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Miniatures Adventure => Call of Cthulhu => Topic started by: einarolafson on November 09, 2012, 04:40:14 PM
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Dunwich? I think these buildings could be useful... http://www.sarissa-precision.co.uk/store/northamerican/ (http://www.sarissa-precision.co.uk/store/northamerican/). Love the barn (I like the Plasticville one but is a bit difficult to get here in UK and it’s expensive from US). I know that MDF buildings aren’t for everybody but I’m posting this for those who like them :D
(http://www.sarissa-precision.co.uk/store/northamerican/files/24_M009.jpg)
(http://www.sarissa-precision.co.uk/store/northamerican/files/21_M004.jpg)
(http://www.sarissa-precision.co.uk/store/northamerican/files/31_M021.jpg)
Cheers.
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I know that MDF buildings aren’t for everybody but I’m posting this for those who like them
Well, that. They're very good and fitting designs for the setting. However, Dunwich buildings shouldn't be that flat to begin with and they should show 100 years of decay on top of that.
Those are still better than cardboard boxes or no terrain at all, though. I think a bit of weathering, a few loose planks and odd piles of debris would go a long way in disguising the regularity. It won't be a perfect reconstruction but quite certainly close enough for a casual gamer.
But I'm not a gamer. I'm an obsessive terrain builder who considers gaming an unexpected disturbance in time and space. :D
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I like these quite a bit! I'd love to see real pics, with obligatory minis for scale though.
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Aye, they do "city block" style buildings too, that I wondered might be good for Innsmouth or Arkham itself. Quite nice stuff- although they're not ramshackle, a good paintjob might do the trick :)
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These guys look like they stock a bit of plasticville
http://darkhousegames.co.uk/page2.htm
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Wow, pretty expensive. I imagine it's hard to find plasticville in Europe. I guess there are a few benefits to gaming in North America. Most of those buildings go for around 20-25 dollars. :o
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Ouch! I've never bought any myself.
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Those Sarissa buildings look great. I can see addding a lot of inks and highlights to all the planks.
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A white wash & a dark grey or dirty brown stain would probably make them look just right.
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I think that the plank siding on the barn would look better if it were vertical.
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I know that MDF buildings aren’t for everybody but I’m posting this for those who like them :D
True. But they are cheap an can be customizable.
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I guess this is a dumb question but why are buildings done in either style? I mean verticle planks or horizontal planks.
I know someone is going to make a comment about it depends on how much the planks have been drinking so I'll beat you to it. >:D
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I won't say my information is all there is but this is what I've picked up while researching terrain for American Western and Colonial period buildings over the years:
A man would spend more money, time and effort on his house than his barn.
Horizontal ship lap siding is more weather resistant but also more expensive. It forms a weather tight seal while still being able to expand and contract with the temperature. Barns were typically made from rough cut planks with inconsistent width. A gap was left between the boards to allow for expansion. Sometimes this gap was covered with a narrow strip called a batten to make the building more weather proof.
I've always been told that its easier to hang planks vertically than horizontally.
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I know someone is going to make a comment about it depends on how much the planks have been drinking so I'll beat you to it. >:D
Haha, all the things I learn on this forum... :D
As for the planks, I am pretty sure I haven't seen a house (as in true house, where people live) with vertical laid planks. Skrapwelder posted all we'd need to know, but then again...if nothing else it is for a tabletop variety!
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Well, that. They're very good and fitting designs for the setting. However, Dunwich buildings shouldn't be that flat to begin with and they should show 100 years of decay on top of that.
Those are still better than cardboard boxes or no terrain at all, though. I think a bit of weathering, a few loose planks and odd piles of debris would go a long way in disguising the regularity. It won't be a perfect reconstruction but quite certainly close enough for a casual gamer.
But I'm not a gamer. I'm an obsessive terrain builder who considers gaming an unexpected disturbance in time and space. :D
True that. MDF laser cuts have a very boxy look to them. But again making scratch built, especially dilapidated, houses takes a lot of time.
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I think that I´ll buy some of them when I can. I have seen that 4ground are doing some more possible Dunwich houses http://www.4ground.co.uk/Default.aspx?page=289 (http://www.4ground.co.uk/Default.aspx?page=289) , they are for FIW and other war but with a little work you can get some nice houses for Dunwich.
True that. MDF laser cuts have a very boxy look to them. But again making scratch built, especially dilapidated, houses takes a lot of time.
Indeed. The main thing I would change is the roof but I don´t think that takes a lot of time to do.
Cheers.
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As for the planks, I am pretty sure I haven't seen a house (as in true house, where people live) with vertical laid planks.
They're quite common in here. I think the style originated from adding an extra layer to log houses. Especially back in the days, planks split by crude tools were too irregular (or expensive) to form the main wall structure. Log houses were the way to go, obviously with a horizontal structure. Extra planking added insulation and formed an expendable layer which could be replaced easier than the main log structure. Nailing a vertical plank to horizontal logs is a simple operation thus it was often used.
Since the wood industry developed, there were more options for inner and outer structures. Both styles have been seen since. Here are a few illustrations I found on the net, showing vertical and horizontal plankings respectively. Don't ask me about the correct (English) names for each style.
(http://www.talotori.net/kuvat/laudoitus.jpg)(http://www.talotori.net/kuvat/laudoitus_pysty.jpg)
Both were seen, for example, in the standardised plans provided for free by the government for rapid rebuilding after WWII.
Maybe it's partially a local thing, tracing back to log houses and strong insulation needed for six month winters. Unfortunately I'm not an expert on such matters. I've only lived in modern brick and concrete houses so these things rarely cross my mind. They could be seen everywhere if I only bothered to look, though.
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I was so upset last night. My dad found this really cool new england model at a thrift store. He described it as this really creepy, highly detailed cabin with a porch on the front. I drove like 45 minutes to pick it up and . . .
It's like 15mm.
*sigh*
I didn't even have the heart to tell him it's not to scale.
I live in Canada and I have almost never seen verticle planks, always horizontal. It does provide good variety in terms of models.
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Vertical board and batten planking saw its heyday in the US in the 19th century for several of the reasons given here as well as the fact there was plentiful boards of sufficient length. For that last reason the batten properties, especially homes, can generally be found in the first decade or two of commercial development when the tall timber is being cut willy nilly.
Additionally when building barns a vertical board was held in place by its own weight making construction a two man job, horizontal was a three or four man job and generally required better milled lumber and more time, all of which meant more money.
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The inner walls, covered in vertical planks are common here as well, but not the outside.
And thanks for information, you never know when that comes handy! :D