"My Own Humble 16th Century CARIBBEAN Town/Village" Topic

So, what do you think of using different clay colors for the roof tiles on these Hovels 25mm-28mm buildings?

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These guys will soon storm out of the bush and into town and drive away the tiny Spanish garrison:

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The thatched roof I made from Sculpey and is removable. The building is often seen on my El Cid gaming table:

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And this is a folder of photos on the table I will be using. The patches of green seem to work better than a solid grass mat. With the right vegetation added, I can use it for jungles, near-deserts, and for many other terrain types seen in and around the Caribbean.

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CC
PS. Yes. The title sounds very familiar. The first nice discussion on this topic was accidentally deleted from TMP. Don't ask me, I don't know these things.

As for plants . . .

Most of them are simple aquarium plants from our local PetSmart ("Aquarium Systems" brand), like this one:

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"Aquarium Systems" had lots more types, and I got as many as I could get my hands on.

I tried some of the Pegasus palms for "Saw Palmetto":

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However, I think that from now on aquarium plants are the way for me. They are rigid enough to stay upright on bases, plus they are flexible enough to allow figures to be hidden in between, without the risk of scratching the figures or popping of their weapons.

The few Pegasus leaves I have left will be used for pieces that will put the plants right next to stones and other objects, so as not to compromise figures in any way.

Hope this helps.

CC

My future painted Arawak/Taino/Caribs may also join in to kick out the Spanish:

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Nice work CC. Real pan tiles tend to a variegated look with age. The ones here, some of considerable age, range from buff, through flesh pink to rather dark mildew brown. Rare is it that you actually see the reddish colour people identify with pantiles. I look down over tiled roofs just like these and a 10 minute walk away from me is perhaps the most extensive preserved example of colonial architecture of this period in the world. The look you have acheived is spot on for the roofing.

BTW if you want a cheap way to exapnd that village, check out the Italaeri Country Village with Porch, it's an excelent buy and works well with 28mm.

The plants look good. What did you use for glue? I made up some terrain with plastic aquarium stuff, and I couldn't get the glue to hold. Also, did you spray matte the plastic to get rid of the shiny look, or not?

Jana,

With some I used plastic cement, with others I used polyurethane glue. No reason for this really, it is just what I had on hand at the moment.

Of course, when I finish adding texture with the wood putty and a PVA/gravel layer, sealing with additional diluted PVA, I don't think that those plants are going anywhere.

I was initially concerned about the shiny look. However, washing the plants in hot soapy water got rid of most of that. I had to add no spray matte at all.

Hope this helps.

CC

Carlos,

Thanks!

When Dorothy and I went to Southern Spain two years ago (Sevilla, Jerez, Vejer de la Frontera, Ronda, Cordoba and Granada), I remember seeing a lot of variation in the tiles.

My mother has some very, very early black and white photographs of buildings in Puerto Rico (before 1900). Even though it is black and white, you can tell that the tiles are not of a uniform color.

CC

Wow, Cacique Caribe, that's very well done terrain and figs; I wish I could be there to play in your inaugural game; I'm sure it'll be a lot of fun!

Nice looking figs and terrain. I esp. like the terrain board.

I am really impressed with the terrain boards. What did you use for the underlying board? And is the grass bits of grass mat that you have cut out?

Alte Fritz,

Hopefully, this will answer your question about the boards:
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As for the grass, I looked up photos of semi-desert areas in North Africa and other parts of the Mediterranean and started cutting out grass mat in irregular shapes.

I also added small low-lying patches of static grass in other shades.

Hope this helps.

CC

You can see more of the grass detail in these zoomed photos:

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And, as you can see, I can get numerous river configurations from this set up. Also, unlike with polystyrene sheets I've used in the past, the mdf boards allow for an almost seamless look.

Hope this helps.

CC

Thats a beautiful table set up Dan, book me on the next flight to Texas :0)

Tried sending you a photo of some local roofs but yahoo mail is playing up today. On the upside i did send some pics of the fort that I promised.

Karl, stop by any time. Nuestra casa es tu casa, amigo.

Carlos, I'll check those out right now. Thanks.

CC

Hi Dan-CC,

*** Where did the stone fort come from? ***

I really love your stuff too! I wish I lived in your neck of the woods just to game with you.

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.
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The stone fort looks like a fishtank decoration from Petco. I don't think it is available any more.

Maksim,

If you mean this one . . .
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Then Bjporter is absolutely right. I got it for $1.99 USD , then primed it and dry brushed.

If you mean this one . . .
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This is one of the last remaining items from my plastic 1/72 figures days. It is scratch-built, made from polystyrene sheets, crenelated using a popsicle-stick template. Very primitive, when I look at it now.

CC

As I mentioned in another thread, CC, your village is sweet!

I'm gonna have to follow in your footsteps for my Sicily board.