by madguru | Jan 3, 2020 | Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Terrain Building
HAPPY NEW YEAR to one and all!I’ve been busy over the Holidays, with family, work, and… YES, hobby stuff. All the hobby stuff has been more work on the Vauban fortress as well as a good amount of SIEGE WORKS to go with it — or more accurately,...
by madguru | Nov 26, 2019 | Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Terrain Building
After painting the Vauban fortress for my friend I was very happy with it, but one thing stuck in my mind…I had looked at a lot of photos and illustrations of Vauban forts and most of them seemed to have more elaborate front gates than the one for my...
by madguru | Nov 2, 2019 | Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Terrain Building
25. ONCE MORE INTO THE BREACHSometimes the universe arranges things the way a screenwriter like myself might. Case in point: while I was pondering the nagging problem of how to paint the DAMAGED RUBBLE portion of the BREACHED WALL in a satisfactory manner, I...
by madguru | Oct 28, 2019 | Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Terrain Building
Another day, another chapter of painting my friend’s fortress.We are in the home-stretch now, approaching the light at the end of the Vauban tunnel…or demi-lune…or merlon…or…21. BASTION #2, Ravelin, & SCENIC VIEWSBy now I...
by madguru | Oct 27, 2019 | Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Terrain Building
17. WOODEN DOORSI am a woodworker’s son but sadly no woodworker, be it in 1:1 or 1:56th scale. Still, I wanted to transfer the colorful door design from cardboard to wood. So I dug out a piece of BALSA and my old wooden box of X-Acto knives and...
