SMALL PARIS CHATEAU (1900) and other projects

[missileer]

George, thanks,

I have changed a few things around, which I will point out when I complete the build. I thought I needed a tiny bit more disarray.

[missileer]

Well, the Greco-Roman ruin is complete. From the photos, you will note that I moved the broken column to the second from right spot and put the other unbroken column in the uncovered spot on the left. I papered over the top of that column to match the rest of the marble and have the capital leaning up against another piece of debris. Luckily, I left the broken column for last. If I elected to build that piece first, I would probably have scrapped the project and picked something else to submerge. At this scale, it was a hair-puller! I finally just cut off all the tabs of the folded surface and spot welded it to the jagged form of the column. Knowing what I know now, would I have tackled the model? Probably, yes, 'cause I'm stubborn.

Now, I have to finish the last major item: the TOMB. Maybe I should install an HO gauge smoke machine to periodically shoot a puff of smoke from the crack in the tomb lid to signify a ghost emerging. NOT!

Until next post,

John

[Joe711]

The scale surprised ...
its was very impressive and intimate works.
Regards, Joe

[missileer]

Joe, Thanks!

I have the first wall of the Tomb built and in place. I'll show more of the construction of the second wall as I build it. I wanted to make sure (on the first on) that I had a workable plan, before I discussed how I assembled the walls. I really hate it when I embarrass myself in public.

[wideride]

I like it! The mods look good. George

[missileer]

One thing that I meant to say about the Greek-Roman Ruin is that it is an extremely well designed model. It fits together perfectly; even at the small scale that I used. The only thing I forgot about was taking into account the thickness of the paper as I reduced the scale. I still used 65lb/176g/m2 paper, because I wanted the model to survive under adverse conditions. I just didn't realize that it was the equivalent of using a 4X10, when you actually needed a 2X4. Now that I have the hang of using card stock for very small stuff, I will certainly continue to use it.

Anyway, just for fun, here is the quarter sized turtle swimming through the ruin.

[Vermin_King]

This is going to be delightful

[wideride]

Once you figure out how to use the thicker material, it can work to your advantage in many situations. I, myself, have been accused of using brick bats when a rolled up paper would be sufficient! Oh, wait, you were talking about the model, right?
George

[missileer]

The system is not letting me post pictures tonight, so I will save my posts for tomorrow.

[missileer]

The procedure that I used to build the first wall is the same as I am using for this wall. I am right handed, so I normally work left to right . I also try to set things up to work from an anchored end of the piece to an open area. In this case I elected to use the broken end of the wall as the anchor and glued the "broken" strip to the side of the wall that would leave it on my left. When I began to glue the window fill strips, I used the bottom of the window as the anchor position and glued in a clockwise direction (always working right). Once both window fill strips were dry, I added the second half of the wall, once again anchoring the the piece on the left (the broken wall side). In both cases, I started gluing the strip from the bottom up (one tab at a time). When I get to the windows, I will have to decide whether to glue a whole window at once or work from an anchor point and glue the window in sections. That will have to wait for Sunday; tomorrow I promised my son-in-law I would help with some house renovations.