Angel Barracks

[Angel Barracks]

I persuaded the wife (Samantha) to buy me the Irregular Miniatures Hougomont Farmhouse a while ago.

Here is a picture or four of it in its current state:












I will update as I do stuff.

Quite a big paintjob but am keen to use it in a game as it will be a great focal point.

[Angel Barracks]

Here are the basic browns with a thick inkwash:






I have been painting the brickwork, individually painting each brick in a variety of 6 different subtle shades takes its time... Looks good close up though.

The next photo will show the brick details.

Michael.

[Angel Barracks]

Individual brick detailing as promised, the pictures dont do it justice but you should get the idea:

[Angel Barracks]

The walls are done, not 100% sure if I like the way they look.
I will have to have a think.

Here are some more shots anyway:

[Angel Barracks]

Done a bit more and actually finished one of the main buildings.

I have done the windows which were a worry but they look ok, they look a bit better in the flesh as they appear more glossy.

The rendered walls are quite nice too I feel.
Again I have painted each individual roof slate.
The shutters are painted white, not sure what colours they actually were but as mentioned this is a not an accurate reproduction, just my take on it.

Aerial Shot:




Front view showing creepers:



Similiar view:




More to come....

[Angel Barracks]

Finished the walls and the barns down the side, again painting individual slates and tiles, the barn with the white walls has very similar coloured slates so they do not look like they are all hand painted, the orange coloured ones are a bit better in my opinion though.

Aerial view:




Obligatory front view:




Side view showing new work:




View showing interior:




View showing interior with main house removed:





In the background of this you can see the next project; La Haye Sainte.
No rest for the wicked...

[6milPhil]

I think you've done really well with it. It's an impressive layout, and the irregularity* of it ties it together doesn't it?

Do you use standard sizes for your bases for buildings? If so which sizes do you use?

cheers,


*No pun intended

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[Angel Barracks]

This is my first building!!

I use 5" x 7.5" templates for fields and have adopted that size for this building too.

Seemed to make sense at the time.

[6milPhil]

Blimey!

I spend way too long thinking about such things, often gets me into a null state meditating on nothing but.

My current WWII project is the first I decided to use standard sizes, seeing how well it all seems to work on the timecast pages. I use 3 standards, 3inch square, 3 by 6 and 6inch square. I may well add 9x6 in the future for "massive" buildings, and roads will be one and a half inches, which might sound large but it's just a touch bigger than my mini base size of 35mm square- or one and three eights of an inch.

Fascinating stuff I'm sure you'd agree.

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[Angel Barracks]

always good to get an insight into a mind of someone else.

curse my roads for being too narrow!!

[Angel Barracks]

Well it has been a long slog getting this far but the actual buildings are all painted. (Well for now anyway, I will come back at some point and paint frames for the windows.)

Has it been worth the effort?
I think so, I am glad that I took the time to paint each brick and each roof tile one at a time instead of drybrushing it all. Selecting a few tiles or bricks to be singled out was an option but that seemed like half a job.

The windows were painted black then had grey painted on to act as reflections and were painted several times with a gloss varnish to reflect actual light.
They are still not quite right but I am not sure I would want to invest any more time in experiments to get it just right, problem is I may never have got it just right.

The vines/creepers were painted brown then several shades of green built up leaving some brown for the branches underneath.

Hinges on the gates painted, shutters on the attic windows all shaded and highlighted.

So all in all so far so good.


Next is the tricky bit. Deciding how to model the base it sits on.
The inside I am thinking patches of grass, vegetable plots.
Ideally I want to make the rest a mixture of dirt and cobbles. Though making cobbles at this scale will be a bit tedious.

Once the inside is done then we have the outside, as it is a standalone piece I do not want strong tracks leading to the edge of the base as that will look daft if it does not join up with a track when on my games table.
The outside will be easy to do once I am decided.


Anyway here are a variety of shots from various angles showing the project thus far.




























Michael.

[Angel Barracks]

I was thinking of a layout something like this:

Green being grass/veggie patches inside, brown are areas of dirt and worn away grass.

Inside the white areas are to be cobbles and mud/dirt.


That seem fair?

[WarDepotDavid]

How's this project coming along? I've been keen to get that set from Ir for a while. Years ago I got a few of their buildings and been pretty happy with them and added to them with a few scratch build paper/card ones. I would like to get a few chateau type peices together.

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David

[Angel Barracks]

Alas no more since the last post, we have just had a baby so my ability to concentrate on the project is shaky at best.

I am just placing an order with Irregular and have got some of these on it. I think putting some images of it on my proper site will generate interest.

It is a good set especially for the money.

[Angel Barracks]

Charlotte has got a semblance of a routine which means I am able to do a bit more on the château.

I have painted on the outline of the buildings and glued the walls into place.
Which means sorting the cobbles is next.

There seemed to be no easy way to get the cobbled effect in the courtyard so..... I am making each one by hand.
I will of course continue the madness and hand paint each one once I have finished doing them.

Not sure how it will come out but fingers crossed.

Here are some shots.