VBCW Buildings (3)

Got the photos this time, but made no progress on anything last night :( , so more on the VBCW buildings ...

Each side of the buildings has 2 'layers'. The 'inner layer' has the window frames and doors etched on them and the 'outer layer' has holes so that the windows & doors appear recessed when viewed from the outside (as they should be IMO). This pic shows the terrace front's 'inner layer' - as I have 2 of these, you can see the etched external & plain internal sides at the same time.  The inner has the painted window frames & undercoated doors, while the internal side has been sprayed white - I chose white as it will hopefully make things inside easier to see!

This next pic shows the undercoated 'outer layer' placed atop the 'inner layer' shown in the last pic. Once the doors have been painted I think it'll look quite good

And finally for this post, a pic of the assembled roof waiting for the tiles to be attached. The undercoated chimney is in place as you can see

VBCW Buildings (2)

I had intended to post some pics of my progress, but when I came to take them this morning I found I had no charge in the battery ... :(

So, this weekend I undercoated the Warbases' tiling sheets for my VBCW buildings and painted the window frames and doors where they show on the exteriors.

I am still undecided on what to do about the large window on the general store:

I don't think cutting it out is a solution really and I'm not convinced that a 1930s village shop would have such a large single pane window ... I'm currently thinking that I'll add a couple of vertical frames to divide the sheet into thirds which will look better IMO.  But that doesn't address the main issue - how do I finish it? what colour should I paint it?  requires further thought ...

I also have all the bits I need to make the event and unit cards for 'Went the Day Well?' rules and will be making a start on them today.

VBCW Buildings (1)

While at Salute this year, I collected my pre-order from Warbases which included their VBCW Starter Pack - 3 VBCW buildings for £40

I chose 2 Red Brick Terraces:

and the General Store:

The pics are from Warbases' site and must be old versions of the buildings as the windows & doorways are now completely cut out. The large shop window of the store isn't though, which, to be honest, I'm not happy with, so I think I'm going to try cutting it out myself.

I've undercoated the exterior with Halfords matt red primer, and the interiors with Wilkinsons' white primer - the worst spray paint I've ever used! shame I've got 2 tins of it ...

For the interiors, I'm adding 2 things. First. a floor texture from Dave Graffam Models' Low Ruins to give a bit of colour and second, I'll add a ledge behind the first floor windows so figures can be placed there,

I've also got some of Warbases' Pavements to go around the buildings:

All photos in this post are from Warbases' website and used without permission