"Recycled" farm (renaissance of cardboard?)

[grove den]

recycling materials ....a farm

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Inspirated by the many "Paper"buildings made by today overhere I decided to do the same. Not realy paper but cardboard(?)= about 1mm thick paper. This kind of very strong paper, is used to pack all kinds of dry soupe or other grocery stuff...( cornflakes, rice, etc...)
The building I'm trying to make is a freelanced version of the types of farms that are common in my region( far south/east of Holland)
It is a farm with a café/bar . Which was very usual in the beginning of the last century overhere...
I use the inside of the packages. It has mostly an ivory white/color, so just great to draw the outlines of the building and the windows/doors..
I use a very sharp, specialy the point, knife and a steel ruler.
because the knife is so sharp I don't have to press hard/severe(?) on the knife. It cuts smoothly through the thick paper and they ( cutted windows and doors) can be removed very easy.
made some pictures :
the plan/drawing:



cutting the paper:



lifting out the cutted window:



half way...:





forgot to show you how I think it could be IF it is finished, a sort of "art impression" ....( sketch made start jan 2008...)


Jos

[OldGettysk]

Can't wait to see it finished Jos !!

[grove den]

Oldgettysk :

Can't wait to see it finished Jos !!

Alittle "taste"of the end result: watch the WFF!

Jos

[UP2CSX]

Nice work, Jos. You must have gone through a lot of exacto blades to get it all cut out up. I', looking forwward to seeing it as you build it - should be quite unique.

[grove den]

Now I will go further with the walls of the farm.
UP2CSX :

You must have gone through a lot of exacto blades

Hey Jim tell you what: only one and still sharp!!... ( it's only paper...)

I also want to show you how I make the frames of the windows.
I use a piece (A4) thick paper to cut out the frames. Mostly of a light color because I have to draw the outlines of the frames on it.
If you chose the right color for this piece of paper( A4) you don't have to paint it afterwards...
Take the cardboard wall with the cutted windows and doors and lay it on the sheet of thick paper.




Now draw with a pencil( point 0,5 mm) the outlines of the futere frames on the paper, that is under cardboard wall. Draw the lines with a 90 degrees angel. Don't push to hard... just gently so that you just see the lines.
It is very IMPORTANT that the cardboard wall and the sheet op thick paper cannot move ,I mean these two have to be fixated. Mostly with the other hand......?
If you finished the drawing of all the (oult)lines you take only the sheet of paper and start to cut out all the windows.
Cut at the INSIDE of the lines so when it is reday you still have too see the lines
Don't throw away the pieces of paper of the cutted windows...maybe the'll be usefull to make the shutters in front of some windows.....


I painted( primer) the cardboard wall to show the effect of the walls and the frames ..The walls will have a final "coating" with a kind of earthcolor ( spray)


put the paper under the wall...


et voila!!
Windows are the next post...!!


Jos

[OldGettysk]

Two thumbs up so far Jos !!!

[RonP]

Looking great, I love to watch a good scratchbuild.

[Steve B]

Good lord Jos,,, how do you do it, my eyes won't do n scale full stop,

[jbaakko]

Dang, Stucco? Nice work!

[UP2CSX]

Very ingenious way to do the windows. The walls already look really good.