The other day I found this ugly little yellow crate and thought I would use it to show fellow bloggers how I make houses...cardboard, actually its called chip board. Its what you get on the back of a memo pad.
They make great houses. So what I did is do a start to finish on the front of this building and a piece of the roof. The right side is the beginning with a piece of cardboard, then strips of the same board are glued down using a glue stick. White glue takes too long, superglue doesnt give you enough time. So after you glue the strips down paint the whole thing black, when that dries use a light coat of whatever color you want. The window on the left has a piece of mylar with a piece of masking tape painted to separate the window panes. The signage would be the last thing to go on...but you can see right to left the process I use.
Holy crap! You're an freaking magician! Seriously I struggle with making terrain, yeah yeah, we all do. But to take some cardboard and a plastic book crate and make that is really impressive.
ReplyDeleteRichard:
ReplyDeleteWow - that is a great "how-to." Although I suspect your skills make it look easier than it would be for me. As Adeptgamer mentions, your work is truly magical. Thanks for sharing the info. Best, Dean
Blimey!! What a simple but terrific idea, thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteRay
very impressive
ReplyDeleteThat's bloody good and reasonably simple to do for most people but not me.
ReplyDeleteGreat "How to" Captain. You make look alot easier than it is. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHey Guys,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments...actually never used a crate before , its always a cardboard box. This works out pretty well because it makes making windows and doors alot easier.Most of the houses you've seen on this blog have been built this way using this type of cardboard.
Wow, great work, and really interesting to see how you made it. I've never thought of using old crates as a carcass for buildings.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing what you do, Captain! Adeptgamer stole the words right out of my mouth -- you're a magician. Thanks for letting us look behind the curtain.
ReplyDeleteGenius Captain, love it!
ReplyDeleteVery inventive always amazes me how differant objects are turned into model materails.
ReplyDeletebest wishes
Willie
That is genious!
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