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Here is Kim Hannebohn. She and her husband Dave were real troopers. Helping out to finish plastering buildings that others left behind. Many visitors did not have 3 day passes. XXX |
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On saturday morning we ran out of plaster bandages and had to switch to a "papier mache" technique. We cut strips of newspaper and dipped them into a plaster mixture. the reason for doing this is that the Plaster of Paris does not stick to foamcore. It slides right off. We need to apply a surface that will attach to the plaster. XXX |
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Here I am in the center showing how you can use a painbrush - LOL - painTbrush (don't mind me, I made a typo and thought it was too funny to remove) to give texture to the plaster of paris. this gives an excellent result as seen in the movies. or on your living room walls :) XXX |
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Nearing the end of Friday, it's time to let the plaster dry. XXX |
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A finished house is ready to be taken to the drying table. The round shapes were styrfoam balls cut in half. When we ran out of those, people started using the fruit bowls and paint containers - LOL. You gotta love that creativity :) XXX |
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Here are Friday's buildings. Very very cool if you ask me. Does this give you the urge to make your own at home? Come on...tell the truth...I know you do ;p XXX |
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Another building waiting to dry before painting. This one had a cool satelite dish on the roof. XXX |
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Our hotel Mastepiece. It's too bad they could only work on it for the one day. I am sure they would have liked to bring it home asa a souvenir. Look at all those stairs. Very cool. XXX |
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Look at all these buildings :) I smile again everytime I look at the pictures. XXX |
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Friday night, waiting to dry. Another 10 or more houses had just been assembled and will be plastered on Saturday. XXX |
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Let the painting begin. It;s amazing how a bit of color turns plain ugly plaster into a structure right out of a Star Wars movie. Don't you think? XXX |
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We used a latex paint with 10X water to 1X paint. This way it is more like colored water. If you used just the paint, it would apply like on your bedroom wall. In one tone...boring...who wants that :) With the watered down paint, the plaster absorbs it so when you apply another brush stroke, if paint touches an area already painted, it becomes darker. Giving you a weathered look right out of the movie set. XXX |
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