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Title: The day of the houses - now another day
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 21 September 2007, 11:31:13 AM: I'm going to paint some houses/buildings today...

Number 1. Monolith one.

(http://www.witchhunter.net/blog/images/07_09_21_adobe_house.jpg)
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Post by: Klabautermann on 21 September 2007, 11:49:11 AM: Wow, schick äääh nice. Like the colors a lot, especially the bricks
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Post by: SgtPerry on 21 September 2007, 12:10:18 PM: Really great! I love it!
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Post by: revford on 21 September 2007, 01:12:46 PM: I agree, the contrast colour of the bricks looks great.
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Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 21 September 2007, 02:20:30 PM: Number 2 - A barn from Hovels

(http://www.witchhunter.net/blog/images/07_09_21_hovels_barn.jpg)
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Post by: Malamute on 21 September 2007, 02:40:24 PM: Very nice :)
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Post by: majorsmith on 21 September 2007, 03:59:55 PM: lovely jubbly!
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Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 21 September 2007, 05:24:41 PM: Number 3 - Monolith again

(http://www.witchhunter.net/blog/images/07_09_21_adobe_house1.jpg)
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Post by: Deathwing on 21 September 2007, 05:39:02 PM: What's your method for painting the brick? Do share please!

Joey
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Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 21 September 2007, 05:51:30 PM: really easy, just dry brushing - Plaka Red-Brown, Foundry Flesh Shade 5A, Foundry Flesh 5B and maybe a bit with GW Bleached Bone
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Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 21 September 2007, 06:14:40 PM: Fantascene Gothic Horror range - a crypt

(http://www.witchhunter.net/blog/images/07_09_21_fantascene_gothic_horror_chapel.jpg)
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Post by: Mike D. Mc Brice on 21 September 2007, 06:16:57 PM: Very nice, I have a lot of those that wait for painting, what colours for the white plaster please :) .
The Monolith adobes look realy good.
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Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 21 September 2007, 06:26:26 PM: Quote from: "Mike D. Mc Brice"
Very nice, I have a lot of those that wait for painting, what colours for the white plaster please :) .

Plaka Yellow Brown, Plaka Yellow Ochre, Plaka Sand and any white
:)
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Post by: Mike D. Mc Brice on 21 September 2007, 06:57:32 PM: Thank you my friend.
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Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 21 September 2007, 08:05:19 PM: Number 5 - more Monolith adobe

(http://www.witchhunter.net/blog/images/07_09_21_adobe_house2.jpg)
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Post by: cmsciulli on 21 September 2007, 08:07:42 PM: My favorite is the barn. . . probably because the Prof used my fave color on the roof and because I spend most of my free time out at the barn with my horse :-)

She'd love to come and eat all that hay!

Love the wood effects on the Monolith and Gothic building too. . . what's the secret?
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Post by: Klabautermann on 21 September 2007, 08:08:37 PM: Oh my god prof. your such a fast painter. Great stuff. Is that Plaka stuff also acrylic and easy to work with?
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Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 21 September 2007, 08:15:51 PM: Quote from: "cmsciulli"

Love the wood effects on the Monolith and Gothic building too. . . what's the secret?

it's painted with four brown layers - Plaka Dark Brown and Foundry Spearshaft 13 set.
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Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 21 September 2007, 08:17:13 PM: Quote from: "Klabautermann"
Oh my god prof. your such a fast painter. Great stuff. Is that Plaka stuff also acrylic and easy to work with?

yes acrylic and actually easy to work :)
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Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 21 September 2007, 09:50:45 PM: Number 6...

(http://www.witchhunter.net/blog/images/07_09_21_adobe_house3.jpg)
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Post by: theoldschool on 21 September 2007, 10:56:23 PM: Quote from: "Prof.Witchheimer"
Plaka Yellow Brown, Plaka Yellow Ochre, Plaka Sand and any white
:)

Hi Prof, beautiful buildings. I have not been able to find any Plaka Sand, the only one I can see that looks similar is the Maize Yellow number 13. Can I ask what the colour reference is for the Sand? Many thanks.
Pat
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Post by: Malamute on 22 September 2007, 08:33:57 AM: Quote from: "Prof.Witchheimer"
Fantascene Gothic Horror range - a crypt

(http://www.witchhunter.net/blog/images/07_09_21_fantascene_gothic_horror_chapel.jpg)

Hey I recognise the figure :) It must be about time he got painted :lol:
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Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 22 September 2007, 08:35:51 AM: Quote from: "theoldschool"
Quote from: "Prof.Witchheimer"
Plaka Yellow Brown, Plaka Yellow Ochre, Plaka Sand and any white
:)

Hi Prof, beautiful buildings. I have not been able to find any Plaka Sand, the only one I can see that looks similar is the Maize Yellow number 13. Can I ask what the colour reference is for the Sand? Many thanks.
Pat

Pat, that's the Part No. 2028-85, 50ml bottle:

http://www.lionpic.co.uk/index.php?sess_id=w7bzjp4uc3z566sop5ep029mcgsqdsql&mode=browse&cat=39

actually very close to Foundry Raw Linen Light 30C
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Post by: theoldschool on 22 September 2007, 02:29:19 PM: Thanks Alex.
Pat
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Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 22 September 2007, 03:12:18 PM: the basis piece is a Grendel cave entrance.

