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Miniatures Adventure => Medieval Adventures => Topic started by: TheBlackCrane on September 20, 2020, 06:15:03 PM
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I've been casting around for terrain options for a germ of an idea I have, largely thanks to Khurasan's Late C14th range, but it strikes me there seems to be a dearth of terrain in 15mm for Medieval Italy?
I have done a variety of searches and come up with prior discussions on this very subject on a range of fora, plus a few ranges/buildings which were once made but no longer seem available (Miniature Building Authority for example), and Manorhouse Workshop seem to have once had a 15mm fortress for Italy which I can't find for sale any more, etc. etc.
Since a lot of those discussions are from some time ago, I just thought I'd resurrect the question and see if anyone kew of any good options?
There are lots of 'Medieval/Renaissance' options around, generaly half-timebered, but nothing which really looks all that appropriate. JR Miniatures possible, but Magister Militum don't seem to have their 15mm Italian-style buildings available.
Are there any options, or realisitically would I be faced with building my own/getting someone to make them for me?
(A shame I can't find a range in 10mm as extensive as in 15s, as otherwise there are some lovely 10mm buildings about - Pendraken would be a go-to but their Medieval range sadly not wide enough for my needs. Unless I decide to go Hussites instead...)
Any ideas much welcomed!
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I'm not familiar with the nuances of medieval Italian vernacular architecture, how far can this set be back-dated?
https://www.thingsfromthebasement.com/store/c25/15mm.html
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Probably too late (ie more 16th century) for you but have you checked out "Empires at War"?
Regards
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Empires at War I have seen yes, but I fear you're right in their being too late.
Likewise the buildings from Thingsfromthebasement just seem not quite the thing. Possibly it's a case of a different paint job needed though.
I'm also less after urban and more rural buildings, granted barns and farmhouses and suchlike can be fairly generic but tjust having a hard time finding anything which really works.
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It's a shame Timecast don't do their Italian chapel in 15mm as that would make a nice piece, although the others are all too late.
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I've a couple of nice resin builidings left from an italian manufacturer (not longer in business) I bought for DBA camp many years ago.
I did one and it comes out very nice.
I can send some pictures if interested or have a look here: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=126820.0
Ciao
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SHQ Miniatures did a nice range of 'Central Southern European' buildings for 15mm which were spot on IMHO. Unfortunately they aren't on their website anymore & are presumably OOP. Eureka used to stock them but haven't for several years.
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Yes, the resin ranges that SHQ used to produce seem to have disappeared.
Have you looked at the Spanish/Italian range sold be Hovels and those sold by Magister Militum. They seem to have some interesting pieces.
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I'm not sure if these people are still in business (their website still seems to be "live"), but they do/did a range of town buildings and a set of city walls designed for mediaeval Italy.
https://manorhouseworkshopmindstalkers.wordpress.com/
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Yes the mention of those SHQ buildings is annoyingly exactly the issue, ranges just not made any more.
Manorhouse I'm aware of, but I think they did a bunch of 28mm on Kickstarter, and their 15mm seem to have disappeared - can't find them on the website at any rate.
Hovels and Magister Militum yes, I'm just... unsure... about their offerings...
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Might this one be suitable?
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=126820.0
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The Old Battleground Range is good for fortifications:
https://www.magistermilitum.com/bw501-15mm-italian-tower-1400-1600.html
https://www.magistermilitum.com/bw502-15mm-italian-straight-wall-1400-1600.html
https://www.magistermilitum.com/bw504-15mm-italian-wall-with-gate-1400-1600.html