by madguru | Feb 6, 2020 | Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Terrain Building, Terraining Bases
My friend the 18th Century enthusiast bought a bunch of siege-works for me to paint and use in the game I hope to play before packing up and shipping him his Vauban fortress. It was a lot more work but worth it since they will be very useful for and add a lot to...
by madguru | Jan 20, 2020 | Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Terrain Building
Since lightening the finish of the Vauban Gatehouse so it was a closer match to the rest of the fortress, something had been nagging at me. Looking at all of the pieces laid out together, I couldn’t help noticing that — although the colors did match...
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...
