An ECW project from the start

[Ben Waterhouse]

Lovely stuff Andy, especially like the buildings.

[Brian Cameron]

Hi Andy,

good project.  Could I suggest several alternatives for shading, mainly because I've never managed to get magic wash to work   

An Army Painter wash (not the gunk in the tin) - I use Strong tone but there's also a mid tone and a soft tone - over the entire figure.

Army painter also do some coloured washes - blue, etc - and use of specific areas

GW Agrax earthshade all over.  You can dilue with their medium for a light wash  I recently used this on some vehicles and I'm really pleased with the effect.  I used a half strength dilution first as this was the first time I'd tried it all over and then full strength where I thought dirt would accumulate.

Brian

[Leman (Andy)]

Thanks Brian. I am presently trying some orange brown drybrush over the black wash on the roofs of the buildings, followed by diluted Army painter red tone. This seems to be working well. I will round it off with a lightened gold brown drybrush.

[Leman (Andy)]

Finished the five buildings I have been working on. It took a mix of paint, wash and drybrush to achieve the desired result, but I am quite pleased with how they turned out. First up the church and the half-timbered houses.







Very pleased with how the Vallejo Verdigris Glaze turned out:





Really like the little details on this thatched peasant hut, such as the leanto with the leather curtain and the freshly cut logs.







But are they really 15mm? - comparison with a PP building:

[Moggy]

Really nice work. The wife likes them as well but says there is NOT enough chickens and goats.


Derek

[Bankinista]

As far as size goes (re your comparison with PP buildings) don't worry about this. Does it look right? is all that counts. Measure the footprint of the building and then scale it up based on the rules. Whoops! Remember that most buildings don't represent buildings at all but a BUA and its surroundings. (Out of interest, see how many of your buildings are longer than the shooting range of your troops. Does it bother us? Nah.)

[Colonel Kilgore]

Very nice work Andy!

Simon

[Leman (Andy)]

Despite, or even because of, their size/footprint they will still be my go to buildings for ECW and WotR. I quite like the scruffy look which I think is pertinent to an awful lot of buildings pre-mid C20th. This shows up well with Martin's Mexican  buildings which also have that rather unkempt look. They definitely benefit from a bit of a mucky wash.

[Spartacus]

Hi Andy.

I really like the small wee building in pics 6 7 & 8.

I suppose it is now a case of "back to the figures".

Looking forward to that.

[Leman (Andy)]

Yes, it is a nice building but I realise I didn't put any metallic paint on the axehead in the chopping block (picture and yes, it is back to the figures. My desk is covered with a variety of units from different periods in a various stages of completeness, so my plan is to finish the unit of ECW infantry, then the other units on the table, then concentrate on one game at a time so that I can always have a go to game, especially campaign related, whilst painting up for the next campaign. I will probably go for Square Bashing in Belgium as I have a fair bit of that already completed.