goes to sea with the Terrain Mat.
In the 1680s, Port Royal, Jamaica, was a wild and woolly place. The largest town in the Caribbean, rivaling Boston and New York, it was a center of government and a financial powerhouse fueled by pirate loot. It is said there was a tavern for every ten inhabitants, and it had the reputation of being the "Wickedest City in the New World." For sure, it had two prisons – Bridewell being one of them.
And so it was until June 7, 1692, at 11:43AM, when a massive earthquake followed by a tidal wave sank two thirds of the city into the sea. Sailors, soldiers, marines, pirates, tavern keepers, and many common folk found the same watery graves along with massive amounts of pirate loot.
Reviresco's cut-and-fold paper downloadable kit of Bridewell Prison gives you three choices of roofs: shingles, slates and colorful tiles. You can print-out the walls with stone, plaster or old cracked plaster finish. Included with the kit are lamps, barrels, and a two-wheel cart to add interest to the structure. Interior floor layouts in full 1:64th scale are also included, so you can show actions inside the prison.
The kit is designed to be constructed over .2-inch foam core, so you will have a structurally sound building which will withstand pirate raids, attacks by Spaniards, and maybe even an earthquake – if someone shakes the table. Exclusive of the groundsheet – the completed kit measures 7 x 7 x 6 inches.
Printed kit available from tin-soldier.com for $15.00 USD.
Downloadable kit available from wargamevault.com for $7.50 USD.
