popeye the sailor Posted October 28, 2020 Share #421 Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) superb progress since I last looked in the lord's house is very well done.......the detail you're putting into it really shows! to see the village in its entirety is awesome.......seamless when it's all put together. being one that has seen your work from the start, I can see your evolution as well you've come a long way my friend! Edited October 28, 2020 by popeye the sailor mtaylor, Old Collingwood, Canute and 6 others 8 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 28, 2020 Author Share #422 Posted October 28, 2020 @popeye the sailor Thanx sincerely for your comment and the follow-up of this never-ending project ! 😎 Old Collingwood, FriedClams, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted October 30, 2020 Share #423 Posted October 30, 2020 Wonderful work Ekis! You seem to be ever raising the bar on your own work. Each new post is more detailed and more perfectly executed than the last. Nice. Gary popeye the sailor, Ekis, Canute and 3 others 5 1 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...
Old Collingwood Posted October 30, 2020 Share #424 Posted October 30, 2020 2 hours ago, FriedClams said: Wonderful work Ekis! You seem to be ever raising the bar on your own work. Each new post is more detailed and more perfectly executed than the last. Nice. Gary I was going to say a similar things - each stage you move through - the more impressive it becomes - changing from a model into a scale scene. OC. Canute, popeye the sailor, Egilman and 4 others 6 1 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...
Ekis Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share #425 Posted October 30, 2020 Thank you both very much! I do my best! 😊 mtaylor, popeye the sailor, Egilman and 4 others 7 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekis Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share #426 Posted November 1, 2020 The roofs are advancing, but while waiting to be finished, a series of intermediate photos with aging already well underway and 2 courtyards on the right to properly insert the building in the village. 😁 marktiedens, GrandpaPhil, Egilman and 14 others 16 1 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Johnson Posted November 1, 2020 Share #427 Posted November 1, 2020 Ekis, The lord only has a two car garage? Really nice. Kurt Waitoa, lmagna, Egilman and 5 others 8 Quote Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekis Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share #428 Posted November 1, 2020 Thx Kurt ! 😉 In fact, the local lord has no garage at all... 😁 The passage on the left will surely serve as a wood cutting workshop for the village, in addition to being a back yard for access to the fortified tower. The one on the right is on the side of the grain barn, and should accommodate a manger or something, I don't know yet. Finally, there will certainly be a fence between the two arches to park the animals. Canute, Waitoa, FriedClams and 7 others 10 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted November 1, 2020 Share #429 Posted November 1, 2020 Amazing work - Top Notch craftsmanship. OC. mtaylor, Edwardkenway, Egilman and 4 others 7 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...
Canute Posted November 2, 2020 Share #430 Posted November 2, 2020 Nice work with your camera. Almost feel like I was walking around the structures. Beautiful work. Ekis, lmagna, mtaylor and 5 others 7 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...
fnick Posted November 2, 2020 Share #431 Posted November 2, 2020 Stunning. Are you planning to take this masterpiece outside for some outdoor shots? Nick Ekis, Canute, Old Collingwood and 3 others 5 1 Quote Le Mirage by fnick - Corel - 1:75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekis Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share #432 Posted November 2, 2020 (edited) Thanx guys ! 😉 I'll make better pictures on a neutral background when all the roofs are finished, as I did for the other buildings. Edited November 2, 2020 by Ekis Egilman, lmagna, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekis Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share #433 Posted November 3, 2020 That's it, it's done: the Manor is finished! A last series of photos (probably duplicates of the last publication, but too bad!) on this building that took me a lot of time... 😁 The continuation: the houses in the center of the village! 😉 Edwardkenway, popeye the sailor, WalrusGuy and 19 others 21 1 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardkenway Posted November 3, 2020 Share #434 Posted November 3, 2020 An absolutely stunning building, your designs are amazing! The whole village is just so lifelike. Excellent work 😁 mtaylor, Rik Thistle, Old Collingwood and 6 others 8 1 Quote Current builds; Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25 Providence whaleboat- 1:25 HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 Completed: HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64- finished Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - finished Non ship: SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted November 3, 2020 Share #435 Posted November 3, 2020 That is one heck of a vision my friend.... And excellent execution of such.... An artist at work..... Well done, I'll bet the finished item it going to be even more spectacular.... lmagna, Waitoa, Ekis 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...
