An idea of mine to make rooftiles from XPS foam with a spaghetti roller (don't ask) evolved into this plantation building for the Vietnam Project.
After some trial-and-error I settled on a spaghetti roller and a small rolling pin I sanded off to a sharp edge. The basis for the roof were XPS foam sheets made with the Proxxon about 3-4 mm thick.
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First go with the spaghetti roller (also good for making planking btw) |
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Second roll with the rolling pin. |
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The result |
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And the result made into a roof |
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Well, and when you have a roof, you will need a house..... The first floor. |
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Second floor |
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And the house so far. It could use some more more detailing. So added windows, chimneys and roofwindows. |
And a bit of paint. Now for more details and finesse...