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July 21, 2018 at 4:59 pm #141663Charge The GunsParticipant
Some historical battlefields have terrain features that immediately define them. Things such as the windmills at Lutzen, or the farm of La Haye Sainte at Waterloo. These features aren’t always commercially available and so for my next battle I’ve had to scratch build something. I started with part of Warlord’s plastic castle as a starting point.
Any guesses? 🙂
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July 22, 2018 at 2:23 pm #141685Charge The GunsParticipantOk. More clues.
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July 22, 2018 at 3:28 pm #141691CorsoParticipantLutzen castle?
July 22, 2018 at 8:16 pm #141693Charge The GunsParticipantI can see why you guessed that Corso. But it is much smaller.
More clues.
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July 23, 2018 at 9:54 pm #141742GarethParticipantWindmill me thinks.
July 24, 2018 at 1:45 pm #141821Charge The GunsParticipantI can see where you’re coming from, Gareth, but not right. Interestingly Lutzen castle/town and windmills are both on my longer term radar, but this is something closer to home.
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July 26, 2018 at 9:22 am #142005Charge The GunsParticipantOk, this is perhaps trickier than I expected 🙂
The answer is Boath Dovecot (or Doocot in Scots) from the Auldearn 1645 battlefield.
The model is based heavily on the dovecot that stands today on Castle Mound, the remains of a medieval motte and bailey castle.
It is possible that this building post-dates the battle, but it is such an iconic landmark that I couldn’t really refight Auldearn without including it.
Castle Mound itself was a key part of the battlefield, forming the right of MacColla’s defensive position in the village and as such was probably held by Gordon of Monymore’s regiment.
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July 26, 2018 at 2:04 pm #142038DavidParticipantExcellent work. Appreciate the history too.
July 26, 2018 at 5:10 pm #142059Charge The GunsParticipantThanks David! 🙂
July 28, 2018 at 3:12 pm #142194Rough RiderParticipantThat turned out great (I would never have guessed dovecot btw).
July 28, 2018 at 11:34 pm #142197Charge The GunsParticipantThanks RR. I guess I’ve spent too long looking at pictures of it and it’s become imprinted 🙂
July 31, 2018 at 12:14 am #142261BillParticipantlooks awesome. Nice touch with the pigeons!
Bill
July 31, 2018 at 8:27 am #142264Charge The GunsParticipantThanks Bill!
Ebay will turn up just about anything, including pigeons! (Thanks to railway modellers mainly, I think.)
August 1, 2018 at 9:28 am #142324invisible officerParticipantNice work on that Doocot.
Near enough to Culloden to feed my 1746 Hannover / Jacobite forces. 😉
August 1, 2018 at 5:00 pm #142396Charge The GunsParticipantThanks IO!
Yes, the two battle sites are very close. Hurry’s Forces probably crossed Culloden Moor on their march to Auldearn.
Would be interesting to know if the doves from Auldearn did end up feeding either of the armies :-).
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