| TacticalPainter01 | 02 Nov 2018 10:12 p.m. PST |
This is the Plantation House with Porch from Sarissa which I've put together for my AWI project, although the building could serve a wide period in North America. As with all MDF buildings it benefited from a bit of extra love and attention and I've posted a step-by-step tutorial here.
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| Winston Smith | 02 Nov 2018 10:50 p.m. PST |
I have a few Sarissa buildings. DO NOT STORE in a wet basement down low. Mold ate mine alive! |
| Winston Smith | 02 Nov 2018 10:51 p.m. PST |
By the way, yours looks great! |
| 23rdFusilier | 03 Nov 2018 4:25 a.m. PST |
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bracken  | 03 Nov 2018 8:58 a.m. PST |
Now i really really like that! 👍 |
| Banana Man | 03 Nov 2018 10:47 a.m. PST |
How come you make it look so nice? My MDF buildings went in the recycle bin! |
| historygamer | 03 Nov 2018 11:09 a.m. PST |
Your modelling is first rate. However, I'm not sure what that building is, but it's not a plantation house. It's kind of off as a model of a period home – if it is supposed to be 18th century. Again, your modelling is superb. |
| TacticalPainter01 | 03 Nov 2018 3:11 p.m. PST |
However, I'm not sure what that building is, but it's not a plantation house. It's kind of off as a model of a period home – if it is supposed to be 18th century. It's Sarissa's product name, but based on the research I did before construction it certainly didn't correspond to a plantation house. That said, in a fairly abstract way I think it will serve its purpose for me as a ‘large house' with a vaguely North American flavour. |
| Aggie21 | 06 Nov 2018 8:30 a.m. PST |
Sarissa has a plantation mansion. mansion.https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0012/5357/2652/products/001.jpg?v=1533573226 There also make 2 variations of the one shown: plantation house with porch and balcony and plantation house without porch or balcony. link Also, A+ on the appearance of your building. I really like how it looks. I will learn from your tutorial. Thanks for sharing this. |
| Aggie21 | 06 Nov 2018 8:32 a.m. PST |
link Maybe this will go to the link for the Sarissa mansion. |
| Winston Smith | 06 Nov 2018 8:42 a.m. PST |
I like that. I need one for Lexington. |
| Rawdon | 07 Nov 2018 9:07 a.m. PST |
Thank you for sharing your techniques. You did a very nice job. The fact that I find Sarissa's building proportions to be "off" is not your fault. Model railroading is my "other" hobby. There are many, many scratch-building supplies available from that world that are equally if not more useful for historical wargaming. There are numerous options for building papers (nothing wrong with what you chose). Some allow you to choose a scale; what is called S scale (64:1) works best for 28 / 30mm. OO scale (72:1) is best for 25mm. N scale at 120:1 is very close to "true" 15mm. Many, many doors, windows and detail parts are also available. The best summary site is walthers.com; then select "scratch building supplies". For this model I would specifically note that there are better options for the roof shingles, and several companies supply chimney pots. While buying chimney pots for a single model is uneconomical because of the shipping charges, placing a single order for multiple chimney pot castings will provide enough pots for a number of chimneys, and these can be retro-fitted to existing models in addition to using them for future projects. There are also easy options for adding "glass" to the window frames. Also, for a similar project I cut a piece of basswood to increase the depth of the exterior chimney (i.e. the part along the rear wall in this case). Since, like you, I was going to use a brick paper on top, the difference in wood grain and the lack of laser etching was unimportant. For those who want to try this enhancement, make sure that after gluing the basswood to the MDF (with genuine carpenters' wood glue) that you place the sub-assembly on a flat surface and weight it (a heavy hardback book works well) until the glue is thoroughly dry. |
