Palankas
Palanka (Turkish palanka, Hungarian palánk, French palanque), or stockade, a type of fortification often found in Hungary and Turkey, where it is used to enclose a small town, in lue of a town wall. Palankas are palisades, driven into the ground close to each other; the reverse is backfilled to create a breastwork, and held in place by the palisades.
Source: Rumpf, H. F.: Allgemeine Real-Encyclopädie der gesammten Kriegskunst (Berl. 1827)
Scale Model Palankas
Palankas are easily scratchbuilt, using homemade palisade stakes made of hardwood (s. “How to Scratch-Build Wooden Palisades”), twigs, dowelling, bamboo or birchwood skewers, matchsticks, split model timber, broom bristles, polystyrene rod, wire or piano wire of the proper scale height and width.
| Scale | Height | Width | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:1 | 4 – 6 m | 4 – 6″ | timber |
| 1:16 | 250 – 375 mm | 6 – 9.5 mm | twigs, dowel rod |
| 1:22.5 | 178 – 267 mm | 5 – 7 mm | twigs, dowel rod |
| 1:30 | 133 – 200 mm | 3 – 5 mm | twigs, skewers, dowel rod |
| 1:32 | 125 – 188 mm | 3 – 5 mm | twigs, skewers, dowel rod |
| 1:43.5 | 93 – 140 mm | 2 – 3.5 mm | twigs, matchsticks, skewers |
| 1:48 | 83 – 125 mm | 2 – 3 mm | twigs, matchsticks, skewers |
| 1:50 | 80 – 120 mm | 2 – 3 mm | twigs, matchsticks, skewers |
| 1:56 | 71 – 107 mm | 2 – 2.5 mm | twigs, matchsticks |
| 1:64 | 63 – 94 mm | 1.5 – 2 mm | twigs, matchsticks |
| 1:72 | 56 – 83 mm | 1.5 – 2 mm | twigs, matchsticks |
| 1:76 | 53 – 79 mm | 1.5 – 2 mm | twigs, matchsticks |
| 1:87 | 46 – 69 mm | 1 – 1.5 mm | twigs, styrene rod |
| 1:100 | 40 – 60 mm | 1 – 1.5 mm | twigs, styrene rod |
| 1:120 | 33 – 50 mm | 1 – 1.5 mm | twigs, wire, styrene rod |
| 1:144 | 28 – 42 mm | 0.7 – 1 mm | broom bristles, wire |
| 1:160 | 25 – 38 mm | 0.6 – 1 mm | broom bristles, piano wire |
| 1:200 | 20 – 30 mm | 0.5 – 0.8 mm | piano wire, broom bristles |
| 1:225 | 18 – 27 mm | 0.5 – 0.7 mm | piano wire, broom bristles |
| 1:250 | 16 – 24 mm | 0.4 – 0.6 mm | piano wire, broom bristles |
| 1:285 | 14 – 21 mm | 0.4 – 0.5 mm | piano wire |
| 1:300 | 13 – 20 mm | 0.3 – 0.5 mm | piano wire |
| 1:400 | 10 – 15 mm | 0.3 – 0.4 mm | piano wire |
While there are no scale models of Palanka, or Russian Cherta, fortifications available at this time, ZVEZDA’s Russian Fort may be used to recreate them.
- Russian Fort, 1:72 ZVEZDA 8501
- Corner Tower, 1:72 ZVEZDA 8502
- Flank Tower, 1:72 Conversion
- Palisade, 1:72 ZVEZDA 8503
- Palisade with Gate, 1:72 ZVEZDA 8504