a little remodeling

the wild western buildings i have bought from Atomic Laser Cut Designs are really
nice and easy to put together but there is one thing that kind of bothered me for some time now.
and that is they all pretty much look the same.

besides the location of the front entrance and the way the front of the building looks,
they all have the same "face."
and yeah i figured it's better this way for production and easy for the company to churn out
product but it's kind of bland.
don't get me wrong i love these and the price is great compared to other 28mm buildings.


so ever since i got my Deth Wizards figures completed i was sucked back into the wild
west genre again and started watching western movies and began ramping up some loose
projects i want to complete,
so Rita and i can play some wild west tabletop.

and after we played our last few games i looked at my buildings and wanted to remodel them
and give them porches like you see in the movies.

i thought about how i would rig up a porch for messing around with popsicle sticks and thin card,
i slept on the idea and one night after work i just went and started building it.
a little over an inch in length and seven popsicle sticks later,
and a few two inch high posts for support.

words.i asked Rita which building i should do next after i remodeled my trading post and she
suggested the sheriff's office.
i kind of kicked that idea around and was gonna do the barbershop but in the end i went ahead
and redid the sheriff's and added two extra posts.

i'll probably do a few more buildings with added porches but not all of them.
i'm definitely looking at adding more buildings to my collection in the next few months.
i kind of want to create a fairly good size of a town.

Comments

  1. Those porches make a huge difference. That's a great looking western town.

    Personally I think the four posts look better, but is it easier to get minis and fingers in when there are only two?

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    1. thank you buddy, the two post building was my first, but i agree the four posts do look better but it is easier moving figures around with the two posts. maybe i'll add some small support beams somehow.

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    2. It's a tricky balance between looks and playability

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    3. yeah i agree.
      but i'm not trying to impress anyone, just trying to enjoy the hobby and share what i've done.

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  2. Excellent additions to your buildings, gives them a very different look, I wouldn't put one on the bank, don't want any shadows for robbers to lurk in ! LOL

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    1. heh, i wasn't gonna do the bank. i'm thinking about the barber shop next.

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