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Miniatures Adventure => Old West => Topic started by: Yemi on June 22, 2012, 06:57:41 PM

Title: My Old West buildings (updated 9 July)
Post by: Yemi on June 22, 2012, 06:57:41 PM
Hello everybody,

I want to share with you some of my Old West buildings I made last year. Everything is scratchbuildt, made with a foamcore structure and wooden sticks.

I put a few photos, just ask if you want detailed or WIP pictures of one of the buildings, I can't put it all right now !


We start with a corner hotel :
(http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/8138/photo21oq.jpg)

(http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/1779/photo28y.jpg)

(http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/7559/photo29ny.jpg)
(stairs are not painted yet !)


Then, three little houses :
(http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/8775/photo34k.jpg)

(http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/4057/photo42dd.jpg)

(http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/4895/photo41.jpg)

(http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/9417/photo40m.jpg)


A big barn (sorry for the bad qualities photos) :
(http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4113/photo15i.jpg)

(http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/2237/photo16a.jpg)

(http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/6209/photo19wo.jpg)

(http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9088/photo20wd.jpg)


And finally the station ! (The top little roof isn't finished yet :'( )
(http://img859.imageshack.us/img859/5310/photo35.jpg)

(http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/4541/photo33fj.jpg)

(http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/9049/photo29x.jpg)

(http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/108/photo30d.jpg)


That's it for the moment ! I took a lot of pleasure making it, I hope you liked it ;)

And sorry for the long post with a lot of photos ! I'll post a little more when I'll have time to take new pictures ;)

Yemi
Title: Re: My Old West buildings
Post by: Dr. The Viking on June 22, 2012, 07:09:20 PM
Those are just outright good!!!
Title: Re: My Old West buildings
Post by: thebinmann on June 22, 2012, 07:42:29 PM
Yes very nice, esp the livery.

Where in France are you?
Title: Re: My Old West buildings
Post by: Elbows on June 22, 2012, 09:04:55 PM
Those are simply fantastic!
Title: Re: My Old West buildings
Post by: magokiron on June 22, 2012, 10:07:25 PM
Pretty good buildings!

I'm sure it's a pleasure to play with your scenery.

Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: My Old West buildings
Post by: Marine0846 on June 23, 2012, 02:13:38 AM
Very well done.
Would love to have them in my collection.
Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: My Old West buildings
Post by: Papa Spanky on June 23, 2012, 02:19:52 AM
Great scratchbuilds! My favorite is the three little buildings.  :)
Title: Re: My Old West buildings
Post by: FifteensAway on June 23, 2012, 08:17:11 AM
Simple, effective, and nicely painted.  The first couple very evocative of Bodie, California.  Reminds me to get off my butt and work on my own large town that's well in progress but needs far too much work before posting photographs.  Just ain't enough hours in my days just now.
Title: Re: My Old West buildings
Post by: Yemi on June 23, 2012, 11:54:19 AM
Thanks everyone ! :)

Quote from: thebinmann on June 22, 2012, 07:42:29 PM
Where in France are you?

I'm from the Far West... of France ! I'm in Bretagne (in Vannes)
Title: Re: My Old West buildings
Post by: leonmallett on June 23, 2012, 02:25:07 PM
Valiant work. Nice stuff there. :)
Title: Re: My Old West buildings
Post by: thebinmann on June 23, 2012, 02:44:06 PM
Vannes, a lovely place to be, next time on holiday round there I'll drop in  ;)
Title: Re: My Old West buildings
Post by: Thenur on July 05, 2012, 07:55:23 AM
Really nice buildings!! I think the paint work is just fantastic and the black and white pic with the guy and his shadow is great.
Title: Re: My Old West buildings
Post by: styx on July 05, 2012, 12:36:36 PM
Fine work there my friend!
Title: Re: My Old West buildings
Post by: Cherno on July 05, 2012, 12:56:41 PM
Fantastic buildings, looks very realistic! How did you make the store signs?

Also, for b&w photography style I'd go with a sepia filter :)
Title: Re: My Old West buildings
Post by: Yemi on July 08, 2012, 11:25:38 PM
Quote from: Cherno on July 05, 2012, 12:56:41 PM
Fantastic buildings, looks very realistic! How did you make the store signs?

To make a store sign, I just design it on the computer, print it, sand it a little on the back to have a very thin paper (to clearly seethe relief of the wood behind), then glue it, and dirty it with pigment.

Here are a few photos of the mine I made last summer. My inspiration is obviously the amazing gold mine made by Admiral Benbow that you can find on this forum. The result isn't as beautiful as Admiral Benbow's one, but I'm pretty happy with it. The water is still missing (maybe one day... ;) ). I made it for a friendly contest, the topic was "height", and it's about 52 cm high with the windmill ! Don't know if it's realistic but the idea is that the windmill is pumping water used for the mine :

(http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/9070/photo56d.jpg)

(http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/4962/photo44c.jpg)

(http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/9146/photo45k.jpg)

(http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/9885/photo46p.jpg)

(http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/7364/photo40d.jpg)

(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/4962/photo48bf.jpg)

(http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/3930/photo54i.jpg)


That's all for my Old West collection !!
Title: Re: My Old West buildings (updated 9 July)
Post by: magokiron on July 09, 2012, 12:44:51 AM
The last pic with the sky background is just AMAZING!

One can easily believe it's the "real deal".

Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: My Old West buildings (updated 9 July)
Post by: thebinmann on July 09, 2012, 09:45:21 AM
That is absolutely amazing, I love it!!!!!!!
Title: Re: My Old West buildings (updated 9 July)
Post by: white knight on July 09, 2012, 10:40:16 AM
It looks wonderful!  :-*

And I agree, that last pic makes it look real.
Title: Re: My Old West buildings (updated 9 July)
Post by: majorsmith on July 09, 2012, 02:59:15 PM
yep thats a beautiful piece of scenic work
Title: Re: My Old West buildings (updated 9 July)
Post by: Thargor on July 09, 2012, 07:34:39 PM
Fantastic.
Title: Re: My Old West buildings (updated 9 July)
Post by: Rob Herrick on July 12, 2012, 04:21:39 AM
Excellent work!

Very Zorro-like. Keep it up.
Title: Re: My Old West buildings (updated 9 July)
Post by: styx on July 12, 2012, 01:55:11 PM
Wow, I wanted to do a mine and now that just blows anything I had in the works....wow!