BSC2023 Mick in Switzerland's 15th C Swiss Church - 25/2/2024 finished picture

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

I don't have much time for the BSC this year because I will be travelling for about 4 weeks, some business, some holiday.

I have 28mm Swiss and Burgundian armies and a small church would be a useful and appropriate piece of scenery.

It will be quite small but may include a walled compound like this drawing of St Jacob an der Birs.

I plan to make card templates and then cut the walls out of XPS foam using a Proxxon Thermocut.

[has.been]

Good luck with this.

[AKULA]

Good luck - after your entry last year, I’m expecting you to build the mountain for it to sit on as well 

[Vanvlak]

Hang on, is that the one in the foreground, or the one in the background? 
This is going to be something....

[painterman]

Very interested in this project - good luck.
I was VERY fortunate to have John Boadle make me one many years ago - based on this very image - there are some pics here: https://handbuilthistory.blogspot.com/search/label/Switzerland

Simon

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

Thank-you everybody.

@Vanvlak
I plan to do the church in the foreground which has 3 side windows and a tower.
I will also do some walls and maybe also the small gatehouse.

Here is the church as it is today and a short history (in German).
https://st.jakobskirche.ch/historisches

[Daeothar]

Cool; I don't know of many defensible churches (only the Albi cathedral), so this shoild be interesting!

Best of luck 

[Golgotha]

Love the source and good to see a historical entry. If it is going to look anything like the picture then it is going to be cracking.

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

I have been looking at Swiss churches to interpret the medieval drawing.

This one in Graubunden dates to 1400 and has a similar tower. there are more pictures in the link.
https://www.valsurses.ch/de/ausflugsziele/kirche-st-peter-mistail


The church of St Jacob in Sissach, near to Basel provides some inspiration for the outer walls and tower. Note the two angled roof of the large house which flares at the bottom.



This church in Egliswil has a similar hall shape and colour to the medieval drawing. I also like the roof shape with the slight flair at the bottom.

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

I have been searching for components.
Most things will be built with XPS foam, but I looked for window frames and roof tiles.

Shifting Lands have a perfect set of window frames.
I nearly bought them today for €7.50 but the postage was a whopping €27.50, so I will make my own, or look for a suitable STL.
https://shop.shiftinglands.com/windows/129-church-basic-window-set.html

I found this STL which will probably work.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5499710

 I have ordered some plasticard roof tile sheets from Green Stuff World. These are €3.50 per sheet and postage was reasonable.
https://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/textured-sheets/157-abs-plasticard-roof-tiles-textured-sheet-a4.html

[David H]

A great idea and useful for many periods.
I love swiss architecture and had the privilege of taking part in many re-enactments in Switzerland in the past.
Look forward to the build.

[Hammers]

Lovely.

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

I wrote to Shifting lands about the high cost of postage (€27.50) and they did a special deal of Euro 7.50 for the postage of a pack of windows.
I have ordered them.

[Plynkes]

Oh that's nice. Reminds me a little of the European church that Grimm built for me.

[Vanvlak]

Thank-you everybody.

@Vanvlak
I plan to do the church in the foreground which has 3 side windows and a tower.
I will also do some walls and maybe also the small gatehouse.

Here is the church as it is today and a short history (in German).
https://st.jakobskirche.ch/historisches

Thanks - it's older than I thought too! Looking forward.