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Post by Dave on May 20, 2011 15:12:19 GMT -9
While working on my big new church, it occurred to me that it might be more than some folks really need. So I'm thinking I'll create a smaller church with exterior-only textures, something quick and easy to assemble. It'll also be a good opportunity to develop some textures and details that I can use on the larger church model later on.
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Post by gilius on May 20, 2011 15:30:04 GMT -9
Sounds great, a small church, a couple of longhouses and some crop tiles would make a nice village for napoleonic or fantasy battles.
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Post by stevelortz on May 20, 2011 19:22:02 GMT -9
I was driving my nephew up to the Indiana Wesleyan University campus recently, and I saw this chapel: The first thing I thought when I saw it was "Wow! What a great model Dave Graffam could do of that!" Have fun! Steve
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Post by Dave on May 21, 2011 20:32:27 GMT -9
I've just finished setting up the cut-and-fold lines for this model, and it's roughly similar to that one, Steve. I'm going to print out paper test now and see how everything goes together.
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Post by futabachan on May 22, 2011 16:31:23 GMT -9
Will this church still have the library attached to the back? The one in my campaign has a sacristy attachment behind the main sanctuary, along the lines of the larger model you showed, but covering the full width of the building.
As for textures, I'd love to have clapboard, stone, and brick available.
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Post by Dave on May 22, 2011 16:43:55 GMT -9
No library on this one. You gotta go to the big church in town for that.
The layout of the Village Chapel is a lot like the chapel image above, with the tower centered on the south side of the main structure. On the north end of the structure is a tall foyer. If you wanted to add a little reading room, there are annexes you can add to the east or west walls.
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Post by Dave on May 26, 2011 15:22:42 GMT -9
This model is ready for paper testing, but I'm without a printer. However I do have helpful volunteers! I've sent the cut-and-fold test files off to my buddy Bryant. Hopefully everything goes together the way it's supposed to.
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Post by Dave on May 28, 2011 23:23:09 GMT -9
Texturing is nearly complete! I sure hope the paper test works out okay, but I don't anticipate any major problems there.
I went with three base wall textures: stone, brick and clapboard; red or blue tile roofs, and various positions for annexes and wall dormers on the bell tower.
I need to work on the windows and doors for the clapboard walls, and that's about it.
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Post by Dave on May 29, 2011 1:42:44 GMT -9
Added a bunch of window and door options. Thinking about adding a roof texture of wood shingles.
This could work as a town hall, so I might add an optional clock face to the tower, and go for some Tudor textures.
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Post by Dave on May 29, 2011 11:44:29 GMT -9
Decided not to go with the town-hall thing. I'll save that idea for some other model.
Finished the textures and multi-layered PDFs for the Village Chapel and sent these off to Bryant to be tested. It's a real leap of faith to do all of the textures before printing out a paper test, so I hope (um, pray) that it all works out and I don't have to make any changes.
This one's out of my hands for the time being, so I need to find something else to work on.
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Post by Parduz on May 29, 2011 12:30:15 GMT -9
This one's out of my hands for the time being, so I need to find something else to work on. Wells? Bridges? Sacred totems/obelisks/monoliths/stone circles? Market stands? Blacksmith outdoor workplace? I could go on for hours ;D
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Post by golem101 on May 30, 2011 0:44:55 GMT -9
Another vote for obelisks, triumph arches and triumphal columns, fountains, benches, bollards and fantasy/modern street furniture.
That would work great both with the medieval buildings and as a complement for the modern ruins (I'm playing a WW2 skirmish right now, and your ruined buildings are GREAT!).
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Post by Dave on May 30, 2011 16:56:50 GMT -9
Well, I have a four models in the works right now, so I really don't need any new requests. But I'll write them on my wish list anyway.
I just got in the photos from Bryant, who's doing my paper tests for this model. They turned out really good. He caught a couple of little goofs I'd made, and I've corrected the files. I'm just waiting for a couple more photos from the proper angles so that I can start creating the advert graphics. Then I can get this model into the shop!
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Post by Dave on May 31, 2011 11:02:25 GMT -9
Finished!
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Post by golem101 on May 31, 2011 11:29:34 GMT -9
A stunning model. Makes me salivate for the larger church and the town hall variant. ;D
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Post by Reivaj on May 31, 2011 14:20:09 GMT -9
Excelent work Dave !! ;D one of the best !
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