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Wider Wargaming => Painting & Modelling => Topic started by: FierceKitty on 04 August 2014, 03:59:18 AM

Title: Plastic castle kits
Post by: FierceKitty on 04 August 2014, 03:59:18 AM
Anyone got any leads here? I've got a 1:850 of Himeji, but I fancy a few more (Le Krak comes to mind, of course). And I don't care for paper kits.
Title: Re: Plastic castle kits
Post by: Fenton on 04 August 2014, 09:03:33 AM
Don't know about plastic kits but Sally 4th do laser cut ones

http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/10mm-Model-Castle-Kits
Title: Re: Plastic castle kits
Post by: FierceKitty on 04 August 2014, 09:08:04 AM
Thanks. I may write to them. I'll need something waaayyyy smaller than 10mm scale if Krak des Chevaliers is even to fit on the table, however. And I want to incorporate a castle into field battles, not fight full sieges.
Title: Re: Plastic castle kits
Post by: GrumpyOldMan on 04 August 2014, 10:49:52 PM
Hello FierceKitty

As you'd be aware the world is awash with Japanese castle kits however not much in the way of western types.
One suggestion is Irregular Miniatures 2mm scenery:-

(http://www.irregularminiatures.co.uk/images6/2mmFORT.jpg)

The wall lengths are 40mm to give you an idea of scale, still too big for Le Krak unless you've got a really big table.

Optionally you could look at aquarium ornaments, but mostly they are ruins or fantasy castle types:-

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51aDYW-K86L.jpg)
(http://www.theaquariumshop.com.au/images/full/White_Castle_Ornament_Giant-NPT98.jpg)

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan
Title: Re: Plastic castle kits
Post by: FierceKitty on 04 August 2014, 11:44:22 PM
Thanks for the ideas. It's remarkable that there don't seem to be kits like the Japanese ones, isn't it? Picturesque and popular subjects, and the Japanese ones are clearly big sellers.
Title: Re: Plastic castle kits
Post by: Ithoriel on 05 August 2014, 01:27:28 AM
Lego?

(http://images.mocpages.com/user_images/60589/1286573822m_DISPLAY.jpg)

Perhaps a little on the large size!!

Sadly the models I'm aware of of Krak Des Chevaliers are paper ones.

Title: Re: Plastic castle kits
Post by: FierceKitty on 05 August 2014, 01:46:13 AM
I wonder if that friendly man at Leven could be interested in something like this.