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During the Quasi-war with France, the new Fort McHenry thwarts a French attempt to invade Baltimore, bringing down the Montgolfier Balloon #8.

No, really, just gluing things down.

The construction of Fort McHenry continues to stagger along. I'm aiming to finish mine in less time than the original took to build.

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I removed the raised platform under the walls, at...

Hi David, I understand some of your points. I facepalmed about the 'platform height'. That makes complete sense, but now I have to ponder more routering.

I thought the curtains were the walls that...

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I am working on making a convincing brown brick, but have not convinced myself of success. The red one was just because bricks are red. The brown one on the right is actually a...

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Here's a picture of a diorama that I believe is on display at the fort. This is a representation of what it looked like in 1814.

Mine from the same angle.

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In comparing the...

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My buildings for the fort have arrived! They don't look like exact historical matches, but the capture the feel. I'm also wrestling with the fact that Fort McHenry had grass and trees! Not...

It's unfortunate that by 1815 most bomb ships were ship rigged and looked more like regular sloops. The ketchs look so much more the part, but were old technology.

Maybe I'll have to build a ship...

After having stalled out on this project for almost a year, I am moving forward again. New buildings from Brigade have been ordered, and the shoreline has been glued to the land. Due to the size of...