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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Theomar Pius on 26 October 2008, 07:08:47 AM
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http://www.coolminiornot.com/204173
In my reading, I've discovered that it was a fairly common practice to build homes up against an outer wall of the city, in effort to save building materials, in that only three walls would need to be built. With that premise in mind, I built these townhouses, attached to the cities outer wall. As well as the wall, I decided to build a Barbican as well, to make a space for more details and a town watch. The buildings themselves are built as townhouses, each one having living space for 2 or 3 different families. I left the walkway on the wall open, so that the watch could still walk the walls. I also modified the design of the wall a bit, without changing it too drastically.
The walls and foundations of the building are carved from blue and pink foam. The upper levels of the buildings are made from foamcore. All of the woodwork is balsa.
As for details, the cart is from Mega Miniatures, the pumpkin is from Busch, and the coachlamps, jars, and stiens are all silver beads. The barrels are from Lemax. All of the folliage is from Woodland Scenics.
Horse poo and mushrooms are made from balls of dried glue. The town watch minis are from GW, the pigs are Gripping Beast, and the townsfolk is from Reaper.
Please comment, I read them all and take any suggestions to heart.
(http://www.coolminiornot.com/pics/pics13/img4903975a1a483.jpg)
(http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/9756/barbicandetails1sh9.jpg)
(http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/7696/barbicandetails2ib6.jpg)
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... wow... :o
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Gosh, I thought they were real at first. Nice work, a lot of care and attention to detail went into this.
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That is fantastic, Im really jelous of these! I want some! Yeah, great work, really nice detail.
Can you please explain a little more about how you made the stone texture? Its carved from blue and pink foam, but what tools do you use and how do you go abou tit? WHat about if you make a mistake?
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You are a god. :o
You need to do two things now:
1. make a step by step guide on constructing one of these buildings, with lots of pics of all the different steps.
2. take pictures of all your buildings individually from all four sides.
So we can at least have an attempt at making something half as good.
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Then you need to start casting them in resin so we can all pay you to experience your talent at first hand... :)
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OMG :o
we are not worthy.
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That is fantastic, Im really jelous of these! I want some! Yeah, great work, really nice detail.
Can you please explain a little more about how you made the stone texture? Its carved from blue and pink foam, but what tools do you use and how do you go abou tit? WHat about if you make a mistake?
I draw the stone pattern onto a piece of foam, and then score it with a sharp x-acto knife.
Then I open up those cuts with a dull pencil, which rounds off the edges of the stones. Finally I texture the foam with a jagged rock. Drybrush from there.
At some point guys, I do plan on making some resin buildings for sale, but to start a business takes money, and right now, in Detroit, in America, I simply son't have any, nor is it a good time to start a business. But it is in the pipeline. I am available for commission work if you simply can't wait lol
Cheers guys, I appreciate the feedback.
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It's good to see you posting here. I've seen your amazing buildings on coolminiornot before and they are truly mind-blowing. I already saved a link to your work under "inspirational tabletop links" of blog. I love your work! Please keep sharing it with us unworthy creatures. :)
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incredible!!!!!! superb!!!!! :oo_o o_o :o
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I don't even know where to begin :-*
Just brilliant 8)
dodge
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I am available for commission work if you simply can't wait lol
Something this good must cost a small fortune to commission, surely? :)
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You are a god. :o
You need to do two things now:
1. make a step by step guide on constructing one of these buildings, with lots of pics of all the different steps.
2. take pictures of all your buildings individually from all four sides.
So we can at least have an attempt at making something half as good.
You forgot step three:
Stick in well padded box and ship to me! :D
As commented on frother's, bloody fanstatic!
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Fantastic stuff as ever. :-*
Having recently started doing similar things with modern buildings, I can appreciate the time and effort required to produce this. Excellent!
Then you need to start casting them in resin so we can all pay you to experience your talent at first hand... :)
Resin? Bah! do it all by hand Cap'n...you know you want to. :D
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http://www.coolminiornot.com/204173
In my reading, I've discovered that it was a fairly common practice to build homes up against an outer wall of the city, in effort to save building materials, in that only three walls would need to be built.
