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Miniatures Adventure => Pulp => Topic started by: mikedemana on January 28, 2014, 04:07:32 AM
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As some of you may have read, my Pulp game Sunday was canceled due to another of the winter storms that have been hammering Ohio this year. So, after taking the board down and moping around for an hour, I decided to get busy. What do do when you were planning on gaming that evening and suddenly have most of it free? What makes most sense while the wind howls and the snow drifts back over your driveway? Transport yourself to steamy, Southeast Asia and build a temple...!
I will add the step-by-step tomorrow, but here's the temple after two days of work (school was canceled, as well, today). This is also a shameless attempt to get more of you to visit my blog, bookmark it, and hopefully even become "Readers," or "Followers," or disciples or whatever...! lol
Here's the pic, with link to my blog and step-by-step assembly tutorial below...
(http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww213/mikedemana/Miscellaneous/BigTempleWIP012_ConstructionComplete_zps6c30b32a.jpg)
Check out my Lead Legionaries blog here: http://leadlegionaries.blogspot.com/2014/01/snowed-in-build-temple-part-1.html
Mike Demana
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Nicely done! Looking forward to seeing the finished project.
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Very cool! That's going to paint up quite nicely. :-*
HAVE FUN
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:-* Read your blog, this looks like another one of your masterpieces of terrain! Brilliant! :-*
I could do with being snowed in, but all we are getting at the moment is endless rain :'(
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I see a brooding barbarian on the horizon... ;)
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while i was snowed in i put together the old GW arcane ruins set i had laying around for the last few years (yes years). problem is that it's either too cold or a chance of snow/rain to spray down some primer.
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It doesn't seem to have done anything this side of the pond but rain, nearly three months now!!!!! :'(
Waiting for a snow day!!!!! :o
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You can have some of our snow, guys! You have to take the temperatures with them, though...! lol
Okay, so now that I finished some school work I'd been putting off, I have time to post the whole tutorial. For those of you who read it on my blog, don't despair. I'm including a couple bonus photos of today's addition -- the last bit of construction before priming. Well...whenever the weather LETS me prime, that is...!
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The roof trim spiced up with bell shapes all along its perimeter. A clear acrylic rod joins them together as a sort of decorative railing.
So, after finishing my school work, I headed out into the 3 degrees F temperature (-19 C) to Michaels craft store. I wandered the aisles, thinking to pick up some decorative beads. Nothing really jumped out at me until I saw a package of 30 tiny tin bells. Since stupas are essentially bell-shaped, what could be more perfect than lining these up all along the roof edge? I didn't like the tab at the top, but then noticed it had a hole (I assume for hanging the bells). I could run a dowel or rod through them and it would look like an incredibly fancy railing! I really enjoy this aspect of the hobby: wandering around a craft store, looking at things, and going: "Hmmmm...."
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Close up of a row of bells joined together by their acrylic rod. These will be painted to look like stone, in the end.
I smeared each rectangle on the trim strip along the roof edge with Tacky glue. I strung together the bells on their rod and then lifted them en masse to the roof. I did my best to line them up perfectly, twisting the bells so that the tab holes were aligned. Next, I took a straight pin and dabbed a bit of Tacky glue into the tab hole, joining it with the acrylic rod. The primer and paint will help hold them down, I imagine. Plus, I doubt anyone will try to pick the roof up by the bells!
So, that was Day 3's portion of the build...here's the part I posted on my blog after Day 2:
I had a 4”x6” paper mache box to use as the core of the temple. Unlike the other boxes I used for the temples, this one did not have a patterned surface. Instead, this was plain because I was going to give it brick walls. Many of the temples at Bagan in Myanmar (the inspiration for my temple complex) are made out of brick. The plaster or other surface has worn away on many, so when I visited the complex back in 2003, you see a lot of reddish-orange brick. What’s more, I’d picked up a half dozen patterned, styrene sheets on clearance at Hobby Lobby earlier last year. They included two sizes of brick ones.
