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Miniatures Adventure => Old West => Topic started by: philhendry on October 30, 2013, 01:45:59 PM

Title: 4Ground Dead Man's Hand Buildings.
Post by: philhendry on October 30, 2013, 01:45:59 PM

Hi Guys,

Here are my attempts, so far, at 4Ground's buildings.

(http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd64/philhendry/Old%20West/Apothecarys.jpg)

(http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd64/philhendry/Old%20West/TyndallFs.jpg)

(http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd64/philhendry/Old%20West/2StoreyFrame.jpg)

I might make a 'coming soon' banner to stick on the front of the building frame.

(http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd64/philhendry/Old%20West/Enquirers.jpg)

I need to edit the signs on this last one, to get a better colour match, but otherwise it's all done.

I don't quite build them 'as supplied' - I 'touch up' the paint on most of the visible cut edges, and I do some work on the roofs to make them look less like laser-cut MDF - either by adding shingles (also from 4Ground), or 'tar paper'.

Cheers,
Phil

Title: Re: 4Ground Dead Man's Hand Buildings.
Post by: Ray Earle on October 30, 2013, 01:55:27 PM

Nice stuff Phil. I have two of the smaller side street buildings and ended up respraying both as I didn't like the colours. I also ended up hand painting the signs, which doesn't look as sharp as yours, I have to admit.  :D

Reminds me I need to get a base set for my under construction buildings.

Title: Re: 4Ground Dead Man's Hand Buildings.
Post by: Elbows on October 30, 2013, 07:36:58 PM

Lookin' good Phil -- are the shingles the 4Ground new ones, or something else?

Title: Re: 4Ground Dead Man's Hand Buildings.
Post by: philhendry on October 30, 2013, 08:13:13 PM

Thanks!  The shingles are from this range: http://www.4ground.co.uk/Default.aspx?page=249 (http://www.4ground.co.uk/Default.aspx?page=249)

Cheers,
Phil

Title: Re: 4Ground Dead Man's Hand Buildings.
Post by: Elbows on October 30, 2013, 08:20:20 PM

Okay, thought so - they look pretty good.  Might have to check them out.

Title: Re: 4Ground Dead Man's Hand Buildings.
Post by: Admiral Benbow on October 30, 2013, 10:01:14 PM

Very nice modelling and painting - a real improvement over the basic ones.
 :-*

Title: Re: 4Ground Dead Man's Hand Buildings.
Post by: parcival42 on October 31, 2013, 09:48:20 PM

How did you do your signs?  They look great.

Title: Re: 4Ground Dead Man's Hand Buildings.
Post by: philhendry on October 31, 2013, 10:25:05 PM

Thanks lads!

The signs are drawn in an illustration package (Intaglio http://www.purgatorydesign.com/Intaglio/ (http://www.purgatorydesign.com/Intaglio/)) on my Mac, and printed out at high resolution on matt photo paper.