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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: DintheDin on March 07, 2017, 09:14:22 PM

Title: A Vauban fort (Part 2) - The Grand Bastion
Post by: DintheDin on March 07, 2017, 09:14:22 PM
In order to finish my Vauban fort project, I needed to give depth to the defenses, creating a big bastion as a second line of fortifications.
It should be an imposing construction, overlooking and protecting the first line.

See also my previous post

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=98636.new;topicseen#new

Imagine it is mid-August summer holidays. You have ample time to work, but all stores are closed and your printer is out of ink.
Scavenging a box with leftovers, I managed to gather enough printed paper, cardboard and cork to finish the job.
Here are some side views, where you can see the walls made from irregular pieces of paper, covered in the seams with some vegetation.  

  
Title: Re: A Vauban fort (Part 2) - The Grand Bastion
Post by: DintheDin on March 07, 2017, 09:15:52 PM
Some views from the inside
Title: Re: A Vauban fort (Part 2) - The Grand Bastion
Post by: DintheDin on March 07, 2017, 09:21:35 PM
A 15mm battery to show the dimensions
Title: Re: A Vauban fort (Part 2) - The Grand Bastion
Post by: DintheDin on March 07, 2017, 09:23:44 PM
And some foot. Each of the two front sides are about 30cm
Title: Re: A Vauban fort (Part 2) - The Grand Bastion
Post by: DintheDin on March 07, 2017, 09:25:14 PM
Some more views from the back side
Title: Re: A Vauban fort (Part 2) - The Grand Bastion
Post by: DintheDin on March 07, 2017, 09:26:43 PM
A final view from above
Title: Re: A Vauban fort (Part 2) - The Grand Bastion
Post by: Furt on March 07, 2017, 09:37:12 PM
Very nicely done.
Title: Re: A Vauban fort (Part 2) - The Grand Bastion
Post by: DintheDin on March 07, 2017, 09:52:57 PM
Very nicely done.

Thank you!
No paintbrushes were damaged at the making of this job  :)
Title: Re: A Vauban fort (Part 2) - The Grand Bastion
Post by: miltiades on March 08, 2017, 07:48:53 AM
fantastic job. One of your finest and one of the best I have seen :o
Title: Re: A Vauban fort (Part 2) - The Grand Bastion
Post by: The Grim Mariner on March 08, 2017, 08:48:37 AM
Most excellent.
Title: Re: A Vauban fort (Part 2) - The Grand Bastion
Post by: DintheDin on March 08, 2017, 12:25:42 PM
fantastic job. One of your finest and one of the best I have seen :o

Thank you!
The siege season is coming, I smell it in the air  lol
Title: Re: A Vauban fort (Part 2) - The Grand Bastion
Post by: DintheDin on March 08, 2017, 12:35:45 PM
Most excellent.

Please, stay tuned.
A group of tourists, dressed as heads of Regiment have a glamorous selfie on the bastion plateau  ;)
Title: Re: A Vauban fort (Part 2) - The Grand Bastion
Post by: DintheDin on March 10, 2017, 09:54:23 PM
Here I found a very interesting drawing about Vauban bastions design:
The three systems of Vauban