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Post by lightning on Jan 9, 2018 1:26:58 GMT -9
A first peek at the first building of my upcoming Samurai Village set. Let me know what you think? It's a first draft and just the clean version yet.
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Post by okumarts on Jan 9, 2018 5:09:58 GMT -9
I'd love to see some animal pens and a market as well. Great stuff!
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Post by Punkrabbitt on Jan 9, 2018 5:23:07 GMT -9
Lovely!
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Post by lightning on Jan 9, 2018 6:20:36 GMT -9
I'd love to see some animal pens and a market as well. Great stuff! I even hope to make some nice ground tiles for these as well!
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Post by wyvern on Jan 9, 2018 14:42:14 GMT -9
Will these come with interiors?
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Post by lightning on Jan 9, 2018 21:52:43 GMT -9
The interior walls pretty much are the outside inside. I am thinking about adding a floor texture. Part of the floor is earth with a fireplace and then a floor wood part to sleep. After the village, which will be probably 3 basic buildings with tons of variations, I want to do a Samurai (village leader) house that is bigger and has more detailed interior.
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Post by wyvern on Jan 10, 2018 13:18:40 GMT -9
Sounds good to me. Floor mats too, perhaps, plus of course it would be highly appropriate to have movable and/or sliding paper screens and doors in a paper model house interior! Also verandas and roof variations (styles and materials), perhaps?
I recall seeing drawings suggesting where livestock were kept indoors in peasant dwellings, there might be interior walls to separate the dirt-floor area from the wooden ones where the humans were, but can't now recall if these were full height or not. I'd suspect not, given European medieval examples, but can't be sure. Much that came up online in a cursory check just now seems, not unexpectedly, to concentrate on the fancier dwellings, castle and temples, which isn't altogether helpful!
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Post by lightning on Jan 11, 2018 6:37:38 GMT -9
Sounds good to me. Floor mats too, perhaps, plus of course it would be highly appropriate to have movable and/or sliding paper screens and doors in a paper model house interior! Also verandas and roof variations (styles and materials), perhaps? I recall seeing drawings suggesting where livestock were kept indoors in peasant dwellings, there might be interior walls to separate the dirt-floor area from the wooden ones where the humans were, but can't now recall if these were full height or not. I'd suspect not, given European medieval examples, but can't be sure. Much that came up online in a cursory check just now seems, not unexpectedly, to concentrate on the fancier dwellings, castle and temples, which isn't altogether helpful! These simple village houses did not have the sliding paper doors. I think you are talking about my upcoming Samurai Master house! With veranda and all. This village set is for the villagers. Very simple people with simple houses. From what I have seen (historical architecture books and some movies) they are all very basic buildings. There usually is a dirt area inside where the cooking was done (and probably small animals held, although I have an addon building for stable purpose which you have not seen yet. Come to my Patreon for daily updates btw!!! ;-) )
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Post by lightning on Jan 14, 2018 0:18:11 GMT -9
I completed the clean up of the walls files and wanted to give you a quick update. Just this one building will have about 1000 color/texture variations. Next week I will clean up the roof section and then I am looking forward to build a small village with lots of unique buildings to show!
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Post by lightning on Jan 16, 2018 22:36:39 GMT -9
Next look at the Japanese Village. First building type completed. Now I need to make some matching ground tiles!
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Post by oldschooldm on Jan 17, 2018 7:49:54 GMT -9
Fold-Flat yes? Or would you like some help with the conversion?
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Post by Punkrabbitt on Jan 17, 2018 8:00:02 GMT -9
Those are really nice! I hope to be doing medieval Japanese skirmish gaming by the end of the year, you have no provided me everything I need for scenery
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Post by lightning on Jan 17, 2018 11:49:17 GMT -9
Those are really nice! I hope to be doing medieval Japanese skirmish gaming by the end of the year, you have no provided me everything I need for scenery This is just the start! There is more to come Fold-Flat yes? Or would you like some help with the conversion? The walls are no problem. The roof I have to try out yet if it will work. Once I have the test ready, I have planned to run it by you and see what the master says
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Post by lightning on Jan 22, 2018 22:55:40 GMT -9
If I have calculated correct I have way over 100.000 skin variations! Check it out here. Even just the major detail options are 48. That should be more than enough for any tabletop village. And if you do a large scale 6mm village-scape you can try to break the 100.000 barrier with all the color shading options
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Post by lightning on Jan 26, 2018 1:54:50 GMT -9
The fold flat conversion went really well. I didn't know how the roof would turn out but I am very happy with the results. The gaps between the parts don't really show with the right color edging. I did not have the need for fold flat, but with the amount of models I am putting together this will become an issue So here is what one building looks like taken apart!
