[TK421]

People have been asking, "how hard is it to move your mausoleum around?"

Well, it's light enough I can pick it up and walk around, but there's enough weight at the base that it's pretty safe from wind.

My wife shot a quick vid of me moving the mausoleum around the front yard today. (Please keep in mind this is still a work in progress and I have A LOT more painting and detailing to do.)

 

[Uruk-Hai]

LMAO! That looks hilarious! You certainly demonstrate the light weight/portability of it. I like the addition on the finials to the roof-line. I'm working out the details to see if I can manage a mausoleum of my own this year. I'm bound and determined to finish my cemetery fence this year and might not have enough time/money (mostly time) left to do everything I want.

 

[Deathtouch]

I was going to start screaming! A flying crypt!

 

[13mummy]

Awesome!!

LOL - Deathtouch

 

[yardhauntjunkie]

Not only great props and renderings, but now you are a comedian too.?

 

[TK421]

After Halloween, I'll be opening for "Mausoleums on ICE".

 

[HomeyDaClown]

Nice job..... Maybe Mausoleum on cold beer...........

 

[TNBrad]

I agree with DeathTouch... That would be the best; the TOTs would be looking inside, not thinking the Crypt was the scare LOL

VARY NICE WORK and inspiring too. Thank you for sharing TK421
now.. Close the blast doors... open the blast doors... open the blast doors!!

 

[Terra]

Ha ha, that would be a great scare itself. Kids are looking at it and suddenly it leaps up and goes after them.... Hee!

 

[TK421]

LEARNED SOMETHING NEW TONIGHT!!

When using the white "pill" styrofoam, the Liquid Nails will disolve the styrofoam over time. This can be reduced greatly by keeping the film on the styrofoam and only removing the film on areas you intend to leave exposed and paint.

My Cider Shack is fine because I left most of the plastic film on the styrofoam, but I had to reglue a few small pieces on the mausoleum.

From now on, when I'm securing white "pill" styrofoam sheeting to wood framing, I will be using Titebond All Weather glue. The stuff rocks and is nice and solid when it dries. It does take a bit longer to set, but it's worth it to have your styrofoam intact.

 

[Mr_Chicken]

I don't know how I didn't see this before. That's one of the best 'leum designs I've seen! Not that I'm surprised

After "Mausoleums on Ice", you might want to consider "Walking with Mausoleums: the Live Experience!" Reminds me of a big, square turtle

Can't wait to see it in the detail stage!

 

[TK421]

Okay, had some time this afternoon so I did the water staining for the front of the mausoleum. This is the same technique I've have been using for the mausoleum and tombstone water stain aging.

 

[TK421]

Here are the side panels and the roof piece. The next step will be for me to put the mausoleum back together and see how all the paint matches up. This will also be an opporunity to apply other coloring like moss and lichen.

 

[Deadna]

Wow...great work! I gotta get more detailed when building stuff instead of worrying how much it will get damaged in storage if I did.

 

[MsMeeple]

Wow, really nice weathering!


MsM

 

[davy2]

TK, nice job! But as Mr.Chicken says, it's really no surprise! I can only aspire to attempt to match the quality of your stuff!
LOL
Can I ask how you did that weathering?

 

[JohnnyAppleseed]

TK, the entrance really "pops" in my opinion. Great job on the staining. Especially the attention to detail with the bottom edge staining, very nice!

 

[stick]

TK out standing job there. Every picture is like that is great and you keep making it one better..

 

[TheGothicPrincess]

I just found this thread and have to say that I am going to give you a 10 for style, use of styrofoam, overall coolness, easy, cheap and fun build.. You rock... Now I will have to build one of these for my cemetery..

 

[TK421]

TK, nice job! But as Mr.Chicken says, it's really no surprise! I can only aspire to attempt to match the quality of your stuff!
LOL
Can I ask how you did that weathering?

I can probably put a tutorial together, but my process was pretty simple. I had already painted mausoleum with its base coat a month ago, so all I really needed to do was add the aging.

I have a can of dark grey paint, a 2 in brush, and a cup of water.

1. Apply a light brushing of water across the surface. This is just enough to dampen the surface, not so much that there's a puddle of water.

2. Dip the brush in the paint, wipe the excess paint off, and start brushing down the face of the mausoleum. What this does is give you a faded first coat. Much like old water staining that has aged and faded.

3. Let the first layer of wet brushed aging dry. As it dries, it will lighten a bit because of the water you put o the tombstone first.

4. Start a second coat of staining/aging by using the same 2 in brush and dark grey paint. Get some paint on the brush, wipe the sides of the brush back in the can, and start dry brushing streaks down the face of the structure. This will give stronger, darker streaks on the face of the mausoleum.

5. You can keep adding both wet brush streaks and dry brush streaks to get the depth of water staining you want on your structure.

Here's a pic showing the painting stages and progress: