Battlefront (Magister Militum) Terraced Buildings

[Mr.J]

Has anyone any experience with these buildings? I've just stumbled upon them and they look great however the pictures aren't amazing and the descriptions say houses with fronts, house back etc. so does this mean that you do not get a complete set of buildings?

http://www.magistermilitum.com/type/buildings/by2-28-mm-row-of-house-fronts.html



http://www.magistermilitum.com/type/buildings/by328-mm-row-of-shops.html



I think they look pretty cool to be honest so I'd just like some clarification from you guys if any of you have them?

[Elk101]

I'm pretty sure I've seen these and they are only frontages, so nothing more than a backdrop piece for the edge of a board. That's not to say they couldn't be used to build something.

Edit: yes, in the listing it states they are only 55mm deep.

[Mr.J]

Thanks. I contacted them direct earlier in the week and they said as much, although the back and fronts do match to make full buildings I believe. I decided to place a smaller order to see the scale so bought the Georgian house before I commit to buying anything else.

[Elk101]

I'd definitely be interested in hearing what you think.

[Mr.J]

When my building arrives I'll post a few pics and do a little write up for you. They're cast to order by the sounds of it so it probably won't be until middle of next week it arrives.

[Elk101]

When my building arrives I'll post a few pics and do a little write up for you. They're cast to order by the sounds of it so it probably won't be until middle of next week it arrives.

Excellent! Cheers

[fastolfrus]

Haven't got any backs, but have a couple of sets of fronts and a corner shop that I got from Battlefront years ago.
Perfectly reasonable pieces, and quickly give you a street, although I only use them at board edge.
Light weight too.

[Mr.J]

Bit of a delay in posting these, the model arrived very promptly.











All in all this building was nicely cast, some minor imperfections but nothing major or that would detract from me buying again. It is a solid (and heavy) piece of resin but there were very few defects, no air bubble for example but some of the detail in places was a bit soft.

My main issue is with the scale, as you can see my daring Sky Pirate would have to duck to get through the door. Not a massive deal breaker as at the end of the day it's a scene dresser and not a playable building but it is slightly off putting, far more in keeping I'd say with 20mm or possibly 25mm gaming.

I have come to the conclusion I think, this might change if I like how it looks painted, that I probably won't invest in any more, purely based on size and not quality, as I could in all honesty get 00 scale railway buildings that wouldn't be far off scalewise and would be cheaper.

I hope that you find this useful. Any suggestions for reasonably priced Victorian terraces? Not overly fond on lasercut wood, would prefer good old fashion resin but any suggestions welcome.

[Elk101]

Thanks for update.

If you don't want lasercut stuff then Oshiro do acrylic Victorian terraced buildings:

http://www.oshiromodelterrain.co.uk/victorianbuildings.html