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Post by lightning on Jan 30, 2018 4:23:29 GMT -9
I made a little diorama with the first set of the Samurai Village buildings and the lovely paper minis by chiefasaur , okumarts and printableheroes "Oni attacking the village"
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Post by factoria tabletop on Jan 30, 2018 5:38:44 GMT -9
Love so much the diorama you made! woooah, really. Thanks for posting the unfolding building, i think i understood something important. keep it up with this!
Do you know if there is like a ...trees or some kind of vegetation in 2d¿¿? i was thinking maybe for the diorama can match very well.
cheers, and waiting for more pictures!
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Post by lightning on Jan 30, 2018 22:05:21 GMT -9
Love so much the diorama you made! woooah, really. Thanks for posting the unfolding building, i think i understood something important. keep it up with this! Do you know if there is like a ...trees or some kind of vegetation in 2d¿¿? i was thinking maybe for the diorama can match very well. cheers, and waiting for more pictures! There are some nice 2d and 2.5d trees. I have a concept for 3d trees but need to get the texturing right before I show that.
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Post by lightning on Feb 8, 2018 11:46:26 GMT -9
I have added some extra pages for doubled up roof details. Now the roof can look something like this!
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Post by lightning on Feb 9, 2018 2:53:49 GMT -9
I have worked out the buildings for the next set ... including a water wheel for a mill! They are all modeled after buildings I have found in mountain villages or small fortresses. They are usually all wood with stone on the roof shingles. But of course I include a couple of texture variations so you can have a mountain village just with these new buildings or mix them with the other buildings from the first set. I also wanted to make this L-shaped version of the small building that you can combine with the larger one for some more variety. I am really looking forward to build a couple of the textured versions. And I really need to work on the grass ground tiles! And later also some river tiles!!! I will need a lot of terrain
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Post by H_E_H on Feb 9, 2018 16:39:42 GMT -9
Incredible. Love the water wheel building. Reminds me of Seven Samurai. Gorgeous work, lightning.
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 12, 2018 5:22:22 GMT -9
Okay, going back to Timelines and some of those history 'documentaries' on PBS and History Channel, and even in the Pern books, it is interesting how water wheels came into being, probably independently, all around the globe at roughly the same time, looking quite similar to each other. With proper textures, this little guy could fit into almost any culture
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Post by lightning on Feb 14, 2018 22:12:22 GMT -9
Okay, going back to Timelines and some of those history 'documentaries' on PBS and History Channel, and even in the Pern books, it is interesting how water wheels came into being, probably independently, all around the globe at roughly the same time, looking quite similar to each other. With proper textures, this little guy could fit into almost any culture What made the Japanese rendition look quite unique to me was the large amount of blades (32). To me the "typical" European wheel had less. But I am no expert. Maybe this is just my wish that when I come to build an European version I will not have that much work to do
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Post by lightning on Feb 14, 2018 22:14:11 GMT -9
Incredible. Love the water wheel building. Reminds me of Seven Samurai. Gorgeous work, lightning. Thank you very much. I look forward to texturing this baby!
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Post by lightning on Feb 16, 2018 4:36:45 GMT -9
I have added a couple of posts on my Patreon if you are interested in detailed steps, but here is where I am right now ... Working on a simple wheel version. Pretty sure not everyone will want to go for this version
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Post by lightning on Feb 16, 2018 22:52:20 GMT -9
Setting up a little town scene with the new houses I have built so far "Nasty ninjas are attacking the town, believing they only have to deal with the town's mighty warrior monk ... unaware of the Samurai ready in hiding!"
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Post by lightning on Feb 24, 2018 7:26:22 GMT -9
I never showed you the simple water wheel! Much easier to build but still looks OK, no?
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 24, 2018 7:28:58 GMT -9
I think for most folks, the simple versions are more than adequate
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Post by lightning on Mar 2, 2018 7:52:08 GMT -9
Here is a little diorama with a very rough and quick attempt at a little stream for the water wheel ... The release of the first set on OBS is almost done!
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Post by H_E_H on Mar 2, 2018 9:21:58 GMT -9
Wow, spectacular creation builds. I'd love to play that game on that layout!
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