"Houses at Battle of Bulge, suggestions?" Topic
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| Dan in Vermont | 29 Mar 2021 9:47 a.m. PST |
Looking for ideas on vendors for:
- 1/87, 1/76 or 1/72 buildings
Also, any ideas:
-what color for the roof
-what color for walls?
-what color for stone? Did they whitewash / put plaster over stone? Thanks, Dan |
| Rich Bliss | 29 Mar 2021 12:05 p.m. PST |
Sarissa. Has some lovely European houses perfect for Belgium. For colors, I'd suggest whites, light yellows, pinks and oranges, with grey slate or reddish clay roofs |
| Dan in Vermont | 29 Mar 2021 12:42 p.m. PST |
thanks! in looking at modern day photos of the region, the roofs seem to be very dark almost black. |
| Rich Bliss | 29 Mar 2021 1:20 p.m. PST |
They are. That's slate. I was there about 15 years ago. The slate is very prevalent and seems old enough to have been there in 44 |
| GROSSMAN | 29 Mar 2021 3:57 p.m. PST |
Try the interweb. On Facebook, there are Bolt Action wargame sites you can look through. |
| olicana | 30 Mar 2021 4:01 a.m. PST |
If you are looking for accurate colours, and building style for that matter, it's best not to look at what wargamers use for their games. Most gamers, myself included, are happy with period buildings from the right wargame continental region. E.g. For WW2: NW Europe – Eastern Front – Mediterranean – North African – Far East. It's about as far as most of us go, I'm afraid. You could google Belgium art – city scenes? – of the thirties. paintings would give some period detail in colour. |
| Dan in Vermont | 30 Mar 2021 10:18 a.m. PST |
Thanks, all, especially Rich Bliss. The modern day photos do indeed show them as black so glad to hear it confirmed by what you saw in person! |
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snapped some photos of games he didn't get a chance to play in at Council of Five Nations.
