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Title: Frontier Trading Post???
Post by: BillK on 17 August 2024, 04:34:17 PM

LAFers, has anyone built a FIW-era or Cherokee Wars frontier trading post? Care to show share some pics? Thx

Title: Re: Frontier Trading Post???
Post by: Westfalia Chris on 18 August 2024, 06:09:13 AM

Moved it back here to "Pikes" at the request of the thread opener. :)

Title: Re: Frontier Trading Post???
Post by: Hitman on 18 August 2024, 06:28:57 AM

Acheson Creations created all kinds of FIW trading post pieces. Alas they retired. Scott Ross frequents TMP so try to contact him there. He might know who bought Craig's molds for that Era or they still might have the molds and release them as bundles. I have a lot of the pieces to create a variety of different trading posts. I love their stuff.
Regards
Hitman
😎

Title: Re: Frontier Trading Post???
Post by: BillK on 18 August 2024, 05:47:20 PM

Thanks Hitman.

Title: Re: Frontier Trading Post???
Post by: mikedemana on 19 August 2024, 04:59:12 PM

I agree on Acheson. I love their Frontier America line. Here's what mine looks like all finished:

(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQy3dSs9U7wqffbIGCKzIXfE1u6z9yXSpHt_LwjJ4iPF5s_82gvUknWulUbaEXt6WeHBifDj6r0pKXqJVbNo-zoC7sVNK_Hin3Ytf4aUOVz37eNiblMDS2awFvq4zYt8YITluqwo7asvp5jE-X6J9rA-ekHW4lF0pKdW6ON-3i1_sqIIC6IAH90YaW/w640-h346/Fort01_Frontal.jpg)

The pieces you see with stairs are converted ones. I took the piece you see next to the tower in the top & center of the photo and created my own stairs with bass/balsa wood.

Acheson also did a smaller fort:
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-6yZVJaiMredGfCfSb-jJhSsoPwaSm-KoInforYThi-MY8Z9-CuKd7loOriXfYueu5XPVnq6MsL8wj9iAvW66uEKoXY-avqcjpw9mUF2N-PApJoYTb2cmXFGjyrbH740xYtDIh9lsub2EywOZSJl5Im6lnjqVW0vAo78S6R8TP-uzzcXTSw7sPEFudg/w640-h430/HastyFort_perimeter.jpg)

Great stuff! If you are able to find someone selling the pieces, I recommend running them through the dishwasher on low/no heat to remove the mould release agent. Good luck!

Mike Demana

Title: Re: Frontier Trading Post???
Post by: v_lazy_dragon on 19 August 2024, 05:17:22 PM

It's not the Acheson one; but Ironclad do a 'buy it in pieces' stockade - https://www.ironcladminiatures.com/ourshop/cat_870020-French-and-Indian-Wars-28mm.html

I have the Frontline one - http://www.frontlinewargaming.co.uk/
As I liked the fact that it had accomodation/store space under the walls used.

Title: Re: Frontier Trading Post???
Post by: BillK on 20 August 2024, 02:48:09 AM

Thanks Guys

Title: Re: Frontier Trading Post???
Post by: anton ryzbak on 21 August 2024, 11:34:22 PM

Not that I have built them but I have visited them and have taken loads of pictures; Boonesboro (which was more of a fortified settlement than a proper military fort) and Fort Watagua (which is more of the same) and further south Fort Loudon and Tellicoe blockhouse were built to "protect" the Cherokee from the aggressive white settlers. You can find photo surveys of the later three here:  https://antonswargame.blogspot.com/p/fortified-places-that-i-have-visited.html   Fort Loudon is an interesting adaptation of the star-fort idea to frontier materials and terrain.

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