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Miniatures Adventure => Pulp => Topic started by: Sakuragi Miniatures on August 04, 2025, 02:50:23 AM
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I'm hoping someone here can help me, I'm looking to add a bank to my collection but haven't seen any that I'd like. I'm looking for something along the lines of the reference images shown below. Not a copy, but something in these styles.
(https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Hyakujusan-Bank-Otaru-1908.jpg)
Hyakujusan Bank Otaru Branch (1908)
(https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bank-of-Hokkaido-Head-Office-1912.jpg)
Bank of Hokkaido Otaru Head Office (1912)
(https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bank-of-Japan-Otaru-Branch-1912.jpg)
Bank of Japan Otaru Branch (1912)
(https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Karatsu-Bank-Head-Office-1912.jpg)
Karatsu Bank Head Office (1912)
(https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Nijusan-Bank-Oita-1913.jpg)
Nijusan Bank Oita Branch (1913)
(https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Yamaguchi-Bank-Head-Office-Shimonoseki-1920.jpg)
Yamaguchi Bank Shimonoseki Head Office (1920)
(https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Yokohama-Specie-Bank-Moji-Branch-1934.jpg)
Yokohama Specie Bank Moji Branch (1934)
(https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bank-of-Japan-Hiroshima-Branch-1936.jpg)
Bank of Japan Hiroshima Branch (1936)
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I have one of these:
https://3dpv.co.uk/products/wargaming-terrain-large-urban-house-d-various-scales-historical-wargaming
Quite a useful building, could be a bank, a government office, residence of a big wig etc or a small palace.
Of course if you want something really imposing, then they do this one as well.
https://3dpv.co.uk/products/wargaming-terrain-urban-house-h-various-scales-historical-wargaming
These are flat pack constructions, very well made and go together easily. You will get better deals on their Etsy page.
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Speaking of Etsy, there's a seller from Turkiye in there who produces superb MDF kits. They're nominally 1/64 scale but that's easy to ignore. Search Etsy for Tmatolyem. He does a couple of early/mid 20th C buildings that would work with your setting.
Here's one:
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is this for 28mm?
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I imagine you could use a number of apartment block, city-style buildings. Here's one of the many Sarissa Precision MDF ones I've painted up:
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofurkTZ1iWoWA9vUZe5vKO6k-slVTAvJh6WSFYRLn4CqrlVSeZOpPim90LaIkWsMA-4PBIISlpNohbV1FnneYx-vSeyaVmo-xOCe7782kX9OQJ1u3Vpn9_TbYBdvuPDVkBc4Ck8iW8mE/s640/SarissaCityBlock_FullBuilding.jpg)
Or this TTCombat one (though it is not designed for the 1st and 2nd floors to lift off):
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfHJbwBqGXahOuQysOM4AMohNrpvTxAjRjDULeh0nb2O6_1J3MOKwqYJ7oiOFBDJb0rjS_S7-2lTcK_K9pFyf1GDYB7JQuvhv0A6GowmKuPa3RQb2ao_WoPHidaPHc770WXUTk762wEc/s640/TTC+Apart_QtrViewL.jpg)
Not specifically a bank, but could be used as one...?
Mike Demana
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This is the advantage of building from card; you can make something to fit your situation, as with the Bank of Ascension:
(https://korschtal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024_04_14_bank_04.jpg)
The "stone" frontage is made of cheap 2mm thick card:
(https://korschtal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024_03_21_bank_30.jpg)
With the (many) mistakes hidden through painting and weathering.
The side walls and windows and doors are printed textures, which are quick and easy to use and look realistic with some care. One theme of Ascension is the impressive façade at the front, hiding ugliness behind, and my buildings reflect this.
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Sarissa Precision have many suitable buildings, especially in their WW2 Europe range, pre-painted and costly though.
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I use this:
https://ttcombat.com/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage&q=town+hall
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If you fancy going down the card buiding route but don't like the idea of designing your own, you could go for a downloadable kit that you can scale to your needs.
https://scalescenes.com/product/t005-low-relief-high-street/?v=8bcc25c96aa5
Change of signage should help.
Of course there's always the Plasticville Bank or even their 'Union Station'
https://www.walthers.com/plasticville-u-s-a-r-built-up-buildings-bank?srsltid=AfmBOopyKMzyLNU-Okhs8VfFWQk6mh3eQRvjYeXwj6htonhgg3F-aOu6
https://www.walthers.com/plasticville-u-s-a-r-classic-kits-union-station
Both available as 'O gauge' buildings.
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Thanks for all the support, I'm going through all the suggestions and trying things out now. I've not heard of some of these before and others I'd forgotten about as options, like the model railway buildings.
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I was going to suggest Plasticville, it can be tricky to get hold of though - NB, the Plasticville bank has a drive through banking thing on one side, I turned mine into an ATM.
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I made one to use as a bank or museum etc. from foamboard & card
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/67/1847-060825115525.jpeg)
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That's a lovely scratch build! :-*
Mike Demana
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Charlie Foxtrot do one... maybe not as grand and imposing as you're looking for but still nice.
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I made one to use as a bank or museum etc. from foamboard & card
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/67/1847-060825115525.jpeg)
It came out nice but looks like it took a lot of patience to build! How long did it take?
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It came out nice but looks like it took a lot of patience to build! How long did it take?
Thanks, if I remember correctly it only took two or three weeks to get it done.
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Here's one the buildings I referenced earlier with some figures for scale. The doors say bank to me.
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That does look rather bankish.
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I would suggest seeing if you could find any of the Dust buildings. I've used them a few times - don't have any pictures handy, sadly.
I would also 2nd the Plasticville. Finally, you could also go with more O scale with Ameritowne. They are brick facades, but you can buy the sides, too. The brick is a bit small for 28mm, but they look good. I used several of their buildings in superhero games with the kids using Heroclix and they looked good.
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is that second pic the Ameritown stuff? I love the modular nature of it... could be very useful that...
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is that second pic the Ameritown stuff? I love the modular nature of it... could be very useful that...
The 1st is Ameritowne. Each side of a building is sold separately, so you can choose how to assemble, or if you just want to use foamboard or the like for the sides/back.
The 2nd picture is the Dust tenement terrain. I've attached a shot of the back of the box, to give you ideas as to how modular they are, generally. Think Eilif did a bunch with the Dust Terrain to make cyberpunk style buildings on here somewhere.