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Title: Mainly28's Coaching Inn (Update 6 Dec, last update before finishing)
Post by: Mainly28s on November 15, 2009, 11:25:14 AM
Since I have my own site, I'll keep the thread there and post it over here once everything's done, if there is sufficient interest (i.e. if I'm asked to  ;))
Here is a link to my little project, though... http://mainly28s.com/how_to/model_build_coaching_inn.html (http://mainly28s.com/how_to/model_build_coaching_inn.html).

It's going to be a generic coaching inn, suitable from the 1800s onwards. 28mm, of course (whyever would I want to do something in a different scale?).
I only began this on Friday the 13th  o_o of November, so haven't left myself loads of time. I may cut the project in half and only enter the main building, but as I want to eventually do both parts, I did all the cutting already.

A couple of pictures to whet your appetite...
(http://mainly28s.com/how_to/model_build_coaching_inn/001-all_pieces.jpg)
The parts, cut and laid out.

(http://mainly28s.com/how_to/model_build_coaching_inn/004-assembled_complete_farm.jpg)
The main assembly done.
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn
Post by: Hauptgefreiter on November 15, 2009, 11:33:12 AM
Keep posting! Curious about the development of your project  :)
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn
Post by: fastolfrus on November 15, 2009, 12:01:57 PM
This looks very good.

Not all the parts are on your first picture - is this a cunning plan to slow down plagiarists or just an "MFI instruction leaflet moment" ?
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn
Post by: Michi on November 15, 2009, 01:08:36 PM

I only began this on Friday the 13th  o_o of November, so haven't left myself loads of time.

So this will be your current scratch build entry for the guild, I suppose? Argh, thatīll raise the bar if it is the fact...
Brilliant! We have one of those in our village. They still provide good food there! Mainly Schnitzel...
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn
Post by: Hauptgefreiter on November 15, 2009, 02:14:28 PM
Brilliant! We have one of those in our village. They still provide good food there! Mainly Schnitzel...

Hmmm, Schnitzel!
(http://static.twoday.net/anima/images/homer_simpson.jpg)
 lol
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn
Post by: Mainly28s on November 15, 2009, 02:38:41 PM
Not all the parts are on your first picture - is this a cunning plan to slow down plagiarists or just an "MFI instruction leaflet moment" ?

I hadn't thought of it that way- but I suppose it could be. As I said on the page in the link, though, I decided to add the outside walls after I'd built the main structure, so there isn't a picture of those strips before gluing them in place.

So this will be your current scratch build entry for the guild, I suppose? Argh, that'll raise the bar if it is the fact...
Brilliant! We have one of those in our village. They still provide good food there! Mainly Schnitzel...
Yup- it is my entry for the contest! As for raising the bar? I'm not sure- it's been a while since I did any terrain-building, and this is the first real project since my mini-stroke last year, so it's more of a "grab the bull by the horns" attempt to prove to myself that I can still do wargames-related stuff. My attempts at painting figures since last year have been very unsuccessful. This might be easier  ;).
Schnitzel, eh? The last time I had that in Germany was at my grandmother's house- something I might need to remedy.
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn
Post by: Mainly28s on November 16, 2009, 10:18:28 AM
Some more work done yesterday- stone cladding on parts of the farm, the stable and the forge/workshop area.
More pics at http://www.mainly28s.com/how_to/model_build_coaching_inn.html (http://www.mainly28s.com/how_to/model_build_coaching_inn.html), but a picture is worth a thousand words...
(http://www.mainly28s.com/how_to/model_build_coaching_inn/013-stoned_and_roofed_2.jpg)
(http://www.mainly28s.com/how_to/model_build_coaching_inn/014-stoned_and_roofed_3.jpg)
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn
Post by: Calimero on November 16, 2009, 02:17:07 PM

Looking good already 8)
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn
Post by: aircav on November 16, 2009, 02:34:55 PM
Cracking job so far  :D :D :D :D


Keith  :?
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn
Post by: Mainly28s on November 16, 2009, 10:22:26 PM
Bugger! Due to running out of coffee-stirrers, progress was halted this evening with most of the farm-buildings timbered...
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn
Post by: Mainly28s on November 18, 2009, 12:24:13 AM
Woohoo! OK, after re-stocking on coffee-stirrers, I managed to complete the wooden beams on the buildings, as well as the forge roof-supports.
I also added beams for the chicken-coop roof and pigsty roof (I've decided they'll probably be done using corrugated iron).

