Author Topic: My Old West buildings (updated 9 July) (Read 5953 times)

Yemi · « **on:** 22 June 2012, 06:57:41 PM »

Hello everybody,

I want to share with you some of my Old West buildings I made last year. Everything is scratchbuildt, made with a foamcore structure and wooden sticks.

I put a few photos, just ask if you want detailed or WIP pictures of one of the buildings, I can't put it all right now !

We start with a corner hotel :

(stairs are not painted yet !)

Then, three little houses :

A big barn (sorry for the bad qualities photos) :

And finally the station ! (The top little roof isn't finished yet

)

That's it for the moment ! I took a lot of pleasure making it, I hope you liked it

And sorry for the long post with a lot of photos ! I'll post a little more when I'll have time to take new pictures

Yemi

Dr. The Viking · « **Reply #1 on:** 22 June 2012, 07:09:20 PM »

Those are just outright good!!!

thebinmann · « **Reply #2 on:** 22 June 2012, 07:42:29 PM »

Yes very nice, esp the livery.

Where in France are you?

Elbows · « **Reply #3 on:** 22 June 2012, 09:04:55 PM »

Those are simply fantastic!

magokiron · « **Reply #4 on:** 22 June 2012, 10:07:25 PM »

Pretty good buildings!

I'm sure it's a pleasure to play with your scenery.

Thanks for sharing.

Marine0846 · « **Reply #5 on:** 23 June 2012, 02:13:38 AM »

Very well done.
Would love to have them in my collection.
Thanks for sharing.

Papa Spanky · « **Reply #6 on:** 23 June 2012, 02:19:52 AM »

Great scratchbuilds! My favorite is the three little buildings.

FifteensAway · « **Reply #7 on:** 23 June 2012, 08:17:11 AM »

Simple, effective, and nicely painted. The first couple very evocative of Bodie, California. Reminds me to get off my butt and work on my own large town that's well in progress but needs far too much work before posting photographs. Just ain't enough hours in my days just now.

Yemi · « **Reply #8 on:** 23 June 2012, 11:54:19 AM »

Thanks everyone !

Quote from: thebinmann on 22 June 2012, 07:42:29 PM

Where in France are you?

I'm from the Far West... of France ! I'm in Bretagne (in Vannes)

leonmallett · « **Reply #9 on:** 23 June 2012, 02:25:07 PM »

Valiant work. Nice stuff there.

thebinmann · « **Reply #10 on:** 23 June 2012, 02:44:06 PM »

Vannes, a lovely place to be, next time on holiday round there I'll drop in

Thenur · « **Reply #11 on:** 05 July 2012, 07:55:23 AM »

Really nice buildings!! I think the paint work is just fantastic and the black and white pic with the guy and his shadow is great.

styx · « **Reply #12 on:** 05 July 2012, 12:36:36 PM »

Fine work there my friend!

Cherno · « **Reply #13 on:** 05 July 2012, 12:56:41 PM »

Fantastic buildings, looks very realistic! How did you make the store signs?

Also, for b&w photography style I'd go with a sepia filter

Yemi · « **Reply #14 on:** 08 July 2012, 11:25:38 PM »

Quote from: Cherno on 05 July 2012, 12:56:41 PM

Fantastic buildings, looks very realistic! How did you make the store signs?

To make a store sign, I just design it on the computer, print it, sand it a little on the back to have a very thin paper (to clearly seethe relief of the wood behind), then glue it, and dirty it with pigment.

Here are a few photos of the mine I made last summer. My inspiration is obviously the amazing gold mine made by Admiral Benbow that you can find on this forum. The result isn't as beautiful as Admiral Benbow's one, but I'm pretty happy with it. The water is still missing (maybe one day...

). I made it for a friendly contest, the topic was "height", and it's about 52 cm high with the windmill ! Don't know if it's realistic but the idea is that the windmill is pumping water used for the mine :