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Title: 28mm Maori Pa
Post by: sjwalker51 on 10 April 2022, 11:51:48 PM
28mm Maori Pa c.1845 approaching completion thanks to a far more talented man than me! The outer fence needs painting, together with some destroyed stockade sections and civilians.

4’ x 2’ scratchbuilt modular base, main stockade and huts 3D printed from printablescenery.com, outer fence from Irongate Scenery, 28mm figures from Empress and Eureka

For those on FB, more photos and a wealth of information on playing this fascinating period using several different rule sets can be found at the “Wargaming the New Zealand Wars” group
Title: Re: 28mm Maori Pa
Post by: carlos marighela on 10 April 2022, 11:59:59 PM
That looks fabulous! Congrats!
Title: Re: 28mm Maori Pa
Post by: CPT Shanks on 11 April 2022, 12:19:41 AM
Fantastic work. Let the battle commence.
Title: Re: 28mm Maori Pa
Post by: Emir of Askaristan on 11 April 2022, 06:52:44 AM
What a marvellous piece of scenery.

Of course you'll need to show use the games you play on it now !  :)
Title: Re: 28mm Maori Pa
Post by: Atheling on 11 April 2022, 07:31:31 AM
A thing of beauty  :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: 28mm Maori Pa
Post by: Florida Tory on 11 April 2022, 12:01:36 PM
Wonderfully evocative!

Rick
Title: Re: 28mm Maori Pa
Post by: Romark on 11 April 2022, 01:01:17 PM
Terrific! :-*
Title: Re: 28mm Maori Pa
Post by: Matakakea on 11 April 2022, 04:00:50 PM
A lovely piece of work there. Have you based it on any particular pa/s?
Title: Re: 28mm Maori Pa
Post by: MaleGriffin on 11 April 2022, 05:32:46 PM
Exceptional work on your Pa!
Title: Re: 28mm Maori Pa
Post by: sjwalker51 on 11 April 2022, 07:01:10 PM
Quote from: Matakakea on 11 April 2022, 04:00:50 PM
A lovely piece of work there. Have you based it on any particular pa/s?

Not any one in particular, though Ruapekapeka in 1846 had a particular influence plus inspiration from other illustrations found online and in the Osprey book. All the stockade sections and the huts are removable and the 6 ground sections can be laid out in several ways for maximum variety and ease of storage.

It’ll usually be used along one table edge as shown (or half the depth) but at some point I want to produce another 3 trench/stockade sections so I’ve got the possibility of having a complete 4’ x3’ centrepiece for a game.
Title: Re: 28mm Maori Pa
Post by: Smokeyrone on 12 April 2022, 02:17:50 AM
Top notch.  What civilians are you looking at?
Title: Re: 28mm Maori Pa
Post by: Sparrow on 12 April 2022, 05:35:39 AM
That looks brilliant!
Title: Re: 28mm Maori Pa
Post by: sjwalker51 on 12 April 2022, 08:57:43 AM
Quote from: Smokeyrone on 12 April 2022, 02:17:50 AM
Top notch.  What civilians are you looking at?

Eureka do a pack of Polynesian civilians, all other suggestions welcome!
Title: Re: 28mm Maori Pa
Post by: carlos marighela on 12 April 2022, 09:21:18 AM
Quote from: sjwalker51 on 12 April 2022, 08:57:43 AM
Eureka do a pack of Polynesian civilians, all other suggestions welcome!

Best ones on the market. Which is fortunate as I suspect they are also the only ones on the market.
Title: Re: 28mm Maori Pa
Post by: Matakakea on 12 April 2022, 02:42:04 PM
Yes, I did Ruapekapeka at the end of my 4th Form year. I can quite easily imagine the bomb proof shelters under the huts. I wound up being tapped to climb down into one to show scale in the photos  :D

If you can find the sketches how about making an artillery position with the Empress carronade? It is based on the one still at Ruapekapeka.
Title: Re: 28mm Maori Pa
Post by: marco55 on 12 April 2022, 02:59:32 PM
Terrific looking set up. :-* ;D
Mark
Title: Re: 28mm Maori Pa
Post by: JBaumal on 12 April 2022, 07:01:48 PM
Exquisite! Absolutely beautiful!!!
Title: Re: 28mm Maori Pa
Post by: BillK on 14 April 2022, 07:06:37 PM
Wow, fantastic!