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Offline Howard Whitehouse

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A Pathan Hillfort
« on: August 20, 2007, 10:21:15 PM »
Here's my first attempt at photography, so let's see how it works out:



This is a Pathan hill fort I made prior to Historicon, which appeared in two games, and now belongs to a wargamer in Washington state, having bought it from me (this being the point!)  :lol:  H
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Offline lethallee61

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« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2007, 11:57:48 PM »
Oooooooo - that's nice.

I particularly like the patterned crenellations and exposed brickwork.

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Offline Howard Whitehouse

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« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2007, 03:54:05 AM »
Thanks!

The elaborate battlements are actually a product for building doll houses - some sort of Victorian gingerbread decorations in 1 12 scale. And the exposed old brick is done my pressing the back of a piece of embossed plastic brick card into a plaster/papier mache mix smeared onto the foamcore walls - it's cheaper than simply using the brick card in the normal way and (more importantly) gives a very worn appearance.

Here's another photo, of a watch tower in the same style- H


Offline Malamute

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« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2007, 07:08:57 AM »
Very nice piece,  :) It reminds me of the late great Ian Weekley's style of model making.
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« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2007, 01:06:18 PM »
Reminds me of the one Flashman Papers adventure where Flashy is in a snake pit in a Afghan hill fort.

Offline Musketeer

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« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2007, 02:03:37 PM »
A great bit of terrain Howard!  :love:
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Offline Westfalia Chris

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« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2007, 03:45:06 PM »
Very nice! Somehow "The-Major-General-ly", in the very best meaning of the term...

Offline Howard Whitehouse

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« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2007, 09:43:08 PM »
The Ian Weekley reference is spot on - his work in the 1980s-90s inspired me to make big pieces of terrain in the first place.

I've just this afternoon had a commission to make another hill fort! H  :)

Offline Prof.Witchheimer

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« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2007, 07:08:40 AM »
great piece of work, Howard! would fit together well with Monolith's adobe buildings

Offline Howard Whitehouse

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« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2007, 11:52:14 AM »
I haven't seen the Monolith buildings except in photos, but I imagine they'd work together. I build almost all my own structures, and generally work to a 'large 25 - 30mm' scale, with plenty of room inside for figures. Most of the simpler buildings have a plain, one room interior, although when I get fancy there are multiple rooms, inside staircases etc.

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« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2007, 01:08:09 AM »
Very nice work indeed.

-Todd

 

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