Christmas nativity in a Rotera lantern

I realized a Christmas Nativity scene in a ROTERA Lantern made for block candle.

You need: ROTERA Lantern for block candle (002.528.61), cutter, polystyrene, battery powered led lights, hot glue, plasticine, sawdust, gypsum plaster, acrylic colors, brush, 8 statues.

01. use 4cm depth polystyrene and battery powered led lights

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02. cut some stairs as you like

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03. fix led lights chain between the glass using hot glue

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04. make an arch with plasticine realizing also some bricks

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05. mix sawdust and gypsum plaster in 9:1 ratio (almost)

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06. fix it in some parts of the arch (when plasticine is solidified

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07. … on the 4 sides

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08. smooth out if you like

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09. put the sawdust and gypsum plaster on the hexagonal base

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10. check if all the nativity statues are o.k. on the base

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11. colour the base with brown acrylic color diluted with water in 1:20 ratio

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12. use 4-5 different browns, white, 2 different yellow and dark green

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13. colour the leaks among the bricks with full color (not diluted) and immediately wash the excess of color with a wet sponge

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14. … so the darker color remains only in the leaks among the bricks

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15. colour some bricks with different brown colors and realize the wooden doors

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16. colour them with acrylic full color (not diluted)

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17. assemble all the pieces with hot glue

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18. put it in the ROTERA Lantern for block candle (002.528.61)

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19. I prefer to replace the front frosted glass with a normal glass to better see Jesus

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MERRY CHRISTMAS

Gerardo P.
Foggia, Italy