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By DUKEDREAL - Dec. 31, 1969 Molds used:Roman Temple Mold cast at least 50 times. There are around 42 columns alone! Smooth Tile Mold cast for at least 1000 one-inch squares! Custom molds of Greek Domestic Scenes Foam board for the roof Measurements: Base: 36 inches long by 24 inches wide Temple: 30 inches long by 21 inches wide by 7 ½ inches tall Construction Methods: The construction of the Temple of Poseidon at Pergamon was to create a companion piece to the real Temple of Zeus at Pergamon. The city of Pergamon was the last city of Greeks to fall to the Roman Empire. The Temple of Poseidon is a what if the Greeks had won structure. How it was built was using the smooth tiles to create the base and main layout of the structure. I created a custom mold of the smooth tiles pieces to create the sections faster, see custom pieces image. The structure has over 1000 one-inch squares in it! Once the initial base was made the roman temple top piece was used to create the bottom border of the lower frieze. The back wall of the lower frieze is made out of the smooth tiles. Once the tiles were set in place the roman temple top piece was then placed on the top of the frieze wall to create the top border. I then created the floor of the temple using foam board cut to the same height as the frieze and its border. On top of these supports was placed a sheet of foam board. The in-construction photos shows how the stairs and the floor were supported. On top of this foam board were placed more smooth tiles to create the floor of the temple. Once the floor was in place the walls of the temple were then added using the smooth blocks from the Roman Temple mold. Interspersed within the walls are the custom Greek Scenes tiles. The roof was made from one large piece of foam board. Additional pieces were added to create a pattern on the roof and to also add support. Since the foam board is a 3/16 thickness two pieces equal to just over a ½ inch, just the same size as the thickness of the Roman Temple decorative piece. I then used the roman temple decorative pieces to create the border of the roof to tie it in visually with the rest of the structure. Sculptures: The outside sculptures are from several different companies that make 25mm Greek and Roman plastic miniatures, Revell, Italeri, and Hat. The top chariots and horsemen were spray painted black, then painted with a bronze color, and followed by a dry-brushing of ice blue to resemble weathered bronze. The lower frieze sculptures are from the same source but were painted with flat white spray paint. They were then cut from their bases and glued into place. Once the glue was dry any areas of plastic showing through were painted with Oyster white and then given a misting spray from the bottle to unify them to the structure. The upper friezes were from the Nexus/Atlantic line called Ancient Life. I took these miniatures and created small form boxes filled with blue clay. I then arranged them in the boxes and made a mold of the compositions. Thus I could reuse them to create the scenes on the Temple of Poseidon. Painting of the piece: The entire structure was not painted. I took a hand-misting bottle and filled it with water and a little black paint. I then misted the work to create the marble effect. I misted the structure and then added the figures later and then misted the structure again. The Base: The ground was covered in woodland scenic ground foam. The pathway to the front of the temple is from their basalt series with some black ink added to create a little contrast. Interior details: The pools were painted dark blue and then covered with a layer of acrylic gel medium. Once this was dry a dry brushing of dark blue was added.
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