Almost finished

My first wall

According to Bea's instructions, the outside walls should be made from air drying clay but with the problems I had with the base floor in mind I decided NO and tried to think of an alternative. I have been saving egg cartons the past years because I read you can make very realistic 1:12 stones from them so I thought, why not try this in quarter scale? I did and it worked, I must say I am really very pleased with the result.

It is time for 'pannenbier'

In The Netherlands it is custom to drink 'pannenbier' (translated: roof tiles beer although this does not make sense LOL) when a house being built reaches the stage where it is time to add the roof tiles. I glued the house together this week and removed the rubber bands that held it together this morning. So now it is time for some pannenbier (or a nice cup of coffee in my case)!

Interior walls

This week I decorated the inside walls of the house and I was amazed what you can do with just paper and paint.

Making the base and the upstairs floor.

It took me two weeks to get where I am now: the two floors are finished and I am busy decorating the inside walls. I covered the base with air dry clay (DAS) and scored it, so it looks like it is tiled. It was difficult to get the clay even and after a few mishaps with the rolling pin I used the pasta machine and this worked. The base warped (did not think of sealing it first) but I managed to get it almost even again by sticking it under some books for a few days. Coloring the base was not easy, I used several colors and I am not totally pleased with the result. Making floor boards with paper on the other hand, was really fun to do and I am very pleased with the result of that.

A new project, so very small...

I have nothing really to show you but a few bits and pieces and a booklet. The reason I do show you, is because I am afraid I will chicken out once I started building because this project is so small and I have never built anything smaller than 1" scale (1:12). These are the parts the Petite Properties kit 'The Corner Shop' consists out, it is 1/4" scale (1:48) and I am starting with this today: