Some of you commented on the large Siege Mortars seen in my Siege of Badajoz playtest of Eric's Vauban's Wars Siege rules last month. These were a last minute afterthought when I realized that I had nothing to represent them. I then recalled that I had bought these interesting but somewhat odd items 30+ years ago, and they had been moldering around in my basement ever since then.
This style model works even better; I would probably use the "Field Guns" for the attacjker, and the others for the defenders.
As for the Fortress, I have greatly improved the looks of the Fortress Walls, Bastions and Ravelins from last week's game (more on that in another post) , and I am working on a solution to represent the Covered Way beyond those. I also need some simple models for 3" Gun Positions, which shouldn't be too hard to come up with; Maybe similar to the solution for the Covered Way. Stay tuned...
Siege Mortar #1. I would estimate these would fit properly with about 54 mm figures.. but they make an impressive show with the 28's!
Siege Mortar #2. All of these had to be cleaned of 3 decades of cobwebs and debris!
A line of field Guns, one severely effected by very authentic verdigris!
One of the unusual things about these guns is that they can all shoot, and each via a different kind of mechanism! That was one of the reason that I bought them years ago, thinking to perhaps use them in a Charlie Sweet style wargame with shooting cannons.
A pair of two different Renaissance era guns. All of these models also have a pencil sharpener hidden in the carriage!
This ship's gun would make a proper fortress gun for sure; unfortunately, I only bought one of them!
The Ancient era is represented by this Onanger.
A couple of shots of guns placed in the fortifications...
Just about the right barrel height to shoot over the walls!
As for the Fortress, I have greatly improved the looks of the Fortress Walls, Bastions and Ravelins from last week's game (more on that in another post) , and I am working on a solution to represent the Covered Way beyond those. I also need some simple models for 3" Gun Positions, which shouldn't be too hard to come up with; Maybe similar to the solution for the Covered Way. Stay tuned...