{"id":2777,"date":"2020-10-26T10:00:49","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T10:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/?p=2777"},"modified":"2020-10-25T22:50:06","modified_gmt":"2020-10-25T22:50:06","slug":"village-in-a-shoebox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/2020\/10\/26\/village-in-a-shoebox\/","title":{"rendered":"Village in a Shoebox"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Club member John L takes us through his latest terrain project.<\/p>\n

One of the problems with 28mm wargaming is the size and bulk of terrain. I resolved to deal with this by fitting as many buildings as possible in a shoebox in a systematic manner.<\/p>\n

The first task was to determine building foot prints to fit in the box. I started with four single story wooden buildings.<\/p>\n

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Size test for new buildings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Phase 1<\/strong>
\nThese first four buildings would be the main dwellings of the village. I elected to go for an all wood finish as these would represent traditional buildings prior to modern materials (a mistake as I spent days cutting out planking from cereal box cardboard) The building shell was foam core and exposed rafters were from coffee stirrers.<\/p>\n

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The first two village dwellings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I used matchpots for the finish with light dry brushing of acrylic for the faded paintwork.<\/p>\n

Phase 2<\/strong>
\nI looked at making a number of buildings with a concrete finish and corrugated roofing (asbestos I think). Along the centre line I could fit two inverted buildings which I decided to make as Chicken sheds.<\/p>\n

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Concrete style building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I covered the foamcore shell with pva and then fine sand for the concrete effect and used corrugated foam from Hobbycraft for the roofing. To get the ivy, I used Jarvis Heath Green scatter finished with Morrison\u2019s dried mixed herbs<\/p>\n

Phase 3<\/strong>
\nI worked out that I could fit a further four buildings in the ones I\u2019d made in phase 1, like Russian dolls. These would be the same construction as the Chicken sheds above. I made another Chicken shed, two workshops and a small office or dwelling.<\/p>\n

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Building number four with rust in full affect<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Phase 4<\/strong>
\nI thought I could make more buildings to fit along the sides of the box so added a further two buildings, a Sauna and a Village Store.<\/p>\n

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A sauna and village shop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That\u2019s it for the moment, twelve buildings in total, I\u2019ve still got room in the box for wooden fences but I\u2019m glad it\u2019s finally finished so that I can get on with playing the game!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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