Hi all I´m now working in a building made in carboard with a layer of paint for reproduce texture. frame windows are made in plastic



best whises
Carlos

Looking good blockhaus, how did you the paint to look textured like that. What type of plastic did you use for the window frames.

well the shop that sells u the cardboard must have been really rich with all these nice buildings !!!!

It looks very good, so far.

As with pfc, I'd like to know how were you able to reproduce the texture using a layer of paint.

Angela

Another great building Blockhaus.

Carlos, can you explain one thing to me - as I assume you are using featherboard (Cartón de Pluma para nosotros ), how do you avoid the 'warping' which always seems to happen with me? I'm thinking particularly of the 'stucco' effect you seem to be able to do while maintaining the form of the building...Thanks, Jim

Great work Carlos
What kind of plastic you use for the windiws? And how do you make it?

Hi everyboy,
Keenan, windows are made with Evergreen strips glued to a plexiglas plate.Texture is painted as you paint a stencil ; see here:
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/dc_stamp_stencil_other/article/0,1793,HGTV_3501_1388842,00.html

Costas, I not buy my cardboard, most part as recicled from discarted promotional material: displays, etc

Angela, please, see the previous link

Jim I not utilize carton pluma, this wharehouse is made with 2mm cardboard. I put only a bit of carton pluma in the columns, Are these vertical strips in columns. Around windows I glued strips of 5mm cork for simulate the thick of real building.
For avoiding warp I explain you in spanish and please translate to english:
PAra evitar que se combe ( warping) la pared tienes que reforzar el interior con trozos de algo que sea rígido. puedes utilizar cartón pluma para eso, los trozos tienen que pegarse a la pared por la parte de la "espuma", o sea por donde mide 5mm con cola blanca. tambien debes construir tambien el suelo y el techo eso hace que la estructura este completa y todas las tensiones que produce el pegamento al carton se equilibren.
best whises

Carlos

- Carlos

Right now,as this is really important for the integrity of the structure (and to avoid my kind of warping ) Carlo's advice is a follows:

To avoid any kind of warping, the wall has to be reinforced with something rigid - you can use 'featherboard' if you are, they have to be stuck into the wall using the foam part AGAINST the wall (he also advises using the thicker type of Featherboard (which is 5mm thick, rather than the usual 3mm) You can also construct the floors and roof - this adds additional integrity and balance to the finished structure

Hope that's clear... Thanks for the continuing tips Carlos!...Jim

For Us in the States.... it's Foam Core board