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Author Topic: The Chapel of Rofenburg - a Miniature Wargames Article from 2012 - finished  (Read 5312 times)

Offline dampfpanzerwagon

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My plan over the next couple of months is to revisit some of my earlier tutorials/articles and update them with additional commentary. the first is The Chapel of Rofenburg which was originally featured in Miniature Wargames 355 and 356 from 2012.

The Chapel of Rofenburg - part one is now on my Blog.



For details see this Blog post;
http://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-chapel-at-rofenburg-part-one.html

I'll be updating the Blog with regular posts over the next couple of months

Stay Safe and

Keep Calm and Carry on Modelling

Tony
« Last Edit: May 16, 2020, 03:03:18 PM by dampfpanzerwagon »

Offline LordOdo

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Re: The Chapel of Rofenburg - a Miniature Wargames Article from 2012
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2020, 09:30:02 AM »
I like this chapel a lot! Curious to see the tutorial  :)
''Its so much easier to build something new than work up the courage to actually paint some.'' -Wyrmalla (2015)


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I have coated the walls with both ready mixed filler and DAS modelling clay.



For more details see the Blog.

Stay safe.

Tony
http://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-chapel-at-rofenburg-part-three.html

Offline dampfpanzerwagon

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The chapel has been based onto a piece of 3mm this plastic card with the groundwork built up with DAS modelling clay.



For more information, see the Blog.

Tony
https://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-chapel-at-rofenburg-part-four.html

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Another update - this time detailing the front step and adding paving slabs.

For full details see the Blog.

Tony
https://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-chapel-at-rofenburg-part-five.html

Offline dampfpanzerwagon

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 The distinctive roof was built up in sections using mounting card and card from the back of a sketch pad. It took some time before I was happy with the shape. For more details see the Blog.



Stay safe.

Tony
https://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-chapel-at-rofenburg-part-six.html

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The roof was tiled with individual card tiles which were glued in place with PVA Glue.

For more information, see the Blog.

Stay safe.

Tony
https://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-chapel-at-rofenburg-part-seven.html

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Another update - this time how I detailed the roof.....



For more information see the Blog

Stay safe.

Tony
https://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-chapel-at-rofenburg-part-eight.html

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Are the tiles meant to be shingles or slate? I often see house for war games with red tiled roofs- I assume they are meant to be clay but they are flat tiles so I am never sure.

Offline dampfpanzerwagon

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"Are the tiles meant to be shingles or slate?"

Neither, they will be clay tiles.

Grey slate tends to be more smooth (texture) and shingles would have a very distinct wood or grain texture. The roof on The Chapel of Rofenburg will be modelled to resemble oven backed clay tiles (Roman tiles).

Tony

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"Are the tiles meant to be shingles or slate?"

Neither, they will be clay tiles.

Grey slate tends to be more smooth (texture) and shingles would have a very distinct wood or grain texture. The roof on The Chapel of Rofenburg will be modelled to resemble oven backed clay tiles (Roman tiles).

Tony
Ah I see. I often saw red tiled roofs on war games buildings but always thought clay tiles were over lapping semi rounds; I didn't realize flat clay tiles were a thing.

Offline dampfpanzerwagon

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I think round or fish tail tiles are more common in Europe. Square tiles are more usual in the UK.

Tony

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Part nine. The main doors and side windows.....



More information on the blog.

Stay safe.

Tony
https://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-chapel-at-rofenburg-part-nine.html

Offline dampfpanzerwagon

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Another update - this time showing how the steeple was built and how the wooden supports were modelled.

There are more images on the Blog.



and



Stay safe.

Tony
https://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-chapel-at-rofenburg-part-ten.html