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The walls of this temple would have a brick pattern, courtesy of a great find at Hobby Lobby!
I chose one with the smaller bricks and cut out four rectangles to cover each face of the box. I used two-part epoxy to attach it to the paper mache because I was worried about the styrene not sticking with white glue or Tacky glue. I attached one face at a time so they would not shift on me. The problem with simply gluing a patterned sheet to a box is, of course, the corners. How do you cover up the place where two sheets are supposed to join up? I decided to use an “L-shaped” piece of bass wood and attach it to each corner. That way, it would cover up the seam (or lack of a seam) completely. It was actually hard to find the L-shaped bass wood, and I had to resort to the somewhat pricey local Hobbyland.
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A 4"x6" paper mache box with rectangles of brick-patterned styrene epoxied onto it
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How do you cover up those ugly joins between the four pieces of brick styrene? First cover them with L-shaped bass wood...
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...and then you decorate it with wood trim to look like half-columns!
Each side of the bass wood is 1/2” long, and I decided to decorate that blank space with some fancy wood trim. I’d picked up a large back of various styles of decorative wood trim at Hobby Lobby when I made the first batch of temples. I found two pieces that were perfect and looked like spiral half columns once glued to the building. I actually, put the trim on the L-shaped bass wood first, before I affixed it to the building. That let me use gravity to keep it from sliding while the Tacky glue dried. I took another piece of decorative trim and lined the top edge of the building on all four sides, too. I liked the look of the temple so far, so set it aside to dry while I began working on the roof.
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The core of the temple upside-down, so the top trim can dry flush and level
The base of the roof would be a simple sheet of black styrene. To keep it in place atop the temple, I cut out a piece of balsa wood the exact size of the four walls and glued to the bottom of the roof. The balsa projects down into the walls keeping it from sliding around while the styrene sits atop. While that was drying, I began working on the decorations for the roof. I wanted a bell-shaped projection atop each corner. So, I dug out my miscellaneous wood bits. By assembling an upside down flower pot, spool, disk, wooden wheel, a bead, and a 15mm spear, a very nice looking corner “mini-stupa” was created. The central, bell-shaped decoration was started, as well. It was a bit simpler and consisted of a filial, upside down wooden pot, and a disk.
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The decorative bits for the roof: Four mini-stupas for each corner, and the central stupa (which will get another layer and grow even taller the next day when I find a piece to go beneath it at Hobby Lobby...!)
The next day, I took another look at my favorite picture of Bagan, and decided the roof needed to get even fancier. I decided to have a small, false upper level complete with door and roof. So, it was back to Hobby Lobby for their smallest paper mache box. I also picked up another decorative layer to add to the roof’s stupa — a flat-topped doorknob shaped piece of wood that the filial and disk would fit perfectly atop. I used Tacky glue to attach the corner mini-stupas to the roof, and cut two telescoping “levels” of balsa wood for the false second level to sit atop. I had to weight the balsa wood with glue bottles and other miscellanea to keep it flat, though, as balsa tends to warp. It was thickest material I had, though, so I decided to use it. While that was drying, I cut four more sections of decorative wood trim to go along the edge of the roof. It has a square pattern on it, and I hope to find some kind of bead that will look cool in the middle of each square.
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The beginning of the entranceway -- a stone archway made from Hirst Arts curved wall pieces
Next, it was time to begin work on the doors themselves, the false one on the second level and the main entrance. I had cruised the aisles of Hobby Lobby when I bought the box, hoping for inspiration. I hadn’t seen anything that struck my fancy, though. Eventually, I pulled out my leftover Hirst Arts blocks from when I built my Pictish broch years ago. I fiddled with various bits until something finally game to me. I would use two curved wall sections to form an arching entranceway. Attached to their front would be the door, and some flaring, decorative stone work. Many of the entrances at Bagan have pointed, decorative, arch-like entrances. I was trying to give the effect without exactly copying one. Serendipity struck when the piece I used to get it all together had a projecting stone on either side of the doorway. I looked at it, and said, “Hmmm….a statue would look great there!” I rummaged through my unpainted lead pile until I found two Khmer Maiden Guard figures. They fit perfectly on the stone ledges. The door itself was simply “scalloped” balsa wood. The ornamental door knockers were a couple beads and a pin head glued to the wood.
