Making FF

Andy1972 · Post by **Andy1972** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:09 am

I'm making up some field fortifications by cutting up toothpicks then sticking them epoxy putty.. Question is.. I was looking at using 40x15.. But it just seemed too small.. So i was looking at using 40x20.. Also im up to better sugestions on how to make these. I don't rem seeing on what bases the FF should be on. Cheers!

hammy · Post by **hammy** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:13 am

I have my field fortifications on 40 by 20 and the stakes for my longbowmen on 40 by 10.

There is no specific depth requirement for fortifications.

Polkovnik · Post by **Polkovnik** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:11 am

If you base them on 40 x 20 you can also use them to represent a fortified camp. Put 8 of them round a 40 x 80 baggage base (2 DBM baggage elements) to make an 80 x 120 fortified camp.

petedalby · Post by **petedalby** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:40 pm

There is no specific depth requirement for fortifications.

I never like to contradict you Hammy - but page 126 - depth of fortifications should be 15mm.

Having said that my PO's are 20mm deep and no-one has ever objected.

Pete

hammy · Post by **hammy** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 11:11 am

petedalby wrote:
There is no specific depth requirement for fortifications.
I never like to contradict you Hammy - but page 126 - depth of fortifications should be 15mm.

Having said that my PO's are 20mm deep and no-one has ever objected.

Pete

Just because my FFs and POs are 20 and 10mm respectively doesn't mean that I actually read the rules about them

The FFs I got with a second hand army and the POs I made that size because I had a load of 10mm deep bases that I had no need for aftre the demise of DBM and my plans for Bw(I) to Hd(O) conversion bases for my Assyrians.

daleivan · Post by **daleivan** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:54 pm

Using toothpicks to represent palisaded field fortifications seems the way to go for me--anyone use something else for Roman style FF?

Cheers,

Dale

philqw78 · Post by **philqw78** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:45 pm

Wooden kebab sticks. They're a bit thicker than tooth picks. More of a tree diameter size in 15mm. Tooth picks being more like thick branches.

daleivan · Post by **daleivan** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:06 pm

philqw78 wrote:Wooden kebab sticks. They're a bit thicker than tooth picks. More of a tree diameter size in 15mm. Tooth picks being more like thick branches.

I hadn't thought about using kebab sticks. Thanks!

Dale

CrazyHarborc · Post by **CrazyHarborc** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 1:22 am

I have and use 20 by 80mm plastic bases with 3/4 tooth pic halfs in each of the 80mm long bases. I know, they do not "look like" what Roman soldiers would assemble nightly while on the march.

Just had a thought!!! (NOW, my head hurts)......There are all scales of barrels and packing cases made of plastic and or metal. If you have a model railroaders supply store near you....look there for barrels etc.

THOSE can be used to mark the "walls" of a camp, well, a non-Roman camp.

If it's winter (and COLD) where you are, find some twigs. Cut them up using a SHARP hobby knife. Make them look as if 25mm lumber jacks had chopped down the trees/twigs.