What am I doing? The Sept of the Seven Hells

[Hammers]

This is looking great already.
I really like those bricks, etc.

Thank you. I am glad a few people get the idea to.

And you may be about to pull off the impossible and do a seven-sided building....it wont stand, ya know?
Maybe that is why this one is a ruin...

To tell you the truth there really is something off and a bit challenging with architecture based on a prime.

How about making a couple of doors, now collapsed, with eyes on them to reflect the burial practise thing?

That's the idea.

[LordOdo]

This video is really inspirational for style of art:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zbCN6iYDJU

[Hammers]

Front of the doors ready, except the hinges.

[sukhe_bator]

I share your pain with for all that pin work!
Just as well it you weren't modelling this doorway!
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22elephant+proof+gate%22&espv=2&biw=2240&bih=1202&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiHt8PBmIvMAhWKsxQKHfdZDnsQsAQIGw&dpr=0.75#imgrc=k-VPKV4aIkChlM%3A
Nicely done sirrah!

[OSHIROmodels]

Splendid work, love that door 

cheers

James

[Hammers]

 The bell of the Sept of Seven Hells was poorly cast and cracked already when it was for the very first time hoisted up the bell tower of the sept. It became known as 'The Stranger' because of the dull and uncheerful chime it spread over the countryside. When the bell tower was pulled down at what became known as the Mass of Blood (more of that backstory some other time) the bell come crashing down through the roof, killing several worshippers as it imbedded itself in the mosaics of the sept's floor.



The bell is a plastic Skaven Screaming Bell bitz which I found in the local game store bin. I will most likely make a crack in it as I embed it in the floor.

[Hammers]

I share your pain with for all that pin work!
Just as well it you weren't modelling this doorway!
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22elephant+proof+gate%22&espv=2&biw=2240&bih=1202&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiHt8PBmIvMAhWKsxQKHfdZDnsQsAQIGw&dpr=0.75#imgrc=k-VPKV4aIkChlM%3A
Nicely done sirrah!

It was quick work. No trouble really.

[Silent Invader]

Loving the intricate details (and I might well copy the pinning on the door  ) 

[OSHIROmodels]

Love it 

cheers

James

[Mason]

Love that door, the detail is great and the cracked boards look perfect.
The bell looks just right too, although I definitely think you should 'crack' it, and maybe break a section off too, as cast metal is more likely to snap rather than bend when hit with immense force.
It would certainly take some damage in the fall, not to mention the damage that it would do to the floor.

[Hammers]

Thats the intention. I have already googled a few historic split bells for referense.

[Hammers]

Thank you all for your input and encouragement I find it easier to make stuff from imaginary worlds, which are not of your own making, when you are able to bounce your ideas onto others.

[sukhe_bator]

As Hammers has demonstrated, using pins can be an extremely effective way of replicating door studs and bosses. This is the main gate of 'Sahyun' using embossed lead foil strips and domed upholstery tacks

And model railway track pins used extensively as bolt heads on portcullis, door and drawbridge...

They are also useful as bolts when used with glue to attach card straps around wooden beams in siege engines etc.

Often you'll need to use a pin vice to pre-drill the holes first, especially if you have to crop them shorter with wire cutters. I find superglue works well to keep them in position on everything bar foam.

[Duke Donald]

What a fantastic piece of terrain; can't wait to see it finished!

[tomrommel1]

stunning indeed