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Miniatures Adventure => Adventures in the Far East => Topic started by: OSHIROmodels on 18 May 2012, 11:32:09 PM

Title: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 18 May 2012, 11:32:09 PM
This is the second one I've done of these but this time not really any WIP photos so I'll just post up the finished article.

It's for 28mm and it's about 300mm square.

If anyone has any questions then just shout out  :)

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cheers

James
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: Henrix on 18 May 2012, 11:46:25 PM
Darned nice!

What are the roofs made of? Just cardboard?
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: The Dozing Dragon on 18 May 2012, 11:47:51 PM
That is so good. Ditto on the roof.
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: gamer Mac on 19 May 2012, 12:07:07 AM
Lovely work :-* :-* :-*
A small how on the roofs would be great :D
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: Laughing Ferret on 19 May 2012, 12:13:30 AM
Beautiful work! well done  :-*
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 19 May 2012, 06:57:57 AM
Thankyou kindly gents  :)

The roofs are a Japanese tile sheet that I have cast up stuck on a simple frame that follows the shape of the roof gable and that frame slots into the building. Fortunately the resin isn't 100% rigid so it can follow shallow curves but there is a fair amount of glue on the frame just to make sure. The ridge line is styrene with the ridge tiles marked on with a scalpel.

cheers

James
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: Andym on 19 May 2012, 07:34:40 AM
Lovely stuff again Jim! ;D

Its all those lovely wee touches you use to finish your model I like the best! The grass/moss into the crevices of the buildings, the wood piles and the different textures you use!!

Any chance of a breakdown on your method of painting the wood on the tower?
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: Rob_bresnen on 19 May 2012, 08:25:50 AM
Superb!

I like the way it's open enough to actially use as a gaming piece. So many of these very lovely buildings we see on this forum are impractical for gaming- dolls houses really. Yours is beautiful and practical. Well done.
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: Malamute on 19 May 2012, 08:38:12 AM
That is rather splendid. :-* Now get back to Saxon England ;)
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: Captain Blood on 19 May 2012, 08:38:21 AM
Really very nice. Well done James.

Now where's my castle?  ;)  lol
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: Svennn on 19 May 2012, 08:42:25 AM
Another great build Wibbly old boy
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: matakishi on 19 May 2012, 09:09:41 AM
Wicked Cool  :D
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: janner on 19 May 2012, 09:32:25 AM
Very nice - wicked cool even  :D
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: aggro84 on 19 May 2012, 05:35:16 PM
Lovely stuff jimbibbly, as always.  :-*

Ever consider adopting an American in his 40's.  ;D
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: Mason on 19 May 2012, 06:03:08 PM
Lovely, Jubbly!
 :-*
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: DoctorPete on 19 May 2012, 08:05:16 PM
That is inspiring work!  :-*
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: General on 19 May 2012, 09:49:27 PM
Outstanding!
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: Svennn on 19 May 2012, 10:23:08 PM
Quote from: Mason on 19 May 2012, 06:03:08 PM
Lovely, Jubbly!
 :-*

You cannot begin to imagine how jealous I am to not have thought of that one long before now :D
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: cataphractarius on 19 May 2012, 11:06:52 PM
Looking fantastic!!

... though somehow I was expecting something involving loads of Egyptian tanks...  ;) :D
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 19 May 2012, 11:15:58 PM
Thank you kindly gents  :)

Quote from: Andym on 19 May 2012, 07:34:40 AM
Any chance of a breakdown on your method of painting the wood on the tower?

It's quite simple, the wood is painted and then drybrushed  lol

Seriously though, it's a simple as that, the trick lies in the amount of dry rushing used and the colours. The wood itself is a slightly grey brown with a hint of green and the dry rushing takes it up through about three to four separate layers. That way you get a much more subtle variation in the highlights.

Quote from: Captain Blood on 19 May 2012, 08:38:21 AM
Now where's my castle?  ;)  lol

Funnily enough, it's on it's way isn't it Steve  ;)

No adoptions I'm afraid, unless they come with a fully outfitted workshop  lol

cheers

James
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: Dewbakuk on 19 May 2012, 11:23:55 PM
Very nice, I swear I just saw that in a Kung Fu Panda episode today :)
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: DowVooVoo on 21 May 2012, 11:55:55 AM
WOW WOW!!! :o :o :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: Mason on 21 May 2012, 12:44:19 PM
Quote from: Svennn on 19 May 2012, 10:23:08 PM
You cannot begin to imagine how jealous I am to not have thought of that one long before now :D

I was very hesitant to type that, thinking that it had probably been flogged to death by now!
Got away with it, it seems.... ::)

Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 21 May 2012, 12:57:54 PM
Quote from: Mason on 21 May 2012, 12:44:19 PM
Got away with it, it seems.... ::)

Not quite... I'm watching you  lol

cheers

James
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: Bugsda on 21 May 2012, 01:31:12 PM
Excellent!  :-*

What you want is some Chinese pirate types to go with it  ;)

Good expensive one's, not cheap Hong Kong knock offs  :D
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: janner on 21 May 2012, 03:13:26 PM
Quote from: jimbibbly on 19 May 2012, 11:15:58 PM

Funnily enough, it's on it's way isn't it Steve  ;)


Rumour has it...
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: Black Sheep on 08 June 2012, 04:29:30 PM
Wow! Really impressive!
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: NurgleHH on 10 June 2012, 07:27:27 PM
Great... :o
Title: Re: Fortified Chinese farm (picture heavy)
Post by: Kingscarbine on 11 June 2012, 10:52:56 AM
Really cool stuff. I'm almost tempted to start a Sengoku project just to use your buildings.  :-*