In anticipation of our Cathedralquest to Poland early next summer, I have collected 19 different model kits of the cities that we will visit in Poland – Warsaw, Czestochowa, Kracow, Auschwitz, Wroclaw, Torun, Gdansk and Marienburg (Malbork Castle).The only cities that I do not have models for are Torun and Warsaw. If anyone knows of models for these two cities, please let me know.
Last year in anticipation of visiting Gdansk on a Baltic Sea Cruise - which we had to cancel at the last minute due to illness - I made the model of the Gdansk Waterfront and Malbork Castle, both of which are on threads on this forum. Due to a family illness, we have not been able to travel this year.
Among several models that I bought recently from GPM was the Wroclaw Katedra, which I started several days ago. So, I have 16 churches and a few other buildings to make before next Summer.You will know where to find me all winter.
The Wroclaw Katedra is going to be a rather large model with the 2 front towers measuring 19.5 " high. There are 24 large pages of 360 parts, 27 pages of drawings of the construction – there are no written instructions anywhere – not even in Polish. For an additional expense other parts could be ordered. These included 21 heavy cardboard pages of construction supports plus stained-glass windows printed on acetate and delicately laser cut tracery for the Windows. I bought this material.
Construction begins with the right front tower. In the photos below is the cardboard frame for this part, the stained-glass windows and the stringcourse which is the stone banding that separate the various levels. The stringcourse takes a lot of time because it is so small and each piece has to be attached separately. The 2 pages of drawings in the photo below is just for the one tower. For the size of the towers, note the 19.5" stick next to the completed first part.
I hope to finish this model before the International Paper Modelers Convention which will be held the last of October. I am afraid that the Mezquita in Cordoba is the only model that I have completed since last year's show. I have worked on that almost every day for the last 9 months.
A bit of history. The current cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Wroclaw is the fourth church to have been built on this site. The first church was built in the 10th century. War and fires destroyed the earlier churches. The cathedral was almost entirely destroyed during the siege of Breslau and heavy bombing by the Red Army in the last days of World War II. The cathedral was restored by 1951. The towers were restored in 1991.
I will be posting, I hope, progress on a regular basis. It is an beautiful cathedral with many, many small parts.
Last year in anticipation of visiting Gdansk on a Baltic Sea Cruise - which we had to cancel at the last minute due to illness - I made the model of the Gdansk Waterfront and Malbork Castle, both of which are on threads on this forum. Due to a family illness, we have not been able to travel this year.
Among several models that I bought recently from GPM was the Wroclaw Katedra, which I started several days ago. So, I have 16 churches and a few other buildings to make before next Summer.You will know where to find me all winter.
The Wroclaw Katedra is going to be a rather large model with the 2 front towers measuring 19.5 " high. There are 24 large pages of 360 parts, 27 pages of drawings of the construction – there are no written instructions anywhere – not even in Polish. For an additional expense other parts could be ordered. These included 21 heavy cardboard pages of construction supports plus stained-glass windows printed on acetate and delicately laser cut tracery for the Windows. I bought this material.
Construction begins with the right front tower. In the photos below is the cardboard frame for this part, the stained-glass windows and the stringcourse which is the stone banding that separate the various levels. The stringcourse takes a lot of time because it is so small and each piece has to be attached separately. The 2 pages of drawings in the photo below is just for the one tower. For the size of the towers, note the 19.5" stick next to the completed first part.
I hope to finish this model before the International Paper Modelers Convention which will be held the last of October. I am afraid that the Mezquita in Cordoba is the only model that I have completed since last year's show. I have worked on that almost every day for the last 9 months.
A bit of history. The current cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Wroclaw is the fourth church to have been built on this site. The first church was built in the 10th century. War and fires destroyed the earlier churches. The cathedral was almost entirely destroyed during the siege of Breslau and heavy bombing by the Red Army in the last days of World War II. The cathedral was restored by 1951. The towers were restored in 1991.
I will be posting, I hope, progress on a regular basis. It is an beautiful cathedral with many, many small parts.
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