Old Collingwood Posted September 10, 2020 Share #361 Posted September 10, 2020 Excellent work, I hope I can do my La Haye Sainte farm as much credit as you are doing with this - "Superb Skills" OC. Egilman, Keith Black, Canute 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted September 10, 2020 Share #362 Posted September 10, 2020 I love watching a master at his craft.... (you sure you aren't a reincarnated Medieval stone mason?) chuckle.... popeye the sailor, Canute, lmagna 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" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnick Posted September 10, 2020 Share #363 Posted September 10, 2020 Congratulations Ekis you have just invented a time machine to go back to the middle ages!😀. Stunning work. Nick popeye the sailor, FriedClams, Old Collingwood and 8 others 11 Quote Le Mirage by fnick - Corel - 1:75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted September 11, 2020 Share #364 Posted September 11, 2020 look'in superb Ekis! the more you add, the more detailed it looks again, the melding of stone and wood is fantastic......gives it so much realism and visual appeal! great job ! FriedClams, Old Collingwood, Waitoa and 6 others 9 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekis Posted September 12, 2020 Author Share #365 Posted September 12, 2020 I resume the construction of the lord's house. 😃 And I started with the tower - keep - on which all the buildings are based. I added some openings and Romanesque arches. The top will also be modified... I also started with the half-timbering of the facade, starting with those above the lower door (the simplest ones). popeye the sailor, G.L., Egilman and 12 others 15 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Johnson Posted September 12, 2020 Share #366 Posted September 12, 2020 Ekis, Each building is better than the last one! The first one was pretty nice too. Kurt mtaylor, Egilman, Edwardkenway and 8 others 11 Quote Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted September 12, 2020 Share #367 Posted September 12, 2020 Very very nice work - more of an architectural builder than a model maker. OC. popeye the sailor, mtaylor, Canute 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted September 16, 2020 Share #368 Posted September 16, 2020 the keep looks very nice.....are you planning on opening the rest of the windows? the entire structure looks awesome lmagna, Keith Black, Waitoa and 6 others 9 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekis Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share #369 Posted September 16, 2020 Thanx all ! 😃 Quote are you planning on opening the rest of the windows? @popeye the sailor I don't understand what you mean by the rest of the windows? Maybe you're talking about the 2 series of 3 Roman arches that decorate 2 faces of the tower? If yes, then, no, they are not windows at all, but an architectural ornamentation typical of Romanesque art from the 11th to 14th centuries on important buildings. Something like in the attached pictures. 🏰 FriedClams, Javlin, Old Collingwood and 7 others 10 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekis Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share #370 Posted September 16, 2020 I take this opportunity to show the construction site still in progress of this tower and its evolutions with the ledges and the stone hoarding. fnick, Old Collingwood, G.L. and 13 others 16 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Johnson Posted September 17, 2020 Share #371 Posted September 17, 2020 Ekis, This must be a very satisfying journey, creating your village. You have really mastered this medium very well. It’s a pleasure to watch the progress, but it’s very hard to wait for the updates! The entire project has become a work of art. I have always loved dioramas ( which in a sense this is) because you have a much better connection to the subject than a stand alone model can bring. I can’t wait for the street level tour. Gotta get a GoPro. I would especially like to see the village during Advent or Christmastime. Being a creator comes with certain responsibilities, it’s not all fun and games! Kurt Edwardkenway, Waitoa, mtaylor and 9 others 12 Quote Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekis Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share #372 Posted September 17, 2020 😂🤣 Thanks Kurt! But I think you are very optimistic... Christmas seems to me very close to end! 😁 Keith Black, Canute, lmagna and 7 others 10 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Johnson Posted September 17, 2020 Share #373 Posted September 17, 2020 Ekis, Just teasing. The journey is still a pleasant one. Just don’t get the idea that you can slack off! For me history is not about dates and facts, but what an individual actually experienced at the time, comparing that with what I have experienced. In the end it’s much more the same than not. So get busy, and bring us to the next chapter. Remember you have a responsibility. 