nanaroma Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Hi from Alexandra, Victoria, Australia. I am very new to tiny building so starting with 1:24 furniture kits. I hope to learn some techniques from the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid-life madness Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Welcome Roma 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debsrand56 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Welcome! Looks like the art noveau cabinet from Melissa's MiniWereld? Looking good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannonc60 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Hello. Welcome to the forum. I am from Victoria too. I occasionally worked in the forest around Alexandra and Marysville. Pretty spot! You are clearly into smaller scales, which is great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanaroma Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 I started at the beginning of 2019 with a lantern garden room which became a shed because I made the potting bench too big, so everything kind of transmogrified into 1:12. So having handed them over to my daughter at Easter, I wanted to continue building. The 1:24 change came about because I want to recreate my Nana's house and I don't have a table/workspace big enough. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanaroma Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 And they are all from Melissa's Miniwereld, with two armchairs yet to be made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Welcome to the little family, Roma. Have you decided on a house to put your pretty furniture into? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 3 hours ago, havanaholly said: Have you decided on a house 6 hours ago, nanaroma said: I want to recreate my Nana's house I wonder if there is a 1:24 kit that will suit, or is there a scratch build in the works? 3 hours ago, havanaholly said: ignore this ... lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalesq Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Welcome! I’m a half scale enthusiast too. Your cabinet looks good. I’m looking forward to seeing the chairs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 5 hours ago, Dalesq said: Welcome! I’m a half scale enthusiast too. Your cabinet looks good. I’m looking forward to seeing the chairs. Which chairs did you get? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanaroma Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 I just realised I posted the wrong photo. To answer all your questions at once, I am working on the plan of my Nana's house, I have made three furniture kits, the crystal cabinet, the dressingtable with the wing mirrors, and the double bed with the slatted head and ends. No I have two 'Art Deco Lazy Chair' kits waiting. And I have found some fabric in my stash to cover them. Everything will be 1930s style but not elegant, more working class. The wing mirrors are a bit classy for my Nana, but it is so cute. I have 1930s furniture in my own house so I hope to be able to copy a couple of pieces in basswood. Fingers crossed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanaroma Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 So far so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 1 hour ago, nanaroma said: So far so good. So far: excellent! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanaroma Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 Thanks so much KathieB. All encouragement is most welcome xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannonc60 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Looks great Roma. You should post a photo of the little house you are making. I am sure people would love to see it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanaroma Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 Wow! Do you think so? Will I post the real house or my mockup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 27 minutes ago, nanaroma said: Wow! Do you think so? Will I post the real house or my mockup? Yes! (both, so we can see your inspiration) I see your 1:24 dresser drawers will open & close. I made a kitchen cupboard and a bedroom chest with working drawers for my 1:24 hacienda (I made the kitchen stove, table & chairs from scratch, so you can do it); by the time I got to furnishing my double Fairfields and finished the few 1:24 kits I had I decided the heck with it and the dining room sideboard's drawers are just basswood strips glued into place; as one of my dear forum friends has said, it's all smoke & mirrors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanaroma Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 This is the photo of my Nana's house, obtained from the real estate agents who sold it in 2014. My mock-up is 14 and a half inches by 15 inches, but the back of the house is from memory because it was demolished and rebuilt in 1970. The plastic furniture is my own toys from the 1940s. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Those kits from Melissa's MiniWereld look awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalesq Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Sweet! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesp2k Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Hey Roma 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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