I thought I'd begin a new thread for this as the original thread was started back in December 2009....
It's designed to be used in My Texas Revolution/Alamo/Zorro/Pirate games and is loosely based on the original Spanish Governors Palace in San Antonio, Texas.
For those wanting to see the initial details and its photos check out the original thread here:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=15312.0 I had for various reasons stalled on the build and put it away in favour of smaller simpler buildings to expand my adobe town. However there is no discernable seat of power or palace style building amongst the dozen or so I have made so far. Every now and again I would drag this model out of storage, ponder what to do with it and put it away again. About three weeks ago I determined to finish it and so I decided to document the process once again.
I am often asked how I create my adobe look, so here it is. To date all the balsa wood doors, windows, balconies etc are in place. All the window black outs are in and the model has been glued to the base board. All joins are sealed and it now awaits its adobe render of watered down Polyfilla sparingly added with a palate knife.
I have placed the first shrubs(not glued) in the formal garden to get an idea of the layout along with two Hebe trees(foliage to be added later)
The curtains/drapes are made from green stuff and fixed in place prior to glueing onto the baseboard along with the small juliet balcony
Internal details already painted, gates still need to be made. I can't decide whether to hinge them or not...
The see-through gate, for the peasants to admire the garden from outside.
The last two photos show the balconies, louvred doors and ornate panelled doors in more detail. ( My original build thread details door construction.)
So next up is the adobe rendering of the whole building and walls. Then I need to add tiled steps by the main doors, fill the flower beds with soil, add ground texture to the outside, paint the exterior details, add a tiled roof and details to the smaller courtyard. Finally add the plants and flowers, make the two trees and add some flags to the front....
04 January 2010, 05:10:36 PM
