What's on the bench 2022

[Tim Marlow]

Looking good Andrew. Nice variation in the brick tones. Wouldn’t like to have been the brickie though….twelve inch by three inch bricks must weigh a bit…..

[Guest]

That is going a long way to making it look realistic. A good all-over wash like you mention will both blend them in more and give a bit of variation in tone, so it doesn’t look like a modern house that has been built to look old(er) by using a couple of different colours of brick Adding stains where water would run down, like from the corners of the window sills, also goes a long way.

[Ian M]

Looking good Andrew. Nice variation in the brick tones. Wouldn’t like to have been the brickie though….twelve inch by three inch bricks must weigh a bit…..

The house was built when men was men and bricks were bigger, solid clay, and got carried up ladders in a hod.

[adt70hk]

Andrew,
That is coming on nicely.

That is looking very nice indeed Andew.

Looking good Andrew. Nice variation in the brick tones. Wouldn’t like to have been the brickie though….twelve inch by three inch bricks must weigh a bit…..

That is going a long way to making it look realistic. A good all-over wash like you mention will both blend them in more and give a bit of variation in tone, so it doesn’t look like a modern house that has been built to look old(er) by using a couple of different colours of brick :smiling3: Adding stains where water would run down, like from the corners of the window sills, also goes a long way.

Thanks gents, I'm generally quite pleased with how it's going slowly.....it's actually the 5th brick colour but the lighter shade really pulled it together for some reason.

Tim Marlow
It's interesting Tim what you say about the size of the bricks but for the last couple of weeks or so I kept thinking there was something not right with it......then I realised it looked out of proportion. I first thought it was the size of the white window surrounds and that they were oversized.....but the more I think about it, the more I think it is that the rest of the building is under-scale.

I know you can argue about scale size all day long but I expect a Townhouse to be big and imposing and it has the look and features but not the size. I compared it my Normandy Farmhouse and it's actually marginally smaller in some ways! The farmhouse proportions feel right, this doesn't....for example, it's like the windows are too small and the white surrounds are look 'cramped in' by the walls - see below.

The clincher though is when I put a figure in. My Panzer Grenadiers are by Caesar Miniatures. I got them because whilst they're not perfect, Plastic Soldier Review gives them probably the best score of any late war set and they score 10 on everything except poses...they 'only' get an 8 for that! Put them in the farmhouse and they feel about right size wise but they feel over sized in the townhouse.

I think this building would work better at 1/87 scale for example and would look even better without the window surrounds, which is actually an option.


@Jakko
I was planning add stains too. I tried it on my farmhouse but need to refine the technique a bit.


ATB

Andrew

[Tim Marlow]

Scale is “elastic” in most gaming pieces Andrew. The ground scale in the games is also truncated, so one building really represents a built up area. They tend to be kept smaller so they take up less real estate on the ground. Looking at that one with fresh eyes, in comparison with the farmhouse, it looks as though the building should be fifty percent wider and higher…..in isolation it will look fine, but it is a gaming building not a scale model…..

[adt70hk]

Scale is “elastic” in most gaming pieces Andrew. The ground scale in the games is also truncated, so one building really represents a built up area. They tend to be kept smaller so they take up less real estate on the ground. Looking at that one with fresh eyes, in comparison with the farmhouse, it looks as though the building should be fifty percent wider and higher…..in isolation it will look fine, but it is a gaming building not a scale model…..

Hi Tim

Understand and it makes sense in lots of ways.....it does though look undersized as you say. It would probably look better without the window surrounds but too late for that.

ATB

Andrew

[Guest]

I was planning add stains too. I tried it on my farmhouse but need to refine the technique a bit.

Paint the stain and wipe it downward with your finger while the paint is still wet. This works very well to make it look realistic, compared to using a brush only.

[RonGlass]

Going slow on this Dragon 250/8 Stumnel, the photoetch fenders and lockers are Royal Model....mostly soldered

[Guest]

That’s nicely beaten up

[Airborne01]

Well, thanks to Jakko for my latest acquisition 'Tanks at Westkapelle' - have started to read it already! Thanks again Jakko!
Steve

[minitnkr]

Can't beat sheet metal for modeling sheet metal.:smiling:

[scottie3158]

Ron,
Looking the nuts.

[Mini Me]

I'm in agreement with Paul and Scottie.....it has all the right elements to be a contender for the coveted "Dogs" Award!! :thumb2:

[RonGlass]

Thanks guys ! I'm pleased that you all are pleased ! Looking at the pics, I'm inclined to add a smaller blemish or two to that passenger-side front fender, looks a bit out of place considering the rest of tbe damage .... Thank You all for your encouragement ! :smiling: :smiling:

[Guest]

Well, thanks to Jakko for my latest acquisition 'Tanks at Westkapelle' - have started to read it already! Thanks again Jakko!

Ah, it’s arrived then? Cool Hope you like it