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Title: BSC2023: Tomrommel Yen Tu Pagoda
Post by: tomrommel1 on 26 January 2023, 07:11:08 AM
I will try to build something like the Yen Tu Pagoda . It won#t be a complete look alike more like inspiration. It is a Pagoda on a mountaintop in Vietnam.
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Post by: beefcake on 26 January 2023, 07:32:37 AM
Sounds interesting. Plenty of potential to make the surrounding scenery add some great flavour to it as well!
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Post by: has.been on 26 January 2023, 07:51:07 AM
Good luck.
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Post by: tomrommel1 on 26 January 2023, 09:38:13 AM
Here are some pictures of the real thing:
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Post by: Vanvlak on 26 January 2023, 05:42:16 PM
VERY nice choice. should look good.  8)
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Post by: marianas_gamer on 26 January 2023, 07:47:26 PM
Nice! I will be interested how you will address the roof.
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Post by: AKULA on 27 January 2023, 04:49:59 PM
Should go well with your existing project  8)
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Post by: Daeothar on 28 January 2023, 04:01:07 PM
Ooh, that looks like a great subject!

Best of luck!  :)
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Post by: FifteensAway on 29 January 2023, 03:35:03 AM
That photo kind of reminds me of the temple in the movie 2012 - where the lonely monk starts to pound the bell/gong (been a while since I watched) as the impossibly giant waves crest the Himalayas.  Fun movie but highly improbable - but such is the nature of movie making.
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Post by: Golgotha on 29 January 2023, 09:05:03 AM
That should be fun and real back and beyond - keen to see flowers, bells, and orange.
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Post by: tomrommel1 on 30 January 2023, 08:29:06 AM
Yes, the roof is the challange with this little project. I will do the hilltop and the Pagoda as two pieces. This way I can use the hilltop as a possible firebase for my 105mm howitzers I just got from Rubicon. So at least the hill serves two purposes gaming wise.
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Post by: Vanvlak on 30 January 2023, 07:16:23 PM
Yes, the roof is the challange with this little project. I will do the hilltop and the Pagoda as two pieces. This way I can use the hilltop as a possible firebase for my 105mm howitzers I just got from Rubicon. So at least the hill serves two purposes gaming wise.
Snap - I have a very different project and a very different theme (without mountains), with a removable top for alternative use too  :D
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Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on 30 January 2023, 07:48:27 PM
I am looking forward to this one Tom.
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Post by: tomrommel1 on 07 February 2023, 09:47:14 AM
Here is the start of the hilltop the pagoda will sit on .
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Post by: tomrommel1 on 07 February 2023, 09:49:15 AM
Sorry for havig them rotated 90 °. I don't know how that happened. On my computer they are the right way up. I splitt the hill in two parts for better storage. More to come
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Post by: tomrommel1 on 13 February 2023, 01:32:17 PM
Here is the nearly finished hilltop. I hope this time the right side up ;)
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Post by: tomrommel1 on 13 February 2023, 01:33:40 PM
And here are some 3D printed fittings for the Pagoda
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Post by: ichwillauch on 13 February 2023, 03:04:01 PM
The hilltop and the 3d prints are looking very good!
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Post by: Vanvlak on 13 February 2023, 04:21:00 PM
Looking good  8) 8)
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Post by: bluewillow on 14 February 2023, 06:35:19 AM
Looks good so far
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Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on 14 February 2023, 11:33:40 AM
Looking good, Tom  :-*
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Post by: pistolpete on 15 February 2023, 07:58:23 AM
Great stuff so far. Makes me feel behind on mine.
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Post by: tomrommel1 on 15 February 2023, 09:34:01 AM
Thanks gents! Hopefully I will start with the Pagoda today.
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Post by: tomrommel1 on 16 February 2023, 06:59:54 AM
Here is the start on a corner post of the pagoda
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Post by: tomrommel1 on 16 February 2023, 07:02:04 AM
And the hill with the start of the Pagoda. The peak of the hill is insiude the Pagoda because " Budda once stood on the hilltop" , just to make it plausible to have a Pagoda in such a remote place.
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Post by: has.been on 16 February 2023, 09:07:16 AM
Like the corner posts of the pagoda.
Consider that idea well & truly nicked! ;)
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Post by: tomrommel1 on 16 February 2023, 01:51:07 PM
you are welcome!
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Post by: Mr Tough Guy on 16 February 2023, 03:13:29 PM
That looks great so far, the hill looks like it has a decent amount of height too, and I like the use of the stones, that will give it a bit of weight, think I need to steal that for my hill.
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Post by: snitcythedog on 17 February 2023, 09:22:24 PM
Pretty neat.  I like the Buddha "carved" into the pillar idea.
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Post by: tomrommel1 on 20 February 2023, 08:21:28 AM
Here are pictures of the most complicated part the roof of the Pagoda.
