mtaylor Posted February 22, 2020 #61 Posted February 22, 2020 Looks great, Ekis. I can almost hear the vespers of the inhabitants. lmagna, Ekis, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 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)
Javlin Posted February 22, 2020 #62 Posted February 22, 2020 15 hours ago, Ekis said: In fact, I'm not trying to be ultra-realistic (the materials don't really allow it), but just to do something coherent. Oh it looks that way most excellent work now this pic you took gave me a quick illusion of Steps on the first glance. are you thinking what I am thinking? Ekis, GrandpaPhil, lmagna and 5 others 8
Ekis Posted February 22, 2020 Author #63 Posted February 22, 2020 Thanks for all comment and follow ! The final plan is evolutionary, I just planned to add houses to make a small street ... Here's a quick sketch that I use as a basis: popeye the sailor, yvesvidal, Edwardkenway and 6 others 9 Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
Kurt Johnson Posted February 22, 2020 #64 Posted February 22, 2020 Ekis, What is the overall size of the village going to be? Kurt popeye the sailor, Canute, Ekis and 1 other 4 Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
yvesvidal Posted February 22, 2020 #65 Posted February 22, 2020 This will be giant and very heavy.....Excellent idea to cut it in three modules. Yves lmagna, popeye the sailor, Canute and 2 others 5
Ekis Posted February 23, 2020 Author #66 Posted February 23, 2020 Yes, I've been thinking about how to move it and how to display it eventually. It will be made of 3 modules on bases that can be assembled like a puzzle. The 1st block is the current Church/cloister. The 2nd one will be Rural House/Lord's Lodge. The Third Fortified Gate/ Watchtower. Each piece will be about 30x50cm with a maximum height of 30cm and can be stored on a shelf without any problem. ☺️ mtaylor, popeye the sailor, yvesvidal and 2 others 5 Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
Ekis Posted February 25, 2020 Author #67 Posted February 25, 2020 While the roofing continues... I did 2 or 3 things: the descent to the crypt (to be inlaid in the support block to come), the installation of the local sanctified monk, the central well and a basin surely recovered from a nearby Roman ruin... popeye the sailor, RichardG, FriedClams and 14 others 17 Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
Kurt Johnson Posted February 25, 2020 #68 Posted February 25, 2020 So what is the name of the village? Kurt Ekis, Canute, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
Ekis Posted February 25, 2020 Author #69 Posted February 25, 2020 I don't know, I have to come up with a very medieval French name... I'll find it. 😁 mtaylor, Canute, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
yvesvidal Posted February 25, 2020 #70 Posted February 25, 2020 May I suggest a few: St Antoine l’Abbaye Saint martin Villefranche Villeneuve there are so many places in France... Yves popeye the sailor, Ekis, Canute and 1 other 4
popeye the sailor Posted February 26, 2020 #71 Posted February 26, 2020 so your going to need to cut a square hole in the diorama floor to set the crypt in place...is that the plan for it? your new add ons look really good...did you make the well from scratch? mtaylor, Jack12477, lmagna and 3 others 6 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
Ekis Posted February 26, 2020 Author #72 Posted February 26, 2020 7 hours ago, popeye the sailor said: so your going to need to cut a square hole in the diorama floor to set the crypt in place...is that the plan for it? your new add ons look really good...did you make the well from scratch? No, there's only the descent to the crypt... All the items shown above are scratch, indeed.☺️ popeye the sailor, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
Ekis Posted February 28, 2020 Author #73 Posted February 28, 2020 Here's the project just laid out to get an idea of the work to follow. I had to do a quick assembly of the cardboard structures (they're just taped, they need to be reinforced from the inside, more framework) to see where they'll be placed. Of course, the cardboard models have already been modified for some and not yet for others. Corrections are necessary. Also missing is the open hall, which will be a wooden frame with a tiled roof. And all kinds of small annex buildings, accessories, etc... Beef Wellington, popeye the sailor, Jack12477 and 16 others 19 Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
Edwardkenway Posted February 28, 2020 #74 Posted February 28, 2020 It's going to look awesome when it is finished!!!!, I shall keep my eye on it with enjoyment and interest!! Canute, popeye the sailor, Ekis and 1 other 4 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
popeye the sailor Posted February 29, 2020 #75 Posted February 29, 2020 this give me an idea of how your going to incorporate the crypt.......now I see where your going with this! it's impressive.........lots to do there Canute, Ekis, mtaylor and 1 other 4 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
Ekis Posted March 2, 2020 Author #76 Posted March 2, 2020 Ok, I've reinforced all the cardboard bases of the other buildings coming up. I took the opportunity to rectify the angle and size of some roofs to be consistent with the church/cloister (rather from the south). The 3 small houses planned in the center of the village had roofs that were squarely cartoon ... mtaylor, GrandpaPhil, modeller_masa and 8 others 11 Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
Kurt Johnson Posted March 2, 2020 #77 Posted March 2, 2020 Ekis, You’re making great progress. I can’t wait for the fortified gate! Kurt mtaylor, popeye the sailor, Canute and 1 other 4 Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
