Sorry about the delay posting more on this build. Real life being what it is put this on
hold. Back to business.
Once the windows are built I usually start on the floor to
create the footprint for the building. Here
I am using Hirst arts tiles and blocks for parts of this build. I glued the tiles together face down on a
cutting board so I had a level floor.
Once I glued it down I reinforced the back with more glue and then some
putty on the portions of the tiles that were not level for added stability. When the floor was completely set I turned it
over and filled all gaps between the tiles.
Next I again use the Hirst blocks to build the bottom edge
of the walls and corners of the building.
After these parts dry I roughly cut foam core walls to fill the open
areas and roughly set the windows. You
will notice lots of gaps here as I did not worry too much about the fit since I
will be covering the walls inside and out and I was in a bit of a hurry at the time. The windows are
shimmed in and leveled with coffee stirrers. When the walls are set in place I cap them with popsicle
sticks so I have a level surface to put the roof on and to edge the façade for
the exterior walls.
After gluing the popsicle sticks on I use coffee stirrers to
fill any gaps between the foam core, wood and Hirst blocks.
When I have a good surface for the wall faces, I cover the
whole wall with PVA glue and then dump clay kitty litter onto the surface. This will appear similar to a flint
nodule surface. After the PVA sets up I use
super glue dribbled over the surface to protect the kitty litter with a hard
acrylic surface and to set it firmly in place.
Hope you like.
Snitchy sends
Off to a great start with that piece. :)
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