Sunday, 28 April 2013

15mm Gamecraft Miniatures Hesco Barriers......

....also called a Hesco bastion and is a modern gabion used for flood control and military fortifications, designed by a British company in the late 1980s and consisting of a collapsible wire mesh container with a heavy duty fabric liner.

They're nice pieces of resin kit from Gamecraft Miniatures, a few of the pieces don't have detail on one side but that's my only quibble with them, I've included a 15mm Peter Pig AK47 to show some scale and some real Hesco barrier pictures to give you an idea of what they are for those who've never heard of them.












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40 comments:

  1. Ray Rousell28 April 2013 at 10:06

    And very nice they are too! I didn't know that was their name?

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  2. Scottswargaming28 April 2013 at 11:46

    Always nice to have something in front of you when the bullets start flying!

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  3. Alex J. Cavanaugh28 April 2013 at 11:51

    So they put them together and then fill the containers with dirt and sand? Very simple. Thanks for the real photos, as I've not seen Hesco bastions before.

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  4. Paul28 April 2013 at 11:57

    Lovely work Fran.

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  5. Vampifan28 April 2013 at 11:59

    If they can stop a bullet then that has to be a good thing.

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  6. Zabadak28 April 2013 at 12:36

    Nice simple bits of modern kit,; were they pricey ?

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  7. Monty28 April 2013 at 12:37

    These are nice and Gamecraft really packed a lot of detail into them! I wonder if I can get some for my back yard. Better than a couch fort!

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  8. Simon Quinton 28 April 2013 at 12:43

    I've seen them before in various imagery and never realised what or how they are made. Yours look great and fit in well.

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  9. PanzerKaput28 April 2013 at 12:58

    They look very good and especially in that scale too.

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  10. Unknown28 April 2013 at 13:09

    Hope he found what he was looking for

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  11. Mark28 April 2013 at 13:47

    I have to say I'd never really heard of them but they certainly look useful.

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  12. TamsinP28 April 2013 at 14:01

    Very useful bits of kit :)

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  13. Jeremy [Retro]28 April 2013 at 14:11

    that is very cool... interesting remake capture.

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  14. Pat Hatt28 April 2013 at 14:30

    Something to hide behind, always good to have

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  15. Hendrid28 April 2013 at 15:31

    Simple idea in real life and in gaming. And simple is often the best, nice and useful models.

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  16. Anonymous28 April 2013 at 15:45

    Those look very nice. Very nice painting on that figure too.

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  17. david bromley28 April 2013 at 16:19

    I can attest that they are handy and do offer great cover. You build the basic box and can alter the dimensions. Larger cubes form the base with smaller cubes placed on top. The heat of summer, the rains of winter, and the nature of Afghan soil makes them solid as concrete. Razor wire makes them even more formidable! With careful planning in the fill, you can also surround the compound with a ditch. An instant castle, as it were, for modern warfare.

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  18. DEZMOND28 April 2013 at 17:19

    yep, first time I hear of it, very interesting, Fran!

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  19. Dixie@dcrelief28 April 2013 at 17:41

    So, Rome COULD be rebuilt in a day! Ironically they look like one of my favourite cookies. Nice.

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  20. Juan Mancheño28 April 2013 at 18:29

    They are very nice. I need some of them in 28mm scale...

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  21. Unknown28 April 2013 at 18:46

    I've not seen these before either Fran. Putting in the historical pics was a nice bit as it helped to understand their construction and function.

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  22. Dan Vincent28 April 2013 at 19:52

    Great painting on the 15mm model. Impressed by that. Could see lots of gaming uses for the barriers. The pictures were helpful for us more unenlightened ones.

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  23. Michael Awdry28 April 2013 at 21:26

    A wonderfully resourceful bit of kit, great job Sir.

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  24. Mecha Ace28 April 2013 at 22:07

    Huh, I didn't know they had that name. I see these getting used on construction and earthwork sites all the time, and they just call them gabions.

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  25. DeanM28 April 2013 at 23:25

    Interesting - my buddy spent some time in Central America and described something similar they used there. Best, Dean

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  26. Sean28 April 2013 at 23:55

    Nice scenic element. They look like they're pretty quick and rewarding to paint.

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  27. The Extraordinarii29 April 2013 at 08:50

    very nice mate they look good.

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  28. Stefan (aka. Monty)29 April 2013 at 09:30

    They called Hesco? Good to know...

    However those look good.
    But the 15mm miniature looks way better. Great paintjob, Fran!

    Cheers
    Stefan

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  29. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)29 April 2013 at 10:03

    Nice work Fran.

    Christopher

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  30. A Beer for the Shower29 April 2013 at 13:42

    Wow, I learned something today. That almost never happens. I had no idea what these things were called.

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  31. Workingdan29 April 2013 at 14:43

    So they are basically mobile bunkers, or something like that?

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  32. Unknown29 April 2013 at 14:49

    I checked to see if you posted today as Ray said you two's blogs aren't updating. Have a good one big fella!

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  33. Jay29 April 2013 at 16:04

    Nice!

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  34. Chris C.29 April 2013 at 17:57

    Really nice pieces to add to a modern-era games table!

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  35. Phil29 April 2013 at 18:03

    Very nice Fran, inspired scenic element, very useful!!
    Phil.

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  36. D430 April 2013 at 03:41

    I was clueless here, so googling helped. They're actually pretty cool

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  37. Whisperin Al1 May 2013 at 22:34

    Spookily enough I was looking at some 28mm versions of these at Salute - Tablescape have just added them to their prepainted range

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  38. russell12002 May 2013 at 03:26

    So their frames for a front end loader to dump stuff into? You forget to mention they make perfect cover for hide-and-seek, which looks like what they are doing in the last picture.

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