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More Hirst Arts pieces attach to the carved stone entranceway (hidden here). The door is a piece of scalloped balsa wood with two beads and a pin head attached. The statues are 15mm Khmer Maiden Guard figures.
I decided to do a smaller version of the fancy entranceway for the false second floor, too. I left off the door knockers, since the door was only decorative. I used smaller Hirst Arts pieces and was able to give them a stone ledge, too. I dug through my figure box and found — believe it or not — two female zombie hunter figures with axes to guard this entrance. So much of a project like this is work on something, set it aside to dry, and work on another phase or section of the build. I was bouncing between the main temple piece and the roof piece with regularity.
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The roof with most of its construction done. The false level attaches to that block of foam core snugly, allowing me to remove it and store it on its side. The tower mini-stupas have their 15mm spear points glued inside the bead. The only thing missing is some sort of fancy bead in each of those rectangles on the wooden trim along the edge of the roof.
Once it came time to finish the main entranceway, I had to glue the entire building down onto its styrene base. The roof was progressing well, too. One key consideration is that I want these buildings to fit in the 13”x13”x4” snap-together boxes I use to cart my terrain around. The tough part is always the 4” high part! So, I designed this temple to be three separate pieces. there is the main building, which is about 3” tall. The roof comes apart in two sections. The false second level and the stupa tower atop it pulls off, and can be laid on its side in the boxes. The roof itself is only one layer styrene, two layers of balsa, and a layer of foam core that the false level snugly fits around. It is just a little over 2” tall — most of that being in the corner, “mini-stupas.”
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And here is the more than 6" tall false level and stupa tower. I love how you can stack a bunch of these wood pieces on top of each other and it really looks like a stupa from Bagan! A small paper mache box forms the core of the false level, decorated by Hirst Arts pieces and a fake door. Two axe-wielding women guard the fake door.
All three pieces have been set aside to dry. Now, I just need to hope for enough a warm up that I can spray paint the entire thing black, prior to painting...!
Stay tuned!
Mike Demana
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This is inspirational...wish we had the craft stores you have in the states over here in the uk
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This is inspirational...wish we had the craft stores you have in the states over here in the uk
I agree, on both counts. Magnificent work. I'm always jealous when you guys say "then I went down to the Hobby Lobby/Michaels and picked up..............". I've only found one craft store in Devon so far, there must be more!
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I've only found one craft store in Devon so far, there must be more!
There must be a Hobbycraft down there, sandwiched between a Clotted Cream Teas and a Pasty shop! 8)
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Inspiring!
I wish we snowed in in this country too. We just drive silly for a couple of days it seems.
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There must be a Hobbycraft down there, sandwiched between a Clotted Cream Teas and a Pasty shop! 8)
That's the one I've found, at Newton Abbot! There is also a good craft section in Otter Nurseries at Ottery St. Mary if you ever go that way.
sandwiched
I bow to the Master of the Pun!
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I wish I had a fraction of your ingenuity and skill when it comes to making terrain! Your stuff is amazing!
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I wish I had a fraction of your ingenuity and skill when it comes to making terrain! Your stuff is amazing!
Completely agree, it's marvellous stuff! :-*
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Thanks, everyone. Receiving praise from masters like yourselves is quite the compliment.
The weather warmed up enough for me to spray paint the three pieces black, this afternoon. I hope to go over that with a brush-on black acrylic paint to give it a solid undercoat, tonight.
Mike Demana
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I'm really looking forward to seeing this piece painted. Looks amazing so far! :-*
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The temple with its two coats of black
Not a whole lot to add, at this stage. I did discover, much to my frustration, that Tacky glue does not stick to styrene. At all. Pretty much every piece that had been glued to the styrene popped off while I was priming the temple back. I kept my cool and didn't hurl the temple at the wall. That would be very un-Buddhist -- ha, ha!
