"Chew House (Germantown) in 28mm" Topic
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| Gnu2000 | 03 May 2016 10:32 a.m. PST |
This is my attempt at making a wargames model to act as the Chew House at Germantown. The real thing looks like this:
I started with a basic kit from Warbases (VBCW Police House):
And by re-purposing the mdf parts of the outbuilding that comes as part of the kit (to build chimneys, a lean-to on one side and to reduce the size of the windows), adding extra features with foamcore (dorma windows), thin card (tiles etc)and fly swatters (for extra window pieces), I think the final result is just about what I wanted. It is a smaller house than the actual one, but at this scale I think this is more manageable for anything other than a skirmish game, but stays in the spirit of the original. To disguise the inherent "mdf"ness of the model I used air-dry clay, inspired by WSS #84 and agressive employment of a Dremel… The roof is removable as is the internal floor, so the model can be garrisoned with troops. More on the blog: paintingshed.blogspot.com |
| Winston Smith | 03 May 2016 10:35 a.m. PST |
Beautiful job. My Chew House is a solid resin block, with no remove able roof.
Trade?  |
| Gnu2000 | 03 May 2016 10:58 a.m. PST |
Kind offer, Winston, but I think I'll stick with mine :) |
| Puddinhead Johnson | 03 May 2016 12:16 p.m. PST |
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| Rogues1 | 03 May 2016 1:35 p.m. PST |
That is a great conversion to the point where it looks nothing like the original. You did a tremendous job. I live pretty close to Germantown and I will extend the offer you can bring it over to game with our group. I'm sure they would enjoy it. Nice work. |
| Gnu2000 | 03 May 2016 2:34 p.m. PST |
Rogues1, a very kind offer but as I'm in the UK it probably won't happen! |
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snapped some photos of games he didn't get a chance to play in at Council of Five Nations.
