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[Gunn Miniatures]

I'd like a similar reissue, one of the best ever made... too big eh????

This is a great looking fort but its too big for 1/30 scale except for some collectors with a lot of space.
Thank you for posting though.

 

[RISORGIMENTO]

many thanks Luiz for your confidence,
yes I built some smaller forts for FFL and other series.
These are some pictures which I hope help the discussion, three in the pre-painted form of one bldg. The structure is in polystyrene.
Luiz the big fort is the stunning one from Beau Geste set by Conte.
Cheers
Carlo

 

[RISORGIMENTO]

the work in progress building, then I paint it and add all the detailed wooden parts...

 

[Fraxinus]

Although I do not collect this range and I probably would pass on the release, I do love older forts and fortifications. These comment is directed at all Manufacturers, when developing fort, fortifications or earthworks, PLEASE NO VISIBLE SEAMS!!!

Often the individual pieces are sculpted and painted very well, but when assembled there is a broad, ugly seam where the adjacent pieces touch. It would be relatively simply to develop one of the pieces to have an small overlap element and the second piece to slip under the overlap obscuring the seam. Some decorative element, a simple board, wood framing, a drain pipe - just anything to cover the visible seam. If you leave these broad ugly seams when the piece is assembled, I will pass on the piece and release.

When developing the fort walls, there will be some who will want "add" even more additional wall pieces. Again, please design for that and again NO SEAMS if an additional wall is placed. This would allow for changing from a square to a longer rectangle configuration. In terms of display, it is hard to add both length and width, but relatively ease to add if only the length is increased. For display and space, easy to go from 18 inches x 18 inches to 36 inches by 18 inches.

The fort has to be designed to actually accept the figures and the figure bases. Designing a fort where figure bases do not fit comfortably and securely on the walls is not uncommon. I purposely place and inner lip of fort walls to "lower" the chance a figure can be knocked off. When possible, stairs should have broad secure landings. Reference the below photo.

 

[zulucollector]

Maybe open up discussion to include a flat top for all those wooden fighters that are coming out these days.

 

[tommy416]

I was thinking, as for the FFL fort. You can do it as a module, this way it keeps cost low , and build it to the size you like.
Hope fully you can make a tower to climb and dead FFL to go between the battlements.

Thank you for all your comments guys it has been most useful.

I should have said that the two airfield terrain boards were ones we had privately made in order to display aircraft on at trade shows, they are not the ones we are going to make in our factory. If we go ahead and manufacture something like this then we will obviously make alterations and some improvements as suggested in the comments by forum members, which incidentally have been invaluable.

The FFL fort idea received a very healthy response and we will do some research on this and then let you know how we get on. Most people seemed to like the idea of a small Fortlet or fortified Desert Outpost rather than a large fort.

We have mulled over the idea of making the FFL series is a smaller scale in order that a larger fort could be made, but I am not sure this would be popular except if you were a new collector to the series!

Once again thank you for your responses, it took me an awful long time to work thru them all.

Best wishes Vicki

 

[Artillery_crazy]

I was thinking, as for the FFL fort. You can do it as a module, this way it keeps cost low , and build it to the size you like.
Hope fully you can make a tower to climb and dead FFL to go between the battlements.

Hi any News on the Project?
Artillery_crazy

 

[Gunn Miniatures]

Hi any News on the Project?
Artillery_crazy

Yes all still going ahead I am pleased to say, we have the 2 x Bamboo huts for the RS series to make first plus the Japanese tank so this is delaying things slightly.

 

[Artillery_crazy]

Thanks for the feedback:salute:::salute::

Yes all still going ahead I am pleased to say, we have the 2 x Bamboo huts for the RS series to make first plus the Japanese tank so this is delaying things slightly.

 

[Artillery_crazy]

Yes all still going ahead I am pleased to say, we have the 2 x Bamboo huts for the RS series to make first plus the Japanese tank so this is delaying things slightly.

Do we have News on a prototype of the fort for us to see?
Cheers
Artillery_Crazy