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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: Sunjester on July 30, 2021, 01:40:43 PM

Title: Building accessories
Post by: Sunjester on July 30, 2021, 01:40:43 PM: Does anyone have any recommendations for accessories to give a VSF/Steampunk feel to buildings, especially rooftops? Pref UK based.
Title: Re: Building accessories
Post by: Malamute on July 31, 2021, 05:20:09 PM: Oshiro Model Terrain have various VSF bits and pieces in their range which may help.

https://oshiromodels.wixsite.com/oshiromodelswebshop/vsf
Title: Re: Building accessories
Post by: gamer Mac on August 11, 2021, 10:52:06 AM: I am sure hornby had some VSF buildings, you just stick gear wheels on the roof to give that steampunk look :D
And try not too laugh too much when you see them :o :o :o
Title: Re: Building accessories
Post by: AKULA on August 11, 2021, 11:10:26 AM: Search “cogs” on eBay and you will be able to pick up a wide selection dirt cheap.

Or as Colin mentioned, buy the Hornby VSF cogs and receive a fraction of the product for a hefty multiple of the price ;)
Title: Re: Building accessories
Post by: fastolfrus on August 12, 2021, 12:50:52 PM: Not keen personally on the whole "just stick cogs on it" theme of VSF, but lots of Victorian Gothic features look appropriate anyway. Small railings on the roof, random turrets and towers (even in town centres) - and if they are square probably with railings on the top (look at the Adams Family house), possibly lightning conductors (easy to do but not very visual, unless you connect the bottom end to an exotic carriage charging device), exotic wind gauges might be a possible, or small semaphore/shutter signalling installations. I think Warbases did some of those for Napoleonic players. Window shutters might be an easy call, would look slightly exotic on UK walls.
Otherwise possibly go for odd shaped windows (Dr Strange house?). Quite a few MDF cutters have window frames on their catalogues. (Warbases also do them to order, I got some "Chinese" style ones for boxer/colonial buildings)
Title: Re: Building accessories
Post by: shadowbeast on August 12, 2021, 01:48:00 PM: https://fenrisgames.com/shop#!/Architectural-details/c/2457557
Title: Re: Building accessories
Post by: Sunjester on August 12, 2021, 06:01:26 PM: Stick cogs on it???? :o This was a serious question.

shadowbeast Fenris is a brillant suggestion, thanks very much! I don't know how I'd missed them before.
Title: Re: Building accessories
Post by: gamer Mac on August 13, 2021, 11:34:52 AM: Quote from: Sunjester on August 12, 2021, 06:01:26 PM
Stick cogs on it???? :o This was a serious question.

shadowbeast Fenris is a brillant suggestion, thanks very much! I don't know how I'd missed them before.
Sorry but that was not a serious answer, smile, this is VSF after all lol lol lol
Title: Re: Building accessories
Post by: fastolfrus on August 17, 2021, 03:03:44 PM: Large advertising posters/billboards/wall painting (frescoes? not sure what the Victorians called the stuff that they painted on gable ends etc. the famous one in York was an advert for "Bile Beans" near Monk Bar)

For hoardings, it's worth looking at eg MDF movement trays. Paint the lip black or white and glue your posters in place then either glue/blu-tack/fix with magnets the hoarding to your wall. That way you can change the posters easily to change settings
Title: Re: Building accessories
Post by: Codsticker on August 18, 2021, 02:27:40 AM: Quote from: Sunjester on August 12, 2021, 06:01:26 PM
shadowbeast Fenris is a brillant suggestion, thanks very much! I don't know how I'd missed them before.
Some of my nicest stuff has come from Fenris. Although not UK based you may be able to find a UK retailer for Micro Art Studio stuff: link. (https://shop.microartstudio.com/en/224-scenery). I have some of their warehouse piles and they are great little pieces.