tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72260491356600321512024-03-16T10:41:43.356+11:00Dave's Model WorkshopScale model tips and techniques on how to take your plastic model armor, planes, vehicles, dioramas and military figures to the next level.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589432092060945783noreply@blogger.comBlogger365125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226049135660032151.post-12505968180564794132023-05-27T15:10:00.001+10:002023-05-27T15:10:05.997+10:00How to get your model making mojo back<h3 style="text-align: left;"> If you're ever at a loose end, feeling uninspired with whatever miniatures you are making, I recommend building something fun and low-stress to get your model making mojo back. Think of it as a palate cleanser.</h3><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbt0-P5cWsfNS11lEAaIfjhDqELzbdtWxWeIyXRN1Ympc95k8lNSM-hDvTYU-wTVf_axCLVOwLF26tJ-m8UsGXtzRxq1PvDJZJBqWGB2gwb2n3hNBClaT0o-YJDHQcNb_zo19BgWgeClCYbTv_AhZconWWFL_GfX068gSEqbNy3V5fvHJSsc14zmNW_Q/s3264/Japanese%20planes%20title%20screen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="1/72 Japanese aircraft scale models" border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="3264" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbt0-P5cWsfNS11lEAaIfjhDqELzbdtWxWeIyXRN1Ympc95k8lNSM-hDvTYU-wTVf_axCLVOwLF26tJ-m8UsGXtzRxq1PvDJZJBqWGB2gwb2n3hNBClaT0o-YJDHQcNb_zo19BgWgeClCYbTv_AhZconWWFL_GfX068gSEqbNy3V5fvHJSsc14zmNW_Q/w640-h360/Japanese%20planes%20title%20screen.jpg" title="1/72 Japanese aircraft scale models" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We've all felt it. You don't feel inspired to make anything. There's "nothing interesting" in that ridiculously large and expensive stash of unbuilt model kits you own ;) Or your regular subject just doesn't seem to catch you any more.</p><p><br /></p><p>This video might just help. It has some suggestions at the end which certainly worked for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Get back into it!</p><p><br /></p><p>Dave</p><p><br /></p><p>Video link: <a href="https://youtu.be/IK6bzjUCzTA" target="_blank">How to get your model making mojo back</a></p><p><br /></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589432092060945783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226049135660032151.post-80102771615830118112022-11-19T16:02:00.001+11:002022-11-19T16:02:28.689+11:00Miniature trash cans - limited edition of ten<h3 style="text-align: left;"> How is it nearly the end of 2022? I've been a busy artist, making a series of miniature trash cans. If I don't mind saying so, they're pretty damn cute.</h3><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbT2Iw0kWyfYIQVQ-_-9X7V-KGwjXCaa2CgpkxYQ3_cY3F8VQJyPLddjGBliwLW8J3hWNfVulu0Bn9wkgkiqDn7SAhoJfLCj2uo9zvrpEhmLeX5HW9YSWIDGkbE2jEdqaRddTH3S6OcxPH6nDZ-XIcfOabkMRTZb020tTJz708twCLokx5kyeJ3sIA7A/s3088/20221118_094953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbT2Iw0kWyfYIQVQ-_-9X7V-KGwjXCaa2CgpkxYQ3_cY3F8VQJyPLddjGBliwLW8J3hWNfVulu0Bn9wkgkiqDn7SAhoJfLCj2uo9zvrpEhmLeX5HW9YSWIDGkbE2jEdqaRddTH3S6OcxPH6nDZ-XIcfOabkMRTZb020tTJz708twCLokx5kyeJ3sIA7A/w640-h640/20221118_094953.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There is a series of ten, and each is based on a Melbourne 1980s rubbish bin. Each has a VB tinnie, a discarded pack of Marlboros, and in each bin is an authentic copy of a 1980s The Age newspaper, a banana skin, and either a Coco Pops or Rice Bubbles retro cereal pack.