Airfix 1/72 Coastal Defence Fort - wargaming applications?

[Onebigriver]

I have used it a few times for commando raids and a FJR raid. It is a ok piece

Cheers
Matt

Did you do anything with the interior? Was it accessible?

[bluewillow]

Did you do anything with the interior? Was it accessible?

No, but we did move on a successive floor map for the commando game. For the fjr game it was part of a Belgian fortress

Cheers
Matt

[Cubs]

My brother and I used to have so many 'wargames' with the Airfix, Esci and Atlantic sets - all different periods. usually it was 'Soldiers' vs 'Warriors', ie. 'Guns & uniform' vs 'Swords and bows'. I was almost always 'Warriors', because I liked the chariots and big cats from the Gladiator set!

[fastolfrus]

Have mine stashed in the loft, had both the coastal fortifications, but when gaming mainly used the single gun emplacement. Last time I used it was with 20mm and Rapid Fire rules.
Somehow lost the aerial to the radio shack (many years ago - it wasn't glued in place), but found that the hole in the roof was just the same diameter as the plastic stem from a poppy, which looks almost like a loudspeaker....

[has.been]

Many ages ago my youngest brother (Inspired by the film Kelly's Heroes)
put two Poppy stalks on the side of the turret of his Airfix Sherman.

[6mmfan]

I didn't have it when i was a kid but I picked one up recently which I plan to use for a Chain of Command game.  With a bit of work it can come out nice and here's mine. The only other change I planed was to replace the AA gun with a Flak 20mm but i ran out of time.





I used this as inspiration and it shows what can be achieved.
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/airfixtributeforum/airfix-1-72-coastal-defence-fort-06706-t10271.html

[fred]

That has come out well 6mmfan.  Adding the walls to the open back really makes it look a much more solid structure.  And the French tanks turret is a nice touch!