Strongpoint: progress

I set to work on the conversion of the Afghan tower. The most difficult part was the reduction of the height of the upper section, which required careful work with a junior hacksaw, followed by a lot of sanding. Being resin, a face mask was required … not that it felt that much different from the day-to-day of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Work on the hourd followed: planking for the deck, shorter vertical planking for the waist-high railing, and short stout beams to support the entire assembly. All made from balsa wood. The hourd will be mounted just below the door in the upper section.

The tension between modeller and gamer surfaced once more when considering the width of the deck. I base individual figures on a 30mm square MDF tile, with a magnetic base. A deck around 30mm wide would have looked absurdly out of scale. The deck is 20mm wide, so I have resolved that the strongpoint’s garrison figures on will most likely either have minimal bases or be glued on to the model. The modeller within will triumph.

The parts of the hourd, and a dry run with Renedra sandbags.