The Supreme Littleness Designs website is launched!

[Fenton]

Can we have a windmill please as no one seems to do one in 10mm

[getagrip]

One in the Spanish range Leon does.

[Maenoferren]

Very nice indeed... Please keep up the good work.

[WeeWars]

That looks really good.

Just a thought, do the signs show through when you paint the building?

 

The lettering is engraved so ink in the cuts should do it. Likewise, if you don't want the lettering, a little filler and it's gone.

[paulr]

Marvellous Micheal

[Leman]

Can we have a windmill please as no one seems to do one in 10mm

Except, of course, Pendraken, who provide one in the Escenografia range of buildings - and it's ready painted.

[Dunnadd]

That building does look pretty good, but these MDF kits take a lot of putting together - and some companies don't even bother with any instructions on paper or online.

Will you be providing any ready made? Or with instructions at least?

I tend to prefer resin or plastic buildings - a bit more expensive but save a lot of time as they're already in one piece.

But if the MDF buildings were good enough i might buy some - seen some 10mm MDF castles but not really impressed with them - think they could probably be done better.

The Sally 4th ones for instance look to me like they're shouting "I am made of cardboard" even when pre-painted. Not sure if that's just because they could be done better, or due to the limits of MDF on its own as a material.

Kallistra and The Baggage train do some 10mm castles and saxon and Roman forts that aren't bad, but a wider range of fantasy and medieval fortifications and buildings would be nice.

[WeeWars]

That building does look pretty good, but these MDF kits take a lot of putting together - and some companies don't even bother with any instructions on paper or online.

Will you be providing any ready made? Or with instructions at least?

I tend to prefer resin or plastic buildings - a bit more expensive but save a lot of time as they're already in one piece.

But if the MDF buildings were good enough i might buy some - seen some 10mm MDF castles but not really impressed with them - think they could probably be done better.

The Sally 4th ones for instance look to me like they're shouting "I am made of cardboard" even when pre-painted. Not sure if that's just because they could be done better, or due to the limits of MDF on its own as a material.

Kallistra and The Baggage train do some 10mm castles and saxon and Roman forts that aren't bad, but a wider range of fantasy and medieval fortifications and buildings would be nice.

Dunnadd

Thanks! They do take a bit of happy gluing time. I'm used to making my own stuff in card so it seems to me a great saving in time not to have to measure and cut everything! Fear not, I shall be providing instructions and support online when I get a new website up and running. Like all materials, MDF and the other sheet materials that laser machines can cut have their limitations. I hope to push the possibilities but there is a reason why small-scale laser-cut buildings are not as well-represented in the market as the larger scales: because they can be very fiddly. Hopefully gamers will agree that the assembly time is worth the effort!

I'll be posting more pics. Hopefully you'll be tempted!

Cheers, Michael

[fred.]

I do like the look of this building, good stuff.

It does look a lot smarter than the drawing of the original! Not that bothers me, as I wouldn't be using it in its historical setting.

MDF buildings take a bit of putting together - but this one looks like 2 basic boxes, so should go together well. One thing that I really like on the Sarrisa buildings (and some of the ones sold by Leon)  is that they include laser cut card board parts, that add detailing, and help break up the 'flat wall of MDF' look.

[Maenoferren]

Dunnadd

Thanks! They do take a bit of happy gluing time. I'm used to making my own stuff in card so it seems to me a great saving in time not to have to measure and cut everything! Fear not, I shall be providing instructions and support online when I get a new website up and running. Like all materials, MDF and the other sheet materials that laser machines can cut have their limitations. I hope to push the possibilities but there is a reason why small-scale laser-cut buildings are not as well-represented in the market as the larger scales: because they can be very fiddly. Hopefully gamers will agree that the assembly time is worth the effort!

I'll be posting more pics. Hopefully you'll be tempted!

Cheers, Michael

Happy to put things together, its the cutting out accurately that I hate.

[WeeWars]

One thing that I really like on the Sarrisa buildings (and some of the ones sold by Leon)  is that they include laser cut card board parts, that add detailing, and help break up the 'flat wall of MDF' look.

It's the same board I've been using. However, since we're dealing with a smaller scale I've ordered some very thin plywood to experiment with.

[barbarian]

Would the laser machine cut heavy paper or thin cardboard ?
You could do the detailing with this material then.

[WeeWars]

Would the laser machine cut heavy paper or thin cardboard ?
You could do the detailing with this material then.

Yes, it can. All the less than 2mm parts including the roof of the model are cardboard.

[WeeWars]

Here's something that as a gamer I've been wanting for some time. I prefer to cram as many building models as possible into a village or town. I'm not a fan of mixing scales of buildings and figures but I can appreciate why other gamers do it. One alternative is small footprint buildings. I'm experimenting here with very small footprint buildings. These 10mm houses each have a footprint of only 20 x 40mm.

There is no set way of assembling the models. The walls are interchangeable – although it seems appropriate that each building has a door, a chimney and at least one window! There are two extensions with lean-to roofs that can be fixed to any blank wall and a bake-house type chimney for one of them. The three buildings should provide a good deal of variety.

Cheers, Michael

[fsn]

You interest me strangely, Sir.

[WeeWars]

You interest me strangely, Sir.

Hopefully my work rather than me personally. 

[barbarian]

Any price tag yet ?

I may be interested depending on the price.

[WeeWars]

No prices as yet. These three buildings would come as a set. I'm interested to know what forum members think would be a suitable price based on other 10mm buildings.

[Leman]

I think those buildings would be even better (and more versatile) if they came with optional shutters for the windows - thinking France, Spain, Italy and so on. I would definitely be up for that.

[WeeWars]

Shutters will be added as soon as the ultra thin plywood supplies arrive next week.