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Mt. Sydney Chalet
Started with the Greenleaf Spring Fling 2013 kit. The exterior is inspired by the The Alpine by La Maison Dollshouses and Miniatures. The interior will be Arts & Crafts style.
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The Artist's Studio
A modern artist studio in a garden setting made from the HBS Creatin' Contest Loft kit, though I didn't enter the HBS contest with it. I did enter the Undersized Urbanite contest at Little Victorian, however, and won first place. :]
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Hampton House - 1:144 Scale
My first foray into teeny weeny scale!
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Jasper Inlet Light
Turning a vintage Woodline Victorian House kit into a lighthouse residence with vintage inspired contemporary decor.
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Spring Fling 2012 - The Aero Squadron Lounge
On the property of the local aviation museum sits The Aero Squadron Lounge, a WWI themed lounge modeled after a French farmhouse ruin. Outside is a replica 1917 Sopwith Camel aeroplane, and inside you will find a unique setting to enjoy a beverage and view the WWI and aviation memorabilia. Climb the tower for an aerial view of the Sopwith Camel and picturesque grounds. Stop in today and enjoy one of our signature cocktails: The Flying Ace, The Bombardier, The Tailgunner (limit two please) or The Barnstormer. Please don't feed the hens.
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As you can see, this is a 360° build, with the removable fireplace being the remaining component of the bombed out back wall. This allowed me to include more inside while still maintaining a view of the inside. It's a difficult build to photograph and is best seen in person where you can walk around and peer into all the openings.
I made just about everything for this build myself, including the 1:32 scale Sopwith Camel, dogwood tree, flowers, hens, fireplace and furnishings. The things I purchased include the glass, plastic and metal items as well as the display cabinet, shrubs and lighting. For the interior, I used all WWI photographs found online and built matchstick frames for each and every one of them.
I added two inches to the height, width and depth of the original kit as well as a tower with spiral stone stairs and a balcony. The most challenging part of the build was the 1:32 scale Sopwith Camel, built from a plastic kit by Academy. It had been a long time since I built a model car, and I had never built an airplane let alone one with rigging. I love the way it turned out!
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Spring Fling 2010 - Baslow Ranch
The overall feel I went for with this project was that of a late 1880s building that had been updated over time with electricity and other "modern" features of the passing times. It now sits as an open air, living museum to remind us how people lived and worked. I relied heavily on my trip to Bodie, CA - an open ghost town where you can walk around and explore - as well as other living museums I have visited. The backdrop I used in some of the shots is a photograph I took in Bodie, CA.
I've named the Spring Fling structure Baslow Ranch, established in 1888. "Baslow" is a melding of the names of several recently departed pets, and I am dedicating this build to all my animal companions, both past and present.
I tried to make as much as possible for this project, not only to stay on budget but to see what I could accomplish on my own. The things I didn't make include: lights, buckets, barrels, as well as the glass, ceramic and metal minis. Of the minis I bought, however, I still changed most in some way by either painting or weathering or both.
More at otterine.com/blog
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