Hello All,
I recently finished a italian church made in cork.
You can see the photos in: http://community.webshots.com/user/blockhaus101

I hope that are intersting for us

Carlos

Ola,
MUY Bien, you can't see it is made out of cork. It looks VERY good!

wow , i d like to learn more about the technique, but i believe would be tiring for you ..nice work

Tha's made out of cork? I am impressed, it looks GREAT!
Thanks for sharing.

Great job, how did you paint it?

Excallent finish work on that church. The tones you used really blend well.

Can you please share a bit of the finishing process....

Is the doorway made out of cork too? If it is then I am really impressed!

NICE WORK
I'D LIKE TO LEAR ABOUT THIS TECHNIQUE

Howdy blockhaus,

I agree with Marty.....impressive work there sir! But then, I also looked at your other efforts.....it's ALL good!! You should share your technique's with the masses......meaning, us.

Tread.

That's a lovely replica of a tiny country side Italian church... How did you painted it?
Bravo!!!

simply FANTASTIC!!!

Wonderful piece! Would you consider writing a Feature Article on this to share the steps with the group? I'm particularly interested in how you did the door frame (plastruct strip?)

Also - I would love to resell this item for you, if you would be interested in having us create a mold of the piece. We sell diorama architecture for the 1:35 market, and this piece would probably sell well in either resin or plaster. Contact me via IM if you are interested in more details...

I will try to explain the process, although my English is not very good. If there is some thing that it is not clear, please, to send me a message.

The piece this built one as their real compensation: piece to piece. In the first place it was built an it structures of cardboard where they left gluing all the pieces.
I cut all the pieces that you/they simulate the stone and that they have an approximate size of 5X7mm and it sands them a little altar to give him stone texture and I went them gluing one to one to the structure. The door also this carried out in cork. Cut all the pieces that compose it, it sands them and later I glued them
When everything was dry, I applied a plasticine layer with the same method that butter is applied to the toast so that all the spaces were stuffed among you lose to simulate the cement, later I retires the surplus in the same way that one shaves the beard in the morning J.
I applied a seal layer later and sand a little but... and already this list to paint
I habitually write for the magazine Xtreme Modelling Magazine the dioramas articles. There we will be able to see the complete diorama. When I has some pictures and without breaking the copyright I will be able to some pictures in my album

I not paited this piece is my friend Abilio that make it, but the process is:
Firts I oversprayed the church with Tamiya's buff with a 75% of thinner and later some coats of this same colour with a few drops of white. Once this base coat was dried I painted some of the stones/bricks by a fine brush with Vallejo Acrilics, I used some green, yellow and ochres tones trying to break the overall look. After that I applied some filters with artist oils such burnt sienna and yellow ochre with at least 90 % of humbrol thinner. Now was the time to airbrush some shades in the base of the front wall and on the corners with a very dark mix of brown and black and even green to simulate the wet.

Best whises

Gosh!! looking great! nice kind of window above the entrance!!

Laurie