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Title: Mud Huts
Post by: herr zinnling on September 05, 2018, 06:10:00 PM: (https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FwXBKs7SOuM/W42DrlQAMnI/AAAAAAAADDI/BDt-Tly0OZEfdUchWyX_2GmPYC3GhIcswCLcBGAs/s1600/28mm_mud_hut.jpg)

Hello.

I just finished the first of eight mud huts I'm currently working on.

Walls and roof are made of papier mâché, with stripes of coloured paper added for the straw on the roof. The door frame is made of green stuff.

Cheers, Karl
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Post by: Marine0846 on September 05, 2018, 07:56:53 PM: I like it a lot.
Well done.
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Post by: Pendrake on September 06, 2018, 01:24:22 AM: It looks right. How tedious was it to stick down all the paper strips? (Wondering if a similar technique would make a passable thatched Euro style cottage.)
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Post by: Argonor on September 06, 2018, 04:51:17 AM: Nice work.

Just wondering: When gluing on single 'straws', anyway, why not use brush hairs or something similar?
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Post by: Codsticker on September 06, 2018, 05:58:08 AM: I love the painting of the mud.
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Post by: Panama on September 06, 2018, 08:15:22 AM: Nice work :)
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Post by: herr zinnling on September 06, 2018, 08:47:15 AM: Thanks a lot for your kind comments, gentlemen.

I used casein paint (PLAKA Farbe) and a sponge to paint the wall.

It takes some time to cut out the stripes of paper and glue them to the roof. I'm using wallpaper paste to do it.

I think you could get a more realistic look using a different material instead, like brush hairs, but I like working with paper. A lot of my wargaming terrain is made of papier mâché and paper.

I think the technique would work fine for thatched roof cottages. Would love to try it out.

Cheers,
Karl
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Post by: Belisarius on September 06, 2018, 11:32:42 AM: Very effective, I like the clean lines of the model , well done .
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Post by: DintheDin on September 06, 2018, 01:20:47 PM: Very interesting and inspiring technique! Thanks for sharing!
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Post by: JBaumal on September 12, 2018, 04:41:31 AM: Awesome job! I love the look and feel. I shall have a go myself, though I'm sure they won't look as good as yours when I'm done. These would look great on our jungle table.
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Post by: miltiades on September 12, 2018, 12:28:47 PM: lovely...how long did it take you to make this nice
weathering?
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Post by: herr zinnling on September 13, 2018, 07:21:22 AM: Thank you!

I think it took me about half an hour to paint the wall.
I used a sponge to do it.
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Post by: miltiades on September 13, 2018, 09:49:20 AM: it looks as if it took you 4 hours [with or without a sponge the result is fantastic]
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Post by: bulldogger2000 on September 18, 2018, 10:46:37 PM: For thatched roofing I use fake fur...soak it down VERY well with watered down white glue. When it dries I paint it a dark brown and highlight/ dry brush lighter shades.
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Post by: Smokeyrone on September 20, 2018, 04:14:27 AM: Top notch!
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Post by: Smokeyrone on September 20, 2018, 04:31:29 AM: Quote from: Smokeyrone on September 20, 2018, 04:14:27 AM
Top notch!

For 15mm, I started carving foamboard
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Post by: herr zinnling on January 29, 2019, 12:31:55 PM: (https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-42pVL-eDefs/XD7UqE0W7fI/AAAAAAAADFc/pjPGdVHz7pAiFW3RjqDQF8P9FuMar07SQCLcBGAs/s1600/mud_huts.jpg)

I made three more mud huts over the holidays.
Cheers,
Karl
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Post by: Ramirez Noname on January 29, 2019, 02:51:33 PM: They are great builds.

RMZ
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Post by: FifteensAway on January 30, 2019, 02:14:54 PM: The paint job on those huts is exceptional. I shall use it to inspire me on my own - though commercial models rather than scratch built. The sponge effect works well and I will use it on a variety of projects.
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Post by: Cacique Caribe on January 31, 2019, 06:18:15 PM: Wow, those look incredible!

Dan
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Post by: herr zinnling on February 01, 2019, 07:28:11 AM: Thanks a lot for your kind comments!
Cheers,
Karl
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Post by: Supercollider on February 01, 2019, 07:41:31 AM: Great work, minimal and hard wearing - and it totally looks the part :-*
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Post by: Braz on February 02, 2019, 06:44:12 AM: Those are really nice.
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Post by: miltiades on February 05, 2019, 09:08:19 AM: they are real beauties
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Post by: breakmanynecks on February 14, 2019, 03:56:02 AM: Could you describe, in more detail, how you make the shallow cone of your roof? Maybe provide some step-by-step pictures? Really nice look though! 👍
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Post by: herr zinnling on February 15, 2019, 01:01:23 PM: (https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dT30jEhcrjU/WWCQzf_00_I/AAAAAAAAC0w/kxyC0cx62bA4pKCecp1Ivd7CjAt2JpIngCKgBGAs/s1600/28mm_mud_hut.jpg)

breakmanynecks,

thank you!

I used cardboard as the base for the roof, then added paper mache to give it the shape I wanted and finally stripes of colored paper.

I can post some step by step pictures later, but that might take some time.

Cheers,
Karl
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Post by: Panama on February 15, 2019, 04:49:23 PM: Amazing work & very inexpensive what not to like :)
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Post by: Pendrake on March 01, 2019, 09:13:49 AM: @herr zinnling

What are the dimensions of the conical roof?
Radius (measured along roof from top point down to edge)
Diameter (measured across base)
Circumference

My guesses just eyeballing it are: R: 6cm D: 9cm C: 28cm
Title: Re: Mud Huts
Post by: herr zinnling on March 15, 2019, 07:53:22 PM: Pendrake, sorry for my late response.

The dimensions of the roof are: R: 7 cm / D: 12 cm / C: 38 cm
Title: Re: Mud Huts
Post by: PhilB on March 15, 2019, 08:16:39 PM: Those are great mud huts. I needed some quick for an RPG adventure and printed up some paper textures and made these:

(https://gdurl.com/2uPu)

It was a quick project, but some paper and glue and I was operational.
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Post by: pacarat on March 16, 2019, 03:15:35 AM: Quote from: PhilB on March 15, 2019, 08:16:39 PM
Those are great mud huts. I needed some quick for an RPG adventure and printed up some paper textures and made these:

(https://gdurl.com/2uPu)

It was a quick project, but some paper and glue and I was operational.

They look great.