Finally finished painted my 28mm Wild West buildings which includes a Barber, Saloon, Undertaker, Post office, Dentist, Church, Bank, Sheriff, Gunsmith, General Store and a coal mine. I was aiming to have the building look bright but weathered by the harsh wasteland climate.
You can view part 1,Scratch building process here:
https://iagsmgm.blogspot.com/2023/06/wild-west-scratch-built-buildings-part-1.html
CHEERS JOHN
These buildings are truly superb mate! I love the style, the look and feel, etc. I'm sure you and your gang will have heaps of fun gaming over such lovely terrain
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Matt
Thank you Matt
DeleteFantastic work!!!!
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DeleteThese are outstanding John! Completely unique, some of the best Western buildings I've seen.
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Thank you Chevalier de la Terre
DeleteWhat an absolute triumph! They all look amazing and so many little details, I particularly liked the bullet holes around the gunsmith's sign. Fabulous job Sir.
ReplyDeleteThank you Michael
DeleteAbsolutely superb work John! You really captured that gritty, beaten up worn down look to a tee!
ReplyDeleteThank you Christopher
DeleteBeautyfull!
ReplyDeleteThank Boston Steel Works
DeleteGreat stuff as we have come to expect! Separate subject: I see that you worked with Peter Rossetti who crafted a great QRS sheet for COC 1. Did he ever do a new one for COC2? and how can I get in touch with him.?
ReplyDeleteThanks you Dick for your comments , also sent you a message via FB
DeleteIt's just unimaginably beautiful!
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DeleteJohn these look excellent. Really love the worn battered look. By far the best Wild West town I have seen yet... very wild! Just wondering - is there's any GOLD left in that mine. Looking forward to more pic's on your battle mat. Reminds me of the 1970's Timpo town - but shrunk to 28mm and left out in the weather since 1970...LOL. I wish I had the space. Really nice job. Outstanding.
ReplyDeleteThank you Glasgow Warhog. Ha Ha sorry Gold all gone
DeleteSuperb. Very well done John, great stuff!
ReplyDeleteThank you Kym
DeleteExcellent work! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI hope to be retiring in the next few months and will be doing my own town. So a few questions if you'll allow. Did you have a method you followed in their construction? Standard blueprints? Lessons learned? Things you wish you had thought of ? Any glue you'd recommend as best to use? By the same token, any to avoid?
Your painting and weathering is very effective. Thin wash and splotch paint on top of that?
The top-down roof off looks like you've gone with thin wood walls. Or am I mistaken? The planking must be done by scribing the wall to give the appearance of separate planks. Did you try any where you used wood strips / coffee stir sticks, thick cardstock and glued them to the wall backing?
Any problem with the removable roofs?
How did you do your basing?
Appreciate any and all info you might want to share. Thanks again.
Cheers
JJ
Thanks Terrement for your comments have a look at my building stage here of the buildings
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It explains quite a few of your questions.
No blue prints just images from the net.
Painting is as you mentioned put a base colour down and then use washes to stain the wood .
The base is 3mm MDF cut with a jigsaw then I chamfer the edges with a larger wood file. I paint PVA wood glue on the base once the building has been constructed and glued to the MDF base. I randomly sprinkle fine grit in small clusters and place some stones and let it set. I don't cover the whole base. Painting the base I use Vallejo Model colour Desert Yellow 70.977 and put down a thin wash of citadel shade seraphim sepia. Then I dry brush the areas that have the fine grit and stones with white paint making sure to only to perform this on the grit and stones, leaving areas of Desert Yellow paint untouched. I used premade brushes and glue them randomly on the base. To paint the buildings I use Vallejo Model colour paints, start with the base colour, when set add a bit of VMC Ivory to the mix to make it a bit lighter and this simulates fading of the paint, I also use some Citadel washes for streak effects etc (Agraxearthshade and Nulin oil) .