Inspired by mate Mark at "1866 and all That", I have made may own modest attempts at some Russian village buildings. They are not up to Marks standards, but I still think they are reasonably good and will certainly "do" me for any Ostfront 28mm solo games.
The village from above - church is a Perry plastic kit!
House with a water pump to the left, large barn to the right
The other two house and the standalone water pump
In no particular order - this is house number 1
I copied the water pump unashamedly from Marks blog - but I made the first one a bit "chunky" - this second attempt, in the back yard of the house, was better, I think.
House number two has a small crop of unidentified root vegetables out back - potatoes, perhaps?
House three was my first attempt I think - it is the smallest of the buildings
The standalone water pump with figure for scale - as I say, a bit over sized perhaps - but I will still use it probably!
A large barn - I realised it's not quite finished off - I need to "tone down" the black iron hinges on the large double doors (above)
The Perry church is, of course, intended for N America - but I think I can get away with it on the Ukranian steppe (just about!)
And here is a quick preview of what I am working on currently, between painting Red Army tanks
I should probably have 20-30 of these for a proper BUA scenario a la Stalingrad or the Battle of Berlin - but not sure I will do that many - storage being a major concern if I could actually be bothered to create that many ruins!
Super work there Keith, your buildings have turned out really well and look great on the table, you must be well chuffed with them. Must be tatties growing in the back garden, plenty of them for the vodka production!
ReplyDeleteThanks Donnie, I am reasonably chuffed with how these have come out!
DeleteGreat looking buildings there Keith. Spot on for the period and theatre. Hope you got planning permission!
ReplyDeleteCheers JBM! Our current government are busy removing half the controls we have on new buildings, so possibly consent is no longer required?!
DeleteMore than serviceable job on the buildings! They'll do well on the table.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ed, my feelings exactly!
DeleteExcellent work on the buildings, perfect for Ostfront
ReplyDeleteCheers Scotty.
DeleteGreat looking buildings, Keith. I've been to his site in the past when working on my FPW and RJW projects. Great info. I like the ruined buildings with multiple floor remnants - great for placing figures for skirmksh games.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean, Mark's blog is definitely worth a visit!
DeleteGreat looking buildings Keith and I really like the vibe you have achieved with these:)! As for BUAs for Stalingrad etc, always tricky to get a mix of enough to get that look, against where the hell can you store them all? I think for my games I will have more of the open areas at the edge of the aforementioned city, to get a good combination of look, storage and playability.
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly the dilemma Steve...I already have a pile of middle eastern/Afghan buildings I made years ago for my War on Terror collection which, as my dear wife has pointed out more than once, I hardly ever use!
DeleteOutstanding work Keith. They look amazing. The church looks fine to me. I guess you could stick an onion on the spire if the notion took you.
ReplyDeleteThanks Richard...I have actually considered buying a second Perry kit and adding a table tennis ball or similar into the spire!
DeleteLuvvly buildings Keith! I do like the rough and rustic look on the roofs.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray, that was the look I was going for, inspired by Mark's earlier versions!
DeleteAwesome looking buildings sir!
ReplyDeleteThank you Michal!
DeleteWell, your building projects look great to me. Mark sets an impossible to achieve standard. No need to compare yourself against the unattainable.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good way to look at it Jon!
DeleteThey all look suitably rustic to me Keith. Lovely work on all of them.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Lawrence!
DeleteKeith, Nice work, they say steppe to me.
ReplyDeleteThanks Joe, appreciate your comments 👍
DeleteGreat looking buildings Keith. Especially for a Russ job 😁
ReplyDeleteOh, ho ho ho - thanks Ben!
DeleteGreat looking terrain Keith ready for battle 👍
ReplyDeleteCheers Matt - maybe I need to have one then - my last solo game was a while ago now 😒
DeleteSome serious building work there Keith…
ReplyDeleteAll very useful looking as well…
All the best. Aly
Thanks Aly, they did take a while to do...I kept thinking of something else to add....very poor planning!
Deletefirst time scratch building? must not, I would've made a bigger deal about building my first house. or houses.
ReplyDeletethose all look great! and a water pump? instant Russian village.
Nice job! I hope when I scratch build some houses they come out just as well. 😁
No, not my first rodeo, Stew (is that an international saying or something unique to NZ...??!)
DeleteThey could have been improved by having a removable roof, like Mark's, but my construction method was based on using left over bits of building timber as the basis of the model...so that wasn't feasible, given the bulk of the building was solid wood!
Anyway, glad you liked them 😀
Holy heck Keith your village looks excellent! I’d happily play my east front games in that setting, would just need to add some snow to those roofs!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dai! My Soviet troops are all in summer uniform (so far). Marks buildings are all for winter use though, so between us, we have both options covered!
DeleteExcellent looking Russian buildings , it's not the first time I've seen the Rendra church repurposed for Russia, they've come out really well and I like your corner ruin, I'm considering a number of low rise ruins to do Stalingrad/Berlin and also be easyto stack in addition to my northern European buildings which I have at least got a coat of black primer on!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain.....progress on the cork ruined buildings has stalled....I must get back onto that!
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