Way back in 1989, that's what I have written on base with initials I made this building. The base and walls are plywood coated in Polyfilla, no MDF those days, I am not even sure if it was a thing?
The garden wall I am not sure about, Gallia perhaps? The roof is off a farm building in the children's farm set, it was broken anyway, honest. The window and door frame is made with match sticks, the chimney pots and guttering are from Wills railway accessories. The gate is from a Tamiya scenery kit and the tree a good old K & M one.
It is rarely used these days, in light of my latest fluttering Dave suggested it could be used again, in a case of great minds..... Or? I had already got it out the loft with a view to sprucing it up.
Voila!
It has turned out well I thought.
Until next time ........................KBO
It is a gem. Perhaps English Heritage might get it Listed for preservation?
ReplyDeleteThank you kind Sir, now there's a thought but isn't it in too good repair for EH😂
ReplyDeleteMind I forgot about the shell hole and roof at the back😂
DeleteIt still looks the part to me...long may it continue to serve!
ReplyDeleteThank you Matt.
DeleteThe spruce up looks great!
ReplyDeleteThank you Christopher.
DeleteTurned out great, Phil!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jonathan.
DeleteIt looks great and far better to have it all spruced up and on the table than sitting in the loft, too nice a building to languish there.
ReplyDeleteThank you Donnie, it will be great to see it in action once again.
Delete1989.. ? Practically new.just look at it all done over.
ReplyDeleteFrightening how long ago it was built it seems like only yesterday.
DeleteChez Philippe 1989 - 2025. A lovely gentle rescue, that roof is amazingly rustic considering that it came from an 80’s toy. Did the roof come first and the building was constructed to fit the roof?
ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely building and a great size etc. for wargames.
ReplyDeleteK&M trees - Ken and Mariula were lovely people. I sometimes gamed with Ken when I lived in Somerset years ago. Ken was a great modeller. He converted some figures into Napoleon's Guard engineers/firemen I have envied and remembered since. He also did a new animated Christmas window display every year at the shop. Families would come from miles around just to see it. If he felt in low spirits he would pull open a draw somewhere in the house and surprise himself with whatever figures he had squirreled away there. I understand many of his trees were used in film sets - they certainly still fill large areas of my table and the boxes they came in house much of my Napoleonic collection. Cheers in remembrance of Ken and thanks to you for the post.
Stephen