| PraetorianHistorian | 10 Dec 2013 5:31 p.m. PST |
For anyone interested in the possibilities with those cheap Christmas villages, I recently purchased one of their "collectible" items and had my way with it. I thought the result was worth sharing. Small Wars in the Woods: A Quick Conversion Piece |
| Chris Palmer | 10 Dec 2013 5:41 p.m. PST |
That turned out looking great! |
| PraetorianHistorian | 10 Dec 2013 5:44 p.m. PST |
I debated breaking off one of the wings of the angel for a more scarred look but I decided not to in the end. Thanks Chris! |
| Chris Palmer | 10 Dec 2013 5:46 p.m. PST |
Buy another, and make a battle damaged version.  |
nnascati  | 10 Dec 2013 5:47 p.m. PST |
I have that, it has been the centerpiece of many an urban skirmish. |
| PraetorianHistorian | 10 Dec 2013 5:48 p.m. PST |
Buy another, and make a battle damaged version. grin Excellent suggestion! My wife now hates you! |
| 79thPA | 10 Dec 2013 7:21 p.m. PST |
The vegetation over the snow is a cleaver cover-up. |
| snurl1 | 10 Dec 2013 10:50 p.m. PST |
You just gave me a good idea. <peeks in wife's decorations box> <evil grin> |
| dmebust | 10 Dec 2013 11:08 p.m. PST |
Yes a second congrats for the idea of snow becomes vegetation. The snow has always been a turn off to these type buildings no matter how cheap they get. Now I may have to rethink my position with a couple 70% off cheap buys and give it a try. |
| PraetorianHistorian | 11 Dec 2013 3:58 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the compliments! Some pieces have snow in most unfortunate places though so be scrutinizing in your purchase. For example, their covered bridge would make for a neat addition to an AWI game or a fantasy shire but the snow is all over it and you'd think the covered bridge had an algae issue or something lol. Also, Christmas lights on the pieces kill some of them. |
| TheTerrainTutor | 11 Dec 2013 5:26 a.m. PST |
Simple and effective mate, nice work. |
| Caesar | 11 Dec 2013 7:30 a.m. PST |
I love your solution to the problem of cast-on snow.
I'll have to take a second look at the Christmas village stuff, now.
Thanks! |
| Xintao | 11 Dec 2013 12:24 p.m. PST |
Nice piece. 6 hours to cut through the packaging and requiring me to sharpen my knife at least 10 times in between layers. I read layers as lawyers. LOL. Xin |
| ACW Gamer | 11 Dec 2013 3:50 p.m. PST |
Reminds me of some of the ruins you see in LOTR |
 Parzival | 11 Dec 2013 4:37 p.m. PST |
I wonder how hard it would be to cut the angel off entirely? Then it could be treated as an open dome, or easily fitted with an interior pool/well, or a figure painted as a replacement statue. |
| Bunkermeister | 11 Dec 2013 7:35 p.m. PST |
I have been doing similar work for years with Dollar Tree buildings. I don't usually flock them, but painted snow can be re-painted black, gray or green and it looks okay.
Yours look great, nice repainting. Mike Bunkermeister Creek
bunkermeister.blogspot.com |
| PraetorianHistorian | 12 Dec 2013 5:59 p.m. PST |
I read layers as lawyers. LOL. Lol…if only. ;) I wonder how hard it would be to cut the angel off entirely? Then it could be treated as an open dome, or easily fitted with an interior pool/well, or a figure painted as a replacement statue. If you took a chisel and gently tapped at it, I am sure it wouldn't be hard at all. You might end up having to smooth out where the angel was though. |
