Castle Cesky Krumlov (Z-Art, 1:400)

[ThomasTepel]

After the small stairs are added I can combine the whole part to the slope finally adding the long stairs up the slope.


The photos provided let you see the whole finished parts of theatre, buildings and slopes.


I have also already added the paths through the bridge which fit nicely to the walls.

[ThomasTepel]

Now comes the part Philip has been waiting for I guess.


I stabilize the bridge with cardboard but cut out the arches with an angle so they are a bit wider inwards. Then I close the arches and add them to one bridge part. Only then do I close the bridge.



When the bridge is finished I add it to the theatre.
Then I add the slopes left and right to the bridge, again consisting of stiff cardboard parts

[ThomasTepel]

There is a closed bridge on top of the stone bridge. I intend to illuminate this as well so I remake the windows as described. Then I complete the walls and attach the viaduct with the small archways and angles to the theatre.


Last I add the two small staircases left and right to the bridge/viaduct.


Now the basic buildings are finished. Next I will attach the roofs, dormers and chimneys.

[Kevin WS]

This looking very nice. A great effort.

It looks like it is going to be pretty big when finished....

[Seascape]

Great detailed build thread. May have to purchase this model.

Fred

[ThomasTepel]

I decided to add some detail to thhe model with the dormers because they are only designed flat despite being shown three dimensional in the instructions.



The small house next to the theatre shows my first dormers: I redrew the walls und underglued them to the roof from the interior. The angle for the dormers is always the same, but there will be 103 dormers alltogether.


The roofs for the other small houses, the bridge and the theatre are easily mounted.

[ThomasTepel]

The larger dormers are given in the model so I add them with the chimneys, which I just mount into the roof instead of gluing them from the inside.



I have now attached some photos which show details of my way of constructing the small dormers. It is better to add the dormers first and then closing the roofs. THe best example for this procedue is the first castle with its entrance building.

[ThomasTepel]

Between finishing the roofs for the front castle I add the roof contruction for the tower. Then I add the remainign roofs each after the other.


The cornered building cohas 30 dormers and 24 chimneys, so that's pretty much stuff. But it looks nice!

[ThomasTepel]

With the rectangular roof I finish the roofs of the front castle.

hen I add the roofs of the main castle starting with the coppered roofs at the entrance.

[ThomasTepel]

The first pictures show you how the front castle looks with the finished roofs.


THen I start with the main castle. First I cut out the base. Then I add the dormers to the individual roofs and glue each roof to the base