(http://www.witchhunter.net/blog/images/07_09_22_grendel_cave.jpg)
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Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 22 September 2007, 05:16:01 PM: back to Monolith

(http://www.witchhunter.net/blog/images/07_09_22_monolith_adobe.jpg)
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Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 22 September 2007, 07:11:22 PM: not again adobe!

(http://www.witchhunter.net/blog/images/07_09_22_monolith_adobe1.jpg)
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Post by: Mike D. Mc Brice on 22 September 2007, 08:53:29 PM: Very cool, still :) How many adobes do you have?
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Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 22 September 2007, 09:17:03 PM: Quote from: "Mike D. Mc Brice"
Very cool, still :) How many adobes do you have?

that's the last one :)

(http://www.witchhunter.net/blog/images/07_09_22_monolith_adobe2.jpg)
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Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 22 September 2007, 10:58:14 PM: and the whole city...

(http://www.witchhunter.net/blog/images/07_09_22_adobe_city.jpg)
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Post by: Lowtardog on 22 September 2007, 11:19:50 PM: A lovely village, I think this is one of the most versatile set of buildings around everyone should have a collection form ancients, Wild west, colonial to moderns superb

:)
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Post by: Mike D. Mc Brice on 23 September 2007, 08:21:18 AM: Great, the hovels ones fit in very well as it seems from the picture?
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Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 23 September 2007, 08:29:00 AM: Quote from: "Mike D. Mc Brice"
Great, the hovels ones fit in very well as it seems from the picture?

yes, they fit perfectly!
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Post by: Graven Steve on 23 September 2007, 10:12:11 AM: Quote
A lovely village, I think this is one of the most versatile set of buildings around everyone should have a collection form ancients, Wild west, colonial to moderns superb

I still remember selling you yours Karl! I think you were using it at the time with Mongrel figures? Afghanistan?
Alex has Monolith buildings from 3 different ranges there - Adobe, Holy Land and Egyptian - and because they were all designed by me, they all fit seamlessly together.....
And I think we can all agree he's done a fantastic job!
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Post by: Lowtardog on 23 September 2007, 11:40:41 AM: Thats right Steve :0) a great set of buildings. They certianly are my Afghan village for the Soviets to fight over. Nicley cast and nice to paint too :)
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Post by: Captain Blood on 23 September 2007, 11:17:02 PM: I have several of these too... My personal favourites are the Hovels tomb and the Monolith square blockhouse with tower. Excellent and evocative models both.

I keep looking at the never-ending supply of plywood / MDF hand-made jobs on eBay - there now seem to be two or three people making them, and I must admit they look quite superbly complicated - and large! I was sorely tempted by the entire Afghan hillfort complex. But... I do just worry that they still look a little like plywood covered in Tetrion... Does anyone have any of these in the flesh? Are they as good as they look in a thumbnail?

Someone must have a huge collection, because they keep on churning them out!
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Post by: drferling on 24 September 2007, 12:13:41 AM: Link to one or more?
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Post by: Captain Blood on 24 September 2007, 09:36:55 AM: Try this one.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Arab-House-Building-Design-No-27-for-25-28mm-Figures_W0QQitemZ170151910269QQihZ007QQcategoryZ56363QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This is the guy that started making these a year or so ago - he now has a couple of imitators. From the pictures, the standard seems about the same from the different makers / vendors...
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Post by: Lowtardog on 24 September 2007, 09:57:07 AM: I have seen these, they command quite a price. That one isnt particulalry special but there are some which are real beauties/ Those butresses make me think they have been scratch built and then cast up. The brickwork is a bit fuzzy which also points to that.

5 days on that auction and already £25 plus £4 postage. seems a bit steep
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Post by: drferling on 24 September 2007, 11:30:50 AM: Thanks for the link!
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Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 25 September 2007, 08:06:40 PM: oops :oops: did find another one Monolith here :)

(http://www.witchhunter.net/blog/images/07_09_25_monolith_adobe.jpg)
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Post by: drferling on 25 September 2007, 10:31:59 PM: Does anyone know if these terrific Monolith adobe buildings are available in the US or if their is a manufacturer that has such terrific looking buildings?

Thanks!
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Post by: Graven Steve on 25 September 2007, 10:53:47 PM: Quote
Does anyone know if these terrific Monolith adobe buildings are available in the US or if their is a manufacturer that has such terrific looking buildings?

PM me or email me through the Monolith website - I'm in the US next month, and will bring whatever you fancy - and will post it without a shipping charge while I'm there
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Post by: Lowtardog on 26 September 2007, 12:01:13 AM: Dont forget the South American ones which are great too and ideal for Pulpy goodness
as seen here

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/TheFeatheredSerpentProject/TheFinalStagesFallOfTenochtitlan
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Post by: Graven Steve on 26 September 2007, 12:07:47 AM: WOW! What a fantastic advert for our Aztec range - I hadn't seen those pics before - though I did see the game at Salute earlier on in the year