Ekis Posted June 28, 2020 Author #271 Posted June 28, 2020 14 hours ago, Kurt Johnson said: What is the purpose of the holes in the side walls? The granaries were often used to dry some seeds (nuts, chestnuts, cereals, etc...). The holes are there to ventilate and remove some moisture. But these windows were also used to bring in a little daylight if the attic was inhabited. One can also imagine that it was a kind of personal pigeon loft. The pigeon was particularly popular at that time. 14 hours ago, popeye2sea said: Will there be a balcony in front to get access to the pie cooling rack? No, no balcony.But a baker's shovel coming and certainly a ladder as well. A second ladder will be in place to climb up the back wall. For once, I used this authentic 14th century house as a model. Old Collingwood, Edwardkenway, druxey and 6 others 9 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
Ekis Posted June 28, 2020 Author #272 Posted June 28, 2020 A little extra at the end of the day! 😉 mtaylor, Edwardkenway, Jack12477 and 13 others 16 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
Louie da fly Posted June 29, 2020 #273 Posted June 29, 2020 That's very good, Ekis. Am I right in thinking this building backs onto the external curtain wall? Otherwise I don't know why there'd be a fortified tower to protect the bakery - unless from the villagers! Canute, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 6 others 9 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht
Ekis Posted June 29, 2020 Author #274 Posted June 29, 2020 Thanx Steven ! You're absolutely right, indeed. This building does incorporate part of the exterior wall. I'll take a picture of its location to show you. Actually, this oven is between the half-timbered house and the watchtower. By the way, the walkway with the tower has since been covered to become a sheltered gallery. ☺️ Edwardkenway, mtaylor, lmagna and 7 others 10 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
Waitoa Posted June 29, 2020 #275 Posted June 29, 2020 Hi, What you are doing with this kit is a joy to watch. I have a slightly battered version of this model that I need to dust off and complete but very jealous as I can get nowhere near the quality of your build. Rgds Waitoa Keith Black, druxey, Old Collingwood and 5 others 8 Quote
Ekis Posted June 29, 2020 Author #276 Posted June 29, 2020 Thanx Waitoa ! ☺️ Would you like to show us what your village looks like? Old Collingwood, lmagna, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
Egilman Posted June 29, 2020 #277 Posted June 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Waitoa said: Hi, What you are doing with this kit is a joy to watch. I have a slightly battered version of this model that I need to dust off and complete but very jealous as I can get nowhere near the quality of your build. Rgds Waitoa 2 hours ago, Ekis said: Thanx Waitoa ! ☺️ Would you like to show us what your village looks like? YEA YEA YEA PLEASE!!!!! We need to expand the Miniature Masons Guild, sign up some apprentices and start training..... +100 votes for this.... we need more..... (with the way the world is going we may need the knowledge in the real context in the very near future) popeye the sailor, Canute, druxey and 6 others 9 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow"
Edwardkenway Posted June 29, 2020 #278 Posted June 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Ekis sai 1 hour ago, Egilman said: YEA YEA YEA PLEASE!!!!! We need to expand the Miniature Masons Guild, sign up some apprentices and start training..... +100 votes for this.... we need more..... (with the way the world is going we may need the knowledge in the real context in the very near future) I'll put my vote in, be good to see another village/town Canute, mtaylor, Ekis and 5 others 8 Quote Current builds; Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25 - on hold HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 Completed: HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64 - FINISHED Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - FINISHED Providence whaleboat- 1:25 - FINISHED Non ship: SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED
Waitoa Posted June 30, 2020 #279 Posted June 30, 2020 Hi, As long as you don’t laugh too much. Only started on the Church and has gotten a bit battered as my hobby area has moved around the house. On YouTube there is a guy Medieval Modeller that is building a number of similar kits which is worth checking out. Waitoa yvesvidal, mtaylor, lmagna and 8 others 11 Quote
Ekis Posted June 30, 2020 Author #280 Posted June 30, 2020 Thanx Waitoa ! Are you gonna keep this up for a while? I'm familiar with this modeler's videos. He builds these kits very rigorously, but without any updates at all. Keith Black, Canute, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
Waitoa Posted June 30, 2020 #281 Posted June 30, 2020 Well being in lockdown is providing some motivation, the intention is to keep building and ordered some terracotta bricks from a company called Juweela to add some layers for contrast. More Roman than Medieval but hopefully will provide some more inspiration. Keith Black, lmagna, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote
mtaylor Posted June 30, 2020 #282 Posted June 30, 2020 Waitoa, I suggest starting your own log on this project. Edwardkenway, popeye the sailor, Ekis and 5 others 8 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
popeye the sailor Posted July 3, 2020 #283 Posted July 3, 2020 very nice progress Ekis.......the bakery looks super! add a vote for me too.....this form of modeling in very interesting. Old Collingwood, lmagna, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch
Louie da fly Posted July 5, 2020 #284 Posted July 5, 2020 Waitoa, not laughing at all. Impressed, actually. And I second the idea that you should start a build log. Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor, lmagna and 6 others 9 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht
Ekis Posted July 6, 2020 Author #285 Posted July 6, 2020 I haven't finished the roof of the village's communal oven yet. I had very little time these last few days to model... But I devoted myself to one little thing anyway to complete the main constructions: a wall separating the village from the cloister. It was out of the question to let the villagers and other visitors see the inside of the monastic part, contrary to the assembly of the basic kit. So a separation was almost obligatory! I added a well leaning against the wall and a drinking trough for the herds and/or the animals in the market place. The layout of this well is inspired by a real site. 😉 druxey, Keith Black, FriedClams and 17 others 20 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