<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJBMmATg9m3o1og3619WIR5C_DR4Y6YGd4MwHCP-VxRFWP19EOK6N1OqEtJQAOCHjqwfcDdeKABTVdsj2dD2eB-wKYvHn5wrGhLeBtxAA-bTIMs0DXXTeZYq1ZcmDl-dBZAVyQxm2-PxaofD0HWIJA8XshXHuvm7gc8WMPoNnSr5SL2cN-RZJ4tBepg/s3088/20221118_095516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJBMmATg9m3o1og3619WIR5C_DR4Y6YGd4MwHCP-VxRFWP19EOK6N1OqEtJQAOCHjqwfcDdeKABTVdsj2dD2eB-wKYvHn5wrGhLeBtxAA-bTIMs0DXXTeZYq1ZcmDl-dBZAVyQxm2-PxaofD0HWIJA8XshXHuvm7gc8WMPoNnSr5SL2cN-RZJ4tBepg/w640-h640/20221118_095516.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjKSxmIS5t68_5RlAZ3DabZAiaGyaHxYqAU-k28I2xd0IVt7vJSwB9QPVsDs6YESGq1LpDB5N1WMUFmtK3AQJNfeZkLnUG-j0aOj_Y2AxqE1YKZsmhYIqWMKtEzZdqMWybe-oIGdrCvQCCPKBNw-dmujqxHweMMu_LTk5OhgZlYKJezVCnSolH6tsbg/s3088/20221118_095531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjKSxmIS5t68_5RlAZ3DabZAiaGyaHxYqAU-k28I2xd0IVt7vJSwB9QPVsDs6YESGq1LpDB5N1WMUFmtK3AQJNfeZkLnUG-j0aOj_Y2AxqE1YKZsmhYIqWMKtEzZdqMWybe-oIGdrCvQCCPKBNw-dmujqxHweMMu_LTk5OhgZlYKJezVCnSolH6tsbg/w640-h640/20221118_095531.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I'm selling these in the lead up to Christmas, so if you're interested please get in touch! (Please note, they're rather fragile, so I don't think they would stand postage, I can only sell to people in Melbourne so I can deliver face to face)</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fFCH7m5UJ-4rp4TVKL5IOjL4Zvm_PzvOE_5i6gDMAVIQuDUPS2laYYuIZ5hprxwtwR9OtT-VZ6dCUMFxHUY60-f7h3WW9goUtzxhnnQjYgIgkCddYOrivHpgTh8w-D-ZeI-wMYfTfCMF5_cMgtGs2IT5ERzy7B1qTHQfGSxAsDjz6vbhRbMZQshpQw/s3088/20221118_105154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fFCH7m5UJ-4rp4TVKL5IOjL4Zvm_PzvOE_5i6gDMAVIQuDUPS2laYYuIZ5hprxwtwR9OtT-VZ6dCUMFxHUY60-f7h3WW9goUtzxhnnQjYgIgkCddYOrivHpgTh8w-D-ZeI-wMYfTfCMF5_cMgtGs2IT5ERzy7B1qTHQfGSxAsDjz6vbhRbMZQshpQw/w640-h640/20221118_105154.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8T3_r3-ZU8Cg-hG9QmShXmE7daHmfML1tpAksPoCGCEItAtvDM5KvqjdfEXsQMlx6jMXa6jjD2bxm_I8kb8S3DpiyLmsDMuslJb3iEGo3hj2HItQB9oGlh5QkACY_e8ZYDjjuFNEhL0iMireYtcfwjVPqeVNltzsMlOGTA-HS2X1LeuWZk9uiWEhYg/s3088/20221118_105705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8T3_r3-ZU8Cg-hG9QmShXmE7daHmfML1tpAksPoCGCEItAtvDM5KvqjdfEXsQMlx6jMXa6jjD2bxm_I8kb8S3DpiyLmsDMuslJb3iEGo3hj2HItQB9oGlh5QkACY_e8ZYDjjuFNEhL0iMireYtcfwjVPqeVNltzsMlOGTA-HS2X1LeuWZk9uiWEhYg/w640-h640/20221118_105705.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That Rice Bubbles box is about 3cm tall.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqF64DNTrxFQ-K4_mfOxgxplsHvytim5ajDIUSH6AGh6mDpTHqHCNVBLJ7cvCWF5Bt6YAHFtTNP1ppQuvuhy7uCh0XVKIQBJIgI8Ivpnqz9Ci8wiAypjIgWskMJMb42MP2_roRz_UxX6356Hb39B7adp3ZIWpScgM9aYlmrSpeo-AHcug9bZQIknfvIA/s3088/20221118_143832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqF64DNTrxFQ-K4_mfOxgxplsHvytim5ajDIUSH6AGh6mDpTHqHCNVBLJ7cvCWF5Bt6YAHFtTNP1ppQuvuhy7uCh0XVKIQBJIgI8Ivpnqz9Ci8wiAypjIgWskMJMb42MP2_roRz_UxX6356Hb39B7adp3ZIWpScgM9aYlmrSpeo-AHcug9bZQIknfvIA/w640-h640/20221118_143832.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br />Cheers,</p><p>Dave</p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589432092060945783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226049135660032151.post-72113800476887402832022-06-22T10:45:00.002+10:002022-06-22T10:45:32.719+10:00Exhibition of my miniatures - UNSUNG STREETS from 22 June to 5 July 2022<h3 style="text-align: left;"> Exciting news - I have a solo exhibition of my miniature artworks opening tonight! My last exhibition was in March 2020, just as COVID hit Australia, and it's been two long years of lockdowns and closed galleries since, but now it's time to get out there and see my miniatures in person again!