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Work In Progress / Re: 1/56 (28mm) Modular Buildings

« on: November 13, 2014, 07:41:06 pm »

I found another great page, Normandy then and now:
http://izismile.com/2009/09/03/normandy_during_ww2_and_now_204_pics.html

Some of the current houses are the same (or same style) as they were back then really.

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Work In Progress / Re: 1/56 (28mm) Modular Buildings

« on: November 13, 2014, 07:06:09 pm »

I think your samples look vaguely European. In Europe, hell in Normandy alone, styles could vary a lot. So I think you should offer a lot of options :-)

Like in this one you have brick partially with render and those wooden frame rendered walls:
Traditional buildings in Normandy by EIL Intercultural Learning, on Flickr

Here is plain stone, probably more common on farm buildings like that modular warehouse:


If you remember the old Mordheim buildings (I still use them for WW2 skirmish) their way of affixing corners with plastic stonework would work with plastic walls as well. Is that how you are going to assemble the buildings? But I think your corner stones would need to look more uneven, sort of like this:


(Link to the page if the image doesn't work: http://www.bugbitten.com/photos/Europe/colleenashfield/Brittany_Normandy_amp_Paris/2431-342-73914.html)

So Stone, Brick, Rendered walls (some damage with stone or brick underneath), plain brick, with bigger alternating corner stones. Seems like you get more and more stone and brick houses when you go north into Belgium and Holland. But I'm no architect...

You also get some thatched roofs in Normandy and Belgium too.

Here's a lot of information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_Normandy

This blog post is very nice: http://belgianpearls.blogspot.se/2011/01/belgian-architecture-and-interior.html

I'm not sure going fully modular is the way to go, maybe a modular series combined with one-offs that are more quirky and characterful.

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Wish Lists / Re: British Tanks? What British Tanks?

« on: November 11, 2014, 06:39:37 pm »

Seconded the M4A4 -- with bits for a Firefly it would be stupendous value for money, but even without it just doing an M4A4 that was common with the British forces would be splendid. The Firefly can be added later or as a separate kit, I think people would buy both anyway. (I would.)

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Wish Lists / Re: British Tanks? What British Tanks?

« on: November 07, 2014, 08:47:57 pm »

Various scout cars suitable for desert and/or normandy -- I'm not knowledgeable enough to know the difference, but I know there's a difference.

Stuart/Honeys? Both for Desert and Hell's Highway.

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Work In Progress / Re: Our SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. D - updated with more 3D prototypes!

« on: November 07, 2014, 08:08:15 pm »

Ok, some comments, I had to register to give them :-)

If you are doing an Ausf. D you don't really need to provide both MG34 and MG42's, buy the time the Ausf D was introduced all infantry used the MG42, MG34 was ONLY used on tanks and in armoured cars. Save yourself some space on the sprue, I'd rather have ammo boxes/belts/drums for the MG's than extra MG's.

Also, I think -- sorry if someone already have said this -- a useful combo kit would be something like providing /1 /7 and /10 in the same kit.

Basic halftrack, add 37mm to get the /10 command vehicle, replace with 28mm squeeze bore (not on all so is not essential if you can't fit it on the sprue) and add field bridges to get engineering vehicle. I think the /7 had some different internal layout to accomodate the assault engineers' heavy equipment but I don't think it's necessary.

Providing opening doors would be very useful!

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Introduce Yourself Here...

« on: November 07, 2014, 08:02:17 pm »

Hi gang.

Swedish, 40-something, two kids, been wargaming as far as I can remember even down to throwing rocks at Airfix toy soldiers in the playground sandbox. A Too Fat Lardies fan boy, old GW addict, Star Wars fanatic, model builder, also do roleplaying and a bit of LARP-ing, but as I get older I prefer staying indoors painting wee little tanks.

I game WW2 in 6mm, 20mm, 28mm and have been thinking of doing it in 1/48 scale too. Hate scale creep.