"28mm Terrain for F&I or AWI?" Topic

I'm mostly looking for buildings, particularly ones with lift-off roofs, as these would be for skirmish gaming. I have looked sround the Internet, but everythign I've found so far has been way more than I want to spend (max around $30 USD each, unpainted), or are solid, non-enterable buildings. Interior details are not critical, just as long as they are hollow. Any suggestions?

Pegasus Russian houses! They're log cabins, cheap as chips, you can replace the thatched roofs if you are stressed about them.

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Don't be thrown off by the 1/72 description – they look fine with 28mm figures.

Let me know when you find any. I have been looking for them for years too.

Dover books has a cut and assemble New england village in HO scale. I had mine reprinted in a larger scale.

I also made some from foam core, and did some clapboard siding with cereal box cardboard.
There is also a lot of stuff like this
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on the hobby market.

Grand Manner have some. I was involved in the building of the masters, however the price is a little above your ceiling of $30.00 USD.

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Tony

I've heard about the Pegasus buildings, and I think that Gamecraft's roof sections ( link ) could work to replace the thatched roofs to increase the variety of buildings somewhat. Gamecraft also has a 20mm Normandy building that might work.

I found the Grand Manner buildings, and they are beautiful, but yeah, well beyond what I am interested in paying. For example, the Frontier Farmstead, at 52 pounds, translates out to $81 USD, plus shipping costs, for the unpainted model.

Have you tried Warbases?

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They're log cabins, cheap as chips, you can replace the thatched roofs if you are stressed about them.

I've read many early American log cabins had thatched roofs but they went out of fashion. Quick google:

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Many of the houses in Plymouth had frames made of heavy oak and their walls were either clapboards or broad planks. The roofs of the early houses were thatched in which they laid clumped grass, straw, or reeds on top. The thatched roof was popular in England because they had damp weather all year. But, because of the long dry summers the American thatched roofs would catch fire. Later the colonists had to do away with the thatched roof completely.

Wow, I had not seen the grand manor buildings before. Very nice.

Also Pegausus Stone cottages--thatched roofs, prepainted.

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Bob

Maybe Miniature Building Authority?

That Grand Manner cabin looks nice. I might have to buy one.

Firstvarty1979,
I believe Architects of War had a resin cabin on display at Historicon that was really nice with lift off roof that was for FIW period. Contact Ernie or Barb for info.

Rob

There are always these for a log cabin:

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With a little paint and fixing up it might not look bad.

As for Warbases:

I priced out the fort as shown in their website. About $100 USD, but the shipping was almost $35. USD I thought this was a bit expensive.

Why not Acheson Creations 25mm American Frontier range of forts and buildings? Great products and service. The basic fort shown is $80 USD plus shipping, and you can get that reduced by 20% taking it down to $64 USD through their $30 USD membership program. I am certain that when you purchase several other buildings, a couple of towers, etc. the membership will easily pay for itself. Here is the link

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Regards,
Hitman

Frontline?

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16 quid. IIRC it's flatpacked so shipping may not be bonkers.

I thought they had a wood plank one as well, but it's not on the site.

Thanks for all the suggestions. I was aware of most of them, but I've ruled out all but Architects of War for various reasons (cost, appearance, compatibility, etc.).

Perry plastics has a cabin and a store front for @25.

Have you looked at paper buildings??? For $30 USD you get a whole town.

I have a couple of the Hudson and Allen log cabins (#4: wargamescenics.com/) They were pretty reasonable and delivery was very fact. They are made of a light be, at least for me, durable foam. They painted up quickly and look pretty nice and detailed interiors (BTW, only #4 seems to have a lift off roof if that is something you are interested in).

I second the Pegasus suggestion. They can be fit together tightly on a base and the roofs left un attached in a way that allows their being lifted off to place 28mm figures inside.

First, there is a two story structure (well, one and a half) with the loft being the second level. A removable floor could be fitted under the loft, but I chose not to do so on mine. It fits well as an inn, a trading post or officer's quarters for a stockade. A front area works fine for trading post, a rear area for a gathering place or inn and a side area makes a stair case with a window (for a sniper) at the top and leading to the loft. One snug fitting roof section is left unattached for removal and figure insertion.

Second is a set of two larger single story cabins, one with a thatched roof and one with a wooden roof. They work well for as two room settler's cabins, barracks or one room gathering places such as chapel or hospital. Again, one roof section is left unglued down.

Third is a set of two smaller cabins (one possibly two rooms and one a single room). This set includes a shed that can be attached to either cabin. The whole roof (which is one piece) if left unattached. They make fine isolated cabins or additional village cabins which add variety.

Fourth, is a precast, painted, small stone house with drying animal skin attached to an outside wall. When put on a detachable base it can be lifted up to put figures inside.

I combine these three sets with a 6"X6" based scratch built barn/warehouse, a blacksmith shop and a block house. The result is a village with central square and well that is a total of 18" to 24" square --depending on how wide your road and the distance between structures.

Various combinations of these elements produce a village, farm or hamlet with structures that can hold figures and while taking only a small space on the game table still has character and playability.

Add the Pegasus River and you have a frontier village, add the farm animals and you have a homesteads, add the fences and stone walls and you have pens for the animals, add the Plasticville log cabins and you have a rather large frontier community. Aadd a scratch built dock plus ships and boats from the Weapons & Warriors Pirate game and you have a sea or lake side fishing village or sea port (French or British). An Anglican Priest from Front Rank makes it British (and maybe a flag) while the two priests from Conquest and it become French. Surround it with a stockade and you have a fort.

Hope this helps. I am sure you will have better ideas of your own once you get into it and others on this thread can improve on it.

I'll 3rd the Pegasus buildings. they are great, fine with large 28mm figures and stunningly cheap. A total no brainer

Andy

HAve you looked at the buidings Scott does over at "Paper Terrain"? He has a set of "North American" buidings and I believe some of his stuff has "bombed out" versions that fit inside the "regular" so you sort of get "two-for".

Ill fourth the Pegasus buildings…