| Cacique Caribe | 15 Jun 2006 11:36 a.m. PST |
This time, the defenders are not Victorians or Moderns like in the previous thread:
TMP link Instead, this is what I am thinking of for the defenders (near-future crew of about 20 or so):
TMP link And instead of dinos, these are some of the animals to contend with:
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link QUESTIONS:
Would the defenses be physical barriers or force fields?
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picture By the way, who makes decent-looking force field posts? Thanks. CC
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| Skeptic | 15 Jun 2006 11:53 a.m. PST |
You might get some suitable pieces for force-field posts from GW's 40K MacCragge [sp.?] set. A fair number of 40K players probably have extras … Cheers,
Skeptic
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| Cacique Caribe | 15 Jun 2006 12:15 p.m. PST |
I wish they had a close-up of those posts (and a separate listing too):
link CC |
| dick garrison | 15 Jun 2006 12:36 p.m. PST |
Sorry I didn't see your original thread, have you got all your explorers yet? if not might I suggest my Dick garrison and Felicity figures for your party, the costumes are quite like the lost in space ones on the link, link also Steve barber do some very nice prehistoric beasts, link the GW shield post are very nice but as an alternative sone small buttons threaded over an upright piece of wire might work just as well. Cheers Roger. |
| cloudcaptain | 15 Jun 2006 12:43 p.m. PST |
People are Ebaying the MacCragge components all the time. I'd use a longish roofing nail, paint wood bits from Hobby Lobby or such, sink them onto the nail (make sure to get bits with holes in them), and glue these around the perimeter. Paint as needed to rep field emitters in your game world. |
| Crusoe the Painter | 15 Jun 2006 2:18 p.m. PST |
Maginot like forts would work well I'd think. :) |
| Chupacabras | 15 Jun 2006 4:18 p.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 15 Jun 2006 4:42 p.m. PST |
These look neat: link
picture But I think I would still place a force field around the outer perimeter, some distance from the actual walls. What do you think? CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 15 Jun 2006 6:43 p.m. PST |
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| Roberto Cofresi | 15 Jun 2006 7:04 p.m. PST |
link This is too pricey. It might be easier to make them from scratch. |
| Farstar | 16 Jun 2006 8:49 a.m. PST |
"I wish they had a close-up of those posts (and a separate listing too):" battlewagon bits may have those. |
| Cacique Caribe | 16 Jun 2006 10:37 a.m. PST |
Farstar, Thanks for the suggestion!!! I always forget about Battlewagon. Unfortunately, they are out of stock:
bwbits.com/product/3984 The plus side is that I now have an idea of what GW might actually call them: "Laser Fence Barricades". CC |
| Detailed Casting Products | 16 Jun 2006 11:12 a.m. PST |
CC and Farstar, here is a close-up of the Mongoose "Bug-zappers", if it of any help for reference-
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| Chupacabras | 16 Jun 2006 11:20 a.m. PST |
O.K.!!It's a piece of clothing the Police used. |
| Chupacabras | 16 Jun 2006 11:22 a.m. PST |
The bug strikes again!!! The GW Macragge posts are officially called "Magna Power Field Projectors": link
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| Chupacabras | 16 Jun 2006 11:25 a.m. PST |
The Mongoose ones are called "Stalwart Bug Field Generators" and, as Roberto says, they are too pricey for just 4 of them: link |
| Cacique Caribe | 16 Jun 2006 11:27 a.m. PST |
For a related topic on futuristic forts:
TMP link CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 16 Jun 2006 8:47 p.m. PST |
Ideas for the time travelers' craft:
TMP link CC |
| Roberto Cofresi | 17 Jun 2006 3:15 p.m. PST |
How will they keep the cave men from digging under the enclosure? Thank you. |
| Cacique Caribe | 19 Jun 2006 9:39 p.m. PST |
I like this idea, even though I would probably erect it over land: TMP link CC |
| Roberto Cofresi | 19 Jun 2006 10:05 p.m. PST |
Would you not prefer a time traveler <<fort>> that could be installed and taken down to prevent future generations from finding it? Thank you. |
| Cacique Caribe | 06 Jul 2006 12:21 p.m. PST |
Roberto, I guess that is why I initially thought of a force field that could be installed and removed with less effort and that would not leave too much of a footprint. CC |
| Robin Bobcat | 08 Jul 2006 11:02 a.m. PST |
Force Field walls are easy to make. Get some thin-ish brass wire, something that won't bend easily, and thread some cheap beads on them. Round one at the tip, couple 'flanges' for insulators, just so it has that nice, retro 'electrical fence' look. |
| Cacique Caribe | 08 Jul 2006 5:03 p.m. PST |
I think I am going to raid my niece's jewelry beads stash. Thanks. CC |
BlackWidowPilot  | 08 Jul 2006 9:24 p.m. PST |
You really want to test yer fort, try setting an *Entelodont* pack on the garrison…>;D Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
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| Yonderboy | 10 Jul 2006 5:53 a.m. PST |