So, I scored the styrene to try to give it a grip, and then used 5-Minute Epoxy to re-attach all the pieces that came off.
Next up was priming the whole thing black. Since it is still winter here in Ohio (and likely will be till April, the way it is going!), I set up a cardboard box in the garage for priming. I spray primed all three pieces with Krylon flat black arylic paint. After it dried, I then did another coat of brush-on primer. This was ordinary black Ceramcoat paint.
This is where it stands now, as you can see in the above picture. Next step will be to add texture to all the non-brick surfaces.
I appreciate all the positive comments...stay tuned!
Mike Demana
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:-* Looking absolutely lovely! :-*
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That's really come together!
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Looking great! :-*
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Where I left off -- the temple black primed...but will those smooth surfaces look good once painted?
As I sat looking at my black-primed temple, I realized I had been in too much of a hurry. I should have found a way to put brick on the sides of the false "second story" so that it better matched the main level. It looked cool, but once I started painting it, I had a feeling that the paper mache sides of the second story would look less than impressive. The best way to salvage the temple, I felt, was to give those sides some texture. I decided to give it a rough, sandstone look. Many of the temples at Bagan in Myanmar had a stone facing that has fallen off after centuries, revealing the brick core. So, the lower level of my temple would be exposed brick, but the upper level would be standstone.
I took white glue and painted all the exposed pieces of paper mache, as well as the entire roof except for the foam block that the paper mache box fit around. This included the tin bells and acrylic rod decorative railings and the mini-stupas on each roof corner. It did not include the Hirst Arts stone pieces or the statues, though. I then poured sand across the surfaces that had been painted with glue, which stuck on nicely, giving it a rough texture.
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White glue painted on the smooth surfaces and sand poured over them to add texture
I let it dry overnight. Then I watered down black acrylic craft paint 50/50 and painted it over the sand. I was really surprised how easily and thoroughly the watered down paint covered it, making it all black again. I had expected to have to fight to get the paint in the nooks and crannies of the sand surface, but the watery paint flowed well over the surface and into every bit of it. I'd been dreading this stage, but it was actually a breeze. In addition, this glue, sand, and paint coating has likely cemented the whole build together. I shouldn't have to worry about pieces popping off again.
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A base coat of brown, with two dry brushes of "Raw Sienna" and "Spice Tan" have been applied at this stage
I pulled up my travel website to look at pictures of Bagan, again, to help me choose the colors. I decided to go with a brown base coat that had just a hint of red tone to it. I took a large, flat brush and wet brushed this over fairly thoroughly, but leaving some of the black undercoat showing through. The next day, I did my first dry brush of a Ceramcoat color called "Raw Sienna." It is an orangish-brown color. I followed that up with another Ceramcoat color called "Spice Tan." This is a lighter, more yellowish color, but in the same tone as the Raw Sienna. Finally, I did highlights with "Dunes Biege." The effect on the Hirst Arts stone pieces and the wood trim and columns was slightly different than on the sand, but they don't look jarringly dissimilar.
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The final dry brush of "Dunes Beige" lightens the temple up considerably
The one thing I mulling over in my head is whether to do an ink wash over this. Looking at the stone pieces, columns and wood trim, I definitely feel a black ink wash would enhance how it looks. I'm worried that putting it over the sandstone parts will hide some of the layering of the four different colors, though. I'm also afraid it will darken it up too much. I will probably wait to make that decision until after I have done the brick surface, which is next.
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A close up of the roof (which comes off of the main temple), and the false second story (which pops off also, held in place by the snug fit of the paper mache box around a piece of foam.
So far, I am very happy with how this temple is turning out. Architecturally, I think it is very sharp looking. I'm hoping once the brick is done it will "tie it all together," looks-wise. As always, feel free to weigh in with comments or suggestions!
