Printed and Scored

I printed out my templates A3 as I had tested one out in A4 and it didn't seem fitting, the buildings themselves are tall and the A4 had too much small detail and illegible writing from even a small distance. I then thought about how I could lessen the effect of fraying edges or at least cracked inked edges. I covered the templates in laminate which really has worked and I'm incredibly pleased with the outcome as the buildings are more of a matt finish than glossy (that I assumed they would be when using a plastic coating) and are indeed more robust.

Before making my box,  I wanted to test out a cement mixture appropriate for painting onto plywoods, I took these two sample pieces and mixed 100g part Jesomite liquid, 250g Jemosite powder with a tablespoon of cement. This worked perfectly whereas normal concrete may not have stuck to the wood nor been the right consistency to be able to paint straight onto the wood. I really like the slightly lumpier textures in this as well and purposely didn't mix it smoothly.