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Title: Dr. Zombie builds a - thing
Post by: Dr. Zombie on 01 February 2015, 04:17:55 PM: I snuck in to this party at the last moment.

I am building a whatcanIcallit. In danish it is a "kulmile". Those "ovens" you build to produce charcoal.
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Post by: OSHIROmodels on 01 February 2015, 04:20:54 PM: We have those over hare and looking forward to seeing what they look like over there :)

cheers

James
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Post by: Dr. Zombie on 01 February 2015, 05:32:06 PM: This is what I am aiming at.
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t75/Fredejensen/Charcoal_pile_06_zpslnujshxs.jpg) (http://s157.photobucket.com/user/Fredejensen/media/Charcoal_pile_06_zpslnujshxs.jpg.html)

Here is the current state of affairs.
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t75/Fredejensen/BD6156FC-F2EA-4529-A2FF-2BC6B8C4EA0C_zpsh3uquswm.jpg) (http://s157.photobucket.com/user/Fredejensen/media/BD6156FC-F2EA-4529-A2FF-2BC6B8C4EA0C_zpsh3uquswm.jpg.html)
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t75/Fredejensen/F92D44E0-60A0-465C-BA73-7C7BB6CF8726_zpsneefbwcp.jpg) (http://s157.photobucket.com/user/Fredejensen/media/F92D44E0-60A0-465C-BA73-7C7BB6CF8726_zpsneefbwcp.jpg.html)

The mounds started life as birds nests from the local petshop. But now they will produce charcoal to my Viking blacksmith so he can make more swords and axes for the lads to plunder the British isles with.
I was originally goint to put them on one base but I cut it to small and it ended up just looking like two boobs, so I caved in and made two seperate ones. I do not know if this disqualifies me..
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Post by: OSHIROmodels on 01 February 2015, 06:49:25 PM: Just one base for the comp but no reason why you can't finish the other somewhere else :)

cheers

James
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Post by: pocoloco on 01 February 2015, 07:19:49 PM: Nice idea and will be great piece to set the mood on gaming table. I think I need to make one for myself too :)
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Post by: snitcythedog on 01 February 2015, 10:09:59 PM: Very cool. Not a topic that usually makes it onto the table.
Snitchy sends.
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Post by: beefcake on 02 February 2015, 04:03:40 AM: That's a Great start.
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Post by: Dr. Zombie on 02 February 2015, 08:01:25 AM: So can anyone tell me what this is called I english?
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Post by: Eric the Shed on 02 February 2015, 08:07:10 AM: A charcoal Kiln...looking good
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Post by: pocoloco on 02 February 2015, 10:00:55 AM: If my memory serves me right, the colliers were believed to possess magical skills and knowlegde in the medieval times.... I guess it was due to their "mysterious" work in the forests and their appearance was somewhat dirty and all that.

Yes, I need to make one for myself for sure.
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Post by: Dr. Zombie on 09 February 2015, 07:30:59 AM: I am still working on this and have started painting. But I fear that it is already so advanced that I should not post any more wip shots.
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Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on 10 February 2015, 09:18:04 AM: If you've started painting, you must be the most advanced of the contest.

I agree with you that there is a point that you should just stop posting and wait until the contest starts.

Good luck.

Tony

PS.
There are images of charcoal burners at the Bewdley Museum in Bewdley and they look just like the ones you have modelled.
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Post by: Engel on 10 February 2015, 09:52:29 AM: Nice.

For a moment there I thought it was a post-apoc project with someone building a "kålmila" on top of an building untill I realise it was just a radiator. lol
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Post by: Dr. Zombie on 10 February 2015, 09:56:16 AM: Hehe. The radiator next to my painting desk is handy for speeding up dryingtimes.
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Post by: zenbadger on 10 February 2015, 10:23:07 AM: Quote from: Dr. Zombie on 02 February 2015, 08:01:25 AM
So can anyone tell me what this is called I english?

In English it is usually known as a charcoal clamp, although probably only by industrial archaeologists these days.
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Post by: Dr. Zombie on 16 February 2015, 01:12:59 PM: Well I have actually gone and finished my entry.

But when seeing what everyone else is producing I feel almost ashamed of mine...
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Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on 16 February 2015, 01:40:52 PM: Congratulations.

Are you the first to finish?

Tony
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Post by: von Lucky on 16 February 2015, 09:13:19 PM: He hasn't emailed the photo - so not yet. ;)
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Post by: Dr. Zombie on 16 February 2015, 09:19:04 PM: In fact I haven't even taken a photo yet. It will have to wait until the weekend. Where I can take one in daylight.
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Post by: S44lade on 18 February 2015, 04:25:17 PM: Quote from: Dr. Zombie on 16 February 2015, 09:19:04 PM
In fact I haven't even taken a photo yet. It will have to wait until the weekend. Where I can take one in daylight.

Very clever idea for a build Dr. Z.
Tough living conditions though, if you won't have any daylight until the weekend!
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Post by: Dr. Zombie on 18 February 2015, 04:44:18 PM: It sometimes feels like that..

I meant daylight where I do not have to go to that job thingy.
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Post by: S44lade on 18 February 2015, 10:38:29 PM: :D
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Post by: von Lucky on 02 April 2015, 01:18:19 PM: How did you finish this piece? In particular the open face - gravel or crushed glass?
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Post by: Dr. Zombie on 02 April 2015, 01:29:43 PM: I build these two actually. They are made from birdsnests I bought for next to noting in a petshop. One I cut out a section glued some card filler in and then glued some grated kork on to look like the finished coal. The other one I left unopened.
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t75/Fredejensen/7AA3F0CB-5799-4152-9765-AB4D16237F8E_zpsg80luuej.jpg) (http://s157.photobucket.com/user/Fredejensen/media/7AA3F0CB-5799-4152-9765-AB4D16237F8E_zpsg80luuej.jpg.html)

(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t75/Fredejensen/5a85c48d-b980-47ef-aeb9-7b33ebf72e92_zpsynyzn6uk.jpg) (http://s157.photobucket.com/user/Fredejensen/media/5a85c48d-b980-47ef-aeb9-7b33ebf72e92_zpsynyzn6uk.jpg.html)
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Post by: Mason on 02 April 2015, 04:50:05 PM: Perfect for those Dark Age games that you have been playing, sir.
Very effective.
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Post by: Vanvlak on 02 April 2015, 05:01:33 PM: Agreed, and useful for fantasy too.
8) 8)
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Post by: von Lucky on 02 April 2015, 08:46:45 PM: Quote from: Dr. Zombie on 02 April 2015, 01:29:43 PM
grated kork

Thanks. Saved away for later.
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Post by: McMordain on 03 April 2015, 07:32:09 AM: So simple, but very effective. I really like these :)