Mike Demana
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Looking absolutely amazing! :-*
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Great stuff!
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Excellent! I really like that heavy textures. Definitely feels like a lost jungle temple. :-*
THANKS
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Simply amazing! :o
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Oh.
WOW.
This is simply stunning to gaze upon.
I can only imagine staring UP at it from 28mm,
looming out of the steaming, foetid jungle as night falls...
I can smell the fear.
Thank you
Valerik
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The build is essentially complete after this stage. Only the flocking and interior need to be added.
For some reason, I was really worried about this stage. I had a feeling that the styrene brick pattern would be difficult to paint and make it look realistic. I planned on painting the mortar a light tan color and then dry brushing the reddish-brown for the bricks. Just about all the dry brushing I'd done before typically featured a lighter color atop a darker one. This would reverse that, and I wasn't sure if my dry brushing would fill cover the mortar. I even read up some on painting patterned styrene brick on some other threads on this forum. The advice I gleaned was to hold the brush at a 45 degree angle and to do successive lighter coats instead of bearing down and try to cover it all in one coat.
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The styrene brick pattern was not nearly the pain to paint up as I worried that it might be!
The advice worked like a charm, I was relieved to discover. I painted the mortar the same shade as the highlight layer on the sandstone -- Ceramcoat Dunes Biege. I figured this might work with the eye to tie the color scheme all together. I let it dry overnight, and then sat down and began my dry brushing experiment. The advice also said to turn the pattern around and dry brush both "up" and "down." I was very pleased with how the color -- Iron Wind Metals Red Brown -- stayed inside the lines of the bricks, for the most part. I tried to do a highlight color atop it but it simply wasn't showing up. So, I decided to see what it looked like with an ink wash. Wow! It transformed it completely, and made it look so much more realistic, I thought. It really brought out the different tones I'd tried to do with fewer or more layers of red brown dry brushing.
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Sand glued to the surface of the bricks represents the original outer surface of the temple which has fallen away in many places
I was so pleased with how it looked I almost abandoned my idea for the next stage -- attaching plaster to the brick walls in fragments as if most of it has fallen away. After staring at it for awhile, I decided to give it a go. I painted the surface of the bricks here and there in an irregular pattern -- covering maybe 25% of the surface, at most. I then poured sand across it, which stuck nicely to the glue. After drying for a few hours, I primed it black and let it dry overnight.
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Another highlight of "Dunes Beige" was given to the columns and the top trim, as well as the Hirst Arts stone pieces
The next day, I replicated the sandstone color scheme with Ceramcoat colors "Raw Sienna," "Spice Tan," and "Dunes Biege." After completing this step, I decided to go ahead and do another highlight on select areas of wood trim and Hirst Arts pieces on the temple. They had gotten a tad darker than I wanted with the ink wash, and felt they needed to be lightened up a bit. I dry brushed "Dunes Biege" over the upper portions of the Hirst Arts stone pieces, the wood trim, columns, and finally, the guardian statues and their pedestals.
Only two stages remain in this build. The next will be the flocking of the ground around the temple. The final step will be to print off textured paper to glue on the inside of the temple to represent its floors and walls. Who knows? Maybe I'll even construct and paint up a Buddhist or Hindu altar to be placed inside. Either way, the actual construction part of this temple is now complete! Stay tuned for the final touches...!
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Well done Sir. I had my doubts about your temples. But the finished product looks very convincing. The brickwork came out lovely as well. :-*
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This is looking really good, I'm glad the brick work came out right. This will look amazing on your games table! :-*
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Gorgeous.....
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Kicken Ass, Mike, Kicken Ass!
LB
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This is looking really good, I'm glad the brick work came out right. This will look amazing on your games table! :-*
What ole Lord Snappy said!
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Very very sharp :-*
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Damn fine work, Mike! :-* :-*
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Fantastic work. That is a great centre piece for any game.
Well done.
I like the use of the worked table leg for the central peak. I once made a vast Eldar city using the same idea to make tall, slender, shaped towers.
