tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post4200227815094918444..comments2024-03-25T14:31:26.370-04:00Comments on Anton's Wargame Blog: Fort Matanzas Part II Sentry Watchtower and gunportsAnton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-54873849382842153072015-05-01T09:11:49.463-04:002015-05-01T09:11:49.463-04:00Take a look at the link to the USF report on the s...Take a look at the link to the USF report on the site, it has lots of info that would help you make a model. If you want more detail stuff I have tons of photos of the Fort and the Castillo that would help with little details. I would be happy to pass them along to you.Anton Ryzbakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-54499002707501193952015-05-01T08:16:00.597-04:002015-05-01T08:16:00.597-04:00Awesome looking project! You are inspiring me to w...Awesome looking project! You are inspiring me to work on one myself... ;)Salibabahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268148646836828620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-30920069703233335052015-04-29T15:59:25.044-04:002015-04-29T15:59:25.044-04:00Housemartin you are killing me!
Old sketches of t...Housemartin you are killing me!<br /><br />Old sketches of the fort show two ports on the east side (the side facing the river).<br /><br />The entire south face has a lower rampart so all of the guns can fire to the south at the narrow passage that the approaching ships would have to pass to sail up the Matanzas River to approach the Castillo from the south.<br /><br />The western side of the fort faced a huge tidal swamp full of gators, few ships would sail there and darned few men would be foolish to try crossing it.<br /><br />The Castillo is miles upriver and far out of range of the forts guns.<br /><br />There are no guns on the tower because one wants to fire at ships as close to the level of the water as is possible; it reduces the chance of missing and causes damage at the waterline. The tower walls are very thick, particularly on the side facing the river, doubtless built that way to survive the return fire on any ship lucky enough to get far enough upriver for a broadside to bear.<br /><br />But you knew all that already......didn't you?<br /><br />As far as painting the sentry tower I plan on spray-painting the model with texture paint after I fill the gaps....all in good time my friend, all in good time.Anton Ryzbakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-10355710237547087912015-04-29T14:14:14.932-04:002015-04-29T14:14:14.932-04:00Yes, ... yes I am! More importantly the troops wi...Yes, ... yes I am! More importantly the troops will be dazzled. However, those troops need to be Spaniards. I am unaware of any foreigners used by the Spaniards to garrison the colonies ... ever. <br /><br />Stunningly great work as always, but you raise more questions than you answer. Why did you cut two gun ports in the south side of the wall and only one in the North? I thought that there was only one port on each side? If there were two why not two on the built in observation side (with the sentry tower)? I know the fort does not have them, but why no ports on the West side (facing wall in picture above with drain pipe)? Would not guns there lend support to the main Castillo in the event of a seige? I presume that the entry way is on the tower's ocean side? I presume that the reason is general laziness (not wanting to build the walls that strong nor heft the guns up), but why are there no guns on top of the tower. Finally, the sentry tower is gorgeous for shape, but how are you going to stucco it to match the walls of the fort with that plastic bottle as the base? The Housemartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14211689142165137364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-53319322070954012662015-04-29T10:28:23.044-04:002015-04-29T10:28:23.044-04:00Wonderful modeling. A nicely crafted description ...Wonderful modeling. A nicely crafted description of your design thought processes and your "hands-on" steps to model your way to the finished objective. <br /><br />I'm enjoying immensely your scratchbuilding project. Thanks.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12601444762722458674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-48462913315521578622015-04-29T06:04:04.526-04:002015-04-29T06:04:04.526-04:00Very impressive work - I love the use of the P/X b...Very impressive work - I love the use of the P/X bottle. jmilesrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961624317410579611noreply@blogger.com