York Minster (Rupert Coreux, resize, 1:400; illuminated)

[ThomasEichmann]

Similar to Cuthbert's build I've now started the build of York Minster, another one of Rupert Cordeux's great constructions. However, I'm working on a resized scale. Furthermore I decided to paint some parts of the print and add illumination which means to have the windows on transparent foil.

to be successful for this job the first thing i did was to mount the roof parts on aluminium foil and to double several parts, especially the stabilization, on thicker Finn cardboard.

You can see the first parts, the Western towers, the huge aisles and the Chapter house and Western facade on the photographs. Also ayou will find the thickened stabilization parts and some roof and chapel parts.

[ThomasEichmann]

First the big building parts are cut out and glued together. That looks like a mess, really!
Then I start with the Eastern nave and the small side towers. You can detect further stabilization and the aluminium foil roof in the third picture.
Then the aisles and the Main tower are added.

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The next step is to finish the Western nave with the Western towers and the huge facade. I left out the front stabilization here as the cardboard I'm using is strong enough. furthermore I need room for the illumination, later.
Another view from underneath explains what I mean. The main building is soon connected and the side chapels for the aisles are added.

[ThomasEichmann]

These eight pictures display the next steps. First I'll show you how the cathedral looks like from underneath. You can see that I cut away other ribs to make space for the illumination.
I add other small buildings, then.

When that is done I take chip board and draw the shape of the cathedral on it. Furthermore I design paths and the final dimensions and decide on what part to remove.
A jigsaw and a drilling machine help to get rid of the unnecessary stuff. Then the shape of the cathedral, the paths and the lawn is mounted on the board.

Befor I glue the cathedral on it I have to add the chapter house which means that I place the inner buttresses for the buildings first as they will be difficult to be placed later.

[ThomasEichmann]

The placing of the illumination takes some time as 30 lights must be placed and fixed with transparent tape.
When that is done the cathedral is moutned on the chip board and fixed with further glue on the outer walls.
A close up of the chapter house gives further insight in the placing of the inner buttresses and the smal lcorner tower.
A new look from underneath reveals the wired chaos inside.
Then the illumination is succesfully tested

Next weekend I'll start the long job of placing the buttresses and pinnacles.

[ThomasEichmann]

I continued some small work on the pinnacles this weekend.

You can see the buttresses on the chapter house and the linking building, further buttresses on the small side buildings and many pinnacles (24) for the roof and the Western towers (16)

[ThomasEichmann]

Further work progress was achieved by adding the pinnacles, buttresses and small decoration pinnacles to the Eastern towers,staircases and pinnacles on the Eastern facade, buttresses and stairs on the Western towers and finally the stair case towers on the aisles.

The next two weeks I'll be in England going to visit the South, so see you back in Mai.

[ThomasEichmann]

BAck from the holiday I could finish York Minster now.
The photographs show you the last buttresses and pilalrs at the aisles and towers and some shots of the finished model.

[ThomasEichmann]

Additionally I took some shots with my hand to give you an idea of the size of my model. Further details follow.

[ThomasEichmann]

Finally I would like to show you the illuminated version with some evening and night shots.

Thank you very much for your attention and thanks to Rupert Cordeux for the design and for the nice and friendly meeting in coventry. Looking forward to seeing you again!