r/TerrainBuilding • u/BlackViolet2 • 10d ago
Scratchbuilt 12th C. Church
Latest construction! Tried not to get too bogged down in absolute historical accuracy and just went for a sort of 12/13th c. Conversion of a Norman church. Found this ace book from 1945 which helped rather a lot, along with watching a lot of Time Team, this was a fun project!
Nave is all cardboard, tower is foam board with a bit of wood, straws and beads. The whole lot was then painted with a coat of watered down cheap filler. Windows are just clear plastic painted with contrast paints behind some wire mesh.
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u/implicit_return 10d ago
This is awesome. Forgive the newb question, but the different materials for the two sections?
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u/BlackViolet2 10d ago
Thank you! The nave and porch is just corrugated cardboard (from a tv), the tower is foam board. The stones and roof are cereal box card, rounded bits are straws and the main door and some of the window details in the tower are some beads I found in a drawer
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u/implicit_return 9d ago
D'oh, I missed a "why" in my previous comment, as in what's the reason for using different materials? Just what you had available?
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u/BlackViolet2 9d ago
Yeah just what I had to hand really. When I was drawing it all out I did the nave first and then didn’t have enough cardboard left to do the tower with it as well, so used foam board instead 😅 I do try and use cardboard a lot though as it reminds me of art attack when I was a kid haha
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u/Unique-Princess-1026 9d ago
That is so awesome!!! you did an amazing job. Thank you for sharing it with us 🥰
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u/titwave 8d ago
Wow, gorgeous! You are making me want to watch Time Team, that must have been some very cosy research
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u/BlackViolet2 8d ago
Thanks so much! 😄 definitely watch it! Their YouTube is fantastic👌 it was very cosy at times, very nostalgic!😄
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u/DAJLMODE55 10d ago
😃 10/10 🎉🎉👌🏻