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Title: WIP Mines Houses for German Revolution / Civil War (1918-1923)
Post by: Lazarus Long on January 17, 2009, 09:32:43 AM

Here ist my progress in building Miners Houses for a German Revolution / Civil War Setting. I' ve planned to do another - smaller - house. All of them are done as "prototypes", as I could now see how they match on the table with the minis as well as on the terrain I'm still producing.

I was ammazed how easy it was to work with Selitron / Floormaster used to make the walls. But anyway, maybe I will do some masterpiece and will cast it, as I was much more amazed by the mouldmaking an resin-casting.

The only problem I'v got is time to do all the stuff I've planned... But enough talking, here are some pics.

First two pictures of houses I used as guidelines - both are taken at the Ruhr:

(http://home.arcor.de/tks10/oberhausen-siedlung.jpg)

(http://home.arcor.de/tks10/gelsenkirchen-siedlung.jpg)

I then startet to carve bricks at the would be walls - and this doesn't look really good:

(http://home.arcor.de/tks10/wand.JPG)

But - as always - build together and blackprimed it's far better:

(http://home.arcor.de/tks10/haus.JPG)

As I've said there are two houses. I used "ready-made" plates with imprinted rooftiles. This is a lot easier then trying to do this kind of roof by myself.

(http://home.arcor.de/tks10/haus-neu-klein.jpg)

In the meantime I've painted the houses a bit:

(http://home.arcor.de/tks10/haus-neu-gross.jpg)

At the moment I'm finishing them. They've got chimneys an some more paint on the roof. When I'm finished with both I will show them!

Title: Re: WIP Mines Houses for German Revolution / Civil War (1918-1923)
Post by: Driscoles on January 17, 2009, 09:34:41 AM

wow ! This is beautiful work !
Björn

Title: Re: WIP Mines Houses for German Revolution / Civil War (1918-1923)
Post by: Malamute on January 17, 2009, 09:35:47 AM

Looking good so far. :)

Title: Re: WIP Mines Houses for German Revolution / Civil War (1918-1923)
Post by: Captain Blood on January 17, 2009, 11:02:00 AM

Very nice. Looking forward to seeing this finished layout.

Title: Re: WIP Mines Houses for German Revolution / Civil War (1918-1923)
Post by: argsilverson on January 17, 2009, 11:23:00 AM

Very nice!
it csptures the feel of the era

Title: Re: WIP Mines Houses for German Revolution / Civil War (1918-1923)
Post by: Chairface on January 17, 2009, 01:59:19 PM

I am thoroughly impressed!

Title: Re: WIP Mines Houses for German Revolution / Civil War (1918-1923)
Post by: Grimm on January 17, 2009, 03:04:28 PM

 :-* very Nice

Title: Re: WIP Mines Houses for German Revolution / Civil War (1918-1923)
Post by: odd duck on January 17, 2009, 03:43:32 PM

Great stuff!!

Title: Re: WIP Mines Houses for German Revolution / Civil War (1918-1923)
Post by: Lazarus Long on January 17, 2009, 05:03:38 PM

Thanx mates - this encourage me to finish both buildings and show my progress. Not to mention to build another house ans a shaft tower (no ruhr display without one of these or a steelfoundry...)

Cheers

Title: Re: WIP Mines Houses for German Revolution / Civil War (1918-1923)
Post by: Saya on January 18, 2009, 01:36:29 AM

Nnnnnniiiiiicccceeeeee!!!!!!!  :-* :-* :-*

Title: Re: WIP Mines Houses for German Revolution / Civil War (1918-1923)
Post by: commissarmoody on January 18, 2009, 01:55:30 AM

Vary good! I am really looking forward to seeing were you go with this project, considering it is one I wouldnt mind picking up my self.
Let me know if you decide to start casting those buildings

Title: Re: WIP Mines Houses for German Revolution / Civil War (1918-1923)
Post by: Lazarus Long on January 28, 2009, 04:33:39 PM

to get some more (hopefully nice) feedback here are tow pics of teh "nearly" finished houses. I think I will highlight the bricks (as some people suggested) and will do the windows and the doors - which are still just primed in basecolours.

Minis shown are from Copplestone and GreatWar.

Oh and next buildings will be even better, because I won't do some mistakes again. For example not prime the roofplate black on both sides, so you could see a bit of the original white tone...

(http://home.arcor.de/tks10/Sonnenuntergang_Siedlung1.jpg)

(http://home.arcor.de/tks10/Sonnenuntergang_Siedlung3.jpg)

Title: Re: WIP Mines Houses for German Revolution / Civil War (1918-1923)
Post by: Saya on January 29, 2009, 01:09:53 PM

Really nice!!!!

Title: Re: WIP Mines Houses for German Revolution / Civil War (1918-1923)
Post by: traveller on April 13, 2009, 12:55:06 PM

So cool!!!

can you tell us some more about the material used for the walls, is it some kind of foam for flooring?

I find the walls being a much bigger problem than the roof. In the image below I have used the "Games Workshop" technique cutting up cardboard and glue in in rows. Below is also a WIP image of Spartakists for Berlin 1919.

http://s732.photobucket.com/albums/ww323/Travellera/?action=view&current=Roof.jpg
http://s732.photobucket.com/albums/ww323/Travellera/Berlin%201919/?action=view&current=Spartakists.jpg

Title: Re: WIP Mines Houses for German Revolution / Civil War (1918-1923)
Post by: Skrapwelder on April 13, 2009, 02:02:07 PM

Very nice work there.

Title: Re: WIP Mines Houses for German Revolution / Civil War (1918-1923)
Post by: Hitman on April 13, 2009, 04:17:55 PM

Very nice. The picture with the sunset in the back ground really makes the building look real.