SP Mastermaker Matthieu Lsq builds a Dark Age Timber Framed Manor House
We spotted Matthieu Lsq hard at work on some of our Dark age kits and nabbed him for a few words on the build...
Matthieu: I just finished two customised cottages from Sarissa Precision for my games of The Barons' War: A Medieval Skirmish Game, Hope you like them !
I had a plan in mind to customise these kits a little. I scored with a knife the wood parts that would end up showing. Added detail with cut foam and balsa wood.
Then, I used filling coating (like plaster) for the wall.
I used some basic acrylic basing paint with drybrush of Skeleton bone colour-like and some off-white for the top lighter drybrush.
Roof: I used layers of scouring pads on the roof. For the painting of the roof, I used Gamemaster terrain primer spray can Wilderness & Woodland. Then, a hard dry brush of Army Painter Leather brown and finally a drybrush of AP Skeleton Bone. I like the result.
Qu: You may wonder; does it really save much time to use the MDF kit when you do so much work to get it to this stage? Seems like only a little work to build it from scratch...
Matthieu: Well, I really use this kit for its strong MDF structure and the removable roof. In fact, I customised it with small details a lot more than what I plan at the beginning. It's really a fun process and I didn't looked for a quick job but more for enjoying it like a model kit.
The results certainly speak for themselves and a worthy #spmastermaker! (read about the award you can get here)
