After far too many months I have revisited my Vauban fortification project. I posted in October last year showing the Ravelin which I have completed and I thought it was about time I pushed on and finished this project. So I have now started work on constructing the two Bastions which will form the main part of the defensive works. As with the Ravelin I have not bought any materials other than wood glue. I intend to build this as cheaply as possible! I have used a sheet of hardboard left over from lining the shed in the garden and some off cuts of chip board from an old set of drawers which I was replacing. Here is how I have got on so far.
The base board for the Bastion with cut outs at the rear to allow the curtain walls to abutt snuggly (thats the theory!).
The upper level of the bastion again from hardboard.
The two lengths of retrieved chip board which will form the wall supports.
I have glued and tacked the wall supports to the base after sawing them to (approximately) the right length and adding angled cuts.
The suppoting walls glued and tacked into position. As you can see the construction is fairly rough but all this will be covered by card and Tetrion eventually.
The upper floor is now glued and tacked on top of the walls.
A side view of the basic construction (with one of my dogs looking on :) ). My next step will be to add card to get the angled wall surface and to add the top of the battlement. Hopefully this will progress in the next couple of days. I just need to find some more offcuts of wood!
The base board for the Bastion with cut outs at the rear to allow the curtain walls to abutt snuggly (thats the theory!).
The upper level of the bastion again from hardboard.
The two lengths of retrieved chip board which will form the wall supports.
I have glued and tacked the wall supports to the base after sawing them to (approximately) the right length and adding angled cuts.
The suppoting walls glued and tacked into position. As you can see the construction is fairly rough but all this will be covered by card and Tetrion eventually.
The upper floor is now glued and tacked on top of the walls.
A side view of the basic construction (with one of my dogs looking on :) ). My next step will be to add card to get the angled wall surface and to add the top of the battlement. Hopefully this will progress in the next couple of days. I just need to find some more offcuts of wood!
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