A Little Wattle And Daub House

[Cacique Caribe]

Inspiring work!  I am also in the process of trying to do something similar, but from scratch:

https://www.thewargameswebsite.com/forums/topic/medieval-renaissance-ceiling-door-heights/#post-187281

Dan

[Codsticker]

What is this "complete" you speak of? I have never seen the beast nor even seen it's tracks!

Yeah, since posing that I have come up with another couple of ideas for buildings  .

Inspiring work!  I am also in the process of trying to do something similar, but from scratch:

I look forward to following your progress! I don't know if you have seen it, but Silent Invader's excellent ECW thread here features many buildings and is great inspiration.

[Cacique Caribe]

Wow, that other thread is amazing.  Thank you so much for the link.

Dan
PS.  Are you going to be making any other houses for the period?

[Codsticker]

Yes, actually. I have plans to build a coaching inn this fall. Really, I should have a couple more buildings for a nice little village. As it stands I have 2 "town" houses, 3 cottages, a small manor, church, a stable and a barn.

[dampfpanzerwagon]

Its a great looking model - very well done.

[Cacique Caribe]

Codsticker,

Eric did a great job here, but you took yours to a whole new level, with your realistic paint scheme and washes:



As Eric explains toward the end of his video, today mankind is 50% urban.  But, during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, only 5-10% of the human population lived in towns and cities.  That’s why wattle and daub country cottages (and their small ancillary buildings) is what I will be focusing on for a while.  With them I’ll be able to have battles around isolated farms or near small hamlets.

Dan

[Codsticker]

There are some great tips in that video. I think his fur/thatch roof turned out better than my fur version and he is right: thatch should be quite thick. Next time I do a thatch roof with toweling I think I will do it in two layers.