</h3><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1iMYbyrpXem2l7A1aLryzYB8i_fO4dvsHjnnRCTxlxWQdza0Kppbd9NjaG0z2qCNDhLNEqkm16y-SwHvhsOwOfEFDKfdaCuXhzRsg8wqcGPVbiqIszZtMHLoIJXsQQ1io7W0qITqMuIMcf6o1fTLioBFtOcqO71aO6vHOetUp_Z1m4oHRNG73kYmnQ/s3508/Unsung%20Streets%20instagram%2002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="3508" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1iMYbyrpXem2l7A1aLryzYB8i_fO4dvsHjnnRCTxlxWQdza0Kppbd9NjaG0z2qCNDhLNEqkm16y-SwHvhsOwOfEFDKfdaCuXhzRsg8wqcGPVbiqIszZtMHLoIJXsQQ1io7W0qITqMuIMcf6o1fTLioBFtOcqO71aO6vHOetUp_Z1m4oHRNG73kYmnQ/w640-h640/Unsung%20Streets%20instagram%2002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>UNSUNG STREETS is on at the West End Art Space Creative Pod, located at <a href="https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/209+Little+Collins+St,+Melbourne+VIC+3000/@-37.8142241,144.9650435,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6ad642b6036ed403:0xb975fbf4aac2edba!8m2!3d-37.8142284!4d144.9672322" target="_blank">209 Little Collins Street, Melbourne</a>. Rather fittingly for my love of old and abandoned shops, it is an old shop which closed during COVID and has now been repurposed as a gallery space.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkO62zoWgxCWTpxEcrfdJp_jw6dJ0XnwuNilom1CbbyWjIWqF3utYWXs-C0O_QkmVvHEenxpvYinYp1_m1uxoFsmZm4GaaFjwmL1EUaxUcgopva7MXDvYfeSWl0sI478HisEMmqqXvqWVq16VggOiQculImly0nJabJxwmhu8lZhWLMnzVy8sI9EAZQ/s3508/Unsung%20Streets%20instagram%2005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="3508" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkO62zoWgxCWTpxEcrfdJp_jw6dJ0XnwuNilom1CbbyWjIWqF3utYWXs-C0O_QkmVvHEenxpvYinYp1_m1uxoFsmZm4GaaFjwmL1EUaxUcgopva7MXDvYfeSWl0sI478HisEMmqqXvqWVq16VggOiQculImly0nJabJxwmhu8lZhWLMnzVy8sI9EAZQ/w640-h640/Unsung%20Streets%20instagram%2005.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Opening night is tonight from 5pm, but the exhibition runs for two weeks until 5 July. I hope you can make it along.</p><p><br /></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589432092060945783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226049135660032151.post-9636665143137009742022-04-15T10:01:00.001+10:002022-04-15T10:01:09.847+10:00Miniature NYC firehouse from the 1984 movie "Ghostbusters"<h3 style="text-align: left;"> This week I completed my latest miniature: a collector commissioned me to make the iconic Ghostbusters HQ building from the cult 1984 movie "Ghostbusters". The real building still stands in New York City - it is a NYFD Hook & Ladder Company firehouse.</h3><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsb9XdZD8_4" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="3264" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOHVUVz1dna4YTjimhfcM9jkEw37p1cmJ-H3JFzbQC56qQpvN-xMKFjbQ-x8D3Lqv7Z4HOkg9nxkFI_BHXi9bKytCi7u-XU9aGe5aoaVMbTmkiP5tejXKHPCTjKoFwABdjHHpxjp4kgjDi0JpeoX0m1oXkp-5Dlosmy3W1LVFeRlIA7AwqxqnD8rDyg/w640-h360/youtube%20screen%20Ghostbusters%20firehouse%20miniature%20v5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Who ya gonna call? ;)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvfQhWifpPbTLCXXEaW0qLTYlqoP30hHZi4Ec3qwZrRB7uv_Z6zsmuchowf7yKr1PMn717ms-MVILqxdlr2WSpdLD-4_GsyxSnLCbTRcSmrAjjACwTCDHl9wNXZhheVgufM2Ao_9RFfhxAVJVzv16LL3KOZswUylAUgxmt_Ivy8yFznrl5hPK1jngLw/s4128/GREAT%2020220331_135403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvfQhWifpPbTLCXXEaW0qLTYlqoP30hHZi4Ec3qwZrRB7uv_Z6zsmuchowf7yKr1PMn717ms-MVILqxdlr2WSpdLD-4_GsyxSnLCbTRcSmrAjjACwTCDHl9wNXZhheVgufM2Ao_9RFfhxAVJVzv16LL3KOZswUylAUgxmt_Ivy8yFznrl5hPK1jngLw/w640-h480/GREAT%2020220331_135403.