After what seems like an age, I have finally managed to get back to my L-shaped built-up areas project. (It is actually almost three weeks ... but it feels like much longer.)
I decided to finish off the buildings I had already begun rather than start any anew. This involved adding roofs and other details before fixing them onto their triangular bases.
They are shown below in pairs.
When placed together they form quite a sizeable built-up area in which it is quite easy to place troops.
I decided to finish off the buildings I had already begun rather than start any anew. This involved adding roofs and other details before fixing them onto their triangular bases.
They are shown below in pairs.
When placed together they form quite a sizeable built-up area in which it is quite easy to place troops.
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These look the business when put together like that. Very effective town or village to wargame in.
ReplyDeleteArquinsiel,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind comment.
When seen as individual buildings they don't look very impressive, but when put together they seem to work.
All the best,
Bob
Oh I like the look of them , great idea !
ReplyDeleteMosstrooper,
ReplyDeleteI hope that they will look even better when they are painted and the bases are flocked.
All the best,
Bob
Bob
ReplyDeleteLooking good. Nice architecture. Now go and bomb them into the stone age.
Regards
Looking good so far.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to seeing a picture of them on the grid with figures beside them for a comparison.
Arthur,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compliments.
I think that I'll try to finish the buildings first before I bomb them to rubble!
All the best,
Bob
Ross Mac,
ReplyDeleteWith luck I shall be able to paint and flock them over the few days, and when they are finished I will photograph them on some terrain with some figures to give an indication as to their size.
All the best,
Bob
These profiles look superb - and I'm impressed with the way you have added 'depth' to the buildings to give them a 3D look. Set up on your gridded table, they'll look just the deal.
ReplyDeleteThey could just about stand as 'rewins' as is: just some kind of marker to indicate that most of the BUA square as 'rubble', with the buildings simply representing the odd uncollapsed wall.
If your standard basing represent ordered streets and what have you, the 'rubble' could be suitably printed and pasted onto thin cardboard, and overlaid onto the square. Possibly?
Archduke Piccolo,
ReplyDeleteFunnily enough, the buildings looked rather unimpressive until I began to fix them on to their triangular bases ... and then they seemed to look much better.
I had not thought about depicting ruined versions of the built-up areas, but your suggestion for small piles of rubble on thin card or plywood - possibly with flames and smoke - would be a simple method of showing the partial destruction of the buildings.
All the best,
Bob
Archduke and Bob
ReplyDeleteRubble markers are the way to go, for sure. They restrict movement and are no-go areas for wheeled and tracked vehicles. Bulldozers can clear them. They are caused by x amount of damage or points attack depending on the rules approach.
And they can be a pain in a large city area.
Regards
Arthur,
ReplyDeleteYour argument is very persuasive and makes a lot of sense ... and it would not be very difficult to make suitable markers.
One more thing to do ...
All the best,
Bob
These look very good, sir! I am currently working on a project using facades to surround BUAs, to facilitate villages, church courtyards, and even locations such as La Haye Sainte and Hougoumont. These will allow me to place stands of figures inside, but without having overly large footprint buildings to take up table space.
ReplyDeleteJustin Penwith,
ReplyDeleteI think that there are several of us working along similar lines with regard to creating built-up areas that are 2D/3D facades within which figures etc., can be placed.
I - and others like me - would be interested to see what your facades look like.
All the best,
Bob
My camera is currently down, but I hope to have it sorted in about a month. I will post samples of my efforts at that time.
ReplyDeleteNice looking buildings, and great ideas!
ReplyDeleteJustin Penwith,
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing your photographs when you get your camera working.
All the best,
Bob
Phil,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind comments. I hope that they will look even better when they are painted.
All the best,
Bob
I like these Bob, well done!
ReplyDeleteGeordie an Exiled FoG,
ReplyDeleteI have begun undercoating these models, and they are already beginning to look even better.
All the best,
Bob
What a great idea!
ReplyDeleteBert Mueller,
ReplyDeleteI hope that they will look even better when they have been painted.
All the best,
Bob
Looking very good indeed, Bob.
ReplyDeleteRegards, Chris.
Chris Kemp,
ReplyDeleteI am quite pleased with the way they have turned out ... and I think that they will look even better when I have painted them.
All the best,
Bob