Scratch building a mudbrick house (1 Viewer)

[jomartvr]

I decided to make a Middle Eastern mudbrick house from a cardboard box and foamboard. I glued the foamboard to the box and then covered it with Durham's wood putty. Then I created a mixture of diced woodland scenics hay, ground up pastels, wood glue and water, and washed this mixture on the structure. The door was made from coffee stirrers that were glued onto a piece of cardboard and taped into place. I put the coffee stirrers in the toaster oven to age them, not sure that it was successful.

Benjamin

 

[theBaron]

Nice finish!

Did you thin the wood putty at all, to apply it? I recently started using Elmer's wood putty, and I found I can work it into different textures, by thinning it with water to various consistencies.

Prost!
Brad

 

[mikemiller1955]

you guys should try stucco patch...

textured or non-textured...

available at home Depot or Lowes...

hard shell finish...dries pretty quick...

just like frosting a cake...very simple...

 

[jomartvr]

Hi Brad, I thin out the putty, however it was still difficult to apply.

Thanks for the suggestion Mike, I will try it.

Best wishes to the both of you.
Benjamin

 

[mikemiller1955]

Hi Brad, I thin out the putty, however it was still difficult to apply.

Thanks for the suggestion Mike, I will try it.

Best wishes to the both of you.
Benjamin

Benjamin...

it is a good product...cheap...easy to work...dries quick...paintable...

textured or non-textured...

it can be applied with a large paint brush or trowel...

it dries very hard shell...

 

[theBaron]

Elmer's is pretty good, too. I use hot water to thin it to the consistency of peanut butter, and then apply it to the surface. You can vary the consistency, making it thicker for better shaping or sculpting.

Here is an example, where I used it for groundwork and for stucco-like wall coverings:





For the ground, I wanted to create the look of a dirt surface in a relatively arid region. I used Woodland Scenics ballast sprinkled on top, but in retrospect, I should have mixed it into the putty for a better look. That's another feature of using this type of medium, mixing things in it, for texture, and also, mixing paint or pigments in it, to give it a basic color.

Hope that all helps, prosit!
Brad

 

[jomartvr]

Hi Brad and Mike,
Thanks for the suggestions.
Best wishes,
Benjamin

 

[jomartvr]

you guys should try stucco patch...

textured or non-textured...

available at home Depot or Lowes...

hard shell finish...dries pretty quick...

just like frosting a cake...very simple...

Hi Mike
Will stucco patch work on styrofoam?
Thanks
Benjamin

 

[mikemiller1955]

Hi Mike
Will stucco patch work on styrofoam?
Thanks
Benjamin

absolutely...

it's all I ever use and it dries very hard shell...
just like frosting a cake...
but I use a 2" paint brush...
it dries and won't chip...
use the brands I showed a picture of...
Home Depot or Lowes...
$7-$8 for a tub of it...
you can do 10-15 houses the size you made...

very easy!

 

[jomartvr]

absolutely...

it's all I ever use and it dries very hard shell...
just like frosting a cake...
but I use a 2" paint brush...
it dries and won't chip...
use the brands I showed a picture of...
Home Depot or Lowes...
$7-$8 for a tub of it...
you can do 10-15 houses the size you made...

very easy!

Thanks Mike!