Friday 4 October 2019

WHO'S BEEN SLEEPING IN MY BED !

For any of you who has been following Michael's thread 28mmvictorianwarfare you'll know he has taken on a massive undertaking to build the attack on Schloss Itter during WW2 to run as a game at Salute 2020. With the help of James who now has a blog makeitminiature they've been progressing well.
Now anybody who has taken on a massive project like this knows how daunting it can be, so I've been looking for a way to help them, then they posted an article about adding interiors, and I found a way to help. James had made some bunk beds for the barracks, and Michael mentioned he would think about getting some mattresses for them, now finding a mattress that would fit perfectly could be a tall order, so I emailed Michael and said what about ones where the bed was made, just got out of, and still in, to help show how it was a bit rushed when the attack happened.
I did a quick Google search and found that the mattresses at the time were very thin and sometimes were just a folded blanket, I went with a mattress as I thought this would have the greatest appeal as a product when I release them. I also wanted to get the rough blanket feel that you often see.
So here's what I created

Once I've sorted the one's Michael needs I'll put them on the website, that's it for this post, so until next time have fun !
Cheers Dave

18 comments:

  1. They look just the job, Dave, and have the added bonus of being usable in so many genres.

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    1. Thank you Bryan, yes massively generic so could be used for multiple time periods and genres as you say

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  2. Kind of you to give the lads a dig out Dave & you've done a fine job I really like the one with somebody in it.

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    1. Thank you Frank, like to help where and when I can, and they've taken on such a large project. like putting people in scenery when I can, should see the guy trapped in our man eating plant ! LOL

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  3. Good work Dave and I love how you stepped up to help with this project!

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    1. Thank you Dai, like to help when and where I can

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  4. They look brilliant Dave, can't wait to see them on the beds! Thank you so much!

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    1. Thank you Michael, glad you like them, let me know the numbers of each type you need

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    2. Just doing my sums Dave and I am thinking 10 x made, 6 x unmade and 2 x sleeping. Can't wait to see them in the flesh, so to speak. I too love the title, 'the castle that the internet has built', that has to stick! ;)

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    3. No problem Michael, will get them to you as fast as I can, agree on the title sticking !

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  5. These are fabulous Dave, the fellow fast asleep is genius! Thank you so very much indeed. Michael will do an ace job of painting these up.
    I really cannot wait for the world to see the 'castle that the internet has built', at Salute.

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    1. Thank you James, glad you like them. Love the title the castle the internet built ! Genius

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  6. Well done Dave both for helping out and for the subject, these are a great allround piece, usefull on almost any table. I find this sort of thing actually makes it on to the table much more often than a specific figure.

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    1. Thank you John, it's very rewarding to help out, and as you say generic pieces can often be the most useful

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    1. Thank you Andy, if they help that's the main thing

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  8. Nice gesture and really useful pieces too!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thank you Iain, and welcome to my little blog

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