Sunday 6 May 2012

Building in ruins

I started making some ruined buildings, mainly for our WW1 games. I'm keen to fight some skirmish level games at some point (no rules yet), so I have made them more closely to 28mm scale than I would for battalion or regimental type games that really require a smaller foot print.

The main ingredients were foamcard, DAS modelling clay (for the brickwork), cardboard and balsa wood. I have another couple to finish of yet and will post some photos of them when they are complete.







A group of British troops moving in for a closer look.

German officers confer in the courtyard.

German command making use of the roof area for observation.

British troops in defence.



Roof and upper floor sections are removable to allow for the placement of figures.
There is a little bit of rubble inside the building too.


30 comments:

  1. Looks stunning...love the house :)

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  2. Looking real good. Plus useful for other periods as well!

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  3. Wonderful, this "opening roof" is really beautiful! I want the same one!

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  4. Great work, a fantastic looking building. How long did it take to complete?

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    1. Made it over a period of about 6 weeks, on and off. Would have been quicker if I had planned even some of it, but NO that would be too easy.

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  5. Its a masterpiece Rodger. You have magic fingers mate, most impressed.

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  6. Wow, that is great. The exposed brickwork and collapsed roof...very inspiring.

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  7. Greate work !!!!

    Realy like the flowers outside the windows on the 2nd floor:)

    Best regards Michael

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  8. Excellent ruined building Rodger.

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  9. Absolutely superb. Love all the little extra detail and when I eventually get round to trying something like this, I will be coming back to your fine building for reference.

    Would you mind sharing how you made the exposed brickwork effect and also was the textured effect on the walls a thin wash of plaster?

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    1. Yes, plaster dabbed on with a sponge and then lightly flattened with a palette knife when semi dry. I will try to explain more on the brickwork in a couple of weeks when I finish and post the next building.

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  10. Bravo pour la réalisation de ce bâtiment. Christian

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  11. Stunning build Sir! I love the little touches like the flowers in the wind boxes; brilliant!

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  12. This is amazing, and finished in 6 weeks on and off. Quite impressive.

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  13. Great effort, vision, and end product. These bldgs should provide great scenery and fighting ground.

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  14. That is one special piece of terrain. Excellent job and pushing the standard higher and higher.

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  15. Excellent job mate, well done!

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  16. That is very nice indeed there and something to be pound of. Well done.

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  17. That's a nice building...and it can be used for many periods.
    Excellent work. The plaster walls, the stonework, the chimney, the roof....!
    T.

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  18. Great piece of work very useful!

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  19. Brilliant work! My only quibble is that in photo 13, the rubble pile is in an intact corner of the building and not under where the damage took place. Still far better than anything I have done. I'll second the flowers as a great touch - they add a sense of the surreal.

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  20. I don't know how I missed this post and I must apologize for that. I'm a bit overwhelmed right now with the Hubby being ill and am not doing a proper job of things lately

    This is so much better than something you can purchase at a manufacturer. The exposed brick and that flower box lend a great deal of realism to the piece. I have no idea how you manage to do something this difficult and I admire the work. Have you considered selling scenery like this?

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  21. Rodger...that is an excellent job on the house...real nice work

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  22. Oh, you have likte these...

    Very nice.

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  23. Very nice buildings, I mean ruins! ;-)

    Greetings
    Peter
    http://peterscave.blogspot.com/

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