"20mm ACW Post and Rail fences. Who makes 'em?" Topic
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| Blackhorse MP | 10 Jul 2023 4:42 a.m. PST |
Looking for some P & R fences in 20mm, as opposed to 15mm or 28mm. Paper Terrain has some nice ones but I'd rather have them in metal or resin. Paper would be a last resort. Hopefully some of the TMP faithful can point me in the right direction, saving me some time-consuming research.
Thanks in advance. |
| Blackhorse MP | 10 Jul 2023 4:49 a.m. PST |
Yes, posting to the Ancients Products Review was a boo-boo. |
| RittervonBek | 10 Jul 2023 5:55 a.m. PST |
link There are several other styles available too. But postage might be an for you? |
| JimDuncanUK | 10 Jul 2023 5:56 a.m. PST |
I get a local supplier to make them for me. |
| Stosstruppen | 10 Jul 2023 6:35 a.m. PST |
Atlas makes a 3 rail fence in plastic, HO scale. |
| Blackhorse MP | 10 Jul 2023 6:37 a.m. PST |
Ritter, Thanks for the link, but that's not a Post and Rail fence. That's a Snake Rail or Split Rail fence. I've made a number of them using wooden craft sticks. Fiddly work. I don't want to put in the time and effort to make enough fencing for an 8'x6' table if I can possibly avoid it. The P and R has four or five horizontal poles that fit into holes in the fence posts. A good example are the fences along the Emmitsburg Road at Gettysburg. I'd post a photo if I could, but unfortunately I lack that capability. |
| Blackhorse MP | 10 Jul 2023 6:43 a.m. PST |
Stoss, Now that looks nice. Not exactly what I'm looking for(only three rails) but that certainly may do in a pinch if I can't find anything else. Plus there's 72" worth of fence. Thanks. |
| d88mm1940 | 10 Jul 2023 7:06 a.m. PST |
Here's 10 pages of all kinds of fence from Hobbylinc:
link |
| Blackhorse MP | 10 Jul 2023 7:19 a.m. PST |
88mm, Yep been there. They have the 3 rail fence Stoss mentioned, but are PRICEY. Double of what I found at a couple of other places. |
| Andrew Walters | 10 Jul 2023 9:37 a.m. PST |
There must be a good reason no one has said this yet, but I would absolutely scratch build this. You may need a lot, it's not cheap, save all that money for figures, rules, and dice. At 20mm toothpicks would look like logs, so I think I'd use wire. Pin the rails to the work surface with blue tack. Dip each post in CA glue and place with tweezers. A little trimming with the flush cutters after the glue dries, hit it with primer, glue it to a base. What am I overlooking? |
79thPA  | 10 Jul 2023 10:27 a.m. PST |
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| nnascati | 10 Jul 2023 12:51 p.m. PST |
Andrew Walters, +1
No one seem to want to scratch build anymore. I on the other hand scratch build just about everything but figures. |
| HMS Exeter | 10 Jul 2023 10:21 p.m. PST |
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