit area we have our own star fort, Fort Wayne…….most of the two million people that live within thirty miles of it are oblivious to its existence…….. and the people that do know of it are the ones I would want to hang with in a Post Apocalypse World; historian, gun-nutter wargaming types :) |
| GROSSMAN | 25 May 2017 10:18 p.m. PST |
The picture on you blog is actually of Fort Matanzas. I grew up in Jacksonville Fl about 40 min from St Augustine and have been to that fort many times. I think it would be cool to build.
Good luck |
| Anton Ryzbak | 26 May 2017 12:43 p.m. PST |
GROSSMAN The link I gave TheOtherOneFromTableSpace is to the model that I built of Matanzas, I vacation in your lovely home state every spring and have been to the Castillo and Matanzas many times. The model in the little museum at Matanzas was what gave me the idea to give it a go. |
looks at a multi-period building.