Captain Blood's ECW resurrection. P.43. Cuirassiers ride!

[M.P.]

They look beautiful  .

[Digits]

[aside]Digits: that's why the parade and muster in Nantwich always looks so good - the buildings play their part[/aside]

Indeed....missing it terribly this year! 😩.....one of my favourite musters, especially having lifted the Rose Bowl (and drank from) a couple of times.......roll on the good times once more.....

[levied troop]

That’s a magnificent Cornucopia

[AKULA]

A great looking collection of buildings 

[Yankeepedlar01]

The table replete with buildings is a real delight. Frankly though Grand Manner prices are on the far side of ridiculous in my view.

[Friends of General Haig]

Really nice buildings and they set the figures off beautifully.

I especially like the droopy roofed barn! You don’t get that sort of character with MDF.

[Captain Blood]

Thank you gentlemen.

I especially like the droopy roofed barn! You don’t get that sort of character with MDF.

I’m afraid you don’t get any sort of character with MDF. In fairness, some of them look a lot better than they used to, and they are very clever, often technically brilliant pieces of 2D engineering and design, trying ever so hard to look 3D. But always sadly lacking in any soul. And inevitably missing the organic character of actual old buildings.
But then I feel the same about printed mats

[AKULA]

Thank you gentlemen.

I’m afraid you don’t get any sort of character with MDF. In fairness, some of them look a lot better than they used to, and they are very clever, often technically brilliant pieces of 2D engineering and design, trying ever so hard to look 3D. But always sadly lacking in any soul. And inevitably missing the organic character of actual old buildings.
But then I feel the same about printed mats

Agree 100% on the limitations of MDF, and get your point about printed mats...I guess it all comes down that balance between  the following:

time vs cost vs realism vs playability

MDF being cheaper, but requiring more time to bring them up to a level of quality you are happy with.

When it comes to printed mats, I know I can do better if I build the boards myself, but equally I’ll get a game on the table a whole lot quicker (possibly even years quicker) if I use a mat , at least at first.....and it leaves more time to paint thousands more figures than I would otherwise 

[Captain Blood]

Thanks Matt. Yeah, I totally get it. It’s a compromise between what might look the absolute best (although everyone has different ideas on that) vs the time, money, skill and interest available to a person. Some people just don’t care how things look - it’s all about the game. Other people do care, but are content to settle on those compromises.
Mats are a definite improvement on Subbuteo cloths 

[AKULA]

Mats are a definite improvement on Subbuteo cloths 

Anyone using a subbuteo cloth should be reported to the authorities immediately 

[Radar]

Thank you gentlemen.

I’m afraid you don’t get any sort of character with MDF. In fairness, some of them look a lot better than they used to, and they are very clever, often technically brilliant pieces of 2D engineering and design, trying ever so hard to look 3D. But always sadly lacking in any soul. And inevitably missing the organic character of actual old buildings.
But then I feel the same about printed mats

Absolutely. I doff my cap to those who design, and those who go to great lengths to turn these kits into beautiful unique buildings. But when I see the lengths that they go to I do sometimes wonder if it might not be quicker to scratch build?

MDF works best for more modern buildings, but are much too square and pristine for built by eye medieval/Tudor timber framed buildings. I'm immediately thinking of some of the buildings on Friar Street in Worcester

[Black Burt]

You have to remember that those buildings are probably 500 years old or so, so they probably didn't look as wonky when they where new. Also the view that these buildings where all black and white is again due to the age of the oak as they would have been a light oak colour in there younger days. Forgot to say nice looking village though.

[Captain Blood]

Just for completeness, the ultimate act of ECW resurrection has proved to be an overpowering urge to add some figures of my own devising 

More info here: https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=130330.msg1651617;topicseen#new

And here they are

[Axebreaker]

Excellent comes to mind Captain!

Christopher

[DintheDin]

Anatomically well sculpted with fine detail and they match perfectly with other manufacturer's ranges!
And when painted...   What's not to like? Good luck to Bloody Miniatures! Cheers!