wrr377
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Post by wrr377 on Jan 23, 2017 4:01:01 GMT
I've spent the last week getting enough wall sections cut from cardboard and foam core to prepare for assembly (I figured I'd get them all assembled in one sitting). During the "cardboard corrugation coverup" step of the process on the 1x1 pieces, I was getting impatient with the drying time for the white glue and decided to experiment for an easier solution: Expanding upon Scotty's hot glue techniques, including using it on the underside of the walls for grip, I tried wrapping it around to the sides of the corrugation, effectively replacing the white glue and sand with a layer of smoothed-over hot glue... and it works fantastically! It not only gives it the weight needed to keep the pieces from being blown over by a slight puff of air, but it eliminates the need for the white glue and sand (and the drying time inherent). I also used a couple of computer desktop hard drives for weight to keep the pieces flat. As an added bonus, you can reshape the hot glue as needed before painting, and it creates smooth sides to the wall sections as well! ...and as an added caveat, I almost ran out of glue sticks before I finished the sections... (I'll try to get some pictures up as soon as I have a chance)
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Post by sgtslag on Jan 23, 2017 13:55:57 GMT
Way to think, "outside of the box." Looking forward to your photo's... Cheers!
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wrr377
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Post by wrr377 on Jan 24, 2017 3:08:16 GMT
As promised in my previous thread post, here's pictures of an unpainted 3-inch wall section, using hot glue as the corrugation filler & cover-up instead of sand and white glue: Top-Down 3/4 view imgur.com/KwwWfzaSide-Standing View (Wall section laid on side) imgur.com/aIBscYUand finally, the Bottom-Up View (to show detail of hot glue on bottom - ignore the 1/2-inch markings) imgur.com/gRxdqFJI have yet to paint them (I hope to accomplish that tomorrow), but I hope this conveys the general idea. I think Scotty did something similar in video 116 (I hope that's right) where he makes gridded tiles out of paper towels, toilet paper, glue, card stock, and (of course) cardboard. He used hot glue to affix the corrugation cover-up card stock strips to the edges of the tiles.
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Post by sgtslag on Jan 24, 2017 3:14:39 GMT
Looks good so far. Looking forward to seeing them painted. Keep crafting! Cheers!
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wrr377
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Post by wrr377 on Jan 25, 2017 5:40:02 GMT
Got the 1", 3", and 6" sections painted (going to wait on the 12" sections for the moment). Not really super-tidy around the edges, but I can accept the final product. I used absolutely no primer spray, so I did not seal the foam core with white glue... I simply painted over the raw foam and hot glue, which gave a natural porousness and weathered look due to the foam pores. Phase 1: "Graphite" very dark grey imgur.com/QV9gKGEPhase 2: "Dark Grey" (more of a medium, really) heavily "moist-brushed" onto tops of "stone blocks" only imgur.com/odv0u5pPhase 3 (final): "Grey" heavily "moist-brushed" onto tops of "blocks" only imgur.com/PODMdJRI like how the three colors not only produce a more natural shadow in the indents, but create a variegated effect which resembles the variations of coloration in natural stone... Although when I make more sections, I think I'll use the afore-mentioned card stock around the edges instead of trying to smooth out a tidy hot glue surface.
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Post by skunkape on Feb 7, 2017 13:49:14 GMT
They look great so far! Are you going to add a few highlights to them, or leave them as is? I think a minimal amount of highlight along the top edge and maybe a few of the tops of individual bricks would add quite a lot to them. Be sparing with the highlight of course.
Might want to try it on one first, just to make sure you'll like the final look, but that's just my opinion.
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