Lead Adventure Forum

Miniatures Adventure => Back of Beyond => Topic started by: Timotl on April 26, 2018, 05:07:30 AM

Title: Good source for desert buildings...?
Post by: Timotl on April 26, 2018, 05:07:30 AM: I’m looking for resin, NOT mdf, desert buildings. Any good sources out there?
Title: Re: Good source for desert buildings...?
Post by: Argonor on April 26, 2018, 05:24:35 AM: Hovels do some

http://www.hovelsltd.co.uk/eastern25.htm
Title: Re: Good source for desert buildings...?
Post by: Sparrow on April 26, 2018, 05:28:59 AM: Grand Manner?

https://www.grandmanner.co.uk/28mm_Middle_East__Sudan--category--9.html
Title: Re: Good source for desert buildings...?
Post by: Sir Rodney Ffing on April 26, 2018, 10:48:59 AM: Assuming you are looking for 28mm scale:

Adrian's Walls:

http://adrianswalls.co.uk/epages/0208e13d-a967-46c1-ba72-2df35cc0f9a6.sf/en_GB/?ObjectID=938699&ViewAction=ViewFaceted&FacetValue_CategoryID=938699&CurrencyID=GBP&CurrencyID=GBP&FacetRange_ListPrice=&FacetRange_ListPrice=

Tablescape:

http://www.tablescape.co.uk/Catalogue/MiddleEastern/MiddleEasternRange.htm
Title: Re: Good source for desert buildings...?
Post by: sukhe_bator on April 26, 2018, 11:22:14 AM: It's much more fun to make your own, since most commercially available ones are too generic. Find a particular theatre or region, find a few photographic sources and off you go!
Title: Re: Good source for desert buildings...?
Post by: Sir Rodney Ffing on April 26, 2018, 02:17:18 PM: Quote
It's much more fun to make your own, since most commercially available ones are too generic. Find a particular theatre or region, find a few photographic sources and off you go!

We can't all conjure railway stations and engine sheds out of foam card sukhe!
Title: Re: Good source for desert buildings...?
Post by: Timotl on May 02, 2018, 04:46:01 PM: Thanks for the suggestions everyone! ;)
Title: Re: Good source for desert buildings...?
Post by: TWD on May 02, 2018, 04:55:57 PM: The Hovels ones are small. They're 25mm (possibly edging towards 20mm) not 28mm.
I like them as I like my buildings to have a small footprint, but if you're wanting them to scale with the larger 28s you may be disappointed.
They'd go well with the Perry WW2 plastics.
Title: Re: Good source for desert buildings...?
Post by: zemjw on May 13, 2018, 08:57:38 PM: I picked up a couple of 28mm resin ones from Templar Wargames at Carronade yesterday. I don't think the ones I got are on the website yet, but this one (https://www.templarwargames.co.uk/product/tws-sf35a-middle-eastern-desert-building-courtyard) is.

I can dig out the names for you if you're interested. They look pretty good and should paint up easily enough

I know you said non-mdf, but for completeness, https://www.timelineminiatures.co.uk/ do some MDF ones (i've just ordered one, so I'll see what it looks like when it gets here)
Title: Re: Good source for desert buildings...?
Post by: nickthegreek on May 16, 2018, 10:14:31 AM: I just got a couple of village worth of buildings from Monolith Designs.
They have a range not on the site but similar to the adobe range, these were used in the touching history Sudan game.
Title: Re: Good source for desert buildings...?
Post by: sepoy1857 on May 20, 2018, 01:42:45 AM: Quote from: nickthegreek on May 16, 2018, 10:14:31 AM
I just got a couple of village worth of buildings from Monolith Designs.
They have a range not on the site but similar to the adobe range, these were used in the touching history Sudan game.
Are they still in business?
Title: Re: Good source for desert buildings...?
Post by: Graven Steve on June 13, 2018, 11:39:15 AM: I still have some of those Monolith unreleased adobes - if you want to email me for pics
Title: Re: Good source for desert buildings...?
Post by: Dogenes on June 13, 2018, 12:06:42 PM: These are not resin, however they are table ready, which I am assuming is what you are after. They are made from foam-core and are quite robust, and don't shatter when you drop them. :) http://www.colonialsteamboat.co.uk/Products/Handmade/arab.html
Title: Re: Good source for desert buildings...?
Post by: Will Bailie on June 13, 2018, 04:58:10 PM: Quote from: sukhe_bator on April 26, 2018, 11:22:14 AM
It's much more fun to make your own, since most commercially available ones are too generic. Find a particular theatre or region, find a few photographic sources and off you go!

This for sure! Check out Matakishi's Tea House for easy to build buildings. https://www.matakishi.net/making-things.html Note that desert type buildings are particularly easy as they tend to plain, straight, textured walls, all easily built with straight cuts from cork board.