Sunday, February 5, 2017

'Home' from IainW: Italian Wars Makeshift Camp

Home for many during the Great Italian Wars was either some sort of rude shelter made of thatch, a branch and sod structure or a tent. These I have done my best to model.


We have the thatch type shelter


The sod and branch type


The basic tent ( A Rendera model)


And the more upmarket tent ( The top is a Rendera bell tent)


These are the images I was working from



I ran out of time to do the fire and the shelter housing the barrels but they and a baggage train will follow in due course. The figures are from last weeks entry just to give some scale.

All the best
Iain


Posted by Curt at 1:47 PM
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20 comments:

  1. Michael AwdryFebruary 5, 2017 at 2:24 PM

    Great attention to detail Ian.

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  2. TamsinPFebruary 5, 2017 at 2:26 PM

    Great shelters Iain :)

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  3. Evan HughesFebruary 5, 2017 at 8:12 PM

    Some lovely canvas there, Iain - that's all the home a mercenary soldier got most of the time!

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  4. BarksFebruary 5, 2017 at 10:53 PM

    Very nice!

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  5. Ray RousellFebruary 6, 2017 at 6:02 AM

    Great entry Iain.

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  6. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)February 6, 2017 at 11:57 AM

    Nice work Ian.

    Christopher

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  7. CurtFebruary 6, 2017 at 2:43 PM

    Great little camp, Iain! Now which one is the beer tent? :)

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    1. caveadsum1471February 6, 2017 at 3:54 PM

      Unfortunately I haven't finished the beer tent, I guess I should of prioritised it!
      Best Iain

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  8. RodFebruary 6, 2017 at 10:14 PM

    It's a very cool camp. I always like seeing stuff like this in the background of a gaming table!

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    1. caveadsum1471February 8, 2017 at 6:00 AM

      Thanks Rod, yes I agree it's nice to have a bit of additional specific scenery, I think scenery is what I'll be doing for a while after the challenge.
      Best Iain

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  9. ClintFebruary 7, 2017 at 8:08 AM

    Temporary homes are still homes. A very pleasing entry.

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  10. Mad PadreFebruary 7, 2017 at 10:45 AM

    What a great entry. I really like the fact that you were working off of a period illustration for your inspiration - respect for your history and modelling skills!

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    1. caveadsum1471February 8, 2017 at 6:02 AM

      Thank you Padre, it was a great couple of evenings knocking these out and I've been meaning to do them for ages!
      Best Iain

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