October 2024 - day 10

This sketch is of a Moes CL narrow gauge (or 600mm gauge) locomotive re-drawn to 1/35th scale to run on 16.5mm track. I found images of this interesting engine on the Internet and taking dimensions from another site, I drew this plan. I'm not saying that it is 100% correct but close enough for me should I ever decide to build a model based on a Hornby HO-OO 'Smokey Joe' chassis.

For more information, see this link.

Tony

October 2024 - day 9

This is another Oliver Chipping inspired sketch (The Jabberwocky Tower that appeared in Miniature Wargames issue 497 and 498 was also inspired by Oliver Chipping/Disney for more information see this post).

The sketch was done with coloured pencils - my new preferred sketching technique. I have a couple more images inspired by the same artist and look forward to scratch building terrain based on them.

It would be interesting to read which of these sketches are your favourites - but not yet as I still have a number to post - stay tuned for more images.

Tony

October 2024 - day 8

This coloured pencil sketch was inspired by a building from the Disney/Marvel TV series Loki - series 1. I thought it would make a great 28mm scale Sci-Fi building or terrain piece but so far I have yet to even start the model. 

Maybe one day.

Tony

October 2024 - day 7

And now for a bit of fun.....

This coloured pencil sketch was copied from the Disney animated film Robin Hood. It is the church mouse house that appears towards the start of the film - a rough stone cottage built into the roots of a large tree. I would have thought it would make a great Burrows & Badgers themed piece of terrain.

Tony

October 2024 - day 6

In a change from sketches of wargame buildings or terrain, today's sketch is circular water tower re-drawn from an illustration in Continental Railway Modeller. I have drawn the European water tower to 1/43.5 or 7mm = 1 foot (O gauge) with the intention of one day building it, but it is way too big for any of my model railway layouts and the wrong scale as I have been working in 1/35th and 1/27.7th scale.

The sketch was done in pen over pencil.

Tony

October 2024 - day 5

 

Today we have yet another roundhouse with a thatched roof. Over the years I have produced a number of similar structures from a wide variety of different materials and for games such as Pax Bochemannica, Slaine and my Pen & Sword book Wargames Terrain & Buildings North Africa but I can still find inspiration for new versions. This sketch shows another variation with rough stone walls and a canopied doorway.

This quick sketch was done with pencils.

Tony

October 2024 - day 4

This particular sketch is well over ten years old and although based on the iconic La Belle Alliance is way to small to be an accurate representation of this building. It would be a perfect small cottage model, similar to a number of compact model I have made for Miniature Wargames being about 6 inches long. Maybe one day I will get around to it.

I should also note that I have built models of La Belle Alliance in the past, the first was a master for Grand Manner and the second a highly modified MDF kit for my Pen & Sword book Wargame Terrain and Buildings - The Napoleonic Wars.

Tony