We it's been a quiet week here at 'Awdry Towers' on the hobby front, for every time that I sit down to start something, I am seemingly instantly disturbed! This is clearly not as bad as I am making out and I have managed to cross off a couple of important jobs from the 'Saintly Mrs. Awdry's' summer chores list, but I must make amends from Monday.
That said a couple of miniatures were painted and I hope to showcase them early next week, but in the interim I thought I would share a couple of new buildings that arrived from '4ground'. I first spied these at Salute 2014 and knew immediately that I would have to have some for my 'Witchfinder General' project. They mark a foray into the Fabled Realms for '4Ground' and are timely addition to their range with all things Piratical on the horizon.
Their slightly quirky look makes them perfect for fantasy gaming, but they have such a quality about them that I hope they might work for 17th Century England. I plumped for two in the end, the grand, two story High Street House and the more modest Backstreet Hovel. As with my previous purchases from '4Ground' these were a joy to put together, in fact I would suggest that is much of their appeal, particularly for a chap who loved putting Airfix model planes together as a boy; there is something intrinsically satisfying about following a set of instructions through to the completion of the project and then holding aloft your creation and saying, "I made that!"
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| Removable roofs as standard! |
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| Working trapdoor to the cellar or smugglers' tunnel. |
Patience and rubber bands are required, but such is the quality of the design that it all comes together superbly well, even the new fangled panelling.
Paint Table Saturday#38
Meanwhile the paintable is still being patrolled by the hell hounds that have seen little progress apart from their bases and I have managed to unearth the damaged dry stone wall sections, so I hope to have those done over the coming week - we'll see!
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Very nice Michael! I like the raised detail on the walls as it looks much better then when it's simply etched into the panel.
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Thank you Christopher, the new panels, certainly seem to add something, but of course make it easier to have different coloured buildings.
DeleteI say, those are rather nice buildings. I do like the trapdoor - plenty of gaming possibilities with that.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny, but the trapdoor really caught my imagination too!
Deletewonderful buildings!
ReplyDeletedetails are great and painting is superb as usual!
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I'm afraid, I can't take any credit for the paintings on these Luca as they come preprepared.
DeleteQuite the village you've put together. They look splendid on the board.
ReplyDeleteIf truth be told, I actually need a bigger board or possibly a bigger house!
DeleteYou've made these buildings look inhabitable.
ReplyDeleteHave fun hunting for horrors from the ether!
It's certainly coming along!
DeleteGreat looking buildings Michael. A worthy investment sir.
ReplyDeleteI've got to say that I am delighted with them Bob.
DeleteThey do look rather interesting I like the cellar trap door bit. Me thinks its time to see some witch finding.
ReplyDeleteYou're not wrong Robert, I seem to be putting off the inevitable!
DeleteLovely looking buildings - they would look great in many scenarios.
ReplyDeleteI am certainly hoping to get some use out of them Dean.
DeleteOh my, but they do photograph beautifully. I can see you using them as back drops in this Winter's Challenge.
ReplyDeleteThey certainly add a quality to the board don't they and will definitely be featuring somewhere.
DeleteVery nice and useful buildings Michael!
ReplyDeleteThey really are lovely additions Rodger.
DeleteWonderful terrain pieces there, Michael, and well-matched with the Witchfinder General setting. Some dry ice fog, suitable lighting, and your excellently-painted figures in the starring roles, and you've got your very own tabletop version of a Hammer film going!
ReplyDeleteDry ice fog! Genius, I want to try that, just need to wait for the Saintly Mrs. Awdry to pop out first though!
DeleteI cannot fault the buildings they really are nice.
ReplyDeleteThey really are incredibly well designed!
DeleteI say they look lovely and I think I will be getting some of them too
ReplyDeleteYou won't be disappointed Pete, they really are superb.
DeleteI'm going to have to have a little dabble!
ReplyDeleteGreat results; 4ground are improving their techniques with every new release - really impressive!
ReplyDeleteVery nice result with these "snap-kits". I love the scenery too.
ReplyDeleteThose buildings look really nice. :) Ahhh ... the dreaded chore list. My excuse of suffering a medical condition called laziness seems to hold no water with the missus. And the excuse that the whole blogosphere is eagerly awaiting my next post which I need to do now is always met with sniggering and the evil eye.
ReplyDeleteDid they ever actually build houses with bent beams like that?
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Really nice buildings, Sir.
ReplyDeleteActually I don't like 4Ground buldings that much because they look to tidy in my oppinion but you did a great job with this village anyway.
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Stefan
That's fairly easy to fix with some weathering liquids and powders.
DeleteThose new buildings look like they fit your ptoject perfectly
ReplyDeleteGreat looking buildings Michael
ReplyDeleteThese buildings are fantastic aren't they. A couple are on my to get list. I have some of the ruins from the ww2 range to build for ATDE ;)
ReplyDeleteThose look fantastic. I briefly looked at the Salute display, but the crowd was too thick at the time... I'll probably add some of those to my ever growing shopping list
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