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Miniatures Adventure => Adventures in the Far East => Topic started by: Mr. White on September 07, 2021, 12:31:17 PM
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I see lots of great terrain and buildings out there for several scales in feudal Japan, but I seem to have fallen down a 1/72 whole for my minis. Unfortunately, I don’t see a lot out there at this specific scale. Anyone know of some possibilities I may be missing?
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You could try these:
https://www.wargamevault.com/browse.php?keywords=papierschnitzel&x=0&y=0&author=&artist=&pfrom=&pto= (https://www.wargamevault.com/browse.php?keywords=papierschnitzel&x=0&y=0&author=&artist=&pfrom=&pto=)
They are 28mm but are easily scaled down for 1/72.
Or these:
https://oshiromodels.wixsite.com/oshiromodelswebshop/japanese (https://oshiromodels.wixsite.com/oshiromodelswebshop/japanese)
Again not 1/72 but some of the 15mm pieces might work too.
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Try reaching out to companies MDF like Sarissa and Blotz to scale down their existing designs. It shouldn't cost them anything beyond time to do so.
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Have a look at Sarissa Precision's Far East 20mm (https://sarissa-precision.com/collections/far-east-20mm) range ...
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Have a look at Sarissa Precision's Far East 20mm (https://sarissa-precision.com/collections/far-east-20mm) range ...
Perfect!!
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https://sarissa-precision.com/collections/japan-20mm
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Scale 1/72 have some Asian buildings in their collection
Cheers
Matt
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There’a range of plastic Japanese building kits by Microace in 1/60, tea houses, shops etc. Hobby Link Japan usually stocks at least some of the range.
https://www.hlj.com/search/?q=1%2F60&productFilter=category%3AJapan%20Culture
Just be aware that some of the range are only half buildings/ frontages so best suited to table edge placement, unless you are a canny scratchbuilder and buy multiples of the same kit. Price is unbeatable and they should work well with 1/72.
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R
https://sarissa-precision.com/collections/japan-20mm
This is even more perfect!
MDF though gives me pause. I don’t have an airbrush so am concerned the I might not be able to paint the the smooth surfaces well. I tried MDF once before and it didn’t take my spray primer at all, so the project was a non-starter. Maybe I can find some MDF tips.
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There’a range of plastic Japanese building kits by Microace in 1/60, tea houses, shops etc. Hobby Link Japan usually stocks at least some of the range.
https://www.hlj.com/search/?q=1%2F60&productFilter=category%3AJapan%20Culture
Just be aware that some of the range are only half buildings/ frontages so best suited to table edge placement, unless you are a canny scratchbuilder and buy multiples of the same kit. Price is unbeatable and they should work well with 1/72.
Plastic is definitely more my jam, but there’s no good pictures of the buildings on this site to get an idea of what I’m buying.
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Try searching for ‘Microace 1/60’ in image search.
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I’ve painted MDF successful with both craft paints and house paint.
I don’t usually spray prime MDF - it can sometimes seem that MDF absorbs loads of spray paint for some reason.
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By the way, I just came across these listings, which might help with spicing up your terrain:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/222969054670
https://www.ebay.com/itm/222969054528
https://www.ebay.com/itm/352348439806
Dan
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R
This is even more perfect!
MDF though gives me pause. I don’t have an airbrush so am concerned the I might not be able to paint the the smooth surfaces well. I tried MDF once before and it didn’t take my spray primer at all, so the project was a non-starter. Maybe I can find some MDF tips.
I don´t prime MDF. I find it takes paint quite well.
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I don´t prime MDF. I find it takes paint quite well.
Interesting. I'll try to just paint straight on MDF next time.
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Perhaps the exterior of mdf isn’t treated the same at the factory, with the same coatings?
Dan