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Title: New Eastern Front buildings released!
Post by: Leon on 02 March 2017, 12:08:59 AM
We've been previewing these for a while and they're now available!  There's 5 different types in this first release, including four houses and a barn type.  The quality on these is outstanding, so all credit to John at Ironclad for his work on them.

Scenery
Eastern Front - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Scenery-Items-c25/Eastern-Front-sc359/ (http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Scenery-Items-c25/Eastern-Front-sc359/)
SCN-EF01  Russian house, type 1 (Size: 65x50mm)    £4.00
SCN-EF02  Russian house, type 2 (Size: 70x50mm)    £4.00
SCN-EF03  Russian house with lean-to (Size: 85x50mm)    £4.50
SCN-EF04  Russian house, L-shaped (Size: 75x60mm)    £4.50
SCN-EF05  Russian barn (Size: 85x55mm)    £4.50

And the pics:

EF01 - Russian house, type 1
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/SCN-EF01.jpg)


EF02 - Russian house, type 2
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/SCN-EF02.jpg)


EF03 - Russian house, with lean-to
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/SCN-EF03.jpg)


EF04 - Russian house, L-shaped
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/SCN-EF04.jpg)


EF05 - Russian barn
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/SCN-EF05.jpg)

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Title: Re: New Eastern Front buildings released!
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 02 March 2017, 07:22:38 AM
Sweet
Title: Re: New Eastern Front buildings released!
Post by: fsn on 02 March 2017, 07:52:04 AM
OK, I'm going to expose my ignorance.

Could these be used as ACW buildings? They look like buildings made out of planks. Pretty universal format in places where they build things out of planks. Wooded areas mostly. Not a lot of plank buildings in the centre of the Gobi, I'd warrant, but in the heavily wooded areas of the American continent, I would hazard a guess that plank buildings would be very common.  This is verified by the documentaries with John Wayne and Clint Eastwood.

So where am I going wrong?
Title: Re: New Eastern Front buildings released!
Post by: Ithoriel on 02 March 2017, 08:27:50 AM
They would look perfectly OK in a US rather than USSR setting IMHO.
Title: Re: New Eastern Front buildings released!
Post by: O Dinas Powys on 02 March 2017, 09:43:53 AM
The thing that always strikes me as distinctive about these East European buildings is the roof construction of long planks orientated down the roof. 

Is this just my perception, or is this an architectural style characteristic to the area (and/or period)?  :-\

Cheers,

Meirion
Title: Re: New Eastern Front buildings released!
Post by: O Dinas Powys on 02 March 2017, 09:45:06 AM
They are rather nice though, just have to see if there's room in my storage boxes for MORE Eastern Front buildings...  :-[  ;)
Title: Re: New Eastern Front buildings released!
Post by: old smokie on 02 March 2017, 09:59:25 AM
very nice  :-bd
Title: Re: New Eastern Front buildings released!
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 02 March 2017, 10:37:57 AM
Heretical question - are these done in 15mm ? 
Title: Re: New Eastern Front buildings released!
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 02 March 2017, 01:01:28 PM
Considering the amount of Eastern European immigrants into the US in the 1900s, I suspect the building style would commute too! ;)
Title: Re: New Eastern Front buildings released!
Post by: Leon on 02 March 2017, 02:14:49 PM
Quote from: fsn on 02 March 2017, 07:52:04 AM
Could these be used as ACW buildings?

I think they could although John at Ironclad would say otherwise!  He's working on some American buildings as well, hopefully in time for Salute.

Quote from: ianrs54 on 02 March 2017, 10:37:57 AM
Heretical question - are these done in 15mm ? 

Do you mean does Ironclad do them in 15mm as well?  I don't think so, but it could be something John might add in the future.  These could probably serve on a 15mm table as well though, in the same way some folks use 6mm buildings in 10mm games.
Title: Re: New Eastern Front buildings released!
Post by: holdfast on 12 August 2017, 03:04:09 PM
Shack un a son gout I suppose.
Title: Re: New Eastern Front buildings released!
Post by: d_Guy on 12 August 2017, 03:27:17 PM
Quote from: O Dinas Powys on 02 March 2017, 09:43:53 AM
The thing that always strikes me as distinctive about these East European buildings is the roof construction of long planks orientated down the roof. 

Is this just my perception, or is this an architectural style characteristic to the area (and/or period)?  :-

Cheers,

Meirion

Agree - While they would generally work for ACW the overlapped planking on the roof doesn't look right. The norm in this region (mid-Atlantic) seems to have been split shingles. "Tin" started being used at some point also. That said I have zero knowledge of architecture, just my casual observations.
Title: Re: New Eastern Front buildings released!
Post by: ronan on 12 August 2017, 04:38:30 PM
Quote from: holdfast on 12 August 2017, 03:04:09 PM
Shack un a son gout I suppose.

;D  =O
:-bd
Title: Re: New Eastern Front buildings released!
Post by: Leon on 12 August 2017, 05:11:09 PM
There's definitely something in the architecture, as I suggested to John at Ironclad that we could sell these for the ACW as well, and his swift reply was 'No you can't, the roofs aren't right!'   ;D
Title: Re: New Eastern Front buildings released!
Post by: Roy on 12 August 2017, 06:41:12 PM
Quote from: holdfast on 12 August 2017, 03:04:09 PM
Shack un a son gout I suppose.

nice pun  :-bd  :)
Title: Re: New Eastern Front buildings released!
Post by: Roy on 12 August 2017, 06:56:28 PM
The house's (main window's) glazing pane sizes are possibly incorrect for the type of buildings if used for the ACW, being the window panes are too long in length and few in number and more suited to C20th. At least I think so, but I'm no expert.

North American house roofing for the ACW / Old West period is normally depicted with the boarding running in a horizontal direction, as opposed the vertical of these examples. Or shown with shingle roofing, or tar boarded.

But I'm no expert.

And I'd happily use these for ACW.

Oh, and think these are brilliant and some of the best buildings Pendraken sell!