tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102523900633432284.post1151189354225573153..comments2024-03-29T08:26:48.085-04:00Comments on Tiny Wars Played Indoors: Peninsular Buildings Scratchbuild ProjectBill Slavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056237500818603134noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102523900633432284.post-26321265354275692832023-09-21T08:32:20.285-04:002023-09-21T08:32:20.285-04:00Thankyouverymuchilous!Thankyouverymuchilous!Bill Slavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056237500818603134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102523900633432284.post-10500629114493054272023-09-19T16:13:38.541-04:002023-09-19T16:13:38.541-04:00Supercalifragillisticexpialidocious Beano BoySupercalifragillisticexpialidocious Beano BoyPaul Howeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13766649465417757288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102523900633432284.post-74786029029486088132020-06-27T12:17:28.363-04:002020-06-27T12:17:28.363-04:00For the benefit of your other 'subscribers'...For the benefit of your other 'subscribers' I attach a quote about the masia/mas (the Catalan/Valencian version) taken from the draft of my Spanish Civil War guide, Spanish Geography chapter, that I also hope to have published:<br /> <br />'In Aragon and Catalonia the design of [farm] houses was different. The basic building (masia or mas) was solid and deep so that, even if it consisted of three floors, it had the appearance of being squat. It, too, only had a single window facing outwards at first floor level. Animals occupied the ground floor to which large gates and passages led and the family occupied the first floor, access to which was by internal staircases. If there was a second floor, there was often a wide balcony, sometimes framed with colonnaded arches.'<br /><br />Bill<br /><br />I love the additional figures you put in your models. It strikes me that a mas would be a perfect building for you with your style and set off your 'Usares de Almansa' perfectly.<br />Andrew Prockterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12395698010121447138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102523900633432284.post-82598508862872745782020-06-27T09:02:24.915-04:002020-06-27T09:02:24.915-04:00Thank you, Andrew, for the very kind words. I agre...Thank you, Andrew, for the very kind words. I agree, there is so much more to the Peninsular War than Wellington's exploits - I'm currently battling through my good friend Brian North's scenario based on the battle of Alcaniz.<br />As for ideas about building a masia, I would say that if you used some of my foam core stressing techniques above you could get the rough stone look you would want. Beyond that, it's just a case of looking at a few examples on line and going for it! I rarely have a set plan for my build, just make sure opposite walls are the same length and feel my way through it from there. Because I want to keep their footprint small generally I make my buildings smaller than scale, but try to make door sizes believable to my scale. Not much help, I know. Perhaps I will build one some day and I can share my approach.<br />I will look for your books, certainly! They sound very interesting.Bill Slavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056237500818603134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102523900633432284.post-34006367442073266262020-06-27T06:26:22.986-04:002020-06-27T06:26:22.986-04:00You are an absolute artist and have an incredible ...You are an absolute artist and have an incredible imagination! I have been wanting to make a Spanish church to go with my Spanish Civil War wargames for ages. Unfortunately I don't have the practical skills that you have and mine, that will a taller, narrower tower, will look nothing like as good as yours, even if I can find the modelling material. My interest in the Peninsular War is on the east coast because my parents used to have a villa near Calpe and I don't have a Wellington fixation. Any ideas about how to build a 'masia'/'mas'? If I can get them published, look out for my books on the Battle of Castalla, Denia and the British Army and the 'model divisions' of Whittingham and Roche.Andrew Prockterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12395698010121447138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102523900633432284.post-16035647559250075892020-01-17T11:20:29.416-05:002020-01-17T11:20:29.416-05:00Love the 'raised barn' type'. Definite...Love the 'raised barn' type'. Definitely going on the to do list. Thanks.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Olicanalad.JAMES ROACHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04019888286247164276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102523900633432284.post-40044523895196320912020-01-03T16:42:04.981-05:002020-01-03T16:42:04.981-05:00Cheers, Norm.Cheers, Norm.Bill Slavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056237500818603134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102523900633432284.post-46724004103275724342020-01-03T16:07:46.495-05:002020-01-03T16:07:46.495-05:00Fantastic!Fantastic!Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102523900633432284.post-8920943094189147462020-01-02T09:29:17.654-05:002020-01-02T09:29:17.654-05:00Thanks, Jacksarge. Im glad you enjoyed it.Thanks, Jacksarge. Im glad you enjoyed it.Bill Slavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056237500818603134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102523900633432284.post-65840193904570426622020-01-02T09:28:43.919-05:002020-01-02T09:28:43.919-05:00Thanks, Tony. I agree, you can get loads of textur...Thanks, Tony. I agree, you can get loads of texture and detailing from just ripping and scoring the foam core.Bill Slavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056237500818603134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102523900633432284.post-45080711805789673132020-01-02T06:36:02.988-05:002020-01-02T06:36:02.988-05:00Very nice work. Like the foam core distressing see...Very nice work. Like the foam core distressing seems to give a great result.Tony Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102523900633432284.post-63974897409274224812019-12-30T16:51:06.524-05:002019-12-30T16:51:06.524-05:00Excellent scratchbuilding, they look great!Excellent scratchbuilding, they look great!Jacksarge Paintinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859137774361915594noreply@blogger.com