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Title: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: Charles92027 on September 17, 2020, 09:40:48 PM

Since the pandemic started I've working on building my Chinatown.
Last night I finished the outside of the Golden Pagoda Hotel. It's the only playable on the inside building I've made, but I'm kind of tired of working on it, so the innards will have to wait.
For the first time, I set the entire town up and played on it for a while. I'm really pleased with how it came out.

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: Charles92027 on September 17, 2020, 09:42:53 PM

Here's some of the entire set

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: Charles92027 on September 17, 2020, 09:45:03 PM

And, just a couple more

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: tereydavi on September 17, 2020, 11:45:14 PM

Amazing terrain!!!
A wonderful project and and stunning development!!!

Are the buildings attached to the cork bases?
Could we see the interiors of the hotel?

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: commissarmoody on September 18, 2020, 12:08:17 AM

Great looking terrain.

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: warrenpeace on September 18, 2020, 02:24:36 AM

Good stuff! Getting some atmosphere going there.

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: Oldben1 on September 18, 2020, 02:39:53 AM

Awesome!
Forget it Jake, it’s Chinatown.

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: Charles92027 on September 18, 2020, 02:50:15 AM

Tereydavi, the cork tiles represent my 2’ x 2’ play area, the buildings are not connected to it.
Everything is made out of foam core and the thin cardboard that comes between the cat food tins.
Here are some pics of the inside of the hotel. I’ll probably finish it sometime soon.

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: Jerm on September 18, 2020, 11:22:35 PM

This is some great looking stuff - I look forward to seeing more!

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: Wildman II on September 19, 2020, 04:02:31 PM

Great looking work!

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: Alcide Nikopol on September 19, 2020, 04:06:33 PM

Wonderful work.

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: roadskare63 on September 30, 2020, 04:15:31 AM

Great builds!! Love the hotel interior shots!!!!!.....would that be a penthouse suite on top? :-*

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: Charles92027 on October 05, 2020, 05:03:35 PM

Thanks everyone.
The large room at the front of the second floor was supposed to be the premium suite, but then I added the third floor room mainly because I wanted the roof. I haven't decided if it's a penthouse or a ball room.

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: clandaith on October 05, 2020, 07:56:03 PM

Those looks awesome.  How sturdy are the stairs?  They look like they might crack in hit too hard.  Maybe add a banister for some extra structure.

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: Captain Darling on October 05, 2020, 09:35:42 PM

Great work on your ‘Chinatown’! Nice scratch builds.

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: mikos khan on October 09, 2020, 03:36:36 AM

Well done!  Are you planning on doing any interior work on the pagoda? 

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: FierceKitty on October 09, 2020, 07:00:40 AM

Forget it, Jake....

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: Charles92027 on October 09, 2020, 10:58:54 PM

The stairs are actually very tough. They're white glue and foam core. I've stepped on a stair case and it survived.

I have a blank building with lots of stairs, windows and doors that I call the building commission. I can refer to it for standards. My floor height is 2.25 inches, which equates to 12 layers of 3/16 foam core. Twelve is easily divisible by three and my stair segments are built of three repeating pieces of foam core that leave a gap every step so that I can slot in a figure base if they finish their move mid-climb.
I do two styles, one steep and one gentle. I employed both styles on Laod Bhang Fireworks, to make it sort of a jungle gym for precarious shoot outs.

I do plan to finish the inside of the Golden Pagoda, including railings, but I had already spent so much time building it that I was a little tired and I wanted to play.

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: Leapsnbounds on October 10, 2020, 12:10:51 AM

I love it when the roofs lift off

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: Cacique Caribe on December 31, 2020, 05:59:24 AM

Impressive!  I might have to steal some ideas for a similar project of mine.  :)

Dan
PS.  By the way, if you need to add Asian (mostly Chinese) signs and graffiti to your shacks and buildings, check these out:

http://fireflychinese.kevinsullivansite.net/faq.html
http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=340555
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=93425.msg1153323#msg1153323

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: Binky on January 03, 2021, 09:25:17 PM

Great work! You've really captured the Chinatown look.

What scale vehicles are you using?

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: Cacique Caribe on February 05, 2021, 11:24:15 PM

Charles,

Any new developments with this project?  Inquiring minds want to know.  :)

Dan

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Post by: StoneMtnMinis on February 09, 2021, 08:29:37 PM

Very well done!

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: Cacique Caribe on March 06, 2021, 06:36:33 PM

Now all they need is a band of gongfei coming in to harass and intimidate the poor residents and shopkeepers.

Dan

Title: Re: Chinatown, my Chinatown
Post by: mikedemana on March 28, 2021, 10:08:54 PM

That's brilliant on the stairs! I love how you did the math and figure out how to make them ascend and have a slot for the figure bases to hook underneath.

Mike Demana
http://leadlegionaries.blogspot.com/