Tulou and Fortress (Part 15) - The Floor

We're getting closer. 

I bought a clay roller from an online craft supply store a few months ago, specifically with the intention of using it in this project. However, I misplaced it and only found it again the other day. I also bought some air-drying clay so that I could use it with the roller, but without the roller there wasn't much point opening it up and doing that part of the model. 

The aim was to create cobblestone sectors for the inner courtyard, divided along segments that would centre on the temple, or whatever this particular tulou's centrepiece was.   


On rolling out the clay, different plans emerged. I figured that it might be more fun to make a shattered courtyard, something looking more like a place that was regularly subjected to warfare. I had this idea because the clay crumbled and shattered a bit, so it wasn't the original clean flooring that I had hoped...and I didn't want to waste the bits that I had made.

The plan still works, and now I'm waiting for the clay fragments to completely dry before I can glue them down to the base. The whole thing is starting to look more finished, but there's still a bit to do. 


xZX

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