Here is my entry to the Group Build.
My take on Fort Massachusetts in the Gulf of Mexico, nearly fitting the the regulations for HI.
I ve added 1 extra Heavy Pivot Gun and 4 Medium Barbettes to keep it within the fit of the fort as per Real photograph(provided)
As everyone has a Fort Sumter, I had to build my own Large American Fort for ACW.
Miles
(https://i.postimg.cc/qgSkBg8F/1-EEB83-EA-B194-4-BA2-B66-B-6-F904-DA28-CDD.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qgSkBg8F)
(https://i.postimg.cc/hQzcbqqM/25-B8-B529-EB3-D-4-C68-A69-D-7-AB85-AE3-BB4-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hQzcbqqM)
(https://i.postimg.cc/yWddYw2D/89023831-0-AC1-47-F3-81-D1-526-EAC557611.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yWddYw2D)
(https://i.postimg.cc/rK4qDcjw/9-A21-DE83-C522-42-C6-B795-85-C6290-E785-E.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/rK4qDcjw)
(https://i.postimg.cc/xXSnH7py/CD6454-E8-0-EE2-48-D4-AFFE-B08-C9-E33-F0-DD.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/xXSnH7py)
(https://i.postimg.cc/RqNSzwnf/ED475565-F7-FE-44-C4-9464-07-B177-E0738-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/RqNSzwnf)
Here are the next few...
Miles
(https://i.postimg.cc/WFNBSc0g/6-AE8-BDD0-3-DA0-4-EE7-81-B6-5-E9-EF9961-F08.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/WFNBSc0g)
(https://i.postimg.cc/VSWyjk0z/D1616092-3-E26-451-F-A962-D90663-D8-B2-AB.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/VSWyjk0z)
(https://i.postimg.cc/r0fvPZ9b/DD9441-FE-6669-42-DF-B040-108905-FF8-E2-F.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/r0fvPZ9b)
(https://i.postimg.cc/RNwzMdC3/3659191-B-E750-4-CE6-8081-7-DFBC3-B49-C2-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/RNwzMdC3)
(https://i.postimg.cc/n9Df9YvP/985318-CE-5908-4-CEC-A9-D7-6465-C03648-F9.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/n9Df9YvP)
(https://i.postimg.cc/0rTsRFvR/F0-F43-A0-E-89-F4-42-FB-9483-6-F25-A01-A7-BED.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0rTsRFvR)
Then the next few...
Miles
(https://i.postimg.cc/341SnLTq/11-D4-FFED-1197-4887-893-B-E3-BD0-CC4138-F.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/341SnLTq)
(https://i.postimg.cc/0MGRxdqG/4-C34-CA58-B98-C-4686-B8-B2-25-D1778-D34-F1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0MGRxdqG)
(https://i.postimg.cc/vgskPg64/4-F0-F346-D-8-ED5-47-C6-935-D-5-A99-BEECEC5-F.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/vgskPg64)
(https://i.postimg.cc/z3q4KhrM/D29-E2488-D56-E-4-F25-855-B-F34345-D036-F9.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/z3q4KhrM)
(https://i.postimg.cc/xqghRdjd/D4-B2-D9-D1-6-BC0-43-B2-809-D-CF8524738369.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/xqghRdjd)
(https://i.postimg.cc/w7vPbd3Q/F94-FDA0-C-B4-AF-44-A4-81-B4-F07316-E38-E59.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/w7vPbd3Q)
Here are a few more, it's nearly completed.
Miles
(https://i.postimg.cc/WDzYXB8J/27-A8-E7-F3-3-AD3-466-E-BAC4-8-DD7-B6009-E67.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/WDzYXB8J)
(https://i.postimg.cc/TLW7XnZd/5443-EE08-2010-4-EAC-AABD-DE38-E39-E4-DA6.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/TLW7XnZd)
(https://i.postimg.cc/Y4PnVdDD/56813-B74-C743-477-A-B403-09028080851-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Y4PnVdDD)
(https://i.postimg.cc/t7WSSt3D/9-A908-C0-B-91-DB-44-F6-AF37-3779652-E41-BF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/t7WSSt3D)
(https://i.postimg.cc/hQWC4fB9/D55-D3631-8-F00-4-E0-E-85-E0-7-E9-B663-BD1-FC.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hQWC4fB9)
Now for a touch of colour.
Miles
(https://i.postimg.cc/yJSQMwgg/00986632-C0-AD-4-BC0-A576-1-E177766-FF58.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yJSQMwgg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/gLr65Pj1/08-B167-B6-ECC8-4-EF2-AAE1-BA2-C62-A5-D999.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gLr65Pj1)
(https://i.postimg.cc/9zN99zN2/3-BD4-BEB6-819-E-44-A0-AD09-004-EE3-B17664.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9zN99zN2)
(https://i.postimg.cc/3d4vF7Pv/3-CA93-ACA-DF2-A-4418-A852-A6-F6-D552-B003.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/3d4vF7Pv)
(https://i.postimg.cc/K4YL4tfQ/B12569-A2-B1-D7-47-F0-8919-E1-E10-CF0-BA11.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/K4YL4tfQ)
(https://i.postimg.cc/7fFTBdkQ/BAD987-BF-368-C-466-A-AFCE-8-FEA65-C99601.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7fFTBdkQ)
(https://i.postimg.cc/Pp5LpkWN/BAE83555-1-A32-49-F7-8298-5-DE5208-B29-DD.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Pp5LpkWN)
(https://i.postimg.cc/mh4C401x/E38-F0685-8908-48-FD-B5-A2-A91-B69-DED9-F7.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/mh4C401x)
(https://i.postimg.cc/tZq636jq/F7730929-F672-49-E5-8-D3-D-8-F9042635145.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/tZq636jq)
The finishing touches, then I can add the guns and some troops and a flag.