Waitoa Posted November 3, 2020 Share #436 Posted November 3, 2020 This is really a demonstration of amazing vision and skills popeye the sailor, lmagna, Egilman and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted November 3, 2020 Share #437 Posted November 3, 2020 It seems that every time I think you must have reached the pinnacle of your abilities, you reach a new plateau! Your work is truly amazing and spellbinding. I would love to be able to walk those streets in person and experience the magic firsthand. As a side note of curiosity, do you have any idea just how much the village at this point weighs? It must be considerable. Egilman, Old Collingwood, Canute and 4 others 6 1 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekis Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share #438 Posted November 3, 2020 Thanx all !! 😃 @lmagna I don't know the weight of the set with the bases that are not yet worked with the cutouts, the feet underneath to equalize the 3 bases ... But since several people on the forums asked me the question, I just weighed this building, the Mansion, alone: it's about one kilo! 🤪 Edwardkenway, Canute, lmagna and 4 others 7 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnick Posted November 3, 2020 Share #439 Posted November 3, 2020 Wow that is beyond words! Bravo. I would however like to claim 0.0001% of the plaudits as I did egg you on to stick to your plan!😋😉 Nick Canute, Egilman, lmagna and 5 others 7 1 Quote Le Mirage by fnick - Corel - 1:75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack12477 Posted November 3, 2020 Share #440 Posted November 3, 2020 Outstanding ! Beautiful house and village ! Well done . Canute, popeye the sailor, Egilman and 6 others 8 1 Quote Jack "No one is as smart as all of us" - Is ón cheann a thagann an cheird The craft comes from the head --------------------------------------------- Current build: US Constellation Non-ship builds: USCG UH-65A Dolphin M16 Multi-gun motor carriage diorama M4A3 Sherman Tanks dioramas 1936-1939 Mercedes Benz 540K 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II JSDF Light Armor Vehicle Figures: The Last Bridge: Raider Reaper Edge of Universe: Ianis The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart Completed build log(s): 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne, Willie L Bennett 1888 50 ft Gaff-rigged Ice Yacht Scratch Build The Sullivans (DD 537) Liberty Ship SS John W Brown USS England (DE 635), Artesania Latina Titanic Lifeboat Gallery: Swift , Armed Virginia Sloop, Santisima Trinidad Captain's Launch , 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne Other: Rhinebeck Aerodrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye2sea Posted November 3, 2020 Share #441 Posted November 3, 2020 I am particularly impressed by the look of the window glass. Another fine job. Regards, Old Collingwood, Canute, lmagna and 5 others 7 1 Quote Henry Laissez le bon temps rouler ! Current Build: Le Soleil Royal Completed Build: Amerigo Vespucci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Johnson Posted November 4, 2020 Share #442 Posted November 4, 2020 Wonderful!! Kurt mtaylor, Edwardkenway, lmagna and 5 others 7 1 Quote Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted November 4, 2020 Share #443 Posted November 4, 2020 just when you think you can't outdo yourself! it's a work of art........ you have clearly defined yourself as the 'go to' person in this type of medium lmagna, Old Collingwood, Canute 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 November 11, 2020 Author Share #444 Posted November 11, 2020 Still under construction with the houses in the center of the village... And more particularly the first one, near the fortified gate, adjoining the next house. Maybe an inn, I do not know yet... In any case, with rougher half-timbering than the mansion, walls with angles that are anything but straight, a stair tower and its separate roof, etc... 😊 G.L., fnick, gjdale and 15 others 18 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted November 11, 2020 Share #445 Posted November 11, 2020 Amazing work - truly wonderful work. OC. Canute, Egilman, mtaylor and 3 others 5 1 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...
Kurt Johnson Posted November 11, 2020 Share #446 Posted November 11, 2020 Ekis, Truly amazing. You keep out doing yourself every single time! How many years would you guess it would have taken for the village to get to stage it is presently at? Also will any of the village extend outside of the wall? Kurt Old Collingwood, mtaylor, lmagna and 4 others 6 1 Quote Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekis Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share #447 Posted November 11, 2020 53 minutes ago, Kurt Johnson said: How many years would you guess it would have taken for the village to get to stage it is presently at? Thank you Kurt! To answer, I'm missing some information about the number of possible inhabitants (I didn't really count). But we can think that the church was the first construction, then surely the brick house (it looks like a farm), and then the cloister and all the rest... According to the way I built this village (which actually corresponds to my own skills, more advanced today than at the beginning...), I would say that this village was built over about fifty years, very slowly, according to the religious needs at the beginning, then the attachment to a small lord afterwards with his sharecroppers and other craftsmen... Quote Also will any of the village extend outside of the wall? I don't know yet... Maybe one day with a windmill (made of wood in the 14th century), a wash-house, and then a port on a river with a cog being loaded... We'll see ! 😁 Old Collingwood, Canute, Edwardkenway and 4 others 7 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Johnson Posted November 11, 2020 Share #448 Posted November 11, 2020 Ekis, A windmill would be so cool. You can always build it as a stand alone and in a larger scale too. Please don’t look to any of us to help curb your addiction. We’re only going to feed it.😁 Maybe you can keep going and compete with Denmark’s Legoland as a tourist attraction. If I ever get to France, I’d definitely come to see it! Kurt Ekis, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 5 others 7 1 Quote Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted November 12, 2020 Share #449 Posted November 12, 2020 well.........your running out of room you may have to annex beautiful workmanship ! mtaylor, Canute, lmagna and 2 others 4 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 November 12, 2020 Author Share #450 Posted November 12, 2020 The mill might look something like this picture. The wings being made of wood completely: the fabric was too precious to be used in the 14th century. It would be a pleasure for Kurt to see the village, but for the moment it is only visible in my studio. And there are no plans to have a public place of exhibition... 😉 lmagna, popeye the sailor, Edwardkenway and 2 others 5 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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