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And now for something COMPLETELY different......FINISHED!


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Thanks gents!

 

Bit more progress......

 

I got a few small details finished off for the cottage including the front door w/heart shaped window, the front "art piece" which is a Celtic heart knot on a flattened bit of clay. The 5 super tiny bits off to the left are some brass nuts I'm using to detail the timbers that hold up the stairs.

 

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I also got started on the bridge that will connect the two sides of the moon garden. It's just setting in position here atm.

Here is a view of what the cottage will like like in its final resting spot as well as the bridge setting in position. I also forged on with more clay work and got the upper set of stairs done:

 

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Next I got to work on the VERY tiny little row boat and dock that will be at the lower section of the moon garden (eventually)  in the resin water.

 

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The tiny little row boat was super fun to make, including a set of dinky leaf oars, a bucket and the tiniest little fishing rod ever

 

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If course you can't have a row boat with fishing gear and not have a way to board it, so whipped up an equally tiny little dock for it:

 

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I had to make some slight modifications to  the moon gardens rock base but afterwards the little itty bitty dock fit snugly onto the rocks:

 

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More work continues tonight!

 

Cheers,

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Thanks gents!

 

8 hours ago, Rockie Yarwood said:

Thats coming along really well, Brian. Will you include any figure(s)? 

 

At this point no. The way I've designed things, the figures would be about 3/8" tall or so/ish and probably would be fairy folk or hobbit like in size, so might be a bit small for me to do what I want with them. 

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Thanks again all! 

 

I've made some more progress. This time its fungi-time!  The wife and I take frequent hikes through forests and get to see quite a few different types of mushrooms and fungi of different varieties. Some are super fascinating, with a wide variety of colors shapes and layouts.

 

I decided to get a few designs going, some of which are more fantasy and whimsical that real, but that is what this project is all about.

These will all get a much deeper gloss coat before finishing, for that deep forest wet fungi look:

 

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For all intents and purposes, the cottage is now complete, sans the landscaping which will actually dramatically alter the cottages appearance even further.

For now, the physical construction, painting & weathering is complete. The only thing lacking will be the moss and grass that will be added on all the horizontal surfaces including steps.

After adding the wooden beams, anchor bolts for the beams, front door, front cottage Celtic knot, and all 11 windows Im very pleased with how it came out (minus the mushroom chimney top, as I will not be able to add that until later):

 

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Its hard to see in any daylight like conditions, but all 11 windows including the heart shaped one on the door, all have clear plastic windows with some hot glue and clear orange behind them to give a warm orange glow once the lighting gets in place, so that you can tell its lit from the inside, but cant really see what is inside:

 

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I've also gotten more done on the moon garden itself, including getting the bridge integrated, and getting the cottage pad level. I've got a long way to go on the moon itself, but its coming close to the time where I am going to have to install the lighting itself, which will be a bit of a puzzle.

 

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