(COMMERCIAL) Medieval range - New additions - Page 9

[Wiegraf]

People were shorter in the middle ages. I've often banged my head on the lintel exploring old farmhouses etc. I'm 6 foot tall. There also are plenty of real examples with windows like that.

Correct - but the 28mm figures represent people in the Middle Ages. So therefore they'd match the size of the doorways, not modern day giants like you and I.

I agree with the windows in the new kits. Glass was not attainable for everyone the same way we have it mass produced today so one method to keep people from crawling inside your home was to bar it up and include shutters to block out the cold during winter. Plenty of examples of these types of windows, so I think it is accurate.

[Silent Invader]

Work has begun on more releases which will come out in due course.

Great stuff.
What’s likely to be next in the range?

[OSHIROmodels]

Great stuff.
What’s likely to be next in the range?

I have planned another couple of similar buildings (posher and less posh), more outhouses, a market cross plus a couple of other little bits that might prove interesting.

I’ll also hopefully be doing thatched cottages but I need to sort out doing a thatch I’m pleased with and that will cast reasonably well.

[levied troop]

Mine just arrived and looks very nice.
Looking forward to more - hopefully the couple of other little bits might include a bakers oven/brewery/workshop style of thing for the backyards?  I do like a busy backyard

[OSHIROmodels]

Aha, that’s you! 

Hopefully lots of little things like that, yes 

[SotF]

How come?

Mainly for people trying to figure out what they can get if there isn't as much of a budget for it.

I loathe having to dig around for shipping costs as it makes things relatively tricky at times in working out total orders.

[Codsticker]

I’ll also hopefully be doing thatched cottages but I need to sort out doing a thatch I’m pleased with and that will cast reasonably well.

I could see that being a bit tricky.

[Dolnikan]

People were shorter in the middle ages. I've often banged my head on the lintel exploring old farmhouses etc. I'm 6 foot tall. There also are plenty of real examples with windows like that.

People being shorter is one thing, but I don't think that there weren't people of your height. They weren't that much shorter. I would rather think that in many buildings it was done because lower ceilings and the like are cheaper and easier to build, which becomes even more important when you're not having such great surpluses anyways. So probably, many of the inhabitants also had to bend down just to enter their homes.

[Dr. Zombie]

People being shorter is one thing, but I don't think that there weren't people of your height. They weren't that much shorter. I would rather think that in many buildings it was done because lower ceilings and the like are cheaper and easier to build, which becomes even more important when you're not having such great surpluses anyways. So probably, many of the inhabitants also had to bend down just to enter their homes.

Actually it is a bit of a myth. People in medieval times were more or less the same size as we are now (and that varies A LOT). It is more in the 17. 18. hundreds that people got smaller. As populations grew and living conditions worsened for a lot of people. Low houses is also a heat thing. Heat rises and with a low ceiling you can benefit more from the heat generated. For northern Europe at least. We build to keep the heat while southern Europe builds high ceilings to keep away the heat.

But i fear we are getting off topic from Jims outstanding offerings.

[OSHIROmodels]

The next 'wave' of medieval buildings is now ready and in the webshop 

A well-to-do house using pretty much the same footprint as the first one (the attic and roof are the same in both kits) and two outhouses. The smallest one is also included in the well-to-do house as the rear exit.

There'll be a small additions range for the buildings next year along with being able to buy the floors separately.

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

Mainly for people trying to figure out what they can get if there isn't as much of a budget for it.

I'll see about having it as a sidebar in the new year.

[Charlie_]

Superb! I'll certainly be getting them further down the line (I promise!). Plans for a dedicated gaming space hopefully happening early next year will mean I'll be going terrain mad.

These will obviously look good inside some medieval town walls.... What about outside the walls, as 'suburbs'? I've come across a lot of references to suburbs in accounts of sieges, either destroyed by the defenders beforehand, or occupied by the besiegers, with certain large houses and barns being used as headquarters for the commanders....
Do we know what sort of houses would make up the suburbs outside the town walls? The same sort of town houses as inside, or would they be more 'lower class' dwellings?

[Black Burt]

Great looking buildings. I think the doors and windows are just right. Will have to keep on the lookout for your future releases.

[OSHIROmodels]

Thanks chaps 

These will obviously look good inside some medieval town walls.... What about outside the walls, as 'suburbs'? I've come across a lot of references to suburbs in accounts of sieges, either destroyed by the defenders beforehand, or occupied by the besiegers, with certain large houses and barns being used as headquarters for the commanders....
Do we know what sort of houses would make up the suburbs outside the town walls? The same sort of town houses as inside, or would they be more 'lower class' dwellings?

Good question 

Depends on how big the outer settlement was I suppose. From what I’ve seen it would most likely be your average cruck frame dwelling with maybe a couple of this type near the gate and some larger, generic medieval buildings (jettied but long).

As I mentioned before, I need to be happy with the thatch before wading into making a series of cruck frames. When it doesn’t work it’s a spectacular waste of silicon 

[Captain Harlock]

Those look really great. I can imagine how much silicone these need.

[rumacara]

Great buildings James.
The range is growing fast.