The Temple of Love: Building a Sisters of Battle Cathedral pt 3 - WIP Facades

Two of the most important parts of the cathedral are the facades - the grand frontispieces of the building at (what would be in a Catholic cathedral) the east and west ends. Looking down on the building, these would be the horizontal bars at the top and bottom of the ][ shaped building. While they aren't completed yet, I've done a fair bit of work on them and have some WIP pictures!

The Aquila Facade

The first course laid down.

The facade lying on its back, with the "Shrine of the Aquila" pieces in place.

Expanded PVC sheet is used to make more steps and lift the Aquila pieces so they
line up with the Pegasus pieces better.

Seen from a "model's eye-view"!

The floor is made of expanded PVC sheet

The first of belltowers starts work.

The front facade of the cathedral - the bottom of the ][ - uses the Shrine of the Aquila combined with Pegasus sections. I used some expanded PVC sheet to make floors as well as shim up the Aquila sections so they would line up better with the top of the third course of Pegasus pieces. On the top of those are two towers - these will house bells and be topped with some kind of pitched roof.

The Rear Facade

The upper section of the rear facade

The lower section of the rear facade

Using the two ruined panels from the Aquila kit, I constructed a whole, narrower window

The window in place

Both parts of the facade glued together

The repaired window propped in place

The whole facade with the repaired window propped in place

The rear facade is of a different design to the front; the pitched roof that I plan to have run through the "nave" of the cathedral runs to the facade itself. The two corner towers have flying buttresses (cast in resin from half an arch piece). I used solid pieces rather than window pieces for this facade, not only to save sufficient window pieces for elsewhere, but also so I can build a sort of "high altar" against the real wall.

Rather than use Pegasus pieces to make the central section, I used the two ruined panels from the Shrine of the Aquila to assemble into a whole, although narrower, window panel.

There is obviously a lot of work left to do on these facades, particularly the rear one, but I hope you have enjoyed these work in progress pictures. Let me know what you think in the comments!

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