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At 10 inches tall, this temple is definitely the centerpiece of a gaming table
So, the big temple is now complete. I have to say that I am very happy with how it turned out. This build has to be up there with my Dark Ages Saxon church (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=50551.0) as one of my all-time favorites. Is it my best work? Not sure...but it is certainly not my worst!
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Some of my 28mm Pulp figures gathered around the entrance to the temple
All patting myself on the back aside, when I left off in the last article the temple outside was complete. All that remained was the flocking and the interior. I painted the styrene base with white glue and poured medium ballast over the glue as a first coat. Then, I painted the ballast (when dry) with a mixture of white glue, water, and brown paint. I poured sand over it while still wet. Then I painted straight white glue in large patches, sprinkling this with Woodland Scenics blended green turf. Once it had dried, the areas left brown I painted with 50/50 white glue and water and sprinkled lightly with Woodland Scenics brown turf. I added three different colors of clump foliage here an there, as well as some wire plants, flowers, or bushes.
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Eric Bylan and his native guides investigate the rear of the grand temple
At this point, I had a decision to make: Do I flock the roof to represent plants taking roof up there, as well? I went back and forth on the idea, and finally decided to do it. First, I painted the area with straight white glue and sprinkled on blended green turf. I then followed it up here and there with clump foliage atop the green. I even added a couple flowering plants or bushes on top of that. Once everything was dry, I sprayed it with Testors Dullcoate, and then followed that up with a 50/50 white glue and water. I am glad I decided to flock the roof. I think it adds that extra bit of "lost in the jungle" feel to the temple.
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Looking down at the roof of the temple -- I think the flock added to the roof really makes it appear like it as stumbled upon, hidden deep inside of a jungle
For the interior, I downloaded some images from CG Textures (http://www.cgtextures.com/index.php) -- a free website with great pictures of stone, brick, cloth -- you name it! I resized then in Photoshop and printed them out. I decided to have the interior of the temple made of reddish blocks of sandstone. The floor is an almost-mosaic like rock floor. Once they were trimmed to fit perfectly, I painted the interior with Ceramcoat Spice Tan (the same color as the base coat for the temple surfaces). That way, any join between the walls or floor that doesn't fit perfectly has a nice, dull background to blend it in. Once dry, I painted it with a thin layer of white glue and affixed the images of the walls and floor. I know the images look less three dimensional than the outsides, but I think they look nice as interiors. I used the same technique for my other temples, as well as the interiors of the jungle huts. Using these images is a quick, easy, and nice looking way to finish the interiors of buildings.
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The interior of the temple, which is simply covered with images printed off in color and glued to the inside walls
I'm not 100% sure my pictures do the temple justice -- it is simply so large of a build. Its final measurements are about 7" wide, by 5" deep, and 10" tall. As I mentioned earlier, the roof comes off, and the second story and stupa atop the roof come off the roof, as well. This makes it easier to store, of course. So, with this build, I think I am done with Southeast Asian temples for awhile. If I do anything else, they will likely be small stupas to place here and there to fill out a larger board.
(http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww213/mikedemana/Pulp%20and%20Victorian%20Skirmish/BigTemple05_2ndStory_zps6caff364.jpg)
A closeup of the false second story, which is detachable and lifts off of the roof for easier storage
I hope you enjoyed the series of entries detailing its work in progress! Feel free to leave a comment, or ask questions...! Thanks.
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Stunning.
Thank you for sharing the images of the finished temple and the work-in-progress shots.
Tony
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Fantastic! :-* :-*
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That is a serious piece of terrain. You really learned a lot from your earlier, smaller temples.
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WOW! What a finish! :o :o I'm especially loving the bright colours! Many people( including myself!) tend to stick to too many dark greys and other drab colours!
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:-* Magic! Great work! :-*
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Indeed. Magic. An outstanding example of creativeness 8)
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Mike, I hope you get snowed in more often.
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Mel, Do you have a photo of that Elder city?
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Superb! :-* I like the subtle coloring.