Sunday, 25 May 2008

Fort Project - 6, Guns

A fort is no good without the guns to protect it. I ordered a couple of Eureka naval cannons. I found the gun carriage a little small so I made my own. Comparison below, my prototype gun carriage is on the right, one of my garrision sentry figs give some idea of size.

Satisfied with the prototype gun carriage I made another seven; they are all made of cardboard with wheels made from some soft plastic rod on brass rod axles.

I painted up two and fixed on the gun barrels, as you can see they look good poking out from the fort walls ....
A view from the side showing the gun carriages ...

[Gun barrels - Eureka long 9pdr; Gun crew - Hinchcliffe; Wooden running boarding - Busch HO7419 decor sheet]

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  1. Fitz-Badger25 May 2008 at 17:58

    Very cool! Nice work on the gun carriages and great pics!

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  2. WSTKS-FM Worldwide25 May 2008 at 19:36

    Hello Allan,

    I agree! Neat looking, highly ingenious gun carriages. Modeling skills at their best.

    Best Regards,

    Stokes

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  3. abdul66625 May 2008 at 23:49

    >Wow!
    Great work - compliments (if I may use the word: "compliments" reminds me of teachers or parents encouraging a child, and here, my mathusalemian age notwithstanding, *I* am the ignorant pupil, the unskilled child).
    Your complete fort will will offer a tremendously good sight! Looking eagerly forward to discover and enjoy it.
    Best regards,
    Jean-Louis

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  4. Bluebear Jeff28 May 2008 at 00:11

    Very good work (as always). I'm not a great fan of siege's . . . but I know that Murdock is . . . which means that we'll probably be playing one at his place sooner or later.


    -- Jeff

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  5. tradgardmastare28 May 2008 at 12:18

    Looks really great - certainly well worth all your work...

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