| Codsticker | 23 Sep 2019 9:42 a.m. PST |
Over the last couple of weeks I have tarted up some hedges and a Ziterdes building in preparation for an ECW game in early October.
More images and drivel on My Blog. |
 ColCampbell  | 23 Sep 2019 10:08 a.m. PST |
I like the way you've done your hedges. I have some made from pot scrubbers and will have to try your technique of nibbling out the bottom to replicate the trunks of the hedge bushes. Thanks, Jim |
| 4DJones | 23 Sep 2019 10:39 a.m. PST |
ECW hedges were not the same as our modern suburban privots. Nice work though. See (Speed/Speke's ?) battle map of Naseby, and the hedges around the village. |
| Raynman | 23 Sep 2019 12:06 p.m. PST |
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| Codsticker | 23 Sep 2019 4:06 p.m. PST |
Thank you guys.
ECW hedges were not the same as our modern suburban privots. That's true. Eventually I would like to make some less anachronistic hedging but in the mean time these will have to do. |
| KeepYourPowderDry | 23 Sep 2019 11:26 p.m. PST |
That's a really nice building. Foam? Great hedges too. What are you using for gates? A vexing question but a possible answer: The British Library has a copy of 'Abbatia Divi Andrae' from Antonius Sanders, Flandria Illustrata (1641) – viewable on-line.. It shows an engraving of St Andrews Abbey, Bruges – which considering the very close ties between Britain and the low countries can be deemed to be fairly representative of some aspects of British enclosure. If you find the walled garden in the picture, you'll see a gate. Only gate picture contemporary gate picture I've managed to find so far. For those of you wanting to know more about the Naseby plan link |
| 4DJones | 24 Sep 2019 1:50 a.m. PST |
Thankyou KYPD… So who are these guys Speede/Speke? |
| KeepYourPowderDry | 24 Sep 2019 3:32 a.m. PST |
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| 4DJones | 24 Sep 2019 4:09 a.m. PST |
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| Codsticker | 24 Sep 2019 7:22 a.m. PST |
KYPD: Yes it is. I found the engraving on the Wikipedia page. I have seen gates of similar design here in western Canada: not uncommon many years ago on farms. |
| Dennis | 24 Sep 2019 9:58 a.m. PST |
"The British Library has a copy of 'Abbatia Divi Andrae' from Antonius Sanders, Flandria Illustrata (1641) – viewable on-line.. It shows an engraving of St Andrews Abbey, Bruges – which considering the very close ties between Britain and the low countries can be deemed to be fairly representative of some aspects of British enclosure." link On the left side of the image, a bit below the church spire. Also a moderately common type of gate in the US. Here for example:
Often seen in movie and TV westerns. Although the overhead crossbar is not in the gate shown in the 17th century illustration, it would be useful to stiffen the gate framework if wood for construction were plentiful. Should be simple to make using coffee stirring sticks. |
| Charge The Guns | 27 Sep 2019 9:25 a.m. PST |
Great looking terrain, Codsticker. :-) Dennis, thanks for that illustration. I have been wondering about 17th century gate construction, and that is one of the first pictures I have seen of one. |
| Codsticker | 30 Sep 2019 12:27 p.m. PST |
I knocked out another piece this past week. One more step to next weekends game. I just have to paint up some Fenris stone walls and that will be the terrain looked after.
A few more pictures on my blog. |
| Charge The Guns | 30 Sep 2019 12:36 p.m. PST |
I think the Fenris walls are probably my favourite of any out there. I wish they did some gateways for them, but not too difficult to improvise 😀 |
| Codsticker | 30 Sep 2019 10:40 p.m. PST |
Yeah, they are beautiful- I just ordered some more! |
| KeepYourPowderDry | 30 Sep 2019 11:10 p.m. PST |
That's nice Codsticker, always tricky doing ruined stuff. |
