David Bickley's Wargames Blog

The occasional ramblings of an average gamer, journeyman painter, indifferent modeller, games designer, sometime writer for Wargames Illustrated and host of games in GHQ.



Friday, 11 September 2020

New toys!

 I received a parcel this morning. I'd placed my order on Sunday. It was despatched Monday and delivered Thursday. From More Terrain in Germany. 

I had intended to make my own version from the Amera Plastics star fort, but it proved a project too far, mainly all the cutting being beyond the strength of my hands sadly.

The Vauban Fort I first saw on Kevin Calder's Iron Brigade display game in photos on the web. There's also one on Simon's Big Red Bat blog too. It's mainly available in grey, as you'd see on Simon's blog, but you can get it in beige. I see it being deployed in the F&IW, SYW, Wars of the French Revolution, War of 1812,Indian Mutiny, and even the ACW. Versatility justified the price to me - €195 including delivery. I feel a SYW game coming on next week!

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  1. Jonathan Freitag11 September 2020 at 04:54

    Excellent! Looking forward to your upcoming SYW battle.

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    1. David11 September 2020 at 06:56

      I will hope to oblige, game fixed for Wednesday.

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  2. Matt Crump11 September 2020 at 05:14

    Very nice indeed , costly but very impressive 👍

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    1. David11 September 2020 at 07:00

      It's large, over ,2' square, ready painted, lightweight foam. As to being costly, well it maybe but I thought it a fair price in the round.

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  3. Independentwargamesgroup11 September 2020 at 06:32

    This looks very interesting.

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  4. David11 September 2020 at 07:01

    I hope it will see its first action on Wednesday next.

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  5. Colin Ashton11 September 2020 at 07:56

    Got one at Crisis a year or two ago. It's very nice, and lightweight. Not used it yet.

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    1. David11 September 2020 at 08:21

      One? I'm surprised you didn't buy a couple of dozen, just incase...😉

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  6. Steve J.11 September 2020 at 07:57

    That is a lovely piece terrain and no mistake. I look forward to seeing its debut on the wargames table.

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    1. David11 September 2020 at 08:22

      I was struck by it when I saw it in pictures of a game and Kevin spoke very highly of it too.

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  7. Phil Robinson11 September 2020 at 12:08

    Splendid looking piece, not cheap but then pay peanuts and you get monkeys. The turn around puts a lot of suppliers firmly in the shade.

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    1. David11 September 2020 at 22:39

      Very impressed by the product and the service!

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  8. Delta Coy11 September 2020 at 18:48

    Excellent addition David and IMHO well priced. Cheers Greg p.s. I know I want one.

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    1. David11 September 2020 at 22:41

      Best of luck in acquiring your own in due course!

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  9. George Anderson12 September 2020 at 00:59

    That does look nice, I am unsure what type of terrain to get for my SYW, will concentrate on the troops first.

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    1. David12 September 2020 at 02:38

      I like the Hovels' North European buildings I used for my partially walled town. Reasonable price, decent models, paint up easily. After those some nice Prussian buildings from Warbases.

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  10. Ray Rousell12 September 2020 at 04:01

    Bloody hell, that look terrific!

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  11. caveadsum147112 September 2020 at 14:27

    Splendid looking bit of fortification! Sounds like a decent price,for what you get too!
    Best Iain

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    1. David13 September 2020 at 00:03

      It is what it is price wise, either buy or not is the only choice. I'm glad I've got it.

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  12. Gonsalvo17 September 2020 at 14:49

    Great looking Fortress model!

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