Early 20th Century Rural Irish Village.

[Armstrong47]

Hi everyone,
I recently decided to restart my abandoned Irish Civil War(1919-21),project,and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for suitable rural Irish buildings in 28mm scale.
Thanks

[has.been]

Anything sold for use with 'Napoleonic' period Irish Rebellions will still do.
Look at the excellent games that Duncan Mcfarland (God rest him) using
the Trent Miniatures.
See 'The Quiet man' (Old John Wayne film) i.e. Whitewashed cottages with
thatched roofs. Scratch building should not be too difficult, if you can't find
any commercial ones you like. If you don't fancy scratch building there are
people who will build (for ...MONEY) me included.
 

[S J Donovan]

Dover Publishing in the US put out a Cut and Assemble series of card buildings and include an old Irish Village which could work with their Old English Village.  However, they are in HO scale.  But look good once assembled even with 28mm figures.

[Armstrong47]

Thanks very much for your advice.
I'll check out Dover Publishing
I was wondering if the Sarissa Precision and Warbases Border Reiver buildings would be suitable, obviously not the Pele Tower and Bastle Houses,but maybe the cottages and long houses?
Thanks again,
Andy

[Bogdanwaz]

You might take a look at Things from the Basement's Scottish line as well.  They have a pack of three thatch-roofed cottages that might work:

https://www.thingsfromthebasement.com/store/p766/3_Cottages.html

[Armstrong47]

I own several "Things from the Basement" buildings that came with the "Devil in the Wilderness" Kickstarter,and they are very good.
Their Orthodox church looks amazing,but I believe shipping to the UK is a difficult and expensive process.
Which is a shame as I really like their products

[IDeeDee]

I have a similar project in mind myself in 1/72, avoiding 28mm (I've not enough space, plus I'd lose the chance to use a lot of model railway buildings etc.).

For small towns you'll likely want a number of simple, grey rendered terraced houses/shops with the odd Georgian/Victorian building for town hall etc.
I'd look at card buildings myself - possibly scratch-building - for the lower status buildings and bought-in one for the municipal buildings.
"Old Barracks" and Garda stations simple card buildings (again, a lot seem to be just rendered - so paint & a bit of fine sand mixed ).

For the old style, often isolated white-washed stone country cottages personally I'd scratch-build (inscribed cheap builders' foam over card, coat of PVA & paint. Teddy bear fur for thatch, model railway slates or corrugated card for corrugated iron roofs).

Landlords' houses & prosperous farms; Napoleonic/Georgian.

And lots of stone walls - and fuscia hedges..