28MM Middle Eastern Buildings

[Mindenbrush]

Excellent brushwork.

Are the buildings resin skimmed foamcore? A friend just bought one, made the mistake of washing the resin in soapy water and it warped 

Kobblestone Painting Tips
Cleaning
•Model should be cleaned to remove any lingering mold release.
•Wipe down with a damp sponge - dab rather than rub.
•Do not submerge in water as water may seep inside model.
•Air dry or blow dry to completely dry before applying primer. If blow drying, be
 careful not to apply too much heat as this may distort the model.

Graham W

[War In 15MM]

Graham, each building comes in several pieces.  The basic structure/frame is wood.  That consists of two textured sides and a texture roof.  The floor is not textured and is raised about a half inch on each side to the facings which have a lip at the bottom to slide under in case you want those facings to be removable thus allowing access to the building's interior.  The buildings I posted all have two facings on each side.  They seemed to me to be resin but we all know there are different types of resin… I did not get the impression I was dealing with foamcore.  All of the doors, windows steps, signs, balconies and awnings are attached to the facings by Kobblestone.  All the pieces are then given a light gray primer finish.  They are wonderfully packaged for protection when sent.  When I got mine, I inventoried each using the pictures on the Kobblestone website.  I then used Krazy Glue to attach the facings to the frame… I didn't want the use the interior access option.  Once that was done I smoothed yellow gray Milliput along the seams; the yellow grey dries hard as rock.  I'm sure that isn't necessary, but I do things like that.  Once the Milliput was dry, I sprayed the building with Testors Flat Black, let it sit a day and painted it with Model Colors by Vallejo.  It was a pleasure to put together and paint.  I had no problems.  In fact I was so pleased that once I finished painting my first order, I ordered several more and had the same experience with them.  Also Bill is wonderful to work with.  On my second order he sent me a dome that isn't listed in their catalog in case I might be interested in trying it out.  Glad you like the brushwork.  The detail on the buildings is so good they make the painting a joy.  Richard

[Mindenbrush]

Hi Richard,
Thanks for the reply and the review  
I thought it might be a foamcore liner as the cobblestone base tiles are resin on foamcore but if I read your description correctly the buildings are wood with a resin skim?
Cheers,
Graham W

[War In 15MM]

Hi Graham.  The building frame is wood which includes the two textured ends and roof and the untextured floor.  The four facings building fronts are resin.  Each facing is about a half inch thick.  The doors, windows, balcony, signs, steps, and awnings are all separate resin pieces, and Kobblestone attaches them to the facings/the building fronts (you don't have to do that) and then primers all the pieces before sending them.  My Egyptian town includes buildings by Kobblestone Miniatures (, Miniature Building Authority (5), Architects of War (7), JR Miniatures (2 + a patio), and one by Monolith Design.  I would rank the Kobblestone with the best of them and the Kobblestone are certainly the most detailed.  Frankly, if you glued them together as I do rather than keep the pieces separate (the interior option), most people would guess they were cast as a single unit.  I think Bill (the owner) only went to doing them as separate pieces because customers wanted the interior option.  I think earlier lines have been done as the traditional resin castings we are all use to.  The Middle Eastern buildings only came out in November 2013.  Richard