St Peter's Basilica - 1:200 - Schreiber Bogen - Page 3

**Marco** · #21 04-24-2017, 04:51 AM

Yep, those columns. Columns. So. Many. Columns.

**gotham** · #22 04-24-2017, 12:01 PM

Looks like you are now a cigarette factory.

**Marco** · #23 04-25-2017, 02:58 AM

But if I start smoking them, the model will be incomplete...

After rolling myself into boredom for a while, here is the start of the actual colonnade.

**gotham** · #24 04-25-2017, 03:45 AM

How long did it take to build the colonnade and get the all square upright ? I just have a domino effect happening near the end.

**Marco** · #25 04-25-2017, 05:07 AM

The trickiest part (photos following soon) is getting the roof plate upon the columns, and getting all the columns straight. I have used a slow-drying glue that allows for corrections, and after glueing I have gone right into correcting positions by tweezer. I will first do the roof plates separately for each of the four floor plates, and join them after to form the square.

**Tonino** · #26 04-25-2017, 06:21 AM

It's really a wonderful model. I always have seen it in Schreiber Bogen Catalogue but I wasn't aware of its real dimensions! It's HUGE!

And you are really getting the best out of this project; great work!

**Marco** · #27 04-25-2017, 07:33 AM

It's indeed huge. I have been itching to build this one for some time, but back home in the Netherlands I simply didn't have the space.

**Marco** · #28 04-26-2017, 06:16 AM

So here are the main parts of the colonnade, and a test fit with the basilica. I've seen enough paper columns for some time to come.

**Vermin_King** · #29 04-26-2017, 07:27 AM

Looks a lot better than the little vignette I plan to work on tonight.

And it all looks like it fits! My biggest fear would be doing that much work and then having a gap.

If I remember correctly, are the little statues the next step?

**Marco** · #30 04-26-2017, 08:25 AM

Yes, a serious challenge to my cutting skills is soon to follow.