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Title: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Thunderchicken on 14 February 2010, 05:18:10 PM
As part of a VSF game I'm cooking up I need a small police station so have been building my own. Thought I'd share my efforts so far and see what you think. It's not finished but when it is I'll post it on the workbench board.

(http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/8065/policestation006.jpg)

(http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/2239/policestation007.jpg)


Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Silent Invader on 14 February 2010, 05:21:19 PM
Like that very, very much.  Stylisticly it reminds me of the victorian police station where I lived as a kid - I'm not that old but the police station was.
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Svennn on 14 February 2010, 05:24:20 PM
Its absolutely ace. Why you get me to build things for you is beyond me.

(I made a chimney this am ;))
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Thunderchicken on 14 February 2010, 05:37:21 PM
Thanks chaps.

It reminds me of a toll keeper's cottage. Or a canal lock keeper's cottage which now sell for a fortune. A really charming little model. I like it a lot!

You're not far off , it's based on a station waiting room but I thought it would do as a small nick.

Its absolutely ace. Why you get me to build things for you is beyond me.

(I made a chimney this am ;))

Because you're better at it than I am. Oooh, thanks for the chimney.  :)
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: twrchtrwyth on 14 February 2010, 05:55:12 PM
That's really nice. What's left to finish?
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 14 February 2010, 05:58:04 PM
That's a loverly little build you've got there old fruit  :-*  :-*

One small suggestion would be to pick the door out a bit more.

cheers

james
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Grimm on 14 February 2010, 06:01:37 PM
wow ! very nice  :-*
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Michi on 14 February 2010, 06:04:34 PM
This is really great work. I´d like to have a building like that too. Thanks to urge me to make another project I feel being in need of...
That´s a fabulous building for a lot of scenarios I can imagine. How about a Victorian version of John Carpenter´s "The End"?
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Ray Rivers on 14 February 2010, 06:08:50 PM
Very cool, mate!

The little detaily thingys always make a great difference.
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Calimero on 14 February 2010, 06:19:57 PM

Really nice :-*
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: DFlynSqrl on 14 February 2010, 06:25:16 PM
Looks great Thunderchicken. 
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Bullshott on 14 February 2010, 07:02:06 PM
Very nice building TC. Had you considered staining the lamp glass blue?
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Captain Blood on 14 February 2010, 07:04:33 PM
Well done TC - that is absolutely spiffing  :)
Top modelling. Lovely detailing.
Are you doing a whole town now?  ;)
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: traveller on 14 February 2010, 07:46:50 PM
Very nice! I need one, can you do a tutorial?
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Thunderchicken on 14 February 2010, 07:53:36 PM
Thanks for the kind comments chaps.

twrchtrwyth, I've still got work to do on the base, roof and guttering and then cant decide if I want to put some railings around it. Might be too much for such a small building.

Jimbib, agree with the door comment, I'll cut a bit deeper.

Bullshott, I thought about painting the lamp blue but I'm looking into whether or not the Victorians did that.

Capt B, not far off it! I'm going to build a good old Victorian pub next and then a row of terraced houses or workers cottages or both! Add that to the builds Svennn has put together for me and I should have enough for the game. It's going to be a Victorian version of Geezers (with a subtle VSF influence) and I'm hoping there may be room for it at the next BLAM.

Traveller, I'll finish it off in the week and post a tutorial on the Workbench. If I can build it you can!!   ;)

Thanks again for the kind comments. Gives me the confidence to build more.  :)
 
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Sterling Moose on 14 February 2010, 08:09:03 PM
Luvly Jubbly, I like it very muchly too.
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Skrapwelder on 14 February 2010, 08:55:24 PM
Really nice piece of work. I really like the idea of the retrogressed Geezers.
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Amalric on 14 February 2010, 09:08:56 PM
Brilliant!

Thanks for sharing.

Tom
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Chairface on 14 February 2010, 09:34:01 PM
Very very nice!
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Trooper on 14 February 2010, 09:49:07 PM
Regarding the lamp, there is a long held belief within Police circles that Victorian police stations did NOT have their lamps stained blue as Queen Victoria did not like the colour, so they were left as clear glass. I cannot confirm the accuracy of this, but it was a very commonly held theory. I know for a fact that the police station in Hyde Park always had a clear glass light, and this was the reason offered. The build itself is lovely, and really looks the part.
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Rabbitz on 15 February 2010, 01:31:13 AM
It looks just like St James Park police Station.    I wonder if the model has 3 floors below ground like the real one.   ::)

Its a stunning build  :-*
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: carlos marighela on 15 February 2010, 04:09:40 AM
Well if you want to save the bother of building it yourself whilst getting a near identical result, there's always this:

http://www.mackstrack.co.nz/Store/tabid/54/CategoryID/170/Category2ID/188/List/1/catpageindex/29/Level/2/ProductID/30901/Default.aspx

http://www.magictoybox-online.co.uk/acatalog/info_em6112.html

and as it happens not only do they come in two differnt brick colours, they also work  well with 28mm. Pretty cheap too.
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Haarken on 15 February 2010, 06:23:07 AM
A truly gorgeous build, I can't wait to see what else you have in store.

Haarken  :)
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Thunderchicken on 15 February 2010, 08:25:58 AM
Well if you want to save the bother of building it yourself whilst getting a near identical result, there's always this:

http://www.mackstrack.co.nz/Store/tabid/54/CategoryID/170/Category2ID/188/List/1/catpageindex/29/Level/2/ProductID/30901/Default.aspx

http://www.magictoybox-online.co.uk/acatalog/info_em6112.html

and as it happens not only do they come in two differnt brick colours, they also work  well with 28mm. Pretty cheap too.

