Batteries not included

When I was planning the Gibraltar Strait game the need for some coastal gun batteries became apparent.  Not having anything suitable in 1/1200 scale a spot of scratch building was clearly called for. 
I used florists wire for the gun barrels and the shields were cut from balsa.  To make the ensemble suitable robust I mounted the guns in pairs on card.  The size or the (rather over scale) emplacements can be gauged from the 1cm grid on my cutting mat in the photos.

 I decided that eight guns needed a command bunker so built one from more balsa.

For the Harbour Raid game I needed two single guns, so I simply cut down a pair I'd already made and mounted them on coins small enough to fit neatly on my Triang Minic breakwater ends.  They're not terribly accurate models but in this case function definitely beats form!