French barn
1April 14, 2022Once I knew the dimensions of the barn I made a series of sketches for the front face. This was invaluable later on
2April 14, 2022Main shape carved out of coarse foam
3April 14, 2022Cut denser foam sheets to fit the blue foam and stuck on with PVA glue
4April 14, 2022Once I'd nailed the position of the barn on the base, I cut the back off
5April 14, 2022Barn on the base in position
6April 14, 2022Using my sketch as a reference I scribed with a knife
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8April 14, 2022Lines were widened using some dental spatulas
9April 14, 2022Tried to smooth the back with filler but couldn't sand well enough
10April 14, 2022Used some card to cover the back, worked well
11April 14, 2022Edges filled with polyfilla
12April 14, 2022More filling
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14April 14, 2022Used cheap black acryclic to prime/seal the foam and give me a unified base
15April 14, 2022
16April 14, 2022Tried using diluted pva and flour to make grout, didn't work well due to the surface tension
17April 14, 2022Base colours on
18April 14, 2022Giving the different rocks/bricks different colours
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24April 14, 2022Doors and window frames made with balsa wood
25April 14, 2022Scored and ripped out foam behind the window frames, these were then painted matte black
26April 14, 2022
27April 14, 2022Roof shapes mocked up wit
28April 14, 2022Styrene sheet and strips were then used to make the roof panels
29April 14, 2022Card
30April 14, 2022Roof panels were painted a dark rust colour, then ch
31April 14, 2022Roof panels painted
32April 14, 2022Glueing the roof onto the barn. This was a tricky balancing act! The styrene sheets didn't want to flex and I couldn't clamp properly due to the angles
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34April 14, 2022I wanted to hide a little Kilroy, so I sketched one out and etched him carefully into one of the window panels
35April 14, 2022The window panels were weathered with acrylic washes and a cotton bud, and Kilroy was filled in with some pale enamel paint to help him stand out
36April 14, 2022Making details out of spare photo-etch and wire
37April 14, 2022Some of the PE details
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My first building; used insulation foam, balsa and styrene. Lots of advice and inspiration was taken from Night Shift on YouTube.
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World War 2
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