Re-building BUA

[timurilank]

As you may know, I have been busy rebuilding a number of SYW armies, see the threads under DBA in the Age of Gunpowder. As a result, all my old terrain pieces, in particular the buildings, are now too large for DBA-HX in 15mm. I will most likely sell them.

At the Agora blog, I have photos and a brief text of my latest project. These, when finished, will be generic rural villages, a cluster of timber trimmed thatched covered buildings.

http://dbagora.blogspot.com/

I should have these completed by the end of the week.

[peleset]

I had a look at your new houses. I assumed the figures were 15mm and the houses look about 6mm?

I've wondered this before, do you think it's better to use 15mm figures with 15mm houses and terrain or do you think 10 or 6mm terrain is a better option given the scale of the game elements? Certainly smaller buildings allows one to better model a small town or village.

[timurilank]

Originally Posted by peleset

I had a look at your new houses. I assumed the figures were 15mm and the houses look about 6mm?

Peleset,

The figures are OG 15mm and to be honest, I have not a clue as to what scale I made these. The first models were actually higher, so I lowered the roof to create a better impression.

I have a dozen 15mm Hovels, based with trees and hedges that I shall no longer use, plus plenty of scratch built structures for a town (see link), yet these were not right for DBA. I have read of players using a smaller scale (10 or 12mm) to create a better impression of a rural village.

If the BUA were to represent a town, then most likely I would make them a half size higher, but less deep to give the impression of a two story building.

http://18thcenturysojourn.blogspot.c...mall-town.html

[timurilank]

Roofs completed and the buildings are nearing completion. All that needs be done is a final dry-brushing and fixing the buildings to their bases.

The bases will have one or two buildings embellished with hedges, fencing or trees. There are enough structures here for three BUA of different sizes.

http://dbagora.blogspot.com/

With minor changes the same construction technique can be used to build structures for different periods.

[timurilank]

This took a while , but it was worth the effort; multiple sized BUA. The units can be placed on one or both sides of a roadway or clustered to create a cul-de-sac. There is ample room to place a defending element and if you want to be creative, you can add gardens, town squares, cemetaries to taste.

http://dbagora.blogspot.com/

[Adrian Bryan]

It looks real nice! well done indeed.

Adrian.

[timurilank]

Thanks Adrian,

I am refurbishing the old railway trees (bottle shaped) to look more like those seen in the photos. Tomorrow, I should have a post with photos.