French barn
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Once I knew the dimensions of the barn I made a series of sketches for the front face. This was invaluable later on
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Main shape carved out of coarse foam
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Cut denser foam sheets to fit the blue foam and stuck on with PVA glue
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Once I'd nailed the position of the barn on the base, I cut the back off
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Barn on the base in position
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Using my sketch as a reference I scribed with a knife
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Lines were widened using some dental spatulas
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Tried to smooth the back with filler but couldn't sand well enough
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Used some card to cover the back, worked well
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Edges filled with polyfilla
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More filling
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Used cheap black acryclic to prime/seal the foam and give me a unified base
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Tried using diluted pva and flour to make grout, didn't work well due to the surface tension
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Base colours on
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Giving the different rocks/bricks different colours
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Doors and window frames made with balsa wood
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Scored and ripped out foam behind the window frames, these were then painted matte black
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Roof shapes mocked up wit
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Styrene sheet and strips were then used to make the roof panels
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Card
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Roof panels were painted a dark rust colour, then ch
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Roof panels painted
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Glueing 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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I wanted to hide a little Kilroy, so I sketched one out and etched him carefully into one of the window panels
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The 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
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Making details out of spare photo-etch and wire
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Some of the PE details
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14 April 2022, 16:31
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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.