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Saturday 5 December 2015

Building modular fortifications: Part 4 - The gateway

The gateway of my modular fortress was constructed from two 50mm x 50mm squares of MDF and seven sections of 50mm-long pine. I used a water-proof white wood glue to glue the various components together.

To construct the gateway I began by gluing the narrower edge of one of the pine sections to one of the squares of MDF, thus:


I then glued the narrower edge of a second section of pine to the square of MDF, thus:


I repeated this process of alternately gluing one piece of pine onto the one below until the gateway was three levels high, thus:





I then glued the second square of MDF on top of the third level of the gateway, thus:


(This formed the roof of the gateway)

I finished by gluing the narrow edge of the seventh section of pine (which was in fact made up from three of the off-cuts that I had available) on top of the gateway's roof, thus:


(This created the gateway's parapet.)

The construction of the gateway was now complete, and as can be seen from the following photographs, my 15mm-scale Essex Miniatures fit rather well atop the gateway.



It took me two days to build the gateway as at each stage in the construction process I waited for the glue to completely set before moving on to the next stage.

This is the final part of the modular fortress that I intend to build, and I will seal all the wooden surfaces with PVA glue prior to painting them.

5 comments:

  1. Tradgardmastare,

    Thanks very much for your kind comment. The building part of the project is almost complete ... although after a comment by Ross Mac I am currently adding all-round parapets to the towers and the gateway.

    All the best,

    Bob

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  2. A good sturdy looking gatehouse. I am looking forward to seeing the final product. Will it be stone or adobe or something else?

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  3. Stu Rat,

    Thanks for the suggestion. I hope to build another smaller gateway at some point, and may well incorporate your idea when I build it.

    All the best,l

    Bob

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  4. Ross Mac,

    You have put your finger on something that I have yet to decide ... the colour of the final modules.

    I am currently favouring a light grey or white finish ... but I may well change my mind before I finish.

    All the best,

    Bob

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