Ekis Posted March 3, 2020 Author #78 Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) A few more pictures: The statue of the cloister, formerly in bronze (and therefore anachronistic for a village), has regained a stone aspect (with a mixture of diluted glue and stone dust). The zoom doesn't forgive anything ! And other views of the final project: The brown squares are additions to small buildings, halls and central houses. Still a lot of stones and tiles to lay to have a real 14th century fortified town. Edited March 5, 2020 by Ekis Edwardkenway, Jack12477, Canute and 11 others 14 Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
Kevin Posted March 3, 2020 #79 Posted March 3, 2020 if someone told me tomorrow, no more ship building ever, then this is what i would love to do lovely project Canute, mtaylor, Ekis and 3 others 6 Its all part of Kev's journey, bit like going to the dark side, but with the lights on All the best Kevin SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On the build table HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023 On hold MHS Britannic by Kevin SD 14 - Marcle Models - 1/70 - March 2022 - Bluebell - Flower Class - Revel - 1/72 U552 German U Boat - Trumpeter - 1/48 Amerigo Vespucci 1/84 - Panart- HMS Enterprise -CAF - 1/48 Finished Belle Poule 1834 by Kevin - OcCre - 1/90 - French frigate - started June 2024 - - Hercules by Kevin - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat - Finished - May 2024 Nectan-Mountfleet-models-steam-trawler-1/32 - Completed June 2020 HMS Victory - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1/72 - Finished Dorade renamed Dora by Kevin - Amati - 1/20 - Completed March 2021 Stage Coach 1848 - Artesania Latina - 1/10 -Finished Lady Eleanor by Kevin - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Fifie fishing boat
Kurt Johnson Posted March 3, 2020 #80 Posted March 3, 2020 Ekis, Most of the time looking at the photos you forget how small things are. They appear much larger in your mind. They stand up pretty well to the zoom, so they be really awesome In person. Kurt Ekis, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
Ekis Posted March 3, 2020 Author #81 Posted March 3, 2020 Wow, thanks for the feedback, guys! Much appreciated. Canute, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
Ekis Posted March 5, 2020 Author #82 Posted March 5, 2020 Ok, the final implantation will be this one. The streets are narrow and logical, the buildings are tightly packed together as they were then, the constructions use the existing walls to lean on. There will be some small annex buildings to be done in the end, but overall, it seems coherent to me. I give up the difference in level, too complicated to manage! The wall will surround the whole, with the exception of the back of the cloister, protected by the steep and inaccessible slopes. The whole respects the separation into 3 parts of the village. So, let's go for the next part... modeller_masa, G.L., popeye the sailor and 9 others 12 Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
Kurt Johnson Posted March 5, 2020 #83 Posted March 5, 2020 Ekis, The last picture looks particularly cool. A question, the tower roof near the gate has a semicircular cut out in it. What will go there? Kurt Canute, mtaylor, lmagna and 1 other 4 Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
Ekis Posted March 5, 2020 Author #84 Posted March 5, 2020 Kurt, I'm not sure I understand your question. If you're talking about that roof on the dovecote, then I just need to finish laying the tiles to finish it. If you're talking about this part of the picture: it's two circular towers that frame the fortified gate. The kit proposed something much too simple and unrealistic... I modified the whole basic structure to enrich it with a double arch, reinforcements and buttresses. The 2 towers will be well present, but they will receive a circular roof and a part that will cover the whole gate. A mixture of these 2 examples: G.L., mtaylor, Canute and 6 others 9 Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
VTHokiEE Posted March 5, 2020 #85 Posted March 5, 2020 Awesome build! I think Kurt is referring to the area indicated here: popeye the sailor, Ekis, lmagna and 4 others 7 Current Build: HM Sloop Echo 1781 (First Scratch Build) Previous Builds: HM Cutter Alert, Sharpie Schooner, Chesapeake Bay Flattie, Half-Hull (NRG)
Kurt Johnson Posted March 5, 2020 #86 Posted March 5, 2020 (edited) Yes, that’s it! Initially I only noticed one corner, but later noticed it was actually two corners. What is the purpose of it? It’s probably going to be painfully obvious once you explain it. Kurt Edited March 5, 2020 by Kurt Johnson Ekis, lmagna, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
Ekis Posted March 5, 2020 Author #87 Posted March 5, 2020 (edited) Ah ok, sorry ! ☺️ So this is the watchtower. There are 2 small watch-towers (échauguette in french) on the sides of the roof. This is the basic construction of the kit. I'll leave them, they're authentic. Real : On the other hand, I will add wooden or stone hoardings on the walls at the top of the tower, outside and towards the door. Edited March 5, 2020 by Ekis popeye the sailor, G.L., modeller_masa and 8 others 11 Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
Kurt Johnson Posted March 5, 2020 #88 Posted March 5, 2020 Thanks!👍👍 Canute, popeye the sailor, lmagna and 1 other 4 Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
Ekis Posted March 9, 2020 Author #89 Posted March 9, 2020 Before moving on to one of the following stone buildings, I wanted to take an interest in the village market hall. It is the only one that was not yet elevated. So I went all the way, apart from the tiles still to be laid... Barbossa, GrandpaPhil, mtaylor and 14 others 17 Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
yvesvidal Posted March 9, 2020 #90 Posted March 9, 2020 Very realistic. Yves popeye the sailor, Canute and Ekis 3
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now