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Title: Scratch Built Roman Mile Fort 28mm (updated - 14.09.2020)
Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on August 17, 2020, 12:29:47 PM
The latest issue of Miniature Wargames (issue 449 - September 2020) features an article written by me showing how I built a 28mm scale roman Mile Fort. The three page article shows how I built the model from blue foam and next month, in part two, I will show how I painted and finished the model.

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d62n-_MBZpU/Xzo61WFe1mI/AAAAAAAAXlY/PqKc3anIFOsVrhRUDLc95xDmyJZeOxNWQCLcBGAsYHQ/w328-h246/Roman%2BFort%2BFinal%2BImages%2B008.JPG)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Il79obM0wpE/Xzo64I10axI/AAAAAAAAXlc/bkhHSHZYuH4qs2NX8maQXbq5dDMaaokrwCLcBGAsYHQ/w328-h246/Roman%2BFort%2BFinal%2BImages%2B014.JPG)

For more information, see the Blog;

Tony
https://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com/2020/08/miniature-wargames-issue-449-september.html (https://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com/2020/08/miniature-wargames-issue-449-september.html)
Title: Re: Scratch Built Roman Mile Fort 28mm
Post by: OSHIROmodels on August 17, 2020, 12:41:09 PM
Lovely  8)
Title: Re: Scratch Built Roman Mile Fort 28mm
Post by: AKULA on August 17, 2020, 02:10:15 PM
Lovely work

 :)
Title: Re: Scratch Built Roman Mile Fort 28mm
Post by: Eric the Shed on August 17, 2020, 02:17:55 PM
very smart - going to need one of these :D
Title: Re: Scratch Built Roman Mile Fort 28mm
Post by: PhilB on August 17, 2020, 03:30:30 PM
Great stuff! It always thrills me to see such excellent stonework on a scratchbuilt model. It's amazing what you can do with foam, and the carved stonework and random impressions from a crumpled ball of styrofoam just does a wonderful job. And doubtless far more quickly and cleanly than that other method - gluing individual bricks onto a featureless base.
Title: Re: Scratch Built Roman Mile Fort 28mm
Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on August 17, 2020, 07:23:14 PM

Thank you.

Tony
Title: Re: Scratch Built Roman Mile Fort 28mm
Post by: Chimpfoot on August 17, 2020, 10:06:21 PM
What a beaut!  :)
Title: Re: Scratch Built Roman Mile Fort 28mm
Post by: Roo on August 17, 2020, 10:22:30 PM
Wonderful model!
Title: Re: Scratch Built Roman Mile Fort 28mm
Post by: WuZhuiQiu on August 20, 2020, 01:47:00 PM
Nice work! So, how did you use an IKEA coffee table in this build...?
Title: Re: Scratch Built Roman Mile Fort 28mm
Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on August 20, 2020, 10:24:24 PM

"How did you use an IKEA coffee table in this build...?"

The base that the fort/castle is mounted onto is an Ikea table 550mm x 550mm - an Ikea Lack table - see this link;
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/lack-side-table-white-30449908/ (https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/lack-side-table-white-30449908/)

Tony
Title: Re: Scratch Built Roman Mile Fort 28mm (updated - 14.09.2020)
Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on September 14, 2020, 08:38:32 AM

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y3TGVqc7qK8/X18bBt67HxI/AAAAAAAAXzA/hmzBpt2a4Jw7-QyyOzdG1QVFuuSvIwRnwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Roman%2BFort%2BFinal%2BImages%2B017%2Bcrop.png)

Miniature Wargames issue 450 from October 2020 has part two of my tutorial/article showing how I finished and painted the scratch-built Roman Mile Fort in 28mm scale.

For more information, see the Blog.

Tony
https://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com/2020/09/roman-mile-fort-featured-in-miniature.html (https://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com/2020/09/roman-mile-fort-featured-in-miniature.html)
Title: Re: Scratch Built Roman Mile Fort 28mm (updated - 14.09.2020)
Post by: Roo on September 14, 2020, 08:50:31 AM
Lovely model
Title: Re: Scratch Built Roman Mile Fort 28mm (updated - 14.09.2020)
Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on September 14, 2020, 06:45:41 PM

Thank you.

Tony
Title: Re: Scratch Built Roman Mile Fort 28mm (updated - 14.09.2020)
Post by: fluffy05 on September 15, 2020, 10:17:05 AM
Beautiful!

Title: Re: Scratch Built Roman Mile Fort 28mm (updated - 14.09.2020)
Post by: Hammers on September 15, 2020, 12:17:53 PM
Oooh, that's a bit good!
Title: Re: Scratch Built Roman Mile Fort 28mm (updated - 14.09.2020)
Post by: Grumpy Gnome on September 15, 2020, 12:32:20 PM
Brilliant work!
Title: Re: Scratch Built Roman Mile Fort 28mm (updated - 14.09.2020)
Post by: sukhe_bator on September 15, 2020, 06:54:01 PM
A lovely rendering of a classic defensive work. The Airfix kit is what got me first interested in wargaming but the thin plastic shell never delivered on the chunky stone vibe. This really fits the bill. Well done!
Title: Re: Scratch Built Roman Mile Fort 28mm (updated - 14.09.2020)
Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on September 15, 2020, 08:00:24 PM

Thank you for all the comments and I'm glad that you like the model.

Tony
Title: Re: Scratch Built Roman Mile Fort 28mm (updated - 14.09.2020)
Post by: CTMM on September 22, 2020, 07:32:42 PM
 Beautiful artwork.
Very inspiring, I have to get back to painting my Romans.