Hello all,

This is my first post here on this forum, so let me introduce myself first!
My name is Rob, 45 years young and I live in the Hague in the Netherlands.
My biggest hobby is modeling 1/16 scale radio controlled tanks.
I've visited a lot of modeling shows and fairs, and so I came in contact with Fredericus Rex, and I always loved his stuff.
Then I found the love of my live, my girlfriend Cordula, who became interested in modeling as well.
So, when visiting a show together, we bought 2 of Fredericus Rex his houses from the Medieval time.
One thing lead to another, and now we're making a big Medieval city, placed on a photoframe, 70cm X 50cm's!
Here are a few photo's:




And the inside of the Gate house:


As this is our first project together, we're still in the learning progress, but we have lot's of fun building and painting.
We are working on it now for about 9 months or so.
Cordula does most of the figure painting, while I do the building and painting of the soldiers.
Now we gonna finish the walls first, (the short wall and corner tower are already glued in position) and when the Gate house is finished I'll glue the other parts of the wall in p osition, and then paint them and blend them in together.
The houses, well and punishing thing ( I forgot the name) are not in position as we still need some houses to finish (Stadthaus) and buy! If you have any suggestion for houses, other then Fredericus Rex, let us know!
Also I would like to know what the difference is between 1/72 and 28mm?
At the mirliton website are a few accessories that we could use (Candleholders and plates with food and so on) but I don't wanna waste money when the are way out of scale!
So, if you have any comments and tips, don't be afraid to share them, as we would like to improve our skills!

Rob and Cordula

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Hello all,




The houses, well and punishing thing ( I forgot the name)
Also I would like to know what the difference is between 1/72 and 28mm?

Rob and Cordula

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I couldn´t find a photo ...so I took a new one
The fig on the left, 1/72nd scale(according to PSR, 23.5mm) HaT El Cid Almoravid , the one on the right, 1/56th (28mm) Perry WotR´s

Hi there,

Thanks for your help! In the meantime-besides work and other projects- we have finished a pub with a few guys in high spirit.
The guys will be visible from the side, in stead of leaving out the whole wall, we choose to widen the 2 windows.



And started to grow some grass outside the city.



We ordered the last 2 houses (shop and smithy) and a few figures.
When the pub and the remaining 2 houses are finished we can think about the final lay-out of the city.


Viele Grüsse/Regards/groetjes

Rob und Cordula

I like it. Where does the one sitting playing the lute come from?

Hi Paul,

I don't know anymore, but he and his 2 friends (the one sitting next to him and the guy across the table) are from a series of 17th century figures! I don't think they are from Valdemar/Fredericus Rex range, as soon as I remember what they are from I'll post it!
We knew the couldn't really fit in our Midlle Age village, but we like to think they are foreigners wearing strange clothes!
If some-one has a tip for more drinking people, let us know, we would like to make a terrace or a "Beergarden".

GRReetz,
Rob und Cordula

He Looks like a strelets fig, but the one I know (as far as I can remember) of was Standing
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=880
and even it is converted to a sitting pose.it is Holding the lute at the wrong angle, the neck of the lute is much closer to his head compared to the strelets one.

Well, unfortunately we don't have the skills to make our own figures!
Even in 1/16 scale (which is my favorite scale for tanks and figures) I hardly manage to convere a figure, let alone sculp my own figure.

Anyway, I found out that the figures are from Kamar:
http://kamar-zinnfiguren.de/catalog/prod...roducts_id=6995

Today a box arrived from Fredericus with the last 2 houses and a couple of figures, so in the coming weeks our City will expand!
I almost hope the summer stays as shitty as it is right now, as it means more modelling time!

GRReetz,
Rob und Cordula

Aha!!!!! 17th Cent figs....That´s why i didn´t recognise them They fit well though.

Hiep Hoi and Hallo,

Time for a small update:


This knight is painted by Cordula, and will be placed before the gate where he's stopped and questioned by the guardsmen.




Here the knight is gathered with some Asterix and Obelisk figures, also painted by Cordula.
We don"t know the manufaturer of these figures, but we know he did some romans as well.
Any one knows where to find these????



This scene is taking place above the bar/pub, and as you can see the building isn't ready yet!

Thanks for looking,
Rob und Cordula