| Sir Calidore | 15 Oct 2013 3:36 a.m. PST |
Are there any quality pieces available commercially? Full thing or wall sections, towers, etc. |
| kallman | 15 Oct 2013 4:06 a.m. PST |
Miniature Building Authority
If you want to fight a fortified Manor this is a lovely set.
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| rhisiart | 15 Oct 2013 4:10 a.m. PST |
I would like to know what paint should be used on Hudson and Allen castles? The acrylics I use come in small bottles and therefore not suitable for painting large areas. Is it possible to use a commercial latex used for interior painting?
Thanks for your answers |
| Norman D Landings | 15 Oct 2013 4:21 a.m. PST |
ebob do a lovely stand-alone keep: link rhisiart, I use acrylics for painting terrain – but not the small-pot acrylics sold for miniature painting.
You can buy larger tubes of cheaper acrylic at art and craft stores. |
| YogiBearMinis | 15 Oct 2013 4:49 a.m. PST |
Magister Militum sell the old Battleground line, which includes numerous different castles, and there is a Vaubanesque one in the renaissance line. MBA's castle line is about to be expanded via a Kickstarter launching in March 2014, with some of the pieces apparently a bit more renaissance. The Games Workshop fortress is a bargain at $99.99 USD and should be considered. Curtey's has an Asian/chinese castle system that is quite nice. |
 Sgt Slag  | 15 Oct 2013 4:49 a.m. PST |
Yes, you can use house latex paint on terrain. I am doing it now, on insulation foam pieces cut to shape and size. It requires around 2-3 coats to cover properly, but it is inexpensive. They can custom mix any color you want, as long as you have a sample. Check their paint chips, first, however, as it costs a little more for custom matched colors. As Norman states, you can buy larger bottles of craft paints, to use on large terrain pieces. The least expesensive craft paints will do just fine, though you may need to apply more coats, to achieve good coverage. They are very cost-effective. Cheers! |
| MajorB | 15 Oct 2013 4:50 a.m. PST |
If you want to fight a fortified Manor this is a lovely set. Except it doesn't look anything like a fortified manor house:
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| YogiBearMinis | 15 Oct 2013 4:51 a.m. PST |
The only problem with Hudson & Allen's line, as beautiful as it is, is that it is closer to true 25mm (but int is reasonably priced). The MM lines are closer to 28mm, I believe, as are MBA and the GW fortress. |
| plutarch 64 | 15 Oct 2013 6:39 a.m. PST |
Is this Stokesay "Castle", Major? "Castle" was always a bit of stretch, in my opinion. Apart from toppling the Norman keep, of course… |
| richarDISNEY | 15 Oct 2013 7:00 a.m. PST |
Are you in the US?
I have an old (1990) GW "Mighty Fortress" laying about I could part with…
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| MajorB | 15 Oct 2013 7:36 a.m. PST |
Is this Stokesay "Castle", Major?"Castle" was always a bit of stretch, in my opinion. Yes, it's Stokesay. We Brits seem to call any fortified location a "castle", but I think we wargamers would all agree that Stokesay is a only a fortified manor house! Somewhat similar to the way we describe any fighting vehicle with tracks as a "tank"!! |
| 1ngram | 15 Oct 2013 7:40 a.m. PST |
What about a real 17th Century bastioned fort like this one at Charlemont?: link Its at the bottom of the page. Does anyone make anything that could be used to make this? |
| kallman | 15 Oct 2013 7:50 a.m. PST |
I would concur that the GW Mighty fortress would work. I had forgotten about the Hudson Allen sets. The HA are very affordable and as others have stated paint up well just using any type of latex or large bottle craft paint. The HA as mentioned is 25mm so might appear small with current 28mm but I think it works regardless. |
| Psycho Rabbit | 15 Oct 2013 8:25 a.m. PST |
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| MajorB | 15 Oct 2013 10:30 a.m. PST |
From Psycho Rabbit's 2nd link:
"Dracula's Castle"
- not very appropriate for England in the 17th century, I'm afraid. Not the right architectural style at all. |
| Psycho Rabbit | 15 Oct 2013 12:15 p.m. PST |
Post states 28mm Castles? no mention of style, century or anything………. |
| MajorB | 15 Oct 2013 2:09 p.m. PST |
Post states 28mm Castles? no mention of style, century or anything………. I think there's a clue in that it's posted on the "English Civil War" message board? |
| plutarch 64 | 15 Oct 2013 5:51 p.m. PST |
Yes, it's Stokesay. We Brits seem to call any fortified location a "castle", but I think we wargamers would all agree that Stokesay is a only a fortified manor house!Somewhat similar to the way we describe any fighting vehicle with tracks as a "tank"!! Thanks for confirming Major, I went there on a school trip while living in the UK some forty years ago and thought I recognised the place. I must have only been seven or eight at the time, but it has obviously left an imprint somewhere. Happy days… |
| Sir Calidore | 16 Oct 2013 7:30 a.m. PST |
I was thinking along the lines of the siege of Liverpool, or York, for example; or a Basing House type scenario.
Some useful links here thanks. |
| mashrewba | 16 Oct 2013 12:35 p.m. PST |
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| MajorB | 17 Oct 2013 1:13 a.m. PST |
Ooh! That's a lovely model mashrewba! |
