u/RandoMiniPainter

Front façade of the main building from my latest crafting session. As usual, mostly XPS foam, and some straws for columns. A bit of greenery and flowers also, for realism.

Just a couple pics of a recent terrain build and some minis from my Osgiliath-themed project.

The first build of an intense week-long crafting session in June : still Gondorian, meant to be the first part of a bigger project.

XPS foam, a few coffee stirrers and straws 😁

The design of the frieze was made by pushing a printed bit onto the foam.

Like the previous one, mostly XPS foam, cereal box cardboard and some tufts!

Not the fanciest build but pretty happy with the result. Going for something more complex than rectangles was a bit challenging but worth it!

Also built in XPS foam, bamboo skewers and cardboard. I've started working on larger builds now that I have established my painting process!

The Proxxon did go BRRRR on that one: I'm trying to keep it somewhat Gondorian while being compatible visually with general medieval aesthetics. Some modularity on this one I'm still working on 😁. All foam except for the paper straws.

Imagine that Faramir actually managed to reach Osgiliath with his knights to force Sauron's army into retreat... Impossible, I know, but imagine still...

I figured I could bring together my Gondorian arch and the knights I finished last month. Now I definitely want to en large the mounted part of my Gondor project 😬

What about second box you say...? Might.

Still meant for a Gondor build, with a special attention to corbels.

So I started to implement some more intricate details into my builds using my Proxxon to make grooves and lines instead of just cutting. Basically for these corbels I started off simple triangles, on which I made a first large groove in the center with a higher temperature (4-4,5), and two thinner ones with a lower temperature (1,5). It may look technical, but it is very easy, you just have to let the heat around the wire melt the foam without touching it.

No video posting on here so here it is, sorry for that shameless IG plug : https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXWHKkKiOFb/?igsh=MXNpb3p3NGxibmx6dQ==