Kurt Johnson Posted July 6, 2020 #286 Posted July 6, 2020 Ekis, Take your time, it’s worth the wait on our part. The well, trough is a nice combination. I like that everything isn’t perpendicular. Much more natural looking. Any other specialty buildings that will be needed. Blacksmith’s maybe. Tavern? Kurt Ekis, Keith Black, Old Collingwood and 8 others 11 Quote Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
Ekis Posted July 6, 2020 Author #287 Posted July 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, Kurt Johnson said: Blacksmith’s maybe. Tavern? Perhaps, my friend, perhaps... 😁 Canute, Egilman, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
Old Collingwood Posted July 6, 2020 #288 Posted July 6, 2020 This has so inspired me with my Waterloo dio I hope to start around christmas time, superb building skills. OC. popeye the sailor, Egilman, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
mtaylor Posted July 7, 2020 #289 Posted July 7, 2020 And so it grows.... I love following this log. Ekis, lmagna, Edwardkenway and 6 others 9 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
Ekis Posted July 9, 2020 Author #290 Posted July 9, 2020 It's done: the village's communal oven is finished. I like the result, there are practically no right angles, an infernal roof, woods that seem already worn out. 😁 I show some views of the village as it is today, and especially the 3 separate parts (and my glasses for the scale of the whole...) to understand the final cut. Jack12477, Canute, GrandpaPhil and 19 others 22 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
Egilman Posted July 9, 2020 #291 Posted July 9, 2020 13 minutes ago, Ekis said: ...some views of the village as it is today, and especially the 3 separate parts (and my glasses for the scale of the whole...) to understand the final cut. Impressive... Very impressive.... popeye the sailor, Edwardkenway, druxey and 6 others 9 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow"
Old Collingwood Posted July 9, 2020 #292 Posted July 9, 2020 Amazing detail - very very nice and just look at the scale 😲 OC. Ekis, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 6 others 9 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
Kurt Johnson Posted July 10, 2020 #293 Posted July 10, 2020 Ekis, The oven takes the prize so far for the most interesting building. The street level views really look great. So what is next to do? Are you bouncing around to different parts of the village to keep things “fresh”, or do you have a planned sequence? Have you surprised yourself yet by going in a completely different way than you had envisioned things? It sure looks like fun. Kurt Keith Black, druxey, Edwardkenway and 7 others 10 Quote Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
druxey Posted July 10, 2020 #294 Posted July 10, 2020 Not so much a village as a small garrison town! Looks terrific, especially when we see the scale relative to your glasses. Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor, lmagna and 6 others 9 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
mtaylor Posted July 10, 2020 #295 Posted July 10, 2020 I honestly thought it was bigger... until I saw the glasses. Holy cow. It's even more incredible. Canute, Ekis, Egilman and 5 others 8 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
Louie da fly Posted July 10, 2020 #296 Posted July 10, 2020 Beautiful work, Ekis. I know this is a ship modelling forum, but your work is fantastic. And there seems to be a small but growing group of members coming up with architectural builds in the "Non-ship builds" section. Keith Black, popeye the sailor, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht
lmagna Posted July 10, 2020 #297 Posted July 10, 2020 I have been mesmerized by this build from the first picture Ekis. Now that you show the scale it is even more astonishing. When yo put the camera down at street level I feel I am really there walking the streets myself. Truly astonishing. It seems the town additions are constantly evolving and your speed is astonishing. Would you take on the job of our city mayor? We have had several upgrade projects in my town for the entire year so far. Even with the lightened traffic and lack of other distractions this year, the new construction still progresses at a snails pace making the city sometimes almost impossible to navigate. We need someone like you who has a vision and knows how to get it done! Old Collingwood, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 4 others 7 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey
fnick Posted July 10, 2020 #298 Posted July 10, 2020 Those street level shots make you feel like you are actually walking through a medieval town...😮👏👏 Nick Old Collingwood, Ekis, Egilman and 4 others 7 Quote Le Mirage by fnick - Corel - 1:75
Ekis Posted July 10, 2020 Author #299 Posted July 10, 2020 9 hours ago, Kurt Johnson said: So what is next to do? Are you bouncing around to different parts of the village to keep things “fresh”, or do you have a planned sequence? Have you surprised yourself yet by going in a completely different way than you had envisioned things? It sure looks like fun. Many thanks to all of you for your comments and follow-up! 😁 @Kurt, the next building will be the Lord's House with its 2 bodies and tower. In fact, I need to build it in order to know where I will be with my stone stock and to consider other things afterwards... And to answer you, I don't have a precise planning, I do what I enjoy the most or change a little of what I have just finished... For example, I made this oven without having planned it at the beginning, but I found it interesting and different to show this type of construction... For the next part (after the Lord's House), everything is possible, and I still have a lot of ideas... popeye the sailor, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
Kurt Johnson Posted July 10, 2020 #300 Posted July 10, 2020 Does the lord have a good reputation and loved by all, or is he one with a more typical type? Kurt Keith Black, Old Collingwood, Egilman and 4 others 7 Quote Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
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