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Title: ECW 2mm
Post by: Mark Backhouse on August 13, 2018, 11:25:57 AM

Hi all,
Over the last month I've been working on extending my 2mm Siege of Portsmouth 1642 game. First up is a scratchbuilt town representing Cosham. Made from insulation foam and a sneaky paint job.

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: Mark Backhouse on August 13, 2018, 11:30:19 AM

Cosham will be one of several major additions to the participation game that will be on at Partizan this weekend. More to follow!

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: OSHIROmodels on August 13, 2018, 11:33:24 AM

These are lovely little builds  :)

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: Mad Gadgeteer on August 13, 2018, 02:16:41 PM

I will have to admit, 2mm minis are WAY too small for me, but WOW - that's impressive!!!!

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: levied troop on August 13, 2018, 03:34:10 PM

Will be interested to see that at Partizan, it’s looking rather fine.

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: Pendrake on August 13, 2018, 04:03:39 PM

Very nice. Reminds me of some work Caleb did on the Old Terragenesis Forum. Would love to see a stand of Miniatures that belongs with this.

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: Inkpaduta on August 13, 2018, 05:47:36 PM

Very nice. Can we see the figures you use?

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: olyreed on August 13, 2018, 09:20:02 PM

Very nice, hopefully see these at the club at some point 😁

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: Jeff965 on August 13, 2018, 09:29:19 PM

Hah if Carlsberg did 2mm lol, I love all your micro stuff Mark :-*

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: Mark Backhouse on August 16, 2018, 01:52:34 PM

Thank you all for your nice comments. Taking pictures of 2mm troops is trickier and needs better light than today! However I've tried to take a few of the Parliamentary forces gathering on Portsdown Hill.

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: Mark Backhouse on August 16, 2018, 01:59:33 PM

The next ones are of my Portchester Castle scratch build. It's a bit of a fudge in places and lacks a church in the grounds that I will try to add before Sunday. It uses Brigade Models Roman walls for the basic Roman walls of the original shore fort, with additional bastions and inner bailey and keep added.

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: FifteensAway on August 16, 2018, 02:03:28 PM

I've oft thought to explore this scale but I'd jump in if someone had a good range (for a period of interest) in 4 mm.  And, yes, I know there are 3 mm out there and, of course, there is 5/6 mm, too.  And thus likely no one will make the 4 mm cut. 

Quite an impressive layout, especially in this scale.

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: OSHIROmodels on August 16, 2018, 02:58:41 PM

Love it   :)

Portchester has turned out especially nice  8)

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: Inkpaduta on August 16, 2018, 06:15:19 PM

Everything looks wonderful.
I wish I could paint 2mm as well as you do.

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: DintheDin on August 16, 2018, 07:00:47 PM

Excellent job! Especially the castle finished looks gorgeous!

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: aircav on August 16, 2018, 07:39:08 PM

Blimey 2mm  :o :o
Looks fantastic  8) 8) 8)

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: Captain Blood on August 17, 2018, 07:32:23 AM

Love the scenery. Great job.

I must say, for me, by the time you get down to 2mm, the ‘figures’ are pretty much non-existent / invisible from more than a few inches away, so I guess they're just representational blocks...

But the overall effect will be great, I’m sure.
The NAM’s Yorktown diorama is a wonderful example where brilliant terrain and representational figures (literally thousands of tiny red, blue or white pins or pegs representing the combatants) has a profound visual impact. Don’t know if it’s still there, but it’s stuck with me for 40 odd years  :)

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: Vanvlak on August 17, 2018, 08:08:54 AM

Superb work there - I have a soft spot for tiny scales, and this ECW setting is superb.

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: Mark Backhouse on August 18, 2018, 08:44:13 AM

Thanks for all of your kind words. The game is all set now for the Other Partizan tomorrow. We will be at table PG14 - and it's a participation game so come and get involved for a bit!

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: OSHIROmodels on August 18, 2018, 08:45:31 AM

Looks great all together  8)

Are you taking this to Colours again?

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: Mark Backhouse on August 18, 2018, 08:49:07 AM

The Parliamentary naval support may well tip the balance. Langton 1/1200 ship and scratch built rowing boats in 2mm!

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: Mark Backhouse on August 18, 2018, 08:51:28 AM

No, not to Colours this year.

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: DintheDin on August 18, 2018, 08:59:35 AM

Gorgeous naval support and your table is magnificent! Cheers!

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: OSHIROmodels on August 18, 2018, 09:25:12 AM

Quote from: Mark Backhouse on August 18, 2018, 08:51:28 AM

No, not to Colours this year.

Ah, that's a shame  :(

Title: Re: ECW 2mm
Post by: toggy on August 18, 2018, 10:02:17 AM

Looks fantastic Mark, will definitely have a look tomorrow.