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Now, let's add a few buildings!

Two shots of the same town. Well, I just couldn't resist, could I?

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Bluebear Jeff said…
Stokes,

Your buildings look great! You've done a very nice job with them.


-- Jeff
7:35 PM
Capt Bill said…
Pove the bridge...Bill
7:55 PM
Anonymous said…
Lookin' good, my man! All the more power to your elbow. (He said bravely, while trying not to let raging envy consume his heart).

How I wish I had a room I could dedicate to the hobby.
2:37 AM
tradgardmastare said…
Stokes
Looking great - moving on so well. The buildings are excellent and I await the placing of figures on it- soon I hope...
Alan
6:17 AM
Stryker said…
Funny how some painted MDF can be so exciting - only another wargamer could ever understand! I really like the buildings to.

Ian
7:37 AM
rpardo said…
I also like the buildings layout.... really it seems like a little town
11:16 AM
old-tidders said…
Those buildings look real good, especially the bridge.

-- Allan
1:28 PM
A J said…
Very eye-catching! I like the bridge, and admire the way you put the church steeple together. From personal experience, working out those angles is a real bind.
2:42 PM
Frankfurter said…
So your buildings are scratch built?
Lovely work.
Did you make the designs or are they on the net?
btw,
most sites on blogspot seem to have a way to "subscribe" and I missed seeing that on this one? my fault?
Arthur
8:17 PM
Frankfurter said…
wish my own work looked that nice.
8:19 PM
MurdocK said…
Stokes,

It is fun to 'play' a little from time to time is it not?

Have fun!!!
1:43 AM
Bloggerator said…
Clean, elegant design. Just what we expect from Mr Schwartz!

Well done.

Greg
6:53 PM
CWT said…
Everybody else has said it first, but I don't care - the buildings look amazing! Keep up the brilliant work

CWT
1:03 AM
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