The model is not based on anything in particular, it is more like a ‘Coastal Forts of America during the 19th century’ greatest hits kind of idea - so based upon and purely representational it is then! The pictures will do (most of) the talking.
The landward side of the fort with the Confederate flag - the seaward side features the early war naval ensign.
The view from the seaward side
Looking across one of the seaward angles….
….and from one of the landward.
The model used six and a quarter Jenga blocks, eight cocktail sticks and a copious amount of cardboard squares and rectangles. The angles were packed out with balsa wood wedges and then covered with filler. The battlements were fashioned from 5mm square wooden strips, cut to size. I used Vallejo Iraqi Sand for the walkways, Vallejo Sea Grey for the walls, Humbrol Matt 29 enamel for the doors and gates, a mixed Sea Grey and White (equal parts) for the gun carriages and Black for the gun barrels and flagstaffs.
I now have a pair of floating batteries to build and that will be it for the time being - I have a game to plan for and guess what? The fort will certainly be featuring!
10 comments:
David -
It ain't Fort Sumter, but it is pretty close! A very fine model of the type of naval fort ante-bellum US favoured and just the thing for, say, a Charleston Campaign. A 'Black Bottom Bay' campaign, say... (Black Bottom refers to a dance of the 1920s, named for a disease of tomatoes, in case you're wondering...)
Cheers,
Ion
Thank you kindly Ion! It is very much a ‘based upon’ kind of fort but fits in well with the style of the rest of the collection.
I knew about the ‘Black Bottom’ dance but not the tomato disease!
All the best,
DC
Splendid work indeed David…
I am looking forward to seeing the inevitable attack on ‘Fort Jenga’
All the best. Aly
Cheers Aly! The fort is known unofficially as Fort Squaragon - named after a notable local Native American chieftain with a fondness for certain geometric shapes….a bit like someone else I know…. ;-)
There will be a battle soon and it will be a biggy!
All the best,
DC
Now that has come out really well David and matches the visual look of your ships to perfection too:)!
What an imposing edifice...very impressive and perfect for some shore bombardment, damn the torpedoes style.
Thank you old chap! Maintaining the ‘look’ of the collection was important and so I am really pleased with how it turned out.
The whole project has been enormous fun which is what it is all about!
All the best,
DC
Hi Jim - wait till you see what I have planned for this….
All the best,
DC
Neat model. Looks useful.
Thanks Rob! I am looking forward to seeing it in action - which should pretty soon!
All the best,
DC
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