This topic is dealt with in Michael Chrichton's book, Congo. The explorers are in the Congo (not surprisingly) and they need protection against large megafauna. Solution: Laser tripwires that activate large machine guns. There were some threads a while back about the new "area exclusion" systems that are being built to replace mine fields – they use rapid fire grenade launchers to fire at anything that trips the boundary sensors. |
| Lion in the Stars | 11 Jul 2006 1:25 a.m. PST |
Sentry Guns… Firing caseless projectiles (no Brass to police up)… |
| Cacique Caribe | 14 Jul 2006 11:48 a.m. PST |
I guess if the travelers collapsed this baby before returning to their time . . . picture
picture . . . maybe CC
Plus some force fields? |
| Cacique Caribe | 27 Jul 2006 7:05 p.m. PST |
Some of these pieces are enticing:
link CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 25 Sep 2006 12:20 a.m. PST |
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| BlackWidowPilot | 25 Sep 2006 6:00 a.m. PST |
I *took* the deal…Mwahahahaa!!! >;D Now I have a suitable corral for my domesticated Entelodont herd…>;D Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
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| Cacique Caribe | 27 Sep 2006 1:17 a.m. PST |
Leland, Me too!!! Except that I am going to use mine to keep the pesky critters out. CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 27 Sep 2006 4:07 a.m. PST |
There's always Battlewagon Bits: link CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 27 Oct 2006 12:12 p.m. PST |
I guess that, now that I am out of the hospital, I have plenty of time to give this project a real try. CC |
| Mysterioso | 27 Oct 2006 4:55 p.m. PST |
Whoa. Hospital? What happened? |
| BlackWidowPilot | 27 Oct 2006 9:28 p.m. PST |
He was messing around in our family's *Entelodont* pen again! I keep telling CC that an Entelodont is NOT just another "cute lil' ole' piggie," but he just doesn't listen…>;D Thank God he had a good insurance plan…  Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
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| Cacique Caribe | 28 Oct 2006 12:12 a.m. PST |
"Here, piggie, piggie" were almost my last words! :) Seriously, here is the scoop:
TMP link CC |
| BlackWidowPilot | 29 Oct 2006 11:39 a.m. PST |
<<"Here, piggie, piggie" were almost my last words! :) Seriously, here is the scoop:
TMP link CC>> Welcome to MY CLUB!! Aggh!! It nearly *punched my ticket* – TWICE IN EIGHT DAYS!- and gave me a 54-day stint in the hospital thanks to the docs *missing* the *INTESTINAL BLIND SPOT.* Thank God my Better Half – Sandra- stayed up all night after a week of being told I was *dying* and did her own research on the disease, then asked the chief surgeon about said blindspot! Look on said Chief Surgeon's face: PRICELESS!! Eleventh hour surgery and a follow-up procedure a year later and I'm alive today to wish you a very speedy recovery! Enjoy your painting time to the fullest! Cheers! Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
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| Cacique Caribe | 29 Oct 2006 5:10 p.m. PST |
Leland, Ouch. That is an amazing ordeal! Thanks for your encouragement. CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 29 Oct 2006 6:59 p.m. PST |
I still find this VERY inspirational: link CC |
| BlackWidowPilot | 31 Oct 2006 8:57 a.m. PST |
CC, that is a cool fort…or a *well stocked box lunch* if you're a *Bug!* LOL! Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
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| Cacique Caribe | 24 Apr 2007 7:01 a.m. PST |
Incredibly simple idea here . . . TMP link CC |
| Gabriel Landowski | 24 Apr 2007 10:15 a.m. PST |
*sigh* You could pick up a sheet of tin that has been stamped or some plasticard and spray paint it metalic silver. |
| Smokey Roan | 24 Apr 2007 1:46 p.m. PST |
(silver spray paint) Thats what I was thinking. That is very nice work, Daniel!! |
| Cacique Caribe | 27 Apr 2007 11:21 a.m. PST |
As others have pointed out to me a few times, these would work nicely: TMP link CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 30 Apr 2007 8:20 p.m. PST |
All this time I have been admiring that "Fort Apache" tutorial in TerraGenesis and never, ever, realized that it was simply one part of three: link
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link Fascinating, at the very least. CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 01 May 2007 6:37 a.m. PST |
Previous question about SST fort: TMP link CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 19 Jul 2008 5:51 p.m. PST |
Question: Don't elephants avoid crossing ditches that are deeper than their trunks can reach? If so, do you think that would keep at least the Mammoths from crossing into the fort? CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 07 Aug 2008 7:46 p.m. PST |
Now, for these heavy guys at full gallop, I dunno what could keep them out . . . picture CC |
| J Womack 94 | 09 Aug 2008 8:28 p.m. PST |
CC: Most animals will not try to get across a barrier that they can't see the other side of. You see this at zoos all the time, where there are gazelles and such that could easily clear the distance of the ditch's width, but because they can't see the other side of the barrier, they won't go over it without a REALLY good reason – like a hungry predator coming at them. |