...or the other way around, the House was built and then made into a part of the city wall. There is an example of this in my new home town of Visby, Sweden, which is on the Unesco World Heritage list (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/731) as it is one of the best preserved medieval town walls in Europe. The problem was that the house walls were not nearly as thick and sturdy as a purpose built wall, so that section of the wall would be quite a Achilles heel, should the attacker be aware of the facts of its construction.
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I just love your medieval houses, Theomar!
:o :-* :o
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http://www.coolminiornot.com/204173
In my reading, I've discovered that it was a fairly common practice to build homes up against an outer wall of the city, in effort to save building materials, in that only three walls would need to be built.
...or the other way around, the House was built and then made into a part of the city wall. There is an example of this in my new home town of Visby, Sweden, which is on the Unesco World Heritage list (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/731) as it is one of the best preserved medieval town walls in Europe. The problem was that the house walls were not nearly as thick and sturdy as a purpose built wall, so that section of the wall would be quite a Achilles heel, should the attacker be aware of the facts of its construction.
Very cool, I was unaware that was going on, for the exact reason that you mentioned: the relatively thinner house walls. Thanks for that!
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Amazing. :o 8)
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Those are utterly lovely. I am impressed!
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Utterley Brilliant. All the small added details just bring it too life. Wow, I am blown away. ;D
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Amazing. They make me happy.
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Fantastic, perfect. So life like. I had to look at the first few photos twice before I understood they were model. Keep posting more pictures, please :-*
TT.
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Wow... pretty hard to find a fault with them! Good work! Do the rooves come off?
What materials did you use?
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Beautiful work, definately goes into my inspiration file
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Good Grief man...are you human? Your work is unbelievable...detailed and extremely real looking. WOW!! :-*
Fantastic...Miraculous...Tremendous...come live with me and show me, teach me, help me :o)
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Weeeoiuoiuoiuo Boink! ;D
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They look very impressive.
Another option to consider would be a section of wall with a roof on it (so the watch don't get wet as they patrol).
May sound a bit odd, but there are towns with roofed walls on sothern Germany - Rothenburg ob der Tauber is about the best example (the town was used as the town with the toymaker in Chitty Chitty Bang bang) it has a roof so that you can walk around the walls under cover, the outside wall reaches to the roof (apart from crenellations) and the inside just has a handrail. Many of the towers are inhabited - it's a little odd to walk along a medieval wall to see a tower with a TV aerial sticking out of the roof, or net curtains on the windows.
http://www.romanticroad.com/rothenburg/sights.php
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What the he++ ist that !!! I can´t believe it !! I love it fantastic !! :-* :-* :o :o :o :-* :-*
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This is simply stunning work! I reviewed the other projects on your blog, and I am just blown away. Granted you like those silly Bretonnians (what is a greenskin player supposed to say?), but all of your projects have an incredible amount of detail. I have also discovered the wonders of pink board, and although my tower does not compare with, well, any of yours, I really enjoy working with the stuff. Terrain and scenary projects are just fantastic and fun!
Thank you for sharing these with us. Like others have said: I am going to add this to my "inspiration" file and perhaps may share it with some others, if you don't mind.
Question for you (and I believe I know the answer): are your roofs all made from individual pieces of thin cardboard? I have used this technique on a house, and you need to have some patience and lots of pieces! How do you mass produce the pieces of card? Oh, the hitching posts are nice details too!
Goomb
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Ahoy hoy, I should have checked around here earlier, thanks for the feedback guys.
fastolfrus, there is a bit of wall where the top story of the house overhangs the wall, closing it in. I like the way those German cities walls are built, mostly enclosed for the watch.
Goomb, I use Bretts because you can buy them in mass and the figs aren't running or swinging big swords and axes. They are fairly static, which is what I need for this type of project. As for the roofs, yep, tile by tile by tile. I either use pieces of cereal box cardboard, or for sale signs. Cut them into half inch strips, and just spend the time cutting the strips into individual tiles. If I ever figure out a way to do it quickly, you'll be th efirst to know. lol
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Argh! Just saw them for the first time.
Don't you think it is a little rude to show us these pictures? 99% of us are going to loose our self-confidence at terrain building. Do you want to take responsibility for this?
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This is marvellous! Nothing more to say ...
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Gobsmacked. ;D
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OMG :o Incredible work! And as one who has spent a similar length of time scribing stonework into foam sections (see my Sahyun fortress thread) RESPECT!