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFyiPwpGbbgReXdJRIIQSnRGPkJRdTEtyVPBvSrT6xPgzmS420etpJwC36xHLXgBQF39FPWEhigoons9I0be38WoyAf7PaHTXZXjGiWfyXLmkJkScATNThxq_9Do6w8hEGl7j8UOxkLDcyY_BTy8fzudj_q6lnq9nn12NbKniz26gUp8m2GK0hOCW9g/s3423/good%2020220331_135447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3423" data-original-width="3083" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFyiPwpGbbgReXdJRIIQSnRGPkJRdTEtyVPBvSrT6xPgzmS420etpJwC36xHLXgBQF39FPWEhigoons9I0be38WoyAf7PaHTXZXjGiWfyXLmkJkScATNThxq_9Do6w8hEGl7j8UOxkLDcyY_BTy8fzudj_q6lnq9nn12NbKniz26gUp8m2GK0hOCW9g/w576-h640/good%2020220331_135447.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br /><p><br /><br />I didn't work to a particular scale (although it ended up being around 1/50 scale) - instead, I knew the rough final dimensions I wanted the completed miniature to be, so I drew up blueprints to match that final size. I used Google satellite view to get the basic dimensions, and then filled in the details using stills from the film, contemporary photos of the building I found online, and Google streetview. I designed this using InDesign, because I used to be a graphic designer and I know the program well, but any CAD or design software would work. Once I had the plans, I started building.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/Nsb9XdZD8_4" target="_blank"></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3mL5kxcSRf-iuIQOgXg_iKxbC0j57ugHD-6avg7GR6-Xv-3zYSf0SdQmIl7RXHLR8S25SjOv-cffG5l5awHotbNPZdVO5-xcFopa_3XL8LcwCOuv67NAqw6KxYrjM6fOdrHwspxgIOujNrUg8WknOK-ZI-0_Le-MK_dM82y4SB-aW84-Ohj-Tt1biA/s1920/blueprint%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3mL5kxcSRf-iuIQOgXg_iKxbC0j57ugHD-6avg7GR6-Xv-3zYSf0SdQmIl7RXHLR8S25SjOv-cffG5l5awHotbNPZdVO5-xcFopa_3XL8LcwCOuv67NAqw6KxYrjM6fOdrHwspxgIOujNrUg8WknOK-ZI-0_Le-MK_dM82y4SB-aW84-Ohj-Tt1biA/w640-h360/blueprint%2001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUz6OAuyrtiOUHgw3j49_VJ2R36qmxqDxaaajtlqZkZ0az7S22C1ubk2nipSIRNNysYmst4zc-Uc5mXooEi5snq-Fz1KZ7y_Qqa-PoGZjLu1oscDMxc5mzaPqyB7pGFMIdABUDcAtgdVj_IfWNzsqjL-JHigR8I84GlznzFsXOYgIX1J1HGiAXMdWBg/s3264/blueprint%20USE%20closeup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="3264" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUz6OAuyrtiOUHgw3j49_VJ2R36qmxqDxaaajtlqZkZ0az7S22C1ubk2nipSIRNNysYmst4zc-Uc5mXooEi5snq-Fz1KZ7y_Qqa-PoGZjLu1oscDMxc5mzaPqyB7pGFMIdABUDcAtgdVj_IfWNzsqjL-JHigR8I84GlznzFsXOYgIX1J1HGiAXMdWBg/w640-h360/blueprint%20USE%20closeup.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br />It's such an iconic structure, I had a lot of fun making it. I won't tell you the whole story here - instead, watch the video to get the detail!