Loads more pics at http://mainly28s.com/how_to/model_build_coaching_inn.html (http://mainly28s.com/how_to/model_build_coaching_inn.html)

but a teaser-
(http://mainly28s.com/how_to/model_build_coaching_inn/018-beams_added_2.jpg)
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn
Post by: Michi on November 18, 2009, 05:59:17 AM
(I've decided they'll probably be done using corrugated iron).

I wouldnīt do. If you donīt either and leave other modern items removable, you can use this arrangement from the 15th century to modern day games! This one screams for French Musketeers or Napoleonic foragers!
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn
Post by: commissarmoody on November 18, 2009, 06:31:08 AM
I wouldnīt do. If you donīt either and leave other modern items removable, you can use this arrangement from the 15th century to modern day games! This one screams for French Musketeers or Napoleonic foragers!
I agree, you have a great thing going on there, leave it open for more era's
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn (Update 18 Nov- beams)
Post by: Mainly28s on November 18, 2009, 03:43:27 PM
Purely a personal dislike, but I can't stand Napoleonics  [See- I do know how to spell it and use Nappys correctly when I want to  ;)].

Since I have no interest in Europe after about AD1250 and before about AD1850, and since corrugated iron was invented in the early 1820s, and in regular use by the 1840s, I'm safe in using it  :D.
I hadn't considered earlier periods because I don't game them, so compatibility wasn't an issue for me.

That said, I might still change my mind... Would the gentlemen consider thatching as being suitable?

Of course, if I were making this as a commission, I'd look at a different roofing material for the pigsty and chicken-coop... Any offers?
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn (Update 18 Nov- beams)
Post by: Michi on November 18, 2009, 05:09:43 PM
Would the gentlemen consider thatching as being suitable?

Of course, if I were making this as a commission, I'd look at a different roofing material for the pigsty and chicken-coop... Any offers?

Thatched roofs were forbidden in some areas due to the danger of fire. Iīd go for slate tiles.

The pigsty may well be roofed with wooden planks. Pigs love water and rain calms them, thus a casual leakage is acceptable. Just imagine you were a farmer: How much would you invest in accommodation for chicken and pigs?
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn (Update 18 Nov- beams)
Post by: Silent Invader on November 18, 2009, 05:36:53 PM
It's looking very nice  :)
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn (Update 18 Nov- beams)
Post by: Mainly28s on November 20, 2009, 09:55:39 PM
The only update now is that I've managed to paint all the plastered parts of the farm using some leftover house-paint (natural calico), with many portions being painted unevenly, to represent badly painted, semi-rural paintwork. Tomorrow I hope to paint the stonework.
I'm not posting pics tonight, but will do that tomorrow after I do the stonework.
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn (Update 18 Nov- beams)
Post by: Michi on November 20, 2009, 10:13:26 PM
The only update now is that I've managed to paint all the plastered parts of the farm using some leftover house-paint (natural calico), with many portions being painted unevenly, to represent badly painted, semi-rural paintwork. Tomorrow I hope to paint the stonework.
I'm not posting pics tonight, but will do that tomorrow after I do the stonework.

All thumbs upfor that project, I hope youīll get it done in time Olaf!
I am almost through, the bunkers were finished ten minutes ago, now to build a ramp and repaint the entrance...
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn (Update 18 Nov- beams)
Post by: Mainly28s on November 24, 2009, 02:55:44 PM
Finally got the walls, stonework and beams painted, although the beams need a wee bit more weathering, as my original coat doesn't show properly.

