"13th centuary log cabins, Baltic region? " Topic
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| Glengarry5 | 14 Jan 2016 11:20 p.m. PST |
I'm looking for buildings for my 28mm Northern Crusades project and as near as I can find the native housing of the Baltic pagans were tiny primitive log cabins, hovels even. Does anyone know a good source for simple log cabins or if there's any information on 13th cent Baltic pagan buildings please let me know!
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| bruntonboy | 15 Jan 2016 2:57 a.m. PST |
There's a little bit of advice IIRc in the Society of Ancients booklet "Wargaming the Baltic Crusdaes". I think he just used simple log cabins round and square with thatched roofs IIRC. |
| Frothers Did It And Ran Away | 15 Jan 2016 3:21 a.m. PST |
Yeah, they're pretty much like any other eastern Europe log house with a thatched roof! I modelled mine with smoke holes in the roof but Dalauppror did his with stone chimneys, not sure which is more correct. The SoA booklet is pretty useful and only about £5.00 GBP uric. Make sure you model a frozen lake for your crusading knight's to ride over  |
| dBerczerk | 15 Jan 2016 5:41 a.m. PST |
Pegasus makes some nice hard-plastic buildings in 1/72 scale, at quite reasonable prices, which work pretty well with 28mm figures. They go together nicely, and paint up well. link link |
| (Leftee) | 15 Jan 2016 10:41 a.m. PST |
The Osprey books on the Rus (two volumes) I believe may have had some images. Many of the Viking inspired log homes were dug underground so steps down and roof almost flush with ground. Not in marshy areas though! |
| (Leftee) | 15 Jan 2016 10:45 a.m. PST |
There were also Muslim villages (Tartars) given permission to live there, with teligious freedom, at that time for helping repel the crusades. |
| madmick | 17 Jan 2016 12:24 a.m. PST |
Would these work by covering with window panes with a curtain?
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| Chinggis | 21 Jan 2016 9:12 a.m. PST |
DIY jobbies using BBQ skewers and pieces of felt for the roof, perhaps? |
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