<br /><br />Video is embedded below, but in case that doesn't work here is the link:<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/Nsb9XdZD8_4" target="_blank">How I built a miniature Ghostbusters New York firehouse scale model</a><p></p></div><div>Cheers,<br /><br />Dave</div><br /><p><br /></p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nsb9XdZD8_4" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589432092060945783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226049135660032151.post-64199109042886913232021-10-29T15:04:00.003+11:002021-10-29T15:04:19.687+11:00Miniature Melbourne Music No2 - The Tote<h3 style="text-align: left;"> I've just completed my second miniature Melbourne music venue - The Tote hotel in Collingwood.</h3><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9jJcrbR9P3KK-tW6rdnXg6wdyuqv6BIk-VmIOX1tfTvgAvWaC1GfXSGplw5w5E3Js0QzinqxF65PFPsndjyE2h5zsAhn-HC21KB5_SiYAQK-C6-HUdICrobHTzVis84M6nYpM5-x1V1E/s2048/AAA_GREAT+02+overall+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Miniature model of The Tote hotel in Collingwood" border="0" data-original-height="1596" data-original-width="2048" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9jJcrbR9P3KK-tW6rdnXg6wdyuqv6BIk-VmIOX1tfTvgAvWaC1GfXSGplw5w5E3Js0QzinqxF65PFPsndjyE2h5zsAhn-HC21KB5_SiYAQK-C6-HUdICrobHTzVis84M6nYpM5-x1V1E/w640-h498/AAA_GREAT+02+overall+4.jpg" title="Miniature model of The Tote hotel in Collingwood" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The Tote is an institution. It nearly closed for good, but a public outcry and lots of grassroots support revived it.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbBczPFdlph7lxlNfU8cGMMevfzlt6c-pvARdFvgH2nvBqpKEsz1FI3sSBje9KMfhNHHTbIKmlBFqTBxPZvbA3AGgOP9l_8_4gBdhSYkaL5J-4Pw_4sAqknG7xwlOGPB5SgN-hnN3E_Lf/s2048/AAA_GREAT+06_me+best.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Miniature model of The Tote hotel in Collingwood" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1945" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbBczPFdlph7lxlNfU8cGMMevfzlt6c-pvARdFvgH2nvBqpKEsz1FI3sSBje9KMfhNHHTbIKmlBFqTBxPZvbA3AGgOP9l_8_4gBdhSYkaL5J-4Pw_4sAqknG7xwlOGPB5SgN-hnN3E_Lf/w608-h640/AAA_GREAT+06_me+best.jpg" title="Miniature model of The Tote hotel in Collingwood" width="608" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99yufKngRrToz3SI_99BYr5nQx91bdtN0TP5nXPidqNxyNtRWiIzYtcKlxuHm3MDBbZ6hAsf8UqkJll5N50QZXQleP8rBYvwtpAThLBJtiSIvhyphenhyphen3FeKOFF6RsYDG5BMtMH7QAwiQSyn6K/s2048/AAA_GREAT+01+door.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Miniature model of The Tote hotel in Collingwood" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99yufKngRrToz3SI_99BYr5nQx91bdtN0TP5nXPidqNxyNtRWiIzYtcKlxuHm3MDBbZ6hAsf8UqkJll5N50QZXQleP8rBYvwtpAThLBJtiSIvhyphenhyphen3FeKOFF6RsYDG5BMtMH7QAwiQSyn6K/w480-h640/AAA_GREAT+01+door.jpg" title="Miniature model of The Tote hotel in Collingwood" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I really wanted to capture that corner door, it's the "face" of The Tote. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AUFXnID5mVLhGyMFXbZg3-pumJQFk97zsTn0XCvOuFjF0bhWzCnqpL2-pza5bgeTxa_hzRyTESIWAYoaVqB1qFOsn40TxdltSrtxP_kbhojEmpCJ6pZtwuY3Hb_MtWBmt1PFGgeHOoM_/s2048/AAA_GREAT+03+side.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Miniature model of The Tote hotel in Collingwood" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AUFXnID5mVLhGyMFXbZg3-pumJQFk97zsTn0XCvOuFjF0bhWzCnqpL2-pza5bgeTxa_hzRyTESIWAYoaVqB1qFOsn40TxdltSrtxP_kbhojEmpCJ6pZtwuY3Hb_MtWBmt1PFGgeHOoM_/w640-h480/AAA_GREAT+03+side.jpg" title="Miniature model of The Tote hotel in Collingwood" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AZJlgjr_CCG56ftXvsv4F9s-nGX07EEc0cjC5FUxlsRyzeWw5IYVD8uTRKR2Fy-KTSi2u7suh5D_os9xMu1iu_GTywfktr6vw1VAbEY9BFR4INmTsJUtgZE-XIhFsF4LqWA0U36btydM/s2048/AAA_GREAT+04+side.