tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post4982755457851149338..comments2024-03-28T13:28:42.353+00:00Comments on Battlefields and Warriors: Redoubt No. 1Normhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-47589608130117641412019-06-03T11:55:39.904+00:002019-06-03T11:55:39.904+00:00Thanks Iain, your encouragement in the last post m...Thanks Iain, your encouragement in the last post made me switch of the computer and actually start the project. :-)Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-4017798552697989702019-06-02T21:32:43.302+00:002019-06-02T21:32:43.302+00:00Lovely bit of scratch building and the rubber shee...Lovely bit of scratch building and the rubber sheet worked a treat! The use of the balsa moulding was a really smart move and the finish is really convincing!<br />Best Iaincaveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-9621602041848114692019-06-02T20:31:41.588+00:002019-06-02T20:31:41.588+00:00Thanks Steve, the turf idea makes good sense and I...Thanks Steve, the turf idea makes good sense and I suppose what time of year construction happened would matter.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-31396560843561929172019-06-02T20:29:29.669+00:002019-06-02T20:29:29.669+00:00Mike, from memory the Borodino redoubts would give...Mike, from memory the Borodino redoubts would give a good point of reference to doing different sized redoubts, a sort of small set. I would like to collect a Russian army.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-43839798225565967232019-06-02T20:26:48.854+00:002019-06-02T20:26:48.854+00:00Thanks Mark, I think the fineness of the sand is a...Thanks Mark, I think the fineness of the sand is an important part of that.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-34784378636950126582019-06-02T13:28:58.582+00:002019-06-02T13:28:58.582+00:00I always love seeing the construction stage, as it...I always love seeing the construction stage, as it often gives me ideas. The finished article is great. <br /><br />I'm pretty sure I read that ECW redoubts were faced with turf which was pegged into position, to help prevent the soil from eroding and also creating a more slippery surface for any troops assaulting. I could be mistaken though!Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-83071548002807434952019-06-01T21:58:42.946+00:002019-06-01T21:58:42.946+00:00Hmmm, Borodino refight next? I wonder......Hmmm, Borodino refight next? I wonder......Mike Vellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01220933613292414697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-48581752743341248232019-06-01T19:28:41.571+00:002019-06-01T19:28:41.571+00:00Lovely work Norm. I am about to start work on a fo...Lovely work Norm. I am about to start work on a fortification of my own and really like the broken earth effect you have achieved.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-34780347848468134152019-06-01T14:50:25.217+00:002019-06-01T14:50:25.217+00:00Thanks Lee, one of the few times that the thing en...Thanks Lee, one of the few times that the thing envisioned in my head actually translates across to the completed item!Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-33506735659342725902019-06-01T07:39:37.577+00:002019-06-01T07:39:37.577+00:00Made a mental note of the coffee stirrers Norm, gr...Made a mental note of the coffee stirrers Norm, great for planking etc as you illustrate. Lovely piece, and the groundwork is most convincingly finished.'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-83871341105258108582019-06-01T04:22:04.836+00:002019-06-01T04:22:04.836+00:00Great! I could use a few in 10mm!Great! I could use a few in 10mm!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-31405603655856405112019-05-31T22:08:53.981+00:002019-05-31T22:08:53.981+00:00Thanks so much .. there are enough bits left for R...Thanks so much .. there are enough bits left for Redoubt No. 2 :-)Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-21826262631975893522019-05-31T22:06:50.910+00:002019-05-31T22:06:50.910+00:00Thanks Jonathan, I could get the bug for this sort...Thanks Jonathan, I could get the bug for this sort of thing :-)Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-75651099434254629612019-05-31T22:05:58.471+00:002019-05-31T22:05:58.471+00:00Thanks Phil, now I need a redoubt scenario!Thanks Phil, now I need a redoubt scenario!Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-74735353544780755642019-05-31T22:05:19.102+00:002019-05-31T22:05:19.102+00:00Thanks Peter, I can see the satisfaction that can ...Thanks Peter, I can see the satisfaction that can be had out of this sort of thing and the likes of your fort etc.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-13301787313315723282019-05-31T22:02:50.838+00:002019-05-31T22:02:50.838+00:00Funny you say that .. it just so happens .... :-)Funny you say that .. it just so happens .... :-)Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-61921696232569763742019-05-31T21:27:39.793+00:002019-05-31T21:27:39.793+00:00Very cool piece of works. Looks splendid.
Now ...Very cool piece of works. Looks splendid. <br />Now you’ll probably need to make more. 😀Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-49776021202253146302019-05-31T21:01:46.449+00:002019-05-31T21:01:46.449+00:00Your scratch building efforts have produced a very...Your scratch building efforts have produced a very effective looking redoubt.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918057670249529750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-86155861095535412012019-05-31T19:33:47.741+00:002019-05-31T19:33:47.741+00:00Creative and wonderful work, looks superb!Creative and wonderful work, looks superb!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-66368513174969835342019-05-31T19:25:48.580+00:002019-05-31T19:25:48.580+00:00Your redoubt looks great, Norm!Your redoubt looks great, Norm!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-46528105685486716242019-05-31T19:12:09.992+00:002019-05-31T19:12:09.992+00:00Great use of "bits n pieces" in the true...Great use of "bits n pieces" in the true spirit of wargaming DIY Norm - seems like a simple process to make but the result is outstanding!rrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-39081652607683595962019-05-31T18:24:05.089+00:002019-05-31T18:24:05.089+00:00They are slowly making several appearances :-)They are slowly making several appearances :-)Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-16146132202494742532019-05-31T18:23:21.260+00:002019-05-31T18:23:21.260+00:00Thank you, I think you have to be in the mood for ...Thank you, I think you have to be in the mood for terrain making and this was enjoyable.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-73439117294932766312019-05-31T15:49:49.425+00:002019-05-31T15:49:49.425+00:00Nicely done Norm.Nicely done Norm.uiduach OBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15343510770280547569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-61992340519575506182019-05-31T15:21:10.444+00:002019-05-31T15:21:10.444+00:00Lovely job Norm. Glad to see someone else is a cof...Lovely job Norm. Glad to see someone else is a coffee stirrer user!The Jolly Broom Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14037134974588645559noreply@blogger.com