I haven't been doing much in the world of miniatures recently. Summer is my busy time at work in my RL. Between work, running the kids around and all the other stuff, I just haven't had time in weeks. I finally got to steal a little time yesterday!
Some time ago I mentioned that I was going to build a drawer to house the pool that will go with the HBS Creatin' Contest kit. I did get the drawer built, however I didn't realize it until I was putting it together that the plywood that I used was warped from sitting around in our garage. You can see the gap at the bottom and the whole thing wobbles. I may be able to even it our by adding some kind of feet underneath. I'll figure something out.
Here's the drawer open with the 2" construction foam. I will carve the pool out of this. I made the drawer a little bigger than the kit so that I can landscape.
#HBSCreatinContest 2015
I started on the flooring in the biggest room in the Citadel. This is where the kitchen will be.
I cut some laminate samples from Abet Laminati into 2" x 2" pieces. It took me six sheets of laminate.
Once they were laid down, I wasn't happy with how they lined up. I had hoped that they would fit together more tightly and the seams wouldn't be so obvious.
I ended up using a little white craft paint to fill in any lines, then wiped it off just like when you grout real tile.
Much better!
Here is the sputnik light I made. I made it a couple of years ago and waited for the perfect spot to put it.
This is a miniature Heywood Wakefield inspired dogbone dining set made by Jack Chastain. Unfortunately, it only has three chairs. I have no idea where or how to contact him to see if he can make a fourth. Overall I think it's coming along...slowly!