Shtim's Dutch Colonial Adventure - Small House, HMG team, and Civilians (06/01)

[OSHIROmodels]

Lovely work 

[joekano]

Lovely work on both the figures and terrain!

[Aerendar Valandil]

Very nice.

[Diablo Jon]

Loving the trees I do like good scenery.

for the Triple Alliance miniatures as potential proxies, mentioned by HerbyF, try Perry miniatures

https://www.perry-miniatures.com/product-category/metal-ranges/war-of-the-triple-alliance/

[Shtim]

Thank you all again for the kind words and miniature recommendations.

Diablo Jon, thank you for sending through a link to the Triple Alliance figures - they look very promising! Once I get through my current lead pile, I'll be sure to add them to my basket!

This past week I have done little to no miniature painting, but have continued work on the buildings and terrain:

First off, I completed the roof of the building from my last post - all that was left was a quick drybrush and some cleanup, although I am yet to add trust to the corrugated plates at the front. Nothing particularly exceptional, but the build will be a nice filler for the larger townscape.
The building represents two apartments with shared downstairs entrance. While the facade is mostly the same, each apartment does have a different window frame/window mesh. The stairs on the side are modular, and can be used on most of the builds I have made so far. Especially happy with the posters/notices on the lower level - I'll be adding more of these to all of my buildings - I think they add a real sense of realism.



This week I also started a new building: a Post and Telegraph Office (or in Dutch: Post en Telegraaf Kantoor). I have managed to make quite some progress, but its not done. The signs need to be aged/weathered, the roof needs another base coat and drybrush, and I need to figure out what to do with the windows... I think the mesh that I have been using so far works relatively well, but unsure whether it's appropriate for civic buildings/large windows - as is the case here..

The anchors are originally plastic children's jewellery, but I think they work well as embossed detail on the façade.



Finally, I'm just including a quick picture of the builds all together. On the right you can justabout see the Dutch-Indies Merchant Bank (Nederlandsch-Indische Handelsbank) from my first post.



Nothing else to report on!
Shtim

[marco55]

Your buildings and posters look great.Thanks for sharing.
Mark

[OSHIROmodels]

Great stuff 

[has.been]

Nice.

[marianas_gamer]

Love the buildings 

[Hu Rhu]

Wonderful buildings. 

[Poiter50]

Is the Post Kantor scratchbuilt or is there a commercial base for it?

[Marine0846]

Really sweet looking buildings.
Your figures are super, love the colors.

[Shtim]

Thank you all again for the kind words.
Not much progress to show since last time.. I am *very* slowly finishing off the post office, and am now working on a new building too..

Wonderful buildings. 

Thank you kindly! Never thought I'd enjoy building the buildings more than painting the figures... but for now, I really do!

Is the Post Kantor scratchbuilt or is there a commercial base for it?

Alas, I'm afraid its all scratch built. I use foam board for the walls, square dowels for the windows, corrugated paper for the roof etc. etc.

Speaking of, the post office is almost done!

I managed to fit appropriately sized windows for the top floors, added mesh to the windows, a dry brush to the roof, and a flag pole for some detail!
I am yet to add the flag, although I expect I'll just end up using a printed paper Dutch flag. I've left the bottom window open for now, as I may consider adding some 'glass' with notices/advertisements on the inside? Still need to figure that out...



Pretty happy with the results so far, although I still need to add rust to the roof.. and a door! 

I've also started work on a new building; a grand(ish) hotel for those travelling to the outskirts of Dutch civilisation!
I'm yet to add a drop of paint, but I am pretty happy with the results so far:





As always, any feedback, figure recommendations, or inspiration is always welcome!
Shtim

[Calumma]

Look fantastic!

[marianas_gamer]

Nice textures and I really like the proportions with the tall windows. I normally don't build tall buildings like that because of storage hassles but this really looks the treat