Miles
(https://i.postimg.cc/4YMDrvdd/128-AC3-F6-2974-413-B-81-B7-6-A72-F691-A1-CA.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/4YMDrvdd)
(https://i.postimg.cc/FdvB4TQ9/14-A300-D4-B945-4-FA2-B24-F-F3554-A94-C90-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/FdvB4TQ9)
(https://i.postimg.cc/zyVmt2q6/24-A4-F5-E2-2685-4852-8877-D4-C93077-FA26.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/zyVmt2q6)
(https://i.postimg.cc/V0YpjD77/80-B4-C2-C8-4-B39-4-FA2-9-D75-237-E46-C53-B64.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/V0YpjD77)
(https://i.postimg.cc/yWBM48VF/B07-B15-EE-737-C-4-ABF-8-B5-A-658-B7-B49-B62-E.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yWBM48VF)
(https://i.postimg.cc/cvJk1vjn/EB6-F49-FD-0080-4900-8355-3443-C415-E5-D9.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/cvJk1vjn)
Hi Miles,
That's lovely, well done and thank you for sharing the wip photos.
Best wishes,
Martin Buck
Hope in the next couple of days to get it finished.
It's now having a game to use it in ?
Miles
Nearly finished. The fort is now done, just finishing off the guns and some troops to have "on parade". The flag is in place.
Miles
(https://i.postimg.cc/vcQnr1hX/1-E7-A73-F0-29-E6-4927-84-E5-B5-EA9-FD198-D9.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/vcQnr1hX)
(https://i.postimg.cc/XXKFBKfp/40-FF50-BC-B5-C8-4-A62-B9-C2-B747-EFF51998.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XXKFBKfp)
(https://i.postimg.cc/9D0qkvv7/C4-DDAF81-AAE5-4-B80-B005-B0076-F940261.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9D0qkvv7)
(https://i.postimg.cc/hJJ4gMGh/E8-C6-AB52-BADE-4-B68-89-EA-1-AEC2-BD6-D770.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hJJ4gMGh)
(https://i.postimg.cc/7fv2RGmg/EE218556-6-E1-C-47-EB-A583-5-AED039-B601-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7fv2RGmg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/xXZbV62F/F22-EB625-A4-FD-4-AC0-A88-D-F69-F6-CE0-B96-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/xXZbV62F)
(https://i.postimg.cc/bs3t3zFP/F6888-D12-AAA4-4-ECA-ABF0-674-D4-C4947-F0.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bs3t3zFP)
Very very nice, Miles. It's easy to forget quite how small it all is! Great job.
Simon
A mighty fort Miles.
I am happy to shell it with my union gunboats :) (or maybe avoid it for fear of being sunk)
Nice piece. :)
martin
My flabber is gasted that you've scratch built this. Wonderful!
Lovely stuff there. Well done
Derek
Well my Fort flies the flag of the Union, especially when I am in Command !
So please do your worst with your Confederate Gunboats ! Lol
But they can of be captured and controlled by the other side !
Miles
Here are the last of my pictures of my now completed fort.
I have included some pictures with other home made scenery pieces.
Also I ve got PP Medium fort, to show all 3 Forts off.
Miles
(https://i.postimg.cc/Cz8x25dP/2125183-A-6-E14-465-F-A9-B9-6-A313-A7-DAA12.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Cz8x25dP)
(https://i.postimg.cc/1Vn3s5Bz/2-DBB22-C8-68-E5-4-B79-901-D-173-D305-F18-BF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/1Vn3s5Bz)
(https://i.postimg.cc/QFpVFC39/3-BC13-B02-301-A-4797-9-A24-A1-A8-EB5-B8-CF3.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/QFpVFC39)
(https://i.postimg.cc/bdWvLkYS/A6-AEA244-49-AC-4-FFD-B1-F4-443043-BAA4-C7.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bdWvLkYS)
(https://i.postimg.cc/ZBD5Gyrg/BEB7-EC37-EE55-49-E8-B9-FF-FECE0-F319-D22.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ZBD5Gyrg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/SjJsWD4p/CC8-C0-F91-085-C-4697-932-F-D1-E656065648.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SjJsWD4p)
(https://i.postimg.cc/JyS1KWMV/09233-D1-D-4-B74-4188-984-F-A4-D925-FF3029.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JyS1KWMV)
(https://i.postimg.cc/GTxdc8Yd/32-E7-DAEE-541-D-4-D07-9491-7-BCCECEF284-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/GTxdc8Yd)
(https://i.postimg.cc/yg97br8J/405-AD868-8683-45-E2-BC81-3983-C3-DC0-F2-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yg97br8J)
(https://i.postimg.cc/BP0J9cjm/A74-CE633-1795-44-B9-AB9-F-745-C1-C773813.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/BP0J9cjm)
(https://i.postimg.cc/SYMV8CVb/0-A212224-EC52-4-A1-E-A2-CF-C00-A2939-E0-F7.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SYMV8CVb)
Lovely stuff, Miles.
You've set the bar high for the rest of us!
Simon
That has come out really well. The texturing really makes it pop!
Huzzah!
My texturing is always the same. Paint and sand mixed together then painted onto the surface. Then depending on the model/scale etc. I even then will paint then spread sand over the painted areas.
Miles