You need: 2 RIBBA FRAMES (400.783.32), cutter, polystyrene, battery powered LED lights, sawdust, gypsum plaster, acrylic colors, brush, sky pictures (search and download from internet), hinges, locks
01. remove glass from one Ribba frame and a back panel from the other one.
02. cut 2 pieces for making different mountains but with a central place of the same height
03. use 3cm and 2cm depth polystyrene and battery powered LED lights
04. fix LED lights chain
05 build a stable and print the sky with a comet (search it on the web) on a professional Kodak paper
06. mix sawdust and gypsum plaster in 9:1 ratio (almost) and put the sawdust and gypsum plaster on the mountains and on the stable
07. check if all the nativity statues are o.k. on the base
08. colour the base with brown acrylic color diluted with water in 1:20 ratio
09: cut a plastic piece to realize the back of the stable
10. use 4-5 different browns, white, 2 different yellow and dark green
11-12: cut the pack panel and the sky kodak paper for switching the lights from the back side of the frame
13-14: fit hinges and locks
15-16:… et voilà…
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Gerardo P.
Foggia, Italy