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Offline CarlLeyland

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Help with 20mm buildings please
« on: November 09, 2016, 09:26:14 PM »
Hi Chaps

I was going to ask for your opinions on whether my next project should be modern 28 or 20mm but in writing the question I realised I had answered it myself. 20mm all the way-partly due to a trial last year with some Rhodesians (thanks to Ash etc on here) and partly due to cost and space restrictions.

One problem I do have is that I like to make buildings for my games in 28mm....usually they are passable and I can make what I need fairly cheaply. The problem with 20mm is that they never seem to look right!

What do you Chaps use? I was hoping to create a few African/Congo/Colonial type structures along with a few radio masts (not found any of those).

Any help would be great ie door sizes, typical building foot print size or even a guide to get this right.

Thanks in advance.

Oh and will Able Archer ever be a commercial set?

Offline Gunbird

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Re: Help with 20mm buildings please
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2016, 09:33:05 AM »
For radio masts just use Horby or Auhagen (or other H0 brands) electrical pylons and leave off all the extension bits. I made them for 20mm in mind but they work for 15mm (and tbh, for 28mm as well)







For simple African buildings you can just make stuff with small wave cardboard and glue that to box shapes for anything from small warehouses to slums.
« Last Edit: November 10, 2016, 09:35:24 AM by Gunbird »
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Offline von Lucky

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Re: Help with 20mm buildings please
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2016, 09:57:17 AM »
Google images is your friend. Just type in "20mm terrain" or "20mm modern Africa terrain" and you'll get plenty of great ideas.
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Offline CarlLeyland

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Re: Help with 20mm buildings please
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2016, 10:41:54 AM »
Wow! The radio mast and pylons are amazing! I have had a search for them but turned up nothing, thanks for the pic and names....they are a must.

I have seen for real the type of buildings I want to make but wondered how others went about the construction of them. 5mm foamboard seems clumsy in this scale and I was hoping to discover how windows and doors were made? Everything seems so small compared to 28mm!

Offline JArgo

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Re: Help with 20mm buildings please
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2016, 07:03:20 PM »
Have you looked at Matakishi's website?  I used some of his designs as inspiration and just downscaled them to 20mm.

If you don't like foamboard - how about thick mounting board? Doors I did by eye, 25mm I think.

Offline carlos marighela

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Re: Help with 20mm buildings please
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2016, 08:13:36 PM »
Dapol produce a 1/76ish (HO/OO) bungalow that's perfect for much of post war Africa. Replace or simply clad over the roof with corrugated plastic or card and Bob's yer uncle.
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Offline CarlLeyland

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Re: Help with 20mm buildings please
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2016, 11:31:09 PM »
Thanks for this guys...never heard of dapol but I will search now. Mounting board/card may well be the way to fo in this scale for me. Thanks

Offline johnl5555

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Re: Help with 20mm buildings please
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2016, 07:42:40 PM »
Cork can be your friend. I have used it for WW2 buildings in 1/32, old West 28mm and 1/72 scale buildings.
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