"Accommodation huts" Topic
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| uglyfatbloke | 09 Jul 2019 10:43 a.m. PST |
We need to get some huts in a hurry – the sort of thing you'd find on a US base such as the MACV Compound at Hue. Any suggestions? |
| Pyrate Captain | 09 Jul 2019 11:20 a.m. PST |
Conex Boxes and sand bags. link |
robert piepenbrink  | 09 Jul 2019 11:25 a.m. PST |
And for my first attempt at posting an image on TMP, we'll try a photo of the huts:
OK, that didn't work. But if you google MACV Hue, you get a pretty good shot of them. To me they look too simple for anything but scratchbuilding, though--rectangles with a peaked roof--short sides pentagonal and long sides rectangular. If you want to get fancy, draw one short and one long side and make copies.
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| uglyfatbloke | 09 Jul 2019 11:56 a.m. PST |
Yup; I've seen pics but it is difficult – perhaps impossible – to convey my total lack of modelling skill so really I'm looking for kits. |
| robert piepenbrink | 09 Jul 2019 12:41 p.m. PST |
In that case, you should probably mention scale. |
| John From DE | 09 Jul 2019 1:54 p.m. PST |
Take a look at the component kits here: link 15-20mm but you could find parts for larger scales |
| John From DE | 09 Jul 2019 1:57 p.m. PST |
Here's another possibility link |
 Extra Crispy  | 09 Jul 2019 2:26 p.m. PST |
Paper Quonset hut? link Download, print and assemble. Command hut link |
| Dennis | 09 Jul 2019 2:30 p.m. PST |
Chris: I understand your aversion to scratchbuilding, but these are dead simple and should be amenable to production in large numbers: link |
| John From DE | 09 Jul 2019 2:47 p.m. PST |
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| robert piepenbrink | 09 Jul 2019 3:15 p.m. PST |
I look at the originals, and I see three pieces--long wall, side wall and roof. Draw one of each, make a quick trip to office depot for copies and Walmart for foamboard, and you'd have the entire Hue compound in an afternoon. There comes a time to learn new skills. (He says, as he tries digital photography again. But I'll get there, eventually, if I persist.) |
| uglyfatbloke | 10 Jul 2019 3:45 a.m. PST |
Many thanks for all the help. It turns out that we do actually have some very suitable items, so the Hue MACV compound will be on the table top! |
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