Thursday, April 12, 2007
A Miniature Wargaming Exclusive!
I designed these split rail fences for use with my 15mm American Revolution and American Civil War games, and now I’m making them available to you. The split rail fence are available here as a free download.
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Very nice, I think I have a way to turn them into worm fences. I will have to print em up and take a hobby knife to them.
VR
James Mattes
Posted by James Mattes on 04/13 at 08:49 PM | #
To convert to worm fences, cut triangles on either side of the posts and fold there. They look good.
Posted by The Editor on 04/13 at 08:52 PM | #
Yeap that is my plan. I think you might have answered my question on how to make 124 feet of worm fence for the South half of Gettysburg.
VR
James Mattes
Posted by James Mattes on 04/14 at 08:23 AM | #