Having decided to create a sleepy, little Mexican village for our gunslingers to fight over, inspired by the wonderful 'Magnificent Seven', I found myself pouring over the virtual pages of 'Sarissa Precision'. I appreciate that MDF on the tabletop is not for everyone, but I have to confess to rather enjoying the building process and with some liberally applied wood filler and texture pastes, it is possible to minimise the angular look of the kits.
It would also be fair to say that 'Sarissa Precision' are at the top of their game, clearly looking to push their designs further than most, not settling for the basic structures, but incorporating more etching and clever construction techniques to produce some really top quality models. The Mexican Church#2 from their South of the Border range is a case in point. Instantly recognisable from the aforementioned celluloid gem, this was a 'must have' centerpiece for my village, offering cover and a considerable vantage point for those lucky enough to secure the bell tower for their side.
With the texture of the walls done the painting was really straight forward with just base colours and dry brushing. As with all projects, I could have taken things further, but time was marching on and there was still quite a list of 'things to do' before the scheduled game day. The base plate was textured and painted to match those of my villagers and bandits and with some tufts of weeds added the first bit of real estate was complete.
Oh, my! Beautiful looking Church!
ReplyDeleteIn my mind's eye I see a reverend with a big gun, mariachis seeking revenge and much more!
Thank you so much. I love the idea of a Mariachi band!
DeleteVery nicely done Michael!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Bill.
DeleteOoh, Nice. Zzzzzz
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DeleteLovely work on this kit! The texture is spot on, and I like how you've been able to weather it into the groundwork.
ReplyDeleteThank you Barks, a lot of fun to work on to. My apologies though as I have had to fish this comment out of the spam folder.
DeleteLooks great!
ReplyDeleteMagnificent Seven (1960) is one of my favorite movies. If not in the top ten, somewhere in the upper echelons.
Thank you. It definitely rates quite highly in my top ten too.
DeleteOutstanding work on this kit Michael! Your timing is perfect too, as I've just been asked to help with a stores buildings & was looking at needing to do some stucco looking ones too!
ReplyDeleteThank you Terry, glad to help. The wood filler works very well and easy to use.
DeleteA nice building Michael!
ReplyDeleteThank you Andrew.
DeleteGreat looking terrain, Michale. Love how you did the worn areas of the stucco.
ReplyDeleteThank you Dean. It is a lovely kit to work on.
DeleteFantastic work on the Church Michael, you've covered all the joins really well, and it looks just like a screen shot from the movie.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Dave. Had a lot of fun with this one both the building and the photography.
DeleteThat is a lovely creation. It’s come up really well
ReplyDeleteThank you Dave, I was genuinely pleased with how it turned out and relatively quickly too.
DeleteThat looks fantastic Sir M. Love the cracks in the plaster work, makes it looks even more realistic.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Ray. Not sure why, but all your comments are going to spam at the moment. Fortunately, I was able to fish them out.
DeleteGreat job Michael that main door came up a treat. Hope there is room at the top of the tower for some one or some thing, like a bell later.
ReplyDeleteThank you Andrew I certainly considered a bell and may yet do that very thing. I held off initially to allow a miniature to be placed up there; they would then have a fantastic vantage point with regards to line of sight.
DeleteExcellent looking church , a lovely finish!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain caveadsum1471
Thank you so much Iain.
DeleteIt looks weathered as it should be. Nicely done Michael :)
ReplyDeleteThat's very kind, thank you.
DeleteThat is really nice work Michael!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much indeed.
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