Onion Domed Church - Part 2: Building the Main Structure

Moving on from the construction of the tower, I have completed the work on the main body of the church.

The first step was to cut out the base of the model.

The main sides were then cut from 3mm MDF and some from 3mm card, and assembled along with the base of the tower, the main door and the side exit.

With the base assembly complete and the glue set hard the lower 20mm was given a stone finish. 

Then over the next couple of days I applied the main surface texture, which was a 1mm layer of epoxy putty across the whole surface and given a rough texture by gently pressing 80 grit sand paper into the surface. The windows hollows were cut from the putty using a template for consistency.

I am happy with the way the tower fits into the model.

Over the next few days I'll work on the fiddly bits - windows and door fittings before tackling the roof, which has a number or unique challenges.