Ashley's been continuing to rescale some of our MDF buildings for 10mm and this week he's finished off the Afghan/North African group, so these are now available!
Red Vectors
10mm Afghan/African - https://www.pendraken.co.uk/afghanafrican-1073-c.asp
RED-10A-01 10mm Afghan/African buildings (x4) £10.00
RED-10A-02 10mm Afghan/African buildings (x2) £8.00
RED-10A-03 10mm Afghan/African market stalls (x8) £2.00
(https://39.cdn.ekm.net/ekmps/shops/89204c/images/-n-red-10a-01-n-afghan-african-buildings-x-4-6838-p.jpg)
(https://39.cdn.ekm.net/ekmps/shops/89204c/images/-n-red-10a-02-n-afghan-african-buildings-x-2-6839-1-p.jpg)
(https://39.cdn.ekm.net/ekmps/shops/89204c/images/-n-red-10a-03-n-afghan-african-market-stalls-x8--6840-1-p.jpg)
Next up will be some Fantasy ruins and we might adjust them slightly to make them suit WWII as well.
Oh these are going on my wish list!
:D
Dammit! I've accidentally placed an order.
Must be this new website. :^o
Those are great Leon!!!
Superb.
Those might well end up in my next order too!
I do like the two colonial style ones!
I've already got a pile of resin desert buildings but those would fit alongside nicely for use in later periods
Quote from: fsn on 30 August 2021, 07:18:28 PM
Oh these are going on my wish list!
:D
Quote from: fsn on 30 August 2021, 07:21:00 PM
Dammit! I've accidentally placed an order.
Must be this new website. :^o
Nearly 3 minutes, your resistance is growing Nobby :d
Are there plans to further rescale to 6mm?
They look a bit fab.
I recall a discussion with Leon yonks ago about using 2mm mdf for 10mm buildings and whether it would work or not, scaling down from other scales.
Obviously does work, and some money accidentally fell off my card into Leon's wallet....
Thanks for the orders, we'll get these ready and straight out for you!
Quote from: sultanbev on 30 August 2021, 11:48:32 PM
I recall a discussion with Leon yonks ago about using 2mm mdf for 10mm buildings and whether it would work or not, scaling down from other scales.
Obviously does work, and some money accidentally fell off my card into Leon's wallet....
It's taken a few tests but we're getting there with it! It's the thickness of the material that can cause some problems with the aesthetic of the building, so we're trying to hide the joints as brickwork, or blend them into the roof tiles, that kind of thing. It doesn't always work but I'm pretty happy with them so far.
Quote from: Scorpio_Rocks on 30 August 2021, 10:31:27 PM
Are there plans to further rescale to 6mm?
No plans at the moment, for the same reasons as above, it's becomes more difficult to make the building 'work' visually as we get down in scales. Blocky buildings like these might not be too bad but things with pitched roofs or raised door/window detailing start to suffer from the material thickness getting in the way.
Oh bloody hell, that's something I actively need - are you trying to bankrupt me?!
Any chance of 6 and 15mm ?
Interesting . . .
How tall are the single-storey buildings (bottom two, 1st picture)? And the height of the doorways, please?
Quote from: Raider4 on 31 August 2021, 07:46:13 AM
Interesting . . .
How tall are the single-storey buildings (bottom two, 1st picture)? And the height of the doorways, please?
Don't know about doors but heights are on the website product listing, as are L*W dimensions :)
Quote from: toxicpixie on 31 August 2021, 08:57:04 AM
Don't know about doors but heights are on the website product listing, as are L*W dimensions :)
Ta. Didn't see that there.
Quote from: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 31 August 2021, 06:57:02 AM
Any chance of 6 and 15mm ?
I think Red Vectors have something similar in 15mm already.
I've been struggling for Indian Buildings, and think the 2 larger African/Afghan buildings will do the trick nicely.
Quote from: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 31 August 2021, 06:57:02 AM
Any chance of 6 and 15mm ?
As mentioned above, 6mm is tricky as the thickness of the MDF starts to affect the design of the building. The 15mm ones are already on the site here: https://www.pendraken.co.uk/afghanafrican-955-c.asp
Quote from: Raider4 on 31 August 2021, 07:46:13 AM
Interesting . . .
How tall are the single-storey buildings (bottom two, 1st picture)? And the height of the doorways, please?
The doors are around 12mm height so a 10mm figure on a base would need to duck his head slightly...!
Point about MDF thickness in 6 is taken...
Good luck with these, I really mean it.
But . . .
Honestly, these are just about the easiest things you can make yourself. Here's mine, after a couple of leisurely evenings work. Made out of cereal packet cardboard, and following Matakishi's (https://www.matakishi.net/afghan-buildings.html) ideas.
Easy to say but you should see the horror that is my crafting :D
Quote from: toxicpixie on 08 September 2021, 09:16:05 AM
Easy to say but you should see the horror that is my crafting :D
LOL. That's why I cut on a 4mm grid. All the angles are at 90°, and measuring is so simple.
And obviously, the excellent larger buildings will involve a
lot more work.
My cutting mat is buried under my laptop, and my time for proper prep is nonexistant so it's bodge and go :D