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Hobby Bunker Star Fort - $255
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2. Hi, this is for Hobby Bunker Star Fort for Dioramas from 1/32 to 1/72 in scale, with ships. Perfect for Wargamming. Description: Asking for this item is $180.00.
This is for a Star Fort Section Used in dioramas of the Caribbean Sea Conflicts in the New World, and, the American Civil War. By the 1700s, the days of forts being made of a wooden type forts/palisades/simple built stonework were over.
European governments had allot invested in their overseas colonies, and, Star Forts became the norm. Eventually some were built and used by the new nations that appeared, after the American Revolution, and, colonies that overthrew Spanish and French Rule.
The Star Forts allow a muderous cross fire to rake the attackers, even if one of the outer bastions/Star Points fell, it was no guarantee that the whole fort would fall.
In the original dioramas, only one sections of the five, that made up the Star Fort were used. Simply because it was too big. The rest of the Fort was illustrated in background painted cardboard.
Picture Ten shows a British soldier and artillery piece, about 1:72 Scale(soldier and artillery piece not included). Notice the penny, this scale makes it more of a Star Fortress.
Picture Eleven and Twelve shows a 1/32 Scale Union soldier with flag, and, a naval cannon(soldier and naval cannon not included). Notice a part of the Fort has been repainted. At this scale, it is just a small fort.
Picture Thirteen, shows a Star Fort Section, upside down showing the molding process and due to that process, a small corner of where two walls came together, did not form.
Picture Fourteen, shows one of the Star Fort section, with one of the doors highlighted with paint.
The fort works best with figures from 1/72 to 1/32(25mm to 54mm) in size. The smaller the figures used, the larger the Fort appears. Ships placed on a water base, in the background, give an illusion of being at a distance from the fort. The Pirate Ship is of a greater scale, than the Civil War Ironclad.
Picture Fifthteen, shows the Confederate Ironclade used in the Civil War Diorama.
Pictured Seventeen and Eighteen, is an unbuilt FREE Pirate Ship never used in the original Caribbean Diorama. This ship is from one of the most popular model makers in the world, from the few non-historical sailing ships from Zvezda. It is a galeón type ship called The Secret based on a popular poem “Sacrlet Sails”. It is 1/350 Scale, the front of the box suffer a few scratches, but, still intact the contents. Also this is the simpler version, offered by Zvezda, it comes with NO paints, brush, and glue. Along with paper instructions in Russian, over seventy parts.
It has red sails, perfect for a Pirate Ship!
Picture 19 shows metallic Columbrad Fort Sumter Cannon, and, Civil War Union Artilleryman and Revolutionary Soldier.
Just one section of a Star Fort, is up for sale, there is one cannon included(see pic. 19). As for the Pirate Ship and the Civil War Ironclade, they ARE included. The Pirate Ship comes in its box(it has to be built), and, the Ironclade comes unboxed(it is already built).
Finally picture 16 is of a real Star Fort El Morro, in the New World, located in San Juan Harbor, P.R.
Postage and Handling is Free via USPS Parcel, as the fort section is big and heavy. This is only for the New York City region.
No Returns, AS IS., All Sales Final, asking price, $255.00. If interested in some of the parts, let me know, we can quote a price(you pay P. and H.).