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Miniature model of The Tote hotel in Collingwood" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AZJlgjr_CCG56ftXvsv4F9s-nGX07EEc0cjC5FUxlsRyzeWw5IYVD8uTRKR2Fy-KTSi2u7suh5D_os9xMu1iu_GTywfktr6vw1VAbEY9BFR4INmTsJUtgZE-XIhFsF4LqWA0U36btydM/w640-h480/AAA_GREAT+04+side.jpg" title="Miniature model of The Tote hotel in Collingwood" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jxCaewACL49kfJtzKP2Xk8EQfPt4PDyai5NKVMarPhnPGps6xPi8MzRFg18X79oLujNfQzG2QDFHSkCAVQbuVq0vS9WEw7u-XXNmlnvhTOvcFonNnIBcyCAc8NSFgP009Vk95iBVIoMS/s2048/AAA_GREAT+05++closeup01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Miniature model of The Tote hotel in Collingwood" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jxCaewACL49kfJtzKP2Xk8EQfPt4PDyai5NKVMarPhnPGps6xPi8MzRFg18X79oLujNfQzG2QDFHSkCAVQbuVq0vS9WEw7u-XXNmlnvhTOvcFonNnIBcyCAc8NSFgP009Vk95iBVIoMS/w640-h480/AAA_GREAT+05++closeup01.jpg" title="Miniature model of The Tote hotel in Collingwood" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Each of those cigarette butts is about 2mm long.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQAr63FXKPMz-ZdpF7GqFwQ18_n6vrdd_YDtpyUlpUUmAIxHZ_VWUSSMS8gtcUxG_jR_gpoZbXFHfoD9_FNlAn9o9mIP0HmZCwlgkYuRnfzGtFcagphJ88ctWUx5RIS5EbUSWbzlzSg7l/s2048/AAA_GREAT+07_sticker+square.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Miniature model of The Tote hotel in Collingwood" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQAr63FXKPMz-ZdpF7GqFwQ18_n6vrdd_YDtpyUlpUUmAIxHZ_VWUSSMS8gtcUxG_jR_gpoZbXFHfoD9_FNlAn9o9mIP0HmZCwlgkYuRnfzGtFcagphJ88ctWUx5RIS5EbUSWbzlzSg7l/w640-h640/AAA_GREAT+07_sticker+square.jpg" title="Miniature model of The Tote hotel in Collingwood" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Don't read the Herald Sun" - pretty solid advice, actually.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AEXR7BY1jK6-FGCjkIAs8Ag44gsy0Qb54lqOI7fhAJu2WgRfHVXrbpbhJFuVGzzdB84O2wb_M2286Z3Tbwe7sq4F-49ZAHa_v-0puoCfjwBbnT0gY05lj76LfPonZBU0bv4Pthon2Z_B/s2048/AAA_GREAT+08+low+angle+20211020_073321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Miniature model of The Tote hotel in Collingwood" border="0" data-original-height="1780" data-original-width="2048" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AEXR7BY1jK6-FGCjkIAs8Ag44gsy0Qb54lqOI7fhAJu2WgRfHVXrbpbhJFuVGzzdB84O2wb_M2286Z3Tbwe7sq4F-49ZAHa_v-0puoCfjwBbnT0gY05lj76LfPonZBU0bv4Pthon2Z_B/w640-h556/AAA_GREAT+08+low+angle+20211020_073321.jpg" title="Miniature model of The Tote hotel in Collingwood" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lots of fun to make, and the miniature has already sold to a private collector who has previously purchased another of my miniatures in the past.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I have the lovely challenge of trying to decide which music venue to do next!</p><p><br /></p><p>Cheers,</p><p>Dave</p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589432092060945783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226049135660032151.post-29344008835498555632021-06-25T13:30:00.001+10:002021-06-25T13:30:09.756+10:00Miniature Music #1 - Cherry Bar<h3 style="text-align: left;"> I've decided to start a new series of miniatures, featuring iconic live music venues. The first one is (drumroll...) - Cherry Bar! Specifically, Cherry Bar from back in the day when it was in AC/DC Lane, for extra musical cred. And the coolest thing about this series, tying deeper into the music theme, is that each will be the exact same size as a vinyl LP album cover, 31cm x 31cm.