This showcase of Normandy-themed buildings from Battle Honours 3D highlights not only the visual quality of the printed models but the level of realism that can be achieved with thoughtful painting techniques. Howard’s approach combines layered washes, controlled dry brushing, and weathering effects to bring out the rich surface textures that make these models ideal for World War II tabletop wargaming.
Take Normandy House 4 as an example. The finely rendered stonework comes to life through Howard’s paint choices. He’s applied washes to darken the recesses, picking out the mortar lines and surface pitting. A light dry brush across the raised areas of the stone highlights each block without overwhelming the detail. The shutters are faded and chipped, creating the effect of sun-bleached wood. The result is a highly believable structure that works well in both urban combat and rural objectives.
The Saint Marie du Mont House 4 offers a classic village façade perfect for town centre engagements in Normandy after the D-Day landings. This model mirrors buildings found in places like Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Carentan, and Isigny-sur-Mer. It’s ideal for scenarios involving the US 101st Airborne or British paratroopers trying to secure key crossroads or clear buildings street-by-street. Howard has painted the shopfront signage in a slightly faded blue with fine weathering under the windows and around the shutters, adding age and realism.
The Late Normandy Rural Buildings Set gives you the flexibility to create believable hamlets, farmyards, or roadside strongpoints. These buildings are well-suited to recreating the kind of defensive positions used by the Wehrmacht or the bocage advances of US infantry during Operation Cobra. Howard’s subtle tonal variation on the render and chipped corners suggest neglected, war-damaged properties. They’re ideal for line-of-sight blocking, entry-point skirmishes, or ambush scenarios using rulesets like Bolt Action or Chain of Command.
One of the more inventive compositions comes from blending the Pegasus Bridge Side Building with Normandy House 1. This mix creates a larger, multi-function structure that could be used as a depot, café, or headquarters. The different building heights and architectural styles give it a layered appearance that looks organic on the tabletop. It’s a smart way to suggest growth over time, or civilian buildings repurposed for wartime logistics. Perfect for scenarios around the Orne river crossings, Ranville, or the eastern flanks of the Allied landings.
Another effective combo is pairing Normandy House 4 with the Saint Marie du Mont House, giving you a strong village core for engagements based around securing small towns. This sort of clustered setup works well for street fighting missions, control point objectives, or even campaigns where players progressively clear and occupy buildings. Ideal for multi-game operations or linked scenarios.
All of the buildings shown are printed using 12K resin at smaller scales and high-detail filament at larger sizes, with true-scale dimensions to maintain proportional accuracy. Howard here demonstrates how great these buildings can look in 20mm. This means architectural features like shutters, gutters, lintels and door frames retain their sharpness whether printed in 6mm, 28mm or even 40mm. Howard’s weathering finishes include smoke damage around chimneys, rusting on downpipes, and water streaks under windows, all simple effects but highly effective for immersion.
These Normandy buildings work with any World War II wargame system. Whether you're using Flames of War, Bolt Action, Chain of Command or setting up a detailed diorama, these structures help ground your scenario in a convincing environment. They’re versatile enough to represent architecture across Normandy, northern France, or even parts of Belgium and the Netherlands.
Perfect for WWII historical tabletop gamers and diorama collectors looking to represent:
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D-Day landings and follow-up operations: Combine these buildings with our French Destroyed Town Ruins Set for battle-damaged settings or fortified objectives.
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US Airborne and British Parachute Regiment missions: Pair with infantry like our British, German and US Infantry.
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Bocage terrain combat and hedgerow advances: Integrate with our full range of Bocage or walls to recreate close-quarters engagements in the fields of Normandy.
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Key objectives like Pegasus Bridge, Carentan, Sainte-Mère-Église: Tie these buildings into larger narrative scenarios using the Pegasus Bridge Side Building or Normandy Ruined Shop.
Each building is available in multiple scales including 6mm, 10mm, 12mm, 15mm, 20mm, 25mm, 28mm, 40mm, 54mm, 1/72, 1/76, 1/87, and 1/48. If the scale you require isn't listed, contact us directly to discuss your requirements.
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Buildings are printed in High Quality filament in FDM, for all models 15mm and above, with 12k Resin used for scales smaller than 13.5mm. Figures are produced in our own unique blend of Resin.
