Tuesday, October 15, 2013

The Walls of Valhalla Falls

 I need a lot of walls to surround even a section of town. Before attempting to bang out 20-some-odd linear feet of wall I want to be sure that my construction and painting method is viable. No sense making a dozen feet of the stuff only to figure out that it will, for some reason, warp or fall apart.

 The basic methods and materials will be familiar - foamcore, thin cardboard (like a tablet backing), 3"x5" index cards, wood coffee stirrers, pva/white glue, and hot glue. Something new (to me) I used is sandable sealer, which was recommended to me by a fellow madman, err, gamer. Once my entire construction and painting technique is proven I will post step-by-step instructions with pictures. This will include damaged and breached sections in case things become...dynamic...out on the perimeter.








Both sides of the first section. This measures 3" high and approximately 4 5/8" long. The lozenge shaped base is 1 1/2" wide, so very stable. The corrugated pieces are cut from a 3x5" index card that I ran through a tube squeezer for oil paints. The edges of the foamcore are covered by a "plank" of wood coffee stirrer glue on with pva. At this point it has been glued together, sealed with sandable sealer, and hit with a primer coat of grey spray paint. I have tried for a sort of improvised look, not too neat but still sturdy. The painting continues.

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