</h3><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHx7ZkUtkt_hN2vZKmIXibRLAQLs0PGyc-c9vt3STweZ9UQG2_FZJ-p5ekaeyklIHCw0kwVVBpwKjwRDXLz5vYOHnmFp9Twa986kXQyVa-R-O1-6IVznZLiNVbLqvw7RltzfiPTbGVspJ/s2048/GREAT+20210620_111115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Miniature Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1914" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHx7ZkUtkt_hN2vZKmIXibRLAQLs0PGyc-c9vt3STweZ9UQG2_FZJ-p5ekaeyklIHCw0kwVVBpwKjwRDXLz5vYOHnmFp9Twa986kXQyVa-R-O1-6IVznZLiNVbLqvw7RltzfiPTbGVspJ/w598-h640/GREAT+20210620_111115.jpg" title="Miniature Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane" width="598" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I decided to begin this series during our latest two-week COVID-19 lockdown 4.0 here in Melbourne. I was thinking about all the places I missed visiting, and in particular about live music venues. Then I thought "If I can't go in person, why not visit in miniature?"<br /><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMipqHUku4fNYBGtA65Gpmt3WMqUQ7lbnR1sd_167HyOzgtJbtobBanNWmOb1DeDqHQVNZoRC0c0nWnOQJdyvELD-f7S6-JxpjeOrzrGZWZHtBIwQCEAFVgrmmSQwpvMyzUTHuf49_hQc6/s2048/GREAT+closeup+20210619_153514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Miniature Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMipqHUku4fNYBGtA65Gpmt3WMqUQ7lbnR1sd_167HyOzgtJbtobBanNWmOb1DeDqHQVNZoRC0c0nWnOQJdyvELD-f7S6-JxpjeOrzrGZWZHtBIwQCEAFVgrmmSQwpvMyzUTHuf49_hQc6/w640-h480/GREAT+closeup+20210619_153514.jpg" title="Miniature Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><p>I remember the AC/DC Lane version of Cherry Bar so well, it was a natural for my first Miniature Music. I was gutted when it had to move to a new location, but once again that's the beauty of making a miniature, I could replicate how it looked around 2014-2015.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAVZQDJKBQuHsTbAijXNumgtVkUU32ExCMYVyOskPFxD-gJYftM-lh4LzwoY8iy5pxJp2Kobi5CASnX2-A1Py5zm7JLZOB-P4xJjMjG2AczdP8SzTZofM7ZU3FPcatdmsUMpPfIgCpM7VI/s2048/GREAT+closeup+20210620_111400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Miniature Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAVZQDJKBQuHsTbAijXNumgtVkUU32ExCMYVyOskPFxD-gJYftM-lh4LzwoY8iy5pxJp2Kobi5CASnX2-A1Py5zm7JLZOB-P4xJjMjG2AczdP8SzTZofM7ZU3FPcatdmsUMpPfIgCpM7VI/w640-h480/GREAT+closeup+20210620_111400.jpg" title="Miniature Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane" width="640" /></a></p><br /><br /><img alt="Miniature Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFMAaWSiPVDWYMLsx_O582WtyapYRkiRiQgugtTO8BhnGjBj5d4WPwKQuFET67tm5xP72Qmk57akxEAP5hreIvAJqg1vnuyKdrfBGBo3vMRKcREZrqfsxj2vJABR18avtLrfhNclsK6TC/w640-h480/Good+hand+20210620_111039.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; text-align: center;" title="Miniature Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane" width="640" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><br /></span></div><br />The size is a lovely little synchronicity. The dimensions of an LP cover work beautifully with my miniatures, which are usually around 30-40cm at their largest point. Plus I made it deliberately shallow so it can be framed and hung on a wall, rather than my