This is the third wine shop (thermopolium) I have done for my GoR table. As I've stated before, these types of tabernae would have been as prevalent as they are in a modern city. I could imagine citizens having their favourite places to drink or eat on every street, so I think there would be an abundance of thermopolia. Common Romans had no means of cooking in their own home and so relied on places like this on a daily basis.
The building I used for the thermopolium is another of Sarissa's Lower Rank Insula Corner kits.I like these particular kits because you can do something interesting with the bare wall around the corner from the shop front. I did some "renovations" on this build by making a second opening to the wine shop by simply dremmelling out a hole on the blank wall. I also added a drinking fountain on the corner's gutter out of blue foam and some beads. I had to prove to myself that I still have some scratchbuilding skills with all this MDF I've been working with. I filled the fountain with some clear resin after making sure the basin was watertight.
I'm not sure about the bull mosaic and so have made it removable. The last image shows the wine shop without the mosaic and I'd like to hear what people think of it.
Another excellent job. I really enjoy your posts about these buildings.
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking the time to post Jeremy - it is appreciated.
DeleteAnother excellent addition! You're going to be hosting an amazing table. I like the mosaic. Nice that its removable too. You could also use a thread of hot glue for a dribble from the fountain.
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Thanks Tom. Yeah I was contemplating adding water from the fountain but lost my nerve. I really don't like working with clear resin and so avoided it.
DeleteGreat building and the attention to detail makes it shout out that it's a taverna.
ReplyDeleteThanks Joe - some shops are easier to do than others and the tavernae are pretty easy.
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