1/72 Terrain/Buildings?

[Mr. White]

I see lots of great terrain and buildings out there for several scales in feudal Japan, but I seem to have fallen down a 1/72 whole for my minis. Unfortunately, I don’t see a lot out there at this specific scale. Anyone know of some possibilities I may be missing?

[Sgt_T]

You could try these:
https://www.wargamevault.com/browse.php?keywords=papierschnitzel&x=0&y=0&author=&artist=&pfrom=&pto=

They are 28mm but are easily scaled down for 1/72.

Or these:

https://oshiromodels.wixsite.com/oshiromodelswebshop/japanese

Again not 1/72 but some of the 15mm pieces might work too.

[Hang Tuah]

Try reaching out to companies MDF like Sarissa and Blotz to scale down their existing designs. It shouldn't cost them anything beyond time to do so.

[Skyven]

Have a look at Sarissa Precision's Far East 20mm range ...

[Mr. White]

Have a look at Sarissa Precision's Far East 20mm range ...

Perfect!!

[manic _miner]

https://sarissa-precision.com/collections/japan-20mm

[bluewillow]

Scale 1/72 have some Asian buildings in their collection

Cheers
Matt

[carlos marighela]

There’a range of plastic Japanese building kits by Microace in 1/60, tea houses, shops etc. Hobby Link Japan usually stocks at least some of the range.

https://www.hlj.com/search/?q=1%2F60&productFilter=category%3AJapan%20Culture

Just be aware that some of the range are only half buildings/ frontages so best suited to table edge placement, unless you are a canny scratchbuilder and buy multiples of the same kit. Price is unbeatable and they should work well with 1/72.

[Mr. White]

R

https://sarissa-precision.com/collections/japan-20mm

This is even more perfect!
MDF though gives me pause. I don’t have an airbrush so am concerned the I might not be able to paint the the smooth surfaces well. I tried MDF once before and it didn’t take my spray primer at all, so the project was a non-starter. Maybe I can find some MDF tips.

[Mr. White]

There’a range of plastic Japanese building kits by Microace in 1/60, tea houses, shops etc. Hobby Link Japan usually stocks at least some of the range.

https://www.hlj.com/search/?q=1%2F60&productFilter=category%3AJapan%20Culture

Just be aware that some of the range are only half buildings/ frontages so best suited to table edge placement, unless you are a canny scratchbuilder and buy multiples of the same kit. Price is unbeatable and they should work well with 1/72.

Plastic is definitely more my jam, but there’s no good pictures of the buildings on this site to get an idea of what I’m buying.

[carlos marighela]

Try searching for ‘Microace 1/60’ in image search.

[fred]

I’ve painted MDF successful with both craft paints and house paint.

I don’t usually spray prime MDF - it can sometimes seem that MDF absorbs loads of spray paint for some reason.

[Cacique Caribe]

By the way, I just came across these listings, which might help with spicing up your terrain:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/222969054670

https://www.ebay.com/itm/222969054528

https://www.ebay.com/itm/352348439806

Dan

[nandrin]

R
This is even more perfect!
MDF though gives me pause. I don’t have an airbrush so am concerned the I might not be able to paint the the smooth surfaces well. I tried MDF once before and it didn’t take my spray primer at all, so the project was a non-starter. Maybe I can find some MDF tips.

I don´t prime MDF. I find it takes paint quite well.

[Mr. White]

I don´t prime MDF. I find it takes paint quite well.

Interesting. I'll try to just paint straight on MDF next time.