Now here are tiles as represented on the model. Hand painted I assume.
These tiles are on the other side of the roof.
Stephansdom in Wien Schreiber-Bogen [FERTIG]1:300
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While on the topic of hand painting, let's have a look at this monument photographed by Pat.
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Here it is in card. I really like the way Schreiber paints the back side of these pieces that can be viewed from both sides. Note that the back side will not be an exact rendering of the front.
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This brings the cathedral to a point where only the south tower remains to be completed.
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This is the completed north side.
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To be continued...
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Hi John,
Absolutely fabulous, congratulations! I´m looking forward to seeing this "tile wonder" completed soon!
Cheers
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Hello Wolfgang,
I thank you for a post written in early October! Never too late to say thank you!
I return to this cathedral today, Nov. 28, 2007.
Here is a photograph that was taken looking over the city of Vienna by Pat. He must have been standing in the south tower looking over the cupola roof of the incomplete north tower. It is this south tower that now needs to be completed to finish this model.I will have to find all the parts...
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Here is that view from the yet non-existent upper parts of the south tower. You can see the stump of the tower in the forground. (I found the parts for the remainder of the tower.)
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I usually try to think ahead and make templates for parts before they are needed. You can see here that I forgot to make an octagonal template for the next section of tower. Now I am getting its shape on the model.
Vellum is very stable for pattern making and is superior to tissue paper. The pattern can be handled easily and taped down onto card for transfer. A sharp knife cuts through the vellum and the template card stock.
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We are now at a height of 82.5 meters.
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Up here, things get a bit busy. Eight pinnacles surround the tower, eight sit on the platform and a furthur eight will girdle the spire.
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High gothic at its best...
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Look at the height of the spire. It is approximately the same height as the lower tower section. I have noticed this on other builds. Perhaps a formula was developed for such proportions.
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In architecture then, as with many other arts, proportions played a huge role in designs. The golden mean, and all that. Interesting to discover those relationships through modeling, eh?
Your construction reports remain a joy to watch. Thanks.
David
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The spire has now been mounted on the deck of the middle tower. It measures 17. 5 cm. That puts the spire at a height of 17.5 x 3 or 52.5 meters. From the ground, the spire reaches 135 meters ( 45 cm). The significant ornamentation on its apex, with push it higher.
While on the topic of cathedral tower heights, here is an interesting website submitted by someone on the Forum. It lists in chart form, the heights of the tallest churches in the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L…est_churches_in_the_world
Edit: Thanks Lobob
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Getting the colour out of the way...
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Now to add the finishing touches to the south spire. At 99 metres from ground, the spire is girdled with pediments and pinnacles.
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At 114 metres, another band of ornamentation.
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Which brings us up to 133.5 metres, where the doubled headed eagle with scepters will sit upon a golden orb and gaze out over the city of Vienna.
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Thanks ToKro. Your comments are very much appreciated.
And so, with the mounting of the eagle, the construction of the J.F. Schreiber model of the tallest church in Austria and the tallest 16th century structure in the world comes to an end.
A few shots of this beautifully designed German model are in order.
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Hi John,
First of all, thank you for this. One of the most impressive churches and one of the most visited places in my hometown.
This links are in german but on the first one you can see the actual illumination of the domus.
http://wien.orf.at/stories/239809
The second link shows you some buildings of Vienna illuminated in the night.
http://www.wien.gv.at/licht/bilder-1.htm
cheers, Herbert
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Dear Herbert,
You are very welcome. I am pleased that I could honour your hometown of Vienna with this model.
Thank you for the links to your city. I will look at them often. You are very kind.
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The completed cathedral.
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Hello John!
Congratulations for finishing this wonderful model! Great work and very fine done by the master of buildings @)
Servus
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Hi John,
Fantastic model, congratulations!
I like the last photo of the cathedral in total, how did you manage to conceal any traces of background?
Best Regards
Wolfgang -
Servus John,
Really wonderful model, I like it =D> =D>
And an excellent build from you.
kind regards
Robert -
WOW John, very nice indeed... =D> =D> =D>
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Really,
you did a very nice job. And your cathedral looks absolutely incredible to me. The details and accuracy of the Schreiber modell on the one hand and your precision on perforing them are awesome :super:!
And as it could be expected you finally have a really nice looking modell of a nice looking cathedral.
I hope I will have nearly the same result when I finish the same modell one day...8)
CU Pat.
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Gentlemen,
Thank you for your kind praise. I've said this before. A picture well composed can make anyone look good. I've taken a lot of shots showing parts of models that did not make me look that good at all! Of course, they never made their way into the posted threads. We're all in this together - to have fun and enjoy sharing our work with others. Thanks again all.Hi Wolfgang,
You asked how I took the last picture without any visible background. I made a homemade roller and fastened a roll of white photographic backdrop paper to it. I set up two stands on either side of an old desk that held up the roll of paper. The paper comes down and drapes across the surface of the desk.
The lights are not fancy at all. They are just halogen work lights. Photographic equipment is expensive, but this homemade system seems to work well for me. Thanks for asking.Here's a picture of the setup.
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Hi John,
Thanks for joining your own private photo studio with us - it adds so much benefit to the model photos! I wish I'd have the same possibilities ...
Looking forward to your future projects.
Cheers,
Wolfgang -
hi john!
your models aren't card models they are masterpieces. =D> =D> =D>´
waltair
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Hello John,
Thank you very much for showing your wonderfull model. I wish I will have the time and the patience to build this kit of my home towns landmark sometime.
Servus from Vienna
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Dear John,
once again a very nice model from you! I like the church very much. The kit is traveling with me for many years still waiting to be built. As so many other models, I have to add...
Have a nice weekend,
Matthias
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Fine installation to take pictures, John
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Hi John,
This afternoon I made a visit to Stephansdom.
The illumination is more impressive in reality then on pictures.
But it´s coming from the heart.
greetings from Vienna, Herbert
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And a heartfelt thanks to you Herbert for the pictures and thoughts. It must have been inspiring to stand in that square and be surrounded with the wash of warm colours.
Best of the season to you from Canada.
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