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Title: Middle East building s. Any suggestions
Post by: james on July 27, 2017, 01:01:38 AM

Hi gang ..starting a modern campaign ..any suggestions of makers of of Middle East buildings much appreciated...looked at 4 ground, Sarriison ..they had none. And Najewitz modelbau who used to,great work only produces files 3D and limited stock.

Title: Re: Middle East building s. Any suggestions
Post by: FierceKitty on July 27, 2017, 02:02:27 AM

Leven are my first stop when I want buildings.

Title: Re: Middle East building s. Any suggestions
Post by: Poiter50 on July 27, 2017, 03:08:58 AM

Tinned Fruit, Ebay seller or look on FB.

Title: Re: Middle East building s. Any suggestions
Post by: carlos marighela on July 27, 2017, 03:18:45 AM

If you want value for money, try the Knights of Dice Tabula Rasa range. You probably want to do some surface texturing ( that's kind of what the range is designed for) but the buildings are great and well thought out in terms of design. Quite good fun putting them together actually.

Of course, if you want the generic wargamers trope of square or oblong, flat roofed, adobe box, then it's as easy and much cheaper to make 'em yourself using foam/balsa/cork or even cardboard boxes and some spackle.

Title: Re: Middle East building s. Any suggestions
Post by: james on July 27, 2017, 03:29:55 AM

Also need 28mm thanks

Title: Re: Middle East building s. Any suggestions
Post by: Will Bailie on July 27, 2017, 06:42:58 AM

What kind of buildings are you looking for (more specifically than 'middle eastern')?  Urban apartment blocks or rural compounds?  Or something else?

My go-to solution is Matakishi's Tea House - quick, easy and cheap to build!

http://www.matakishi.com/makingbuildings.htm

http://www.matakishi.com/makingdesertbuildings.htm

Now, Afghanistan isn't in the middle east, but you might also get some inspiration from the Too Fat Lardies:

http://toofatlardies.co.uk/blog/?p=3471  (note that this is the first in a series of a dozen or so posts about building an Afghan village).

Title: Re: Middle East building s. Any suggestions
Post by: james on July 28, 2017, 02:28:56 AM

Thanks guys really really good stuf, picture my spectre dec group

Title: Re: Middle East building s. Any suggestions
Post by: Schriv on July 28, 2017, 03:15:34 AM

I love Crescent Roots buildings.
Beautifully detailed and I don't have to build them!

http://crescent-root.com/pages/Product/28mm/28mm_series1/28mm_series1.html

(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w248/kschriv/Miniatures/IMG_2073_zps5i7szxsn.jpg)

Title: Re: Middle East building s. Any suggestions
Post by: james on July 28, 2017, 07:00:22 AM

These are great

Title: Re: Middle East building s. Any suggestions
Post by: tinned fruit on July 29, 2017, 09:52:33 PM

I make quite a lot of Middle Eastern Buildings in 15mm, 20mm and 28mm.

Here's an example of my 28mm work:-

(https://s6.postimg.org/4x09i3ztt/20431703_10154529250485881_3092229386525378555_n.jpg)

Drop me a PM or I'm on FB @tinnedfruit

Phil

Title: Re: Middle East building s. Any suggestions
Post by: Mako on July 30, 2017, 12:57:52 AM

Seems to me these would be very easy to build with a bit of that foam-core board from the Dollar Store, or 99C Store, and some spackling from a Home Improvement store.

The real ones seem to be pretty non-descript, and very simple designs.