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Title: English Country Church
Post by: parkerm17 on 18 April 2016, 09:06:51 AM
I am starting to paint ECW figures but also need some buildings and one that I cannot find anywhere for the period is a typical English country church: there are excellent Continental forms available but I cannot find something small and typically English, square tower etc.   Does anyone have any suggestion as to a manufacturer of such a model in 1/200?


Title: Re: English Country Church
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 18 April 2016, 09:41:18 AM
Yes...
Lilliput Lane!  :o
Look in your local charity shops, there are always a few about (and if you can lose the base, so much the better)!

Or Hovels. :)
Title: Re: English Country Church
Post by: Ithoriel on 18 April 2016, 10:59:23 AM
Seconding charity shops as an excellent source of cheap wargames scenery.

Houses at less than a quid a time can't be bad.
Title: Re: English Country Church
Post by: FierceKitty on 18 April 2016, 11:10:01 AM
Leven has a good church or two (or seven or eight, actually).
Title: Re: English Country Church
Post by: Ithoriel on 18 April 2016, 11:41:40 AM
Quote from: FierceKitty on 18 April 2016, 11:10:01 AM
Leven has a good church or two (or seven or eight, actually).

The Leven (http://www.levenminiatures.co.uk/) range are lovely but are 6mm rather than 10mm, if that matters to you.

 
Title: Re: English Country Church
Post by: FierceKitty on 18 April 2016, 12:30:26 PM
Quote from: FierceKitty on 18 April 2016, 11:10:01 AM
Leven has a good church or two (or seven or eight, actually).

Thirteen, in fact.
Title: Re: English Country Church
Post by: Kiwidave on 18 April 2016, 03:03:45 PM
N-guage model railways buildings:

http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=MEPN126&style=&strType=&Mcode=Metcalfe+PN126 (http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=MEPN126&style=&strType=&Mcode=Metcalfe+PN126)

or

http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=GMKD04&style=&strType=&Mcode=Kestrel+KD4 (http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=GMKD04&style=&strType=&Mcode=Kestrel+KD4)

or

http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=GF42-0049&style=&strType=&Mcode=Graham+Farish+42-0049 (http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=GF42-0049&style=&strType=&Mcode=Graham+Farish+42-0049)

Granted they're not 1/200, but might do. The last one s a bit pricey perhaps.

Title: Re: English Country Church
Post by: d_Guy on 18 April 2016, 07:34:27 PM
Quote from: Kiwidave on 18 April 2016, 03:03:45 PM
N-guage model railways buildings:

http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=MEPN126&style=&strType=&Mcode=Metcalfe+PN126 (http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=MEPN126&style=&strType=&Mcode=Metcalfe+PN126)

or

http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=GMKD04&style=&strType=&Mcode=Kestrel+KD4 (http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=GMKD04&style=&strType=&Mcode=Kestrel+KD4)

or

http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=GF42-0049&style=&strType=&Mcode=Graham+Farish+42-0049 (http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=GF42-0049&style=&strType=&Mcode=Graham+Farish+42-0049)

Granted they're not 1/200, but might do. The last one s a bit pricey perhaps.



Thanks for those links - the last is certainly exceptional looking! But you are right about the cost.
Title: Re: English Country Church
Post by: parkerm17 on 19 April 2016, 03:11:37 PM
Thanks to one and all: that is very helpful.   It has been a while since I saw any Lilliput  Lane in a charity shop but the model railways models look good.