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Spanish Mission Church Texas 1879

Posted by Egbert on 22 Feb 2021, 16:15

For one of my new works, I have planned to build a Spanish mission church.
Below are the first pictures of the construction progress.

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Posted by Peter on 22 Feb 2021, 16:25

Don't know what was happening in Texas in the year 1879, but you made a great start Egbert! Following! ;-) :thumbup:
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Posted by Kekso on 22 Feb 2021, 17:17

Peter wrote:Don't know what was happening in Texas in the year 1879


You don't know? They made first styrofoam church in the world :xd:

And I'm impressed how neatly Egberts cuts styrofoam :thumbup:
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Posted by Susofrick on 23 Feb 2021, 09:20

Hmm, checked a little, but could only find things that happened 1881. Will be great to follow this and get the answer.
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Posted by MABO on 23 Feb 2021, 17:42

Looks like solid craftsmanship. Can you tell us what you use to build it? Looks like a special type of styrodur?
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Posted by Bluefalchion on 23 Feb 2021, 18:09

Whenever Egbert dives into a new project, I get very excited to see what will unfold.
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Posted by Egbert on 24 Feb 2021, 20:03

Bluefalchion wrote:Whenever Egbert dives into a new project, I get very excited to see what will unfold.

Susofrick wrote:Hmm, checked a little, but could only find things that happened 1881. Will be great to follow this and get the answer.

Kekso wrote:
Peter wrote:Don't know what was happening in Texas in the year 1879

You don't know? They made first styrofoam church in the world :xd:
And I'm impressed how neatly Egberts cuts styrofoam :thumbup:

Peter wrote:Don't know what was happening in Texas in the year 1879, but you made a great start Egbert! Following! ;-) :thumbup:


Hey men I don't want to reveal too much yet but I am very happy
that you are all so interested and hope that I can implement my plan as Dio.


MABO wrote:Looks like solid craftsmanship. Can you tell us what you use to build it? Looks like a special type of styrodur?


Hallo MABO... the green one is styrofoam from Heki
https://katalog.heki-kittler.de/epages/ ... ducts/7031
...the blue one I found it on a construction site
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Posted by Egbert on 24 Feb 2021, 20:11

Here are some pictures of the construction progress ...
maybe some recognize the building better now ...?
It's not a historical building ...
and unfortunately it is no longer at the place where it was built. :P

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Posted by JueHue on 24 Feb 2021, 21:37

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Hello Egbert.
Well done. Something similar will be built one day in the Italian style, almost exactly the same. I've planned this for a long time, but maybe I can avoid some mistakes by building it.
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Posted by Kostis Ornerakis on 24 Feb 2021, 23:09

Dear Egbert!
Wonderful as always!! :notworthy: :yeah: :-D
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Posted by C M Dodson on 25 Feb 2021, 08:14

Excellent as always Egbert.

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Posted by MABO on 25 Feb 2021, 08:19

Thanks Egbert. I did not know that HEKI sells those plates. I always searched for it in a hardware store.
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Posted by Egbert on 25 Feb 2021, 15:12

MABO wrote:Thanks Egbert. I did not know that HEKI sells those plates. I always searched for it in a hardware store.

Hey MABO,
the HEKI plates are excellent stuff ... they are extremely easy to work with.
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Posted by Santi Pérez on 26 Feb 2021, 23:55

That church looks great, Egbert, my friend. :drool:

Can I try to guess which figures you will complete the diorama with? I bet on these:

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Tell me I'm right, please. I think they are great figures, even without conversions, unlike mine, which do have them. :lol:

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Go on with them and get another masterpiece diorama. :thumbup:

My very best compliments.

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Posted by Egbert on 27 Feb 2021, 10:31

Santi Pérez wrote:That church looks great, Egbert, my friend. :drool:

Can I try to guess which figures you will complete the diorama with? I bet on these:

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Tell me I'm right, please. I think they are great figures, even without conversions, unlike mine, which do have them. :lol:

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Go on with them and get another masterpiece diorama. :thumbup:

My very best compliments.

Santi.

Mhmm ...
Yes my friend, these are indeed wonderful figures,
that would fit the church perfectly. :notworthy:
But unfortunately you are not right... I have another idea for the dio. :oops: :lol:
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Posted by Egbert on 27 Feb 2021, 11:44

... it goes on... with the painting ...

My intention is to present the church in a neglected and shabby appearance.

... it goes on ... with the painting ...
- primer in the color concrete gray,
- everything glazed with white tinting paint from the hardware store,
- then everything was processed with a washing mixture of ocher and black,
as well as the edges, depressions and protrusions are additionally emphasized ...


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After drying, in the next step, the surfaces were glazed again with heavily diluted white paint
and the depths are reinforced with the ocher-black mixture,


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In all work steps I make sure to keep the colors very watery and always work wet on wet.
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Posted by Peter on 27 Feb 2021, 12:30

Wonderfull painted! :thumbup:
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Posted by Bluefalchion on 27 Feb 2021, 16:24

I am enamored of the buildings as they are progressing nicely, but completely baffled by the cryptic clues of what this project's theme will be!
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Posted by Beano Boy on 27 Feb 2021, 16:59

Nice Project Egbert. :thumbup:
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Posted by Santi Pérez on 28 Feb 2021, 00:16

Egbert wrote:Mhmm ... Yes my friend, these are indeed wonderful figures, that would fit the church perfectly. :notworthy: But unfortunately you are not right... I have another idea for the dio. :oops: :lol:

I have admired the painting of the church and have been intrigued by your idea for the diorama, Egbert. :shock:

You can be sure that I will follow this thread with more interest than the usual with any of your works. ;-)

My best compliments. :thumbup:

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