Coastal Civil War Forts in 1/250 scale

**ct ertz** · #1 12-12-2009, 06:23 PM

I know, I have too many commitments already, but I keep having an idea of making forts running through my mind. I already have some basic artillery models I have used on the 1/250 sale ironclads, but if I could find plans it would be cool to have a 1/250 scale sea side fort to compliment the ironclads. i have searched some, but I have not found anything regarding fort plans. Just a thought...just getting back ground info and building ideas now. I have several other design projects I am committed to at this time, but if anyone runs across something could you let me know?

Thanks,
CT

**Zakopious** · #2 12-12-2009, 07:17 PM

See Vauban Fort at: Paper Terrain - Fortress Gallery
This reminds me of Fort McHenry in Baltimore.
See: Fort McHenry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and links at bottom of this site.

Fort Sumter
See: Fort Sumter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and links at bottom of this site.

You should be able to find plans and photos of any civil war fortress by doing a Google search for the name of the fortress.

Is there any fortress that you have in mind ?

**B-Manic** · #3 12-12-2009, 07:29 PM

Have you tried the Library of Congress Digital Collection
Digital Collections & Programs (Library of Congress)

**nebeltex** · #4 12-13-2009, 09:24 PM

a google image search of fort jackson and fort fisher turn up some nice photos, some of them from the period. here is the plan of fort esperanza...

**cdavenport** · #5 12-13-2009, 10:07 PM

CT, I don't know how deeply you have considered the size of a 1/250 scale fort. I've been to Fort Sumter; it's huge! The model in that scale would be massive...not that I am complaining.

But, where would one put such a thing?

**shrike** · #6 12-13-2009, 10:34 PM

That would be roughly 12' by 18". Which is actually a great scale for a classroom project

**Jean-Marie** · #7 12-13-2009, 11:17 PM

To agree with B-Manic: The Historic American Buildings Survey in the Library of Congress has many fine drawings of forts from the American Civil War. I think that you would be good to look there.