😁😁 Kurt Canute, Waitoa, Egilman and 8 others 11 Quote Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekis Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share #374 Posted September 21, 2020 Continuation and end of this tower before moving on to the rest of the building. Of course there are still the tiles on top, but I will make all the roofs of this dwelling at the same time popeye the sailor, Egilman, Waitoa and 18 others 21 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitoa Posted September 21, 2020 Share #375 Posted September 21, 2020 Very cool, looks like a photo rather than a model. Was thinking of something similar and have seen images of the square tower at Castle Foix. Was this the inspiration? Canute, popeye the sailor, Egilman and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekis Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share #376 Posted September 21, 2020 Thank you! ☺️ I would be lying if I told you that the castle of Foix is the model! No, actually, I have dozens of dungeon photos, but also the reading of the Dictionnaire raisonné de l’architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle, plus my personal culture that inspired this tower. I wanted a real medieval tower with a wooden marquee, stone hoarding, decoration in the style of Romanesque art. In short, it's a mix... FriedClams, mtaylor, Egilman and 8 others 11 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted September 22, 2020 Share #377 Posted September 22, 2020 Sweet work Ekis - very nice progress. Gary Waitoa, mtaylor, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote Current Build Pelican Eastern-Rig Dragger Completed Scratch Builds Rangeley Guide Boat New England Stonington Dragger 1940 Auto Repair Shop Mack FK Shadowbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Johnson Posted September 22, 2020 Share #378 Posted September 22, 2020 Ekis, A very interesting building and well done. Kurt Ekis, Canute, mtaylor and 4 others 6 1 Quote Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted September 23, 2020 Share #379 Posted September 23, 2020 you've really embraced this project.......it shows greatly in your progress the tower is a work of art! love the wood accents. Egilman, Old Collingwood, FriedClams and 5 others 7 1 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekis Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share #380 Posted September 27, 2020 Now that the tower of the lord's house has been completed, I'm taking care of the two main buildings. 😉 First of all, I'm making the exterior side of the building out of dressed stone. A detail for the moment: For the facade on the village side, I'm putting back the scheme I've decided on: And here are 2 parts made of these facades (it's long and quite precise to make...) : Egilman, gjdale, lmagna and 13 others 16 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted September 27, 2020 Share #381 Posted September 27, 2020 Wow, the wood work makes the house visually an attention grabber. FriedClams, Egilman, Edwardkenway and 5 others 7 1 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted September 28, 2020 Share #382 Posted September 28, 2020 Masterful work there. Tres bien! Egilman, lmagna, mtaylor and 4 others 6 1 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Johnson Posted September 28, 2020 Share #383 Posted September 28, 2020 I like the glass effect. Kurt popeye the sailor, mtaylor, Egilman and 5 others 7 1 Quote Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted September 29, 2020 Share #384 Posted September 29, 2020 Nice work on the Main entrance and the Dressage entrance, can't wait to see what you do with the servants entrance and gallery........ A right proud manor house I would say... Ekis, Edwardkenway, Waitoa and 5 others 7 1 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" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javlin Posted September 30, 2020 Share #385 Posted September 30, 2020 everything has already been said mtaylor, popeye the sailor, Waitoa and 6 others 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted October 1, 2020 Share #386 Posted October 1, 2020 gonna look awesome when you pull it all together nice! Egilman, Old Collingwood, Ekis and 4 others 6 1 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekis Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share #387 Posted October 7, 2020 Continuation of this dwelling. I spent little time on the construction, but I still made progress on the stone part of the complex. The façades are important for the design, but I haven't forgotten that everything else on the other 3 sides of each building body is also to be built . And then, I made a little evolution of the project by adding a house on the left, next to the dwelling. I also adjusted the roofs (not glued) or recreated certain parts to make the whole thing coherent. The next step was to make all the façades with wood sides, and above all to create the outside covered staircase. And that is not easy at all... I put all the chronological images of the building site, even if some are a bit repetitive! 😁 mtaylor, lmagna, marktiedens and 15 others 18 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Johnson Posted October 7, 2020 Share #388 Posted October 7, 2020 Ekis, Very, very nice. I can see where the staircase is going to take some work to build. But of course you’ve hired all the very best artisans from near and far to construct a house befitting a lord. Do you have any plans of giving the stone work some sort of subtle tonal washes to accent the various structural features when it’s completed? Kurt Waitoa, lmagna, Ekis and 5 others 7 1 Quote Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekis Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share #389 Posted October 7, 2020 Thanx Kurt 😉 Yes, of course, there will be an ageing of the whole when all is finished. It serves to bring out the reliefs, to give a bit of life and also to bring out the materials used. Canute, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitoa Posted October 7, 2020 Share #390 Posted October 7, 2020 This just gets better and better, will continue to enjoy and learn as much as possible as again very cool lmagna, Old Collingwood, FriedClams and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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