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Posted by entrauner on 06 Apr 2016, 19:21

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Posted by Cryns on 06 Apr 2016, 19:45

Oh man this is so great! Why did I never think of this material before!

Thank you so much for this contribution!
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Posted by MABO on 06 Apr 2016, 20:19

I did not either. This is really an astonishing result in my eyes. Thank you for posting here.
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Posted by Peter on 06 Apr 2016, 20:50

Great link! Thanks for sharing! :thumbup:

We have a member here on the forum who works with this material: blockhaus

Here is an example of his work and when you search his posts you will find much more:

viewtopic.php?f=79&t=16551
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Posted by Paul on 06 Apr 2016, 21:03

Interesting.
1.200,00 € for 3 1:50 scale columns :shock: Decimal Point in the wrong place perhaps?
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Posted by MABO on 06 Apr 2016, 22:16

:-D :yeah: :-D
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Posted by Beano Boy on 06 Apr 2016, 22:33

This has set minds a ticking and is a good post.
I used cork a plenty in the past on the Honey Well Railway Layout,and i found Wall or Floor Tiles were the cheapest way,but still expensive.

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25 sheets at £30.49 Free Post E Bay UK

Seems a good price. One could nibble away adding detail.
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Posted by Frankzett on 07 Apr 2016, 09:27

Well these sheets are the lowest quality for such subjects, you can do brick stone models. If you want to build models with fine textures you have to carve the elements out of bark pieces ... and this material is really expensive today.
On the other Hand, buy bark pieces so you support the care for corc-oaks and conserve mediterranean eco systems ...
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Posted by entrauner on 07 Apr 2016, 20:27

Paul, maybe its still indicated as italian Lira ;)
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Posted by entrauner on 07 Apr 2016, 20:36

thank you Peter, I knew the blockhaus guy, but i didn't know this one - just awesome.
I work with kork every now and then. (for example on my maya temple dio)
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Posted by Cryns on 08 Apr 2016, 09:49

Peter wrote:We have a member here on the forum who works with this material: blockhaus


Thank you Peter.
I missed Blockhaus completely.
Most of his contribution is from before my time.
But luckily we have you as our guide in this enormous forum.
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Posted by Graeme on 09 Apr 2016, 03:58

The cork models in the original link are excellent, I had trouble deciding if some of the shots are models or reference pictures of the original buildings (OK I think the pyramid with the guy standing beside it is a model).

Hadn't seen Blockhaus's buildings before, they are fabulous. All I can say is "Can I book that Medieval gatehouse for a weeks holiday".
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Posted by Susofrick on 11 Apr 2016, 09:58

I have the stables that he did for Valdemar. It is a very nice model, but unfortunately most of these are not available anymore. http://www.valdemarminiatures.com/defau ... fo&page=48
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Posted by Cryns on 21 Apr 2016, 09:18

Blockhaus tutorial from many years ago in our tutorial section.

viewtopic.php?f=15&t=4762
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