elmarriachi Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Cistercian abbey "Bebenhausen" - 1/87 by Faller[/u] a limited special kit for the 70. company anniversary of Gebr. Faller GmbH. A huge kit.... and something completely different.[/i] The Cistercian abbey "Bebenhausen" The Cistercian abbey "Bebenhausen" is in Germany, near Tübingen. One of the best preserved abbey from the Middle Ages. It is about 1 hour away from me so that I will make a trip there soon... The kit The kit is limited to 1.999 kits and it is a once only production. It is one really huge and heavy kit full of plastic parts. Totally about 1.435 plastic parts, clear foil for the windows, one printed foil for the church window, laser cut material, paper material, .... and the parts are in different colors already, a little bit weathered as it seams. I have made some photos of the kits parts in the following. carton 1: carton 2: carton 3: carton 4: What have I planned? I will give the full kit a new painting. The wall colors of the kit are good, but it is plastic. And it is not 100% the correct color I think. It is too beige, the original one is more grey maybe... and the roof is too red, not brown as the original..... so full painting, weathering ...... Cheers Micha 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avereda Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 That looks incredible, mind you if you were building an English Cistercian Abbey you could throw sway Cartons 2&3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjwomack Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Absolutely glued to this already. What is the footprint for it? I'll assume its way too big to go in the vignette GB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzulscha Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 That....is a LOT of plastic. Ought to keep you busy for a wee while... Just curious, what is the servo for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 the servo is for the bell ... swinging .... but no sound .... you would need an extra sound module for the sounds of the bell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killingholme Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Wow- lots of plastic, bright red roof, exactly square walls, and working features- this kit is sooo German! Good luck building it. Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted August 2, 2016 Author Share Posted August 2, 2016 Yeah, lot of plastic... but 100% wrong colors .... the roof is never red, it is dark brown/red... the walls are more light grey. ... not beige/brown.... the framework is not light brown, but dark brown nearly black ... so lot of work coming ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixII Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Hi Micha, when you visit, take LOTS of photo's! From what I can see the construction is mixed sandstone / limestone. (grey-brown to golden brown for sandstone while limestone is anywhere between white to very dirty grey) Add to this 'render' in 'cement' and white lime wash, black oak........................... Will watch with interest Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted August 2, 2016 Author Share Posted August 2, 2016 Hi Paul, oh yes .... I was at Bebenhausen on Sunday .... and took .... about 537 photos .... details.... each wall.... so many ... And I fear that it will become much work to do to get it done in a good looking way... Lifecolors UA762 incinerated white will become the base color for the stone walls... then several beige/grey washes will follow.... that's the first idea ... Cheers MIchael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brown Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Just been to Rushen Abbey here in the IOM, so watching with interest! Amazing kit! Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkennerley Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Wow thats big, will keep an eye on this looks a really interesting project Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzulscha Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 This looks like fun...where is the popcorn? Ah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 Hello, I was able to visit the wonderful monastery in reality some days ago, shooting lot of pictures of the building. Now it is time to start the huge kit. The kit begins with the biggest building - the church of the monastery (which was much bigger in the past I learned). A bit difficult is the conpleting of the wall-parts which mostly consist of two parts. Some have reinforcements from the backside, others have to be glued edge on edge. I used some thin palstic sheet to strenghen it from the inside. Also a bit of putty was necessary as there are some visible sinkmarks on some parts.... luckily it won't be visible after the painting. Next task - gluing the walls together as fat as possible for the moment. Cheers Micha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 Hello, the church is glued together now. Some first details on the outside added, some putty was necessar too. Next step - some further small parts on the outside, then the roof (separately). I will finish the building then after it was painted.... Cheers Micha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 1 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Wow, that's an epic kit! Should look seriously impressive when done, I'll keep an eye on this build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 This's going to be a belter.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted August 22, 2016 Author Share Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) Hello, the chruch is mostly finished and ready for painting. The roof segments are not glued to the building as well as the belltower which is divided in two parts here, so that the interior could be installed later after the painting. Multi-part roof and bell tower will be glued on the building later after the painting and after the installing of the windows, lights, ... Cheers Micha Edited August 22, 2016 by elmarriachi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Very nice so far. Please put a hand in the photos for scale. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 Hello, the next building is the summer refectory which is built exactly as the main church of the monastery. Each wall is made of separate parts glued together. I will try to close the visible lines between the parts with some liquid putty and sanding. Next steps are further details, cornerstones and the separate roof. Cheers Micha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 That looks a huge kit and you are off to a great start, how many years do you think it will take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Very nice so far. Please put a hand in the photos for scale. Thanks. Agreed, can we see something normal size alongside so that we can get a perspective of size and scale please? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 Hello, afters a longer pause I have a small update for you. The 2nd main building is finished for the moment, ready for painting ... Cheers Micha 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjwomack Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Great to see some fresh progress and very timely as I was thinking about this model the other day and wondering what happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambridge Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 wow that is a lovely subject, i have to check if there's something similar for some abbey and cathedral around where i live. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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