WotR WIP - unit of light cavalry added (21/1/13)

[CyberAlien312]

I really love those minis! What are the thatched roofs made of?

[OSHIROmodels]

After that, a game

Huzzah!

cheers

James

[OSHIROmodels]

A lot of castles were plastered so I don't see why not 

cheers

James

[Malamute]

Glad to see/hear you are back in the saddle.

NO idea as to the answer to your question though so my gut instinct is ... paint it natural, it might look a bit odd with a lime wash.

[Ramirez Noname]

Hi SI,

Ah, Limewashing church buildings

Limewashing of churches was not uncommon in the medieval period, however by the 18th/19th century most had fallen off or had been removed.

The coating of the stonework could be one of three process (or a combination of them); to apply a limewash would be simply that. An application of limewash to the stonework. If the stonework was fairly rough or poor quality, a lime slurry (a thick limewash) could be applied to help fill gaps and prevent moisture ingress between the stones, or the third option for poor or undulating stonework would be to lime render to produce an even surface and then apply a limewash.

Coloured limewashes could also be applied. I have seen modern pink and ochre limewash applied to historic buildings. I suspect flint buildings (a bit out of my area) could have been lmewashed to reduce the washing out of the soft lime mortar from between the flint walling stone.

St leonards church in St leonards, Bucks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Leonards,_Buckinghamshire) has recently been lime rendered and lime washed, although I think the underlying structure is mostly "clunch" stone, which is not particularly weather resistant. Drayton Beauchamp Church, also in Bucks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drayton_Beauchamp) is not rendered, but has limestone blocks in the flint walling to help tie the wall construction together.

Although modern, the limerender applied to the tower of The Leigh church in Gloucestershire



has been lined out to represent dressed stonework; the stone in this area being mostly small section blue lias. The scheme appears to be similar seen inside medieval churches elsewhere

I think I have probably introduced more problems than resolution, here 

RMZ

[Captain Blood]

Go on. Do a pink church. You know you want to 

[Ramirez Noname]

Managed to miss this thread until today. The mention of limewashing always grabs my attention, so much so that I forgot to say what a cool thread it is.

The figures look great and the buildings are coming together well. I really enjoy your level of research, too. Thanks for posting links with them.

RMZ

[Atheling]

It was common practice so some would have a coat of Limewash (sometimes decorated!) and some not. The worlds your oyster really.... go for a nice Pink!. After all, Cap'n Blood has ordered you to  .

Darrell.

[voltan]

Is this going to be the church of Hello kitty? 

[Arlequín]

I can only back up what has been said, lime washing of stone was very common; the frequency of places called 'Whitchurch' being a testament to this. If there was a high proportion of iron in the area the lime was taken from, a tan, buff, or almost orange colour was common and 'white' lime would need to be imported at cost to those desiring it. Pigments were also often added; Ox or Pig's blood, or sloe juice, was added to the mix, producing 'Suffolk Pink' in Anglia, so a pink church in Essex is potentially accurate... maybe.

 

[Atheling]

Great stuff mate, like 'em a lot 

Darrell.

[CyberAlien312]

They look lovely!

[Arlequín]

Excellent! Troops 'raised' in Flanders, rather than the usual 'Burgundian Ordonnance moonlighting' we tend to see. I fully approve! 

[Mason]

Really nice work!
Really impressive as a unit.
 

[Captain Blood]

Lovely.

I am going to kill them all, you do know that?