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There’s no problem, the pilori is next to the pond. The problem is where is the pissoir near the pub? However the pond would eliminate the need to queue up. But I guess the pilori would have a queue.

 

Do you know Ekis has to give the final approval on everything concerning the

Notre-Dame reconstruction. Everything must be perfect! So they’re choice was obvious!

Kurt

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Is that writing on the door?   I'm loving this build but doubt I'll give one a try as not enough hours in the day to do everything I want.

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

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@mtaylor In fact, there's something written on the door of the basic cardboard, but when I put the real door in place, there will be nothing... People in the 14th didn't know how to read very often! 😉

 

@Kurt Johnson

If I was responsible for the reconstruction of the roof of Notre Dame in Paris, I would certainly have asked for a sign of its evolution over time. All cathedrals have been able to evolve as they have been built over the course of several centuries...

I love historic monuments and restoration as they were in their time, remaining faithful to the methods and materials of their time.
But in the case of Notre Dame, the roof only dates from the 19th century, the spire was ornamental and very recent (only 1860). It did not date from the initial construction of the Middle Ages. We could have taken advantage of the fire to do something that shows a Notre Dame built between the 12th and 15th, and continue by showing the 21st ...
But the choice is to rebuild as it was restored in the 19th, I think it's a pity.
I would have preferred something like that with a glass roof that highlights the fabulous medieval architecture.

 

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Some pictures of the construction site with the (very small) assembly of the windows and bow-windows of the houses in the center.

 

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And an upgrade of the cloister with the improved well, but also the pediments enriched with a frieze of stones and tiles. The well of the village has also finally received the right rope and crank...

 

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lovely work, you give me so many ideas

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Fantastic village Ekis. I love it when you post those "eye level" shots looking down the street so to speak. It make it very easy to feel that one is actually walking the village streets in a time far past.

 

Would a village of this time period have had any kind of street lighting at night? Torches or something? Or would there just be the light from windows and such up and down the street.

Lou

 

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55 minutes ago, lmagna said:

Fantastic village Ekis. I love it when you post those "eye level" shots looking down the street so to speak. It make it very easy to feel that one is actually walking the village streets in a time far past.

 

Would a village of this time period have had any kind of street lighting at night? Torches or something? Or would there just be the light from windows and such up and down the street.

Lou  I would have thought they would have had those burners - didn't they use burning straw with pitch?

 

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No, in such a small village, at night, there was nothing at all... Except perhaps in those dangerous times when a handful of men could stand guard over the fortifications, or an inhabitant moving from one house to another with a torch or lantern.
But otherwise, no rather rare and expensive energy was spent to light a deserted village all night long! 😊

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Still can’t muster enough men to drag that Euro out of the village. Try some oxen. Do the town people revere it or fear it as a sign from heaven or supernatural sources. 
 
On a serious side things, are really progressing very well. The village seems like a fairly affluent one, what is its main source revenue? Are there a number of guilds there? I’m assuming that Euro belongs solely to the Seigneur.

 

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This Euro is THE resource! An almost religious relic ! 😂

Seriously, one can imagine that the harvests are excellent (as shown in the seed granary), or that some famous stonecutters live here, or that the clay quarries are abundant and sold at a good price... Or the nearby forests offer wood in abundance.
Or simply, the bishopric of the region considers this cloister to be religiously important because it has sheltered any Saint and makes it a place of pilgrimage!
In short, full of possibilities! 😁

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2 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

didn't they use burning straw with pitch?

I have no idea. Medieval times is not a knowledgeable era for me. Probably everything I know about the period came from Hollywood movies, and we all know how historically accurate they are. That was why I asked.

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

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1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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1 hour ago, lmagna said:

I have no idea. Medieval times is not a knowledgeable era for me. Probably everything I know about the period came from Hollywood movies, and we all know how historically accurate they are. That was why I asked.

Same as you Lou, I got  my idea  from the movies  - those swashbuckling  ones showing old castles with Errol Flyn sword fighting.

 

OC.

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

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coming along nicely!  the village really looks superb............simply awesome! :) 

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I didn't have much time this week to move forward on these houses, but the windows are made (bit difficult at this scale...) with doors, chimneys, and some weathering. I'm attacking the roofs!

 

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35 minutes ago, Ekis said:

I'm attacking the roofs!

With you on the roofs, they don't stand a chance!!!! Surrender is imminent!.... {chuckle}

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38 minutes ago, Kurt Johnson said:

Ekis, Close up photos are the bane of most modelers, you are the exception to that rule. It must be breath taking to see in real life. 
 

Kurt

 

I agree wholeheartedly.  The illusion of reality is preserved beautifully. Even up close. Well done. It's the mark of a true master of his art.

 

Regards,

Henry

 

Laissez le bon temps rouler ! 

 

 

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4 hours ago, Egilman said:

With you on the roofs, they don't stand a chance!!!! Surrender is imminent!.... {chuckle}

Gonna need a ladder.😁

 

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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

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You are doing  amazing work Ekis  - just mind blowing how  you achieve this level of artistry and detail.

 

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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

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lovely detail

 

what do you use for weathering, my go to Flory washes are not taking to the bricks or tiles 

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Thank you all for your answers and comments! 🤪

 

@Kevin I use all kinds of products such as diluted India Ink, diluted wood stain, but also products from AK interactive for wood aging (wash for wood), or different colors for mold or moss (Slimy Grime Light and dark) or rust.
In general, this is enough for weathering. But it still lacks the vegetation (grasses, mosses, soil, etc...) that will come afterwards on the whole.

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Ha, ha . Haven’t any of you figured Ekis out yet? He’s done post doctoral work in photo manipulation. Most of those photos are of the real reconstuction site with that Euro superimposed on them. He’s a sly fox for sure. Have you ever noticed that the Euro is always the same side up and oriented in the same direction?

 

Ekis, such a bad, bad boy and SO close to Christmas too!

 

Kurt

 

 

 

 

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