As you can see, the main structure of the fort is just polystyrene that i salvaged from a construction site. It's 10 cm/4" thick. I've just cut it out with a thin-bladed saw I have and then carefully sliced the "batter" of the walls so they slope. That then gets smoothed off and generally tidied up with a block and 120 grit sandpaper. 
The base and fighting platform are both 3mm/ 1/8th" MDF cut to shape with my jig-saw. I got the shapes right by tracing around the top and bottom of the balsa with a marker. Make sure that there is a couple of millimetres' overlap on the top layer to produce the "lip" that you see on many vauban-type fortifications just below the ramparts.The sentry box is just a piece of balsa rod with a half a foam ball stuck on.
The figure is a 30mm "Willie" who is standing in for the whole Turk army.
1 comment:
Morning/Evening Greg,
Just a brief not to say "What Ho!" and that I've nominated you for the Stylish Blogger Award currently making the rounds of the blogging community. To accept:
1) Provide a link back to the nominating blogger and his/her blog.
2) Tell us seven things about yourself that you deem fit for public consumption.
3) Nominate another blog/blogger (or several) for the award.
4) Notify those bloggers.
Hope things are well for you and your family otherwise. And the fortress is coming along swimmingly.
Best regards,
Stokes
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