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Other Stuff => Workbench => Topic started by: Codsticker on 21 May 2023, 06:51:49 PM
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My buddy Jeff (those who have frequented TMP in the past would have known him as BluebearJeff ) who passed away in 2016 left me several things including a small house that he had built. Very straight forward construction: foam core walls, black cardstock for a shingle roof and unpainted balsa wood for the timber, all on a thin card base:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/58/11089-210523174416.jpeg)
I used it as a basis to try a couple of materials I had been wanting to play with; I added toweling to the roof for thatch and wood filler to the walls for daub.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/58/11089-210523173945.jpeg)
Although the daub did not quite work out as well as I had hoped, I am happy with the tatch.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/58/11089-210523174154.jpeg)
More pictures and words on my blog (http://codstickershistoricals.blogspot.com/2023/05/a-scratch-built-cottage.html).
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Very nice useful build.
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Nice work and rememberance of a friend. I see nothing wrong with the plaster and the thatch looks great.
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Nicely done :)
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8) That is very nice
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The transformation as it stops looking like bits of cardboard is exciting to watch. :o
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Thank you everyone for the kind remarks. As Jeff had done all the construction it was a very quick and satisfying project.
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Indeed the walls look every bit as good as the thatched roof….that looks excellent, I’m sure he’d be pleased!
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Well done on a personally significant piece; it looks great and you made the already nice base construction shine :)
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Bravo!
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Excellent! Looks fantastic
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Lovely work and a great memorial to a friend
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Thanks fellas. I just need a couple more buildings and my 16th-17th C. English village will be "complete". ::)
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thats very nice indeed
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Thanks fellas. I just need a couple more buildings and my 16th-17th C. English village will be "complete". ::)
What is this "complete" you speak of? I have never seen the beast nor even seen it's tracks! ;)
Nice solid little building and the fact that it's a memorial to a gaming friend is even better.
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Inspiring work! I am also in the process of trying to do something similar, but from scratch:
https://www.thewargameswebsite.com/forums/topic/medieval-renaissance-ceiling-door-heights/#post-187281
Dan
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What is this "complete" you speak of? I have never seen the beast nor even seen it's tracks! ;)
Yeah, since posing that I have come up with another couple of ideas for buildings lol.
Inspiring work! I am also in the process of trying to do something similar, but from scratch:
I look forward to following your progress! I don't know if you have seen it, but Silent Invader's excellent ECW thread here (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=116169.0) features many buildings and is great inspiration.
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Wow, that other thread is amazing. Thank you so much for the link.
Dan
PS. Are you going to be making any other houses for the period?
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Yes, actually. I have plans to build a coaching inn this fall. Really, I should have a couple more buildings for a nice little village. As it stands I have 2 "town" houses, 3 cottages, a small manor, church, a stable and a barn.
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Its a great looking model - very well done.
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Codsticker,
Eric did a great job here, but you took yours to a whole new level, with your realistic paint scheme and washes:
https://youtu.be/WoTV1AGNKKQ
As Eric explains toward the end of his video, today mankind is 50% urban. But, during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, only 5-10% of the human population lived in towns and cities. That’s why wattle and daub country cottages (and their small ancillary buildings) is what I will be focusing on for a while. With them I’ll be able to have battles around isolated farms or near small hamlets.
Dan
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There are some great tips in that video. I think his fur/thatch roof turned out better than my fur version and he is right: thatch should be quite thick. Next time I do a thatch roof with toweling I think I will do it in two layers.