[R] Church in Objazda - 1:50 - my own design.

**Astra28** · #1 07-15-2012, 02:50 PM

Siemanos.

I can’t sit idly too long. I start with a building of church I like very much. I have been related with it during my childhood. Church is situated in Objazda village (Pomeranian District in the north of Poland) 6 km before Rowy seaside village. Some years ago there was living brother of my grandfather - “uncle” Roman, local librarian, chronicler and cultural animator. I have been playing in the village and in my uncle’s bee-garden during my childhood. It was wonderful time for me. There is a plaque of memory of my uncle on the Objazda’s Library building.
The church was built before 1606. Church’s tower was marked on maritime charts from the early of XX cent. The church is an example of frequent Pomeranian post and beam construction. There is a flag with the date “1606” at the top of the spire of the church. They started renovation of the church in spring 2006. The building was completely demolished, replaced damaged beams and rebuilt from scratch. Today among-beams rectangles are not plastered, and this is the why red bricks are visible. The church looks like:

First of all I try to build an annex with the side entrance. I thought about a way to imagine of the characteristic Pomeranian lattice (as close as possible) for quite a long time. Walls are about 1,6 mm thickness. Every beams and among-beams rectangles are separated parts, glued to the template. So prepared walls are mounted together to create a building block.

I am hopeful after this first element of my church. I hope that the final look will be similar to the original. Walls will be stained a little at the end of building, of course.

Best regards and sorry for my English.

**scyeige** · #2 07-15-2012, 03:23 PM

Nice looking church, lots of history behind it... these are the types of structures governments should be looking to preserve and restore!

Can't wait to see your finished model!

**Wyvern** · #3 07-15-2012, 03:29 PM

Lovely church!

Wyvern

**Kevin WS** · #4 07-16-2012, 01:17 AM

Very nice - look forward to more!

**Astra28** · #5 07-26-2012, 12:48 PM

Siemanos.

First private interests.

scyeige, Wyvern and Kevin WS thank You for Your nice words.

scyeige this church is owned by Church-institution, not by the government or the county council, but preservation and restoration are financed by believers, the county council, the government, sponsors and The European Union Funds. This is a complicated history. The Pomeranian region have been under the control of Germany until the end of the WW2. It have been treated by inhabitants as “not mine” for a long time after the WW2. The government have been not interested in preservation Church’ property during 50 years of the socialism. And this is the effect.

The report.

Today I’d like to show You only two pictures. There are some black belts imitating wall’s beams on the first picture. I have to adjust every beam’s length by cutting. There is a lower part of eastern gable closing the presbytery above belts. Among-beams rectangles are numbered because I have to adjust many white rectangles. I have done the western wall with the main entrance also. Next week I am going to receive from a friend laser-cut parts and I will be allowed to make doors and windows.

Best regards and sorry for my English.

**Astra28** · #6 08-29-2012, 01:41 PM

Siemanos.

I show You not much today. It’s holidays and many travels and no time for model-making. I have done two longer walls of my church. One of them is clean because it will be covered by brick outhouse. There is a strut of almost finished south-wall on the second picture. There are almost finished two walls - west and east on the third picture.

I start to make a trigonal east gable wall. There was much difficulties because structural beams were a little complicated. Pictures show the next stages of development of the gable wall.

Now, I have to make pins on the joints of beams and next I’ll start with assembling the building.

**Kevin WS** · #7 08-29-2012, 01:50 PM

Very nice and an excellent job!

Thank you for the update.

**Vermin_King** · #8 08-29-2012, 08:45 PM

I'm glad this is still working. Pinned joints? Nice

**Astra28** · #9 10-19-2012, 03:33 PM

Siemanos.

Welcome to the another part of my work with church in Objazda. After ending all walls of main body of the building I could put them together. There are no windows in walls, but I’ll make them next time. Rear wall is all white because there will be an outbuilding.

Due to wall’s large length and construction technique I have to make wooden strengthens the construction of my model. Walls were curved to the interior. I used wooden sticks 2x5 mm and 3x3 mm to align them.

As I had been writting in previous post I made pins on the joints of beams.

I try to assemble the building with a frame of the roof. The model takes appropriate shapes I think. I am satisfied with the result and solid proportions.

To the next time ...

**Vermin_King** · #10 10-19-2012, 04:36 PM

Will you be doing an interior? If not, OldSchoolDM has a great method for keeping buildings sturdy and true. He describes it in his build of one of Grendelsmother64's buildings(from InkjetPaperScissors.blogspot.com). Wood supports also work, but if you are interested in seeing how he did it, the post is at Cardboard Warriors forum - Cutfiles Laketown Dockside Warehouse by GM64