I’m making the buildings by True2Scale to go in my village. The current plan is to build the buildings and then make a base. I think I’m going to do an open book, but it could be in a different form.
These are 1:144 scale. I am not using the bases and will be doing trees later when I landscape the whole project.
My progress so far :
Decorations Stand and Chestnut Cart
Tips:
- Mark pieces in pencil to help keep oriented which is which.
- Pencil is better because it won’t bleed thru sometime in the future.
- When adding lights, it is important to plan before building. This plan should include where the light goes, where wire will go from there to a wall, then where will wire be hidden on inside or outside. These buildings have the white trim, so I generally tried to hide behind them with a groove.
- To determine where wallpaper goes, lay the floor next to the wall and then draw line with pencil. Glue paper at the line just covering it.
- Cutting window openings is best done before applying the wallpaper.
- When cutting curves, whenever possible move the paper not the scissors.
- Don’t cut down to the tip of scissors as it causes a tiny tear.
- Cover the printed part with the ruler to protect it when cutting whenever possible.
- I do not use a cork backed ruler when cutting in this scale so I don’t misalign my knife.
- Using glitter, brush on glue for thin layer. Or use a tiny tip bottle for applying more glue so more glitter (thicker).
- For the first 5 buildings, I painted the trim white then once dry I separated from the motherboard. I applied glue and glitter over wax paper.
- If any extra glue and glitter is over the edges, once dry this can be trimmed away with sharp scissors if desired.
- If adding trim to the building before it has glitter, be sure to apply white paint to cover gaps. I tried this with the Toy Shop and I recommend to apply the glitter before adding trim. It wasn’t that I messed up since one can’t tell the difference. It was just slower waiting on glue to dry and can’t always move to another area.
- Be sure to apply wallpaper, window frames, and other decorative items inside before closing that particular room or section. Adding the lighting tends to shift my attention.
Happy miniaturing!
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