Model:
Medieval gateway
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The
first stage was to build the interior
with its vaulted ceiling. The vaulting was accurately reproduced down to
details of the stone corbels and carvings over the internal doorways.
The
vaulting and other internal details were painted in suitably bright colours…
Accessories
such as the portcullises and doors were made from wood and mounting board.
The
guard was made from wood and wire which was then coated with Milliput putty.
The
outer walls were made from plywood, and the towers from laths on round formers.
The
main components were screwed to a pre-built baseboard; the landscape was built
up from plywood and wire netting.
An
exterior staircase was made up from card.
The
model was coated with polyfilla to give a smooth finish, and the roof made from
mounting card.
Finally,
the model was painted, and bushes added to the hillslope. The model was
suitable ‘weathered’, with moss, lichen and algae added to the roof and
exterior walls.