(http://mainly28s.com/how_to/model_build_coaching_inn/025-beams_painted_3.jpg),
(note the supervisor's inspection of the building-site),
with more pics and details (as usual) at http://mainly28s.com/how_to/model_build_coaching_inn.html (http://mainly28s.com/how_to/model_build_coaching_inn.html)

Tonight's task- begin tiling the roofs...
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn (Update 24 Nov- some painting)
Post by: Mainly28s on November 29, 2009, 11:50:45 PM
Whew! After a couple of rough days at work, finished by a really bad trip home on Thursday (some muppet jumped under a train and prevented me getting home), as well as some time spent keeping SWMBO happy, I finally got a day's worth of tiling in- the house is completely done, and about 1/3 of the stable. Tomorrow I'll finish off the stable and the forge...and maybe do the doors. Tuesday I plan to do the groundwork, Wednesday some painting, Thursday paint the roofs, Friday some flocking and garden-making and (hopefully) Saturday finishing touches and varnish, so I can photograph the whole thing on Sunday...just in time for the deadline Sunday night!
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn (Update 24 Nov- some painting)
Post by: Admiral Benbow on November 30, 2009, 02:04:26 PM
Good luck to that timetable, you'd really deserve it to finish this marvelous terrain piece in time!
Great work!
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn (Update 24 Nov- some painting)
Post by: Mainly28s on December 05, 2009, 07:17:50 PM
Whew! After a couple of rough days at work, finished by a really bad trip home on Thursday (some muppet jumped under a train and prevented me getting home), as well as some time spent keeping SWMBO happy, I finally got a day's worth of tiling in- the house is completely done, and about 1/3 of the stable. Tomorrow I'll finish off the stable and the forge...and maybe do the doors. Tuesday I plan to do the groundwork, Wednesday some painting, Thursday paint the roofs, Friday some flocking and garden-making and (hopefully) Saturday finishing touches and varnish, so I can photograph the whole thing on Sunday...just in time for the deadline Sunday night!

Hmmmmm. Well, I'm a touch behind...
That said, I should still be able to finish everything off this evening and tomorrow, to enable me to slip in just ahead of the deadline...
Flocking and "gardening", and the finishing touches are all that remain!
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn (Update 24 Nov- some painting)
Post by: Mainly28s on December 06, 2009, 12:28:54 PM
OK, last update before finishing 'er up...
The roofs are now all done (pigsty with planks, chicken coop with thatch), and the grounds are painted brown.
(http://mainly28s.com/how_to/model_build_coaching_inn/027-mostly_painted_1.jpg)
(http://mainly28s.com/how_to/model_build_coaching_inn/030-mostly_painted_4.jpg)

The finishing touches will be added during the course of the day, and the final pictures taken tonight, edited and sent in to squeak in just before the deadline!
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn (Update 6 Dec, last update before finishing)
Post by: white knight on December 06, 2009, 04:34:49 PM
Looking good! 8)
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn (Update 6 Dec, last update before finishing)
Post by: marrony on December 06, 2009, 05:22:15 PM
Great work.Been really good watching this develop :D.
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn (Update 6 Dec, last update before finishing)
Post by: Mainly28s on December 06, 2009, 10:54:56 PM
Whew! Finished the modelling. Now to take a couple of pictures and e-mail them in... I have (by my count) an hour and five minutes left!  :D
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn (Update 6 Dec, last update before finishing)
Post by: Mainly28s on December 07, 2009, 08:45:37 AM
Whoa! Having seen all the entries, I wonder how my poor effort's going to fare...

That said, I'm happy with it, especially the fact that I actually finished it!
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn (Update 6 Dec, last update before finishing)
Post by: Captain Blood on December 07, 2009, 09:15:50 AM
You should be happy with it Olaf. It's a really great layout. Nice work.  :)
Title: Re: Mainly28's Coaching Inn (Update 6 Dec, last update before finishing)
Post by: Mainly28s on December 07, 2009, 04:21:06 PM
Thank you all- I've added a few more pictures to my site (http://mainly28s.com/how_to/model_build_coaching_inn.html (http://mainly28s.com/how_to/model_build_coaching_inn.html), and will add a few more later this week, once I've had a chance to "cool down" and put together a nice tableau with some additional figures. The current pictures comply with the competition guidelines, so there aren't many figures to give an idea of scale.

Just are-cap for those interested in these things-
Dimensions for the main house section:
25,5cm by 30cm wide, 14cm high.
Dimensions for the stable/forge section:
26cm by 30cm wide, 9,5cm high.

The total cost was less than Ģ10, as I used mostly left-overs and scraps for the construction, and it was built in 3 weeks.