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Post by: Tarnegol on 20 February 2023, 08:44:24 AM
Fantastic!
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Post by: ichwillauch on 20 February 2023, 05:29:45 PM
The shape of the roof is very good!
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Post by: Vanvlak on 20 February 2023, 05:59:49 PM
Oh my! Good job with the roof  8)
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Post by: tomrommel1 on 21 February 2023, 09:15:52 AM
Thanks!
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Post by: snitcythedog on 21 February 2023, 03:36:49 PM
That is a roof that I would not even dream of attempting.  Well impressed with the results. 
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Post by: Wirelizard on 21 February 2023, 05:49:32 PM
That roof is a straight up impressive piece of foam construction, looking forward to seeing what it looks like with tiles and details on it!
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Post by: marianas_gamer on 21 February 2023, 08:01:52 PM
I echo all the comments on the superb roof structure. I am wondering, as Wirelizard, how you will accomplish the tiling.
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Post by: tomrommel1 on 22 February 2023, 06:33:36 AM
I will do the tiling with very thin styrodur slices as well. The slices will be about 1mm thick and used to cut individual tiles from them. I will go for a flat wooden tile effect not the pantile one used in many spanish buildings.
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Post by: tomrommel1 on 23 February 2023, 06:25:21 AM
Here is a little bit more progress. I started on the detailing of the Pagoda. the second picture shows the contraption with a mini for size comparrison
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Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on 23 February 2023, 07:33:28 AM
Looking good, Tom  :-*
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Post by: tomrommel1 on 28 February 2023, 06:17:23 AM
I worked some more on the roof.
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Post by: Lost Egg on 28 February 2023, 07:17:18 AM
That roof looks very fiddly, cracking job.
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Post by: aircav on 28 February 2023, 01:41:19 PM
Cracking job on that roof  8)
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Post by: Mr Tough Guy on 28 February 2023, 06:45:04 PM
the roof looks amazing, and everything is really coming together
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Post by: tomrommel1 on 01 March 2023, 06:21:38 AM
thanks gents!
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Post by: snitcythedog on 01 March 2023, 08:02:18 AM
Very nicely done.
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Post by: tomrommel1 on 13 March 2023, 06:29:22 AM
Here is the completed build. from now on sorry but no more pictures.
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Post by: tomrommel1 on 13 March 2023, 06:30:46 AM
Sorry don#t know why they are turned 90° to the left  :(
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Post by: Lost Egg on 13 March 2023, 07:16:34 AM
No worries, it looks great. I love the little details like the dragons and the bowls of offerings.
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Post by: aircav on 13 March 2023, 02:01:20 PM
Wow that looks fantastic  :o 8) :o 8)
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Post by: Vanvlak on 13 March 2023, 06:28:26 PM
Cool, and well done on finishing this.
Looking forward to seeing it painted.
One benefit of being the organiser of the BSC is I get to see finished paintjobs before everyone else  :D :D :D
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Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on 13 March 2023, 07:06:49 PM
This looks great Tom!  :-*
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Post by: marianas_gamer on 13 March 2023, 08:35:05 PM
Really came out well!! :-*
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Post by: snitcythedog on 13 March 2023, 08:57:06 PM
That is really impressive. 
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Post by: Mr Tough Guy on 13 March 2023, 09:43:08 PM
That looks amazing  :-*
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Post by: tomrommel1 on 14 March 2023, 06:23:21 AM
Thanks guys!
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Post by: Aethelwulf on 14 March 2023, 09:17:42 AM
That looks absoballylutely top hole, wot wot! :-* :o
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Post by: McMordain on 14 March 2023, 01:29:19 PM
That came out really good. Well done!
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Post by: pistolpete on 25 March 2023, 08:49:19 PM
Great job!  Really evocative of the theme.
Where did you get such thin xps foam?
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Post by: tomrommel1 on 27 March 2023, 03:39:15 PM
I cut the foam with my proxon cutting table into very thin slices, something like 2mm thick , you can almost look through it. I use a cutting device from "shifting lands "( I think thats  the name when I remember correctly). It simply is a piece of mdf standing upright as a guide for the foam to get a equal thickness over the complete block of foam. Hope that  makes sense..
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Post by: ichwillauch on 27 March 2023, 05:42:30 PM
A wonderful build!
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Post by: tomrommel1 on 28 March 2023, 06:27:22 AM
Thank you
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Post by: Digits on 30 March 2023, 08:58:54 AM
Yup, that’s a thing of beauty!   Trying to work with cork myself at the mo….it isn’t the easiest medium.   I particularly like your work with the foam though….that is nice.
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Post by: tomrommel1 on 30 March 2023, 10:11:43 AM
Thanks!
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Post by: Overlord on 13 April 2023, 02:01:25 PM
That's an excellent looking build.  8)
I really like how you have done the roof; very different to how I did mine, but very convincing. Looking forward to seeing it painted.