Castles

[fsn]

I say, gentlemen of the forum!

Being the sort of butterfly I am, I've been reading about Marlborough's sieges.

I'm now contemplating some sort of siege game - either horse and musket or medieval. What I'm short of are some walls.

My modelling skills being what they are (about as rare as an unaccompanied female at a wargames convention) I wonder if anyone has any advice about either easy scratch building or perhaps even commercially available units at a reasonable price?

[Ithoriel]

If you are one of those forum members who likes their figures to brawl over Wendy Houses then Magister Militum does some Vaubanesque pieces in 1:285 scale.

Or you could do the whole thing in 2mm scale courtesy of Irregular Miniatures

[fsn]

Well, I was kind of hoping for something a bit bigger.

Kallistra do some which look quite good for the medieval and ancients.

[petercooman]

http://paperterrain.mybisi.com/product/vauban-fortress-with-4-sides

http://paperterrain.mybisi.com/product/5-sided-vauban-fortress-expansion-kit

http://paperterrain.mybisi.com/product/vauban-fortress-outer-works


No need for painting!

[Maenoferren]

Wee Wars has some nice medievalesque castle parts.

[Duckman]

How much are you looking to shell out?

[fsn]

http://paperterrain.mybisi.com/product/vauban-fortress-with-4-sides
http://paperterrain.mybisi.com/product/5-sided-vauban-fortress-expansion-kit
http://paperterrain.mybisi.com/product/vauban-fortress-outer-works


No need for painting!

I say, they're rather splendid!

How much are you looking to shell out?

Don't know really ... wait! Is that just another duck pun? 

[petercooman]

I say, they're rather splendid!

Yes, i've been drooling over some of their european buildings

http://paperterrain.mybisi.com/product/ste-mere-eglise-church

http://paperterrain.mybisi.com/product/european-farmhouse-complex

[Ithoriel]

Never really taken to paper buildings. Too flimsy, fiddly and frustrating in my experience. Some of them do look good when built by those with the patience and dexterity required though. Give me resin, metal, mdf or substantial chunks of plastic.

[Nosher]

The KAllistra stuff is fabulous, Well worth the money

[FierceKitty]

Leven 6mm; they've got medieval and other fortifications that look very plausible on the field. Magiter Militum also do a super crusades-friendly 6mm castle, though at 15 pounds it's not cheap.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Hello FSN

My personal card model favourite for a castle model is:-



https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3in2o_l5JOPUnVlbTNFa0dEZFE/edit

There's also the Brumbaer Warmaster models:-

http://www.brumbaer.com/Wm/Build/



Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

[Sean67]

Try tosach
http://www.toshachminiatures.com/Free.htm
Some nice stuff certain there's a free castle download
Regards
Sean

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Or our own Marvellous Michael...

[Ace of Spades]

Depending on the period and area of course; N-scale railwaybuildings by Faller are ideal for late medieval up to the Napoleonic era in large parts of Europe.
They can be picked up quite cheaply often second hand on the internet; meaning they're built and there's no need for painting. Also a bit more sturdy than paper models.
Downside is that they are indeed typical for certain periods and parts of Europe...but then again; so are most models.

Cheers,
Rob