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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => In Her Majesty's Name => Topic started by: vsfguthroth on 02 June 2014, 05:10:50 PM

Title: Building Scale
Post by: vsfguthroth on 02 June 2014, 05:10:50 PM
What scale of buildings do you use for IHMN ?

28mm is correct, but choices seem limited.

0 Railway scale are probably too big (and expensive) while 00 Railway scale are more available, but are they too small ?

Thoughts appreciated

Pete
Title: Re: Building Scale
Post by: Stepman3 on 02 June 2014, 05:30:01 PM
There are dozens of companies that make fantastic buildings in 28mm...4Ground being a favorite, there is Miniature Building Authority, Game Craft, Anisty, and even, dare I say? GamesWorkshop. Also look towards you local pet store for fish tank scenery...
Title: Re: Building Scale
Post by: vsfguthroth on 02 June 2014, 07:51:17 PM
Gamecraft - OK, but US based so postage +30% taxes takes it out of my pocket

4Ground - are you kidding ? £40 GBP for a single terraced house ?

MBA - OK for building a village but again US based so postage +30% taxes takes it out of my pocket

Ainsty - better, but no period stuff and I really wanted to create a street environment without a lot of messing about with foamboard

Any more ?

Pete
Title: Re: Building Scale
Post by: Maldred on 02 June 2014, 08:54:34 PM
I saw a lot of different buildings available at Salute but most were unrealistically priced.
I did however pick up a bunch of buildings from Warbases - 28mm scale, main buildings in the teen £s but lots of modular add-ons for under a fiver too. Based in Scotland so no extra tax (unless they secede).
Here's some - http://war-bases.co.uk/BUILDINGS/MULTI-28MM (http://war-bases.co.uk/BUILDINGS/MULTI-28MM)

Hope that helps.
Mark
Title: Re: Building Scale
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 02 June 2014, 09:32:44 PM
http://www.oshiromodelterrain.co.uk/victorianbuildings.html (http://www.oshiromodelterrain.co.uk/victorianbuildings.html)

 :)

cheers

James
Title: Re: Building Scale
Post by: Gary Peach on 02 June 2014, 10:01:07 PM
Dare I suggest Sarissa - Gaslamp Alley

Terrace House - £15 - with yard wall and coal bunker £22.50
Title: Re: Building Scale
Post by: vsfguthroth on 02 June 2014, 10:09:50 PM
I spotted the Gaslamp Alley stuff earlier this evening.

The Oshiro is also interesting but it needs photos to entice me more  ;)
Title: Re: Building Scale
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 02 June 2014, 10:16:38 PM
The Oshiro is also interesting but it needs photos to entice me more  ;)

The only one from a quick search is this pub frontage with unfinished brickwork above. I'll dig some more out tomorrow  :)

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=21604.1020 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=21604.1020)

cheers

James
Title: Re: Building Scale
Post by: gary42 on 02 June 2014, 10:18:49 PM
There's this...
http://www.petite-properties.com/

And an LAFer review!
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=67100.0
Title: Re: Building Scale
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 02 June 2014, 10:22:36 PM
And there's this one as well...

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=34532.0 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=34532.0)

cheers

James
Title: Re: Building Scale
Post by: vsfguthroth on 02 June 2014, 10:28:39 PM
Some of those are 1/48th, are they too big ?  ???

I confess I'm at a loss as to why no-one makes a block of terraced houses.

The single most common building in a town or city, and yet everyone makes single dwellings ?

Pete
Title: Re: Building Scale
Post by: Dan on 04 June 2014, 10:33:09 AM
Dust Tactics Operation Cerebus.

(http://cravengames.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/operationcerberusBuilding.jpg)

I bought a couple but so far have only been collecting bits to convert them.
Title: Re: Building Scale
Post by: gary42 on 04 June 2014, 02:52:19 PM
Some of those are 1/48th, are they too big ?  ???

I confess I'm at a loss as to why no-one makes a block of terraced houses.

The single most common building in a town or city, and yet everyone makes single dwellings ?

Pete

Sarrisa does.  It's in the WW2 section!
Title: Re: Building Scale
Post by: Elk101 on 04 June 2014, 04:46:56 PM
Some of those are 1/48th, are they too big ?  ???

I confess I'm at a loss as to why no-one makes a block of terraced houses.

The single most common building in a town or city, and yet everyone makes single dwellings ?

Pete

I've seen the Oshiro ones first hand in a Victorian set up and they are very nice indeed. The can easily be based as a terrace. The ground floor option with the archway isn't available anywhere else to my knowledge either. They're certainly not too big.
Title: Re: Building Scale
Post by: gary42 on 04 June 2014, 04:51:56 PM
http://www.sarissa-precision.com/WWII/cat1603369_2293856.aspx

I've been looking into terrace houses for a 7TV board.
Title: Re: Building Scale
Post by: vsfguthroth on 04 June 2014, 06:59:53 PM
This is an excellent set of responses, thanks guys.

The Sarissa ones look very interesting, and a reasonable price. I still reckon I'm looking at £100 plus to get a deceny looking table for IHMN, but you've given me lots to think about.