Medieval Thatched Cottage - scratchbuild

[Captain Blood]

I so want a Stokesay in 28mm.

(Yes, James, I know you could build one... )

Tony (Dampfpanzerwagen) sculpted a couple of fantastic Wealden Hall houses for Grand Manner, based I think, on the Chiddingstone House transplanted to the museum at Singleton...

http://www.grandmanner.co.uk/Wealden_Hall_with_tile_roof--product--627.html

Effing pricey though... 

[OSHIROmodels]

I so want a Stokesay in 28mm.

I could do one for you 

cheers

James

[Thunderchicken]

Of course it would involve a field trip to sample the atmosphere and feel of the place, perhaps a visit to nearby Hopton and Ludlow castles too. Oh and it would be rude to ignore the local hostelries with their fine ciders and ales......

Then again you could always sit at your desk with a can of John Smiths Smooth (shiver) and look up the plan of the place on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stokesay_Castle

[Lardy Rich]

I am really impressed with the towelling for the thatch.  I made some small thatched buildings last week and tried teddy bear fur, which was a disaster.  In the end I sculpted the thatch from Milliput.  Do you just soak the towelling in PVA? 

Really great work.  Some of those big castles would look fabulous!

Rich

[Plynkes]

Before you all get carried away building your medieval Stokesays, I feel it is my duty to point out that the lovely half-timbered gatehouse is 17th Century (Wikipedia says Tudor, but is lying). The original was a much more military and castle-like stone affair.


For aficionados of the Civil War, it was besieged, but those cringing, limp-wristed, nancy-boy Royalists surrendered it without a fight.  

(My friend who works there just told me all that.)

[Arlequín]

You always gotta come up and shame us ignant folk with yer fansy buk lerning aint yer.... 

[Malamute]

Glad to see you making your usual in depth plans etc.

 Have you thought of making it modular like most of your scenery so you can put it together in a multitude of different combinations .... ...

[Plynkes]

Have you thought of making it modular like most of your scenery so you can put it together in a multitude of different combinations .... ...

Good idea, and you could swap the later gatehouse in for ECW gaming if you wanted then.

[Captain Blood]

That's a big piece of scenery Steve. You're going to have to fill it up with an awful lot of money 

[Malamute]

That's a big piece of scenery Steve. You're going to have to fill it up with an awful lot of money 

 

Pound coins I reckon for this one

[OSHIROmodels]

Why not go the whole hog and use bullion 

Stokesay is a cracker of a place  and I'm sure you'll make a cracking job of it 

cheers

James

[janner]

I can feel a Reading road trip coming on 

[Lardy Rich]

Slient Invader, that is a brilliant tutorial!  I am going to try that this weekend. 

Thanks.

Rich

[elysium64]

If you require any more photo's of details/interior of the Whealdon farmhouse just let me know as I live a few miles away from the museum.

[Little Odo]

Truly inspiring piece(s). Great to see proper archaeology used when researching is done. Looking forward to seeing all of your finished pieces.