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Offline Mason

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Re: Building the Harem - Islamic Architecture
« Reply #45 on: January 17, 2015, 08:55:38 PM »
All grief aside, they are going to be wonderful when finished, I am sure.
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Re: Building the Harem - Islamic Architecture
« Reply #46 on: January 24, 2015, 10:43:08 PM »
I managed to do some significant work on the Modellbau Najewitz buildings today. I tried doing some staining over a primer layer, which didn't give the look I wanted so I ended up painting them with a flat indoor latex, then picking out the screens, posts, and doors with brown. This was followed with a stain of MinWax Golden Oak. It doesn't quite match the Harem building but then again total uniformity in the coloration isn't a great idea anyway.





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Re: Building the Harem - Islamic Architecture
« Reply #47 on: January 24, 2015, 11:51:12 PM »
Looking good.

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Re: Building the Harem - Islamic Architecture
« Reply #48 on: January 25, 2015, 12:58:21 AM »
Wow, just wow! These buildings look amazing already!

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Re: Building the Harem - Islamic Architecture
« Reply #49 on: January 25, 2015, 01:24:49 AM »
That really is stunning
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Re: Building the Harem - Islamic Architecture
« Reply #50 on: January 25, 2015, 06:10:41 AM »
Love the smooth tonal variations.
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Re: Building the Harem - Islamic Architecture
« Reply #51 on: January 25, 2015, 07:42:36 AM »
They look great.
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Re: Building the Harem - Islamic Architecture
« Reply #52 on: January 25, 2015, 08:05:11 AM »
Awesome! Have always loved these buildings and you've done a great job on them. The crenelations look great.

What exactly do you intend to do with them?
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Re: Building the Harem - Islamic Architecture
« Reply #53 on: January 25, 2015, 11:31:21 AM »
They look amazing but considering the work you had to put into them it begs the question why they are cast in resin at all if they were moulded from laser cut mdf. Surely that would be a better media to use...certainly quicker to assemble and less prone to warping. That said you can be proud of what you have achieved, as they look amazing!
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Re: Building the Harem - Islamic Architecture
« Reply #54 on: January 25, 2015, 11:48:16 AM »
Amazing piece of work, Matt, they look very good!

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Re: Building the Harem - Islamic Architecture
« Reply #55 on: January 25, 2015, 03:20:50 PM »
Thanks for the remarks. Now that I'm this far the pain is fading :)

What exactly do you intend to do with them?

They'll be used for colonial, pulp, and VSF games. Mostly for photo shoots though- I rarely play anything.

They look amazing but considering the work you had to put into them it begs the question why they are cast in resin at all if they were moulded from laser cut mdf.

That's a good question. A couple of the wall panels have a third layer, such as a thin doorframe, or some columns in the case of the government building. The columns are rounded, which couldn't be done in MDF. It could also be that the manufacturer didn't have a laser, but had casting ability and had the masters cut by a third party. That's just a guess though :)

I think some of the buildings could have easily been all MDF.

After this I'll be starting market stalls and some methods of integrating the palms into an urban setting.

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Re: Building the Harem - North African Architecture
« Reply #56 on: January 25, 2015, 06:21:47 PM »
Lovely work and a very useful thread. I've been contemplating the modern buildings but it seems like there is a lot of work prepping them.
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Re: Building the Harem - North African Architecture
« Reply #57 on: January 26, 2015, 01:59:07 AM »
Wonderful :-* :-* :-*
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Re: Building the Harem - North African Architecture
« Reply #58 on: January 28, 2015, 05:35:35 PM »
Wonderful work on that kits!  :-*

That's a good question. A couple of the wall panels have a third layer, such as a thin doorframe, or some columns in the case of the government building. The columns are rounded, which couldn't be done in MDF. It could also be that the manufacturer didn't have a laser, but had casting ability and had the masters cut by a third party. That's just a guess though :)
I think some of the buildings could have easily been all MDF.

He definitely has a laser cutter. He is always attending the Tactica show in Hamburg and shows his cutter working there. Why he went over to resin casting seems to be a mystery. Problem is, he is not a very friendly guy, so better don't ask ...  8)

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Re: Building the Harem - North African Architecture
« Reply #59 on: January 28, 2015, 10:07:15 PM »
I started on some 'planters' for the various palm trees I have set aside for this project. It seems like most other tables have palms scattered around just popping out of the sand and I wanted a few to be more integrated into the urban landscape.



The star shape is going to be a fountain once I do some serious filling of gaps.

I also started a mud brick wall project tangential to this one, more about that on my blog:

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