First step was to mark out the positioning of the house and lake on the base, cut out the lake area. This will be covered with Acrylic so that the light can shine up through illuminating the house. A jigsaw was used to cut out the irregular shape of the lake. A jigsaw works similar to a band saw in that the blade moves vertically up and down at a high speed. It is handheld which means that compex curves can be followed. Before cutting a number of holes were drilled in the material so that the blade can be placed in to start the cutting.
Once the lake is cut out I began with the contours. The site map already sows the contours in place. Now each one will be individually cut out and placed on top of each other. For this I used 5mm Cork Sheets. Firstly i cut uniformed pieces that would be suitable size for each contour. The contour map was placed on top and secured with pins. I then carefully followed the contour line with a sharp scalpel. ( IMPORTANT - The off cuts were kept to act as a guide when applying the glue )
Cork Sheeting
Cork is harvested form the Cork Oak and is processed to many different uses, the most obvious is wine bottle stoppers.
Cork sheeting can be aquired in a number of differnt thickness.
It is easily cut with a scalpel or stanley blade.
It can be bonded with Solvent-Free Glues, Superglue, Contact Adhesive, tape, PVA or Uhu.
It can be bonded to Card, MDF styrene, Perspex, Foamex, Cork, and Blue Foam.
Can be painted with acrylic paints.
Contact Adhesive
Contact adhesives must be applied to both surfaces and allowed some time to dry before the two surfaces are pushed together.Once the surfaces are pushed together, the bond forms very quickly. It is usually not necessary to apply pressure for a long time, so there is no need to use .
(IMPORTANT - allow both sides to dry before pushing togeher. If the material is non-pourous like styrene the gases given off during the drying will not be able to escape causing pockets and blisters to form.)
A sheet of Acrylic is used to cover the hole for the lake.
A roller is used to push the two piece togher evenly.
The first layer is cut out and placed.
Contact Adhesive abllied to both sides.
The finished piece with all layers.
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