GameCraft Miniatures??

[Mississippi]

Was anyone used these guy for buildings?
What do you think of them?

http://store.gcmshop.com/category/127-the-wild-west.aspx

[Brian Smaller]

About a week ago I ordered five buildings.  I will write a review when I get them.  Hopefully it will be before Christmas so I have some new toys to play with - why should the kids get all the fun?

[Mississippi]

Let us know when you get them.
Do you have any arnica buildings? I have a few and would like to know if the scale is close.

[thebinmann]

LOok forward to the review Brian

[Brian Smaller]

No, all my other buildings are home made.  I just decided to give these buildings a go because they were cheap compared to comparable Sarissa ones, and I had a fit of laziness.

[grubman]

If it helpd, those dimensions are very similar to the ones I used for my Westwood scratch builds.  In other words, they ar 25mm scale...but don't expect them to have "real world" dimensions.  In other words, a 4 x 6 building isn't going to realistically have several rooms in it.

[Brian Smaller]

I fix the roofs on all my buildings anyway, so interiors are not an issue for me. 

[CptJake]

I got three of these and their sign set in the mail a couple of weeks ago.  I got the big stable, and two one-story buildings, one pretty small one and one bigger.

I like them.  I have assembled the two one-story buildings and got some 1/8 inch (3mm) plywood I am going to base them on.

I assembled them so the roof on each is removable, and glued some chunks of wood craft stick to one to make it easier to line it up when putting it on.  I don't like the lack of floor, but by putting them on a base I fix that issue.

The detail is great, and the construction is easy.  They are very well designed and made.   Window and door frames and some other parts are separate, and I am leaving them off for painting and will glue them on afterwards.

The signs are REALLY nice.


For the barn/stable, the lack of an interior sucks, but the price is great for what you get and I am very happy with the building.  I am going to add a hay loft and some stalls on the inside when I put it together.  If you have the skill level to assemble the basic buildings, the extra effort to do this should not be a problem.  Of course, if you intend to glue the roof on there would be no point in making an interior.

Over all, I am very satisfied with the buildings and will be getting more of them.  Very good value in my opinion.

Jake

[richarDISNEY]

Good review Jake.
Thanks for that.

[Mississippi]

Any chance of some pics of your work?

[CptJake]

Yeah,  I'll take some.

Jake

[CptJake]

I posted a bunch of pictures here.

http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg134/CptJake_Minis/Wild%20West/

Sorry, they are taken quickly and the buildings are not close to finished.  You can see the 12 inch by 12 inch sheets I got to make bases out of, and see the pencil lines I will use to cut them to size.  I used a Black Scorpion cowboy for scale.

Jake


shows the guides I glued to the roof.





and more pictures at the link

http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg134/CptJake_Minis/Wild%20West/

Jake

[Mississippi]

Thanks for the pics. Great job.
I'll be getting together an order for some.
When you have them all done please post more pics.

[CptJake]

Great news.  Allen from Game Craft now offers floors for all the buildings. 

 

Jake

[Necros]

I'm planning to order a few soon. Definitely have the Gallows on my list. I also like the little details he did, like the decorative tops for the posts holding up the front porch roof.

Get a few of these kits and mix in a few from Sarisa and you'll have a nice looking town