Carlos, that's the waiting room I based it on but I cant agree with it working for 28mm. I bought one and it's too small, that's why I built my own. I'll get a comparison pic up later on. Mind you, that whole Skaledale range is very handy for gaming 20mm VSF.......... now there's an idea........  ;)
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 15 February 2010, 08:28:50 AM
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Jimbib, agree with the door comment, I'll cut a bit deeper.

No need to old bean, just paint a bit more of a highlight on it  :)

cheers

James
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Malamute on 15 February 2010, 08:41:54 AM
I think they like it. Its a greta looking model, I like the little touches, the poster and lamp. Most excellent. :)
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: gamer Mac on 15 February 2010, 09:06:46 AM
Excellent job :-* :-* :-*
Some lovely detail and a cracking paint job. You will need to post a build thread to tell us all how you made it.
The window is particularly nice and really gives a feel for the time.
Did you scratch build the lamp ???
I agree with Svennn, I don't know why you are getting him to build you stuff when you can do as well as this on your own.
I think you must just be lazy ;)
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Hammers on 15 February 2010, 09:31:07 AM
Great work TC. Very tidy.
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Thunderchicken on 15 February 2010, 09:48:45 AM
Excellent job :-* :-* :-*
Some lovely detail and a cracking paint job. You will need to post a build thread to tell us all how you made it.
The window is particularly nice and really gives a feel for the time.
Did you scratch build the lamp ???
I agree with Svennn, I don't know why you are getting him to build you stuff when you can do as well as this on your own.
I think you must just be lazy ;)

Me lazy? Noooooooooooooo!  Okay, I am a bit but I'll stand by the fact Svennn is far better at the bigger builds (which are about to be painted up).
The windows are from Antenociti's, I think you gave me the idea to look there. Not bloody cheap though!
The lamp is from Langley models, I bought a set of four. Again not cheap but worth it.


I'll get a build thread up later.
 
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Thunderchicken on 15 February 2010, 09:50:33 AM
No need to old bean, just paint a bit more of a highlight on it  :)

cheers

James

I knew that..... just testing  ::)
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on 15 February 2010, 10:00:41 AM
Lovely model TC! It could come straight off a model railway layout  :-*

It would be perfect for a VSF/Gothic Horror "Assault On Precinct 13" type scenario  :D
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: matakishi on 15 February 2010, 10:01:32 AM
That's very nice, very evocative. I look forward to seeing the rest of the town.
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: white knight on 15 February 2010, 10:50:43 AM
Echoing what everyone else said. Lovely and I would like to know what materials you used and such.

So Svenn, you also build things? Interesting... lol
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Thunderchicken on 15 February 2010, 04:28:47 PM
As promised here's the build thread:

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=16493.0

Aslo here's those comparison pics with the Skaledale model I based it on. The fig is an Ironclad Guards Officer (I know, I know I should have used a police officer).

As I said earlier I'm thinking the original model is too small for 28mm:

(http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/3708/policestation049.jpg)

(http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/3879/policestation.jpg)

(http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/4550/policestation050.jpg)

Sorry about the quality of the pics.
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Captain Blood on 15 February 2010, 04:41:00 PM
I agree. The original model is too small.

Not only that, yours is much better looking.

Frankly Thunderchicken, I think you've been hiding your modelling light under a bushel.

Overlord will start getting brickwork envy.

Looking forward to at least a whole street by the time we get to BLAM 2010  :)
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Malamute on 15 February 2010, 04:42:02 PM
Yours is considerably nicer. The Skaledale model looks like a Wendy house in comparison.
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Whiskyrat on 15 February 2010, 04:42:52 PM
Great work TC - looking forward to the rest of the town.

Now off to read the build thread.  :)
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Overlord on 15 February 2010, 05:13:51 PM
I agree. The original model is too small.

Not only that, yours is much better looking.

Frankly Thunderchicken, I think you've been hiding your modelling light under a bushel.
Ditto that, very nicely done TC.   8)

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Overlord will start getting brickwork envy.

Looking forward to at least a whole street by the time we get to BLAM 2010
A very nice start with the bricks on the chimney, but you need to be doing fahsands of 'em.
I expect nothing less than the whole of the Victorian East End of London by October.   :D

Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: carlos marighela on 15 February 2010, 05:51:36 PM
Actually it depends how you base them. The only problematic item I've found with the Scenix items is the door height. If you base them right you can build up the door height to an acceptable level. Well, that works for me anyway.
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: chantyam on 16 February 2010, 12:25:16 PM
Very nice -regarding the Blue Lamps according to the only bit I have to hand "The Victorian Policeman" by Simon Dell Shire Publications page 31 mentions that blue lamps were authoristed for use out side (cannot remember exact date at moment) but the Hyde Park station as Tropper mentioned had clear glass out of respect to Queen Vicky's (gud bless her) feeling towards that colour after the death of Albert in "the blue room".
Ok next project Newgate or the Old Bailey !!!!! you're caught them and locked them up, time for a fair trial and lock them up again (before you hang em)
Title: Re: Small Victorian Police Station - 28mm
Post by: Thunderchicken on 16 February 2010, 03:11:23 PM
Thans again for all you advice and comments chaps. I'll be sure to crack on with the pub and houses and keep you posted.