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Other Stuff => Workbench => Topic started by: matakishi on December 09, 2007, 02:37:42 PM
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I'll be using the Middle East buildings for the bulk of my Mogadishu setting but I wanted some more 'bush' looking ones too for that authentic African feel...
(http://www.matakishi.com/African%202%20story%20building%207%20600.jpg)
Details etc here:
http://www.matakishi.com/africanbuildings.htm
More to come...
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STOP!!! you are putting everyone to shame :D I really love this building
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STOP!!! you are putting everyone to shame :D I really love this building
Are you mad! Don't stop, keep them coming! :love:
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Finally painted it lol
(http://www.matakishi.com/African%20Building%20painted%201%20600.jpg)
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looks great!and suddenly I don't feel so bad about all my half finished projects
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Geez...
Where do you store all that (magnificent) stuff?
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Nicely done as always. :)
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Outstanding work Paul! Looks GREAT!
-Todd
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Top job. 8)
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That's me doing the Wild Geese!
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Awwwrhh! I think it looks great, but I'm so jealous that you have a supplier of cork!
I tried contacting the company you mention (siesta) but they have never gotten back to me,.. perhaps sending cork from England to Denmark is too far fetched for them.
Apparently noone has cork in this ruddy place!
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For cork you could try the IKEA. They sell thick sheets of cork to put your hot pans on, but you can cut them up just as easily. Maybe the missus wouldn't like it when she's standing with a hot pan of food in her hands and she has no place to put it.
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For cork you could try the IKEA. They sell thick sheets of cork to put your hot pans on, but you can cut them up just as easily. Maybe the missus wouldn't like it when she's standing with a hot pan of food in her hands and she has no place to put it.
Yeah.. but that would be a very expensive solution I think. And a lot of waste as the sheets they sell are circle round. ;) :)
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Let me look into the cost of sending you some.
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That would be extremely welcome. I've tried to contact several danish cork distributors, but either they don't sell to privat persons or they don't sell "natural" finish!
Now on with the thread and sorry for hi-jacking! lol
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Added some more to this set (set of one until now) and repainted the original building's roof to match new ones (photos of that when I can set up a group shot outside tomorrow weather permitting). they'll be used for lots of stuff including bulking out Entebbe.
Quick and simple, full details here:
http://www.matakishi.com/africanbuildings.htm
(http://www.matakishi.com/Modern%20African%202nd%20lot%207.jpg)
(http://www.matakishi.com/Modern%20African%202nd%20lot%206.jpg)
(http://www.matakishi.com/Modern%20African%202nd%20lot%208.jpg)
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Thorbjørn, there's a shop here in Vejle that sells cork board, I think it was less than 100kr last time I bought some, and I need some more. Are you coming to Esbjerg d.19 september? Then I could take some over for you if you'd like?
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Made some more:
(http://www.matakishi.com/Modern%20African%202nd%20lot%209.jpg)
(http://www.matakishi.com/Africa%20scene%201%20600.jpg)
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Very nice, they definately say Africa to me.I like the big multi level building alot. Great stuff as always.
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They look great.
Add in ALL the other African related stuff you have and you could put together one heck of an urban, shanty town board!
Impressive.
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Excellent stuff. :-*
I was going to ask for a picture of it all together bbut you beat me to it.
How do you manage to store all of these buildings,you must have a couple of hundred?
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They look great.
Add in ALL the other African related stuff you have and you could put together one heck of an urban, shanty town board!
Impressive.
I would love to see a picture of all your stuff together :o
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You should be able to get cork floor tiles from any Home renovation supplier. In the UK it is B&Q, here in Hamburg we have Max Bauer, Bauhaus and Pratiker so you should be able to find some thing where you are. Look in the Flooring Section or try looking for Depron (damp-proofing foam), I found some 3mm thick in the Wallpaper Section at under 2 Euros a sheet. It is excellent, cuts cleanly, can be set to curved shapes and bonds together using PVA/white glue. Rigid as well when used for walls.
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These are brilliant - I think I need to have a go at some in 20mm
Found the Siesta site mentioned - what an array of tiles!
which ones do you use Matakishi?
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I use this:
"A-B-CORK (UNSEALED) DOMESTIC DENSITY TILES"
http://www.siestacorktiles.co.uk/cork.htm
I'll see what I can do about some photos of these and my Middle East/ Mogadishu buildings together at the weekend (no promises)
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thanks - for the details of the tiles.
Next question - How do you texture the tiles/buildings?
In the past I have tried this and my method did not work at all. I could not get it to stick or it was impossible to spread.
Thanks
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I don't use texture other than the textured paint (Dulux Weathershield) which I only use sometimes, the texture is mainly just the surface of the cork.
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New:
(http://www.matakishi.com/Modern%20African%203rd%203.jpg)
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Very, very good. :)
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The speed that you knock out these gems is amazing. :-*
How long do you reckon it takes you to build one average house?
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A basic one of these African buildings takes about 15 minutes to make and half an hour to paint and base.
A shanty base takes me a couple of hours to make because it's much more complicated.
Trying to make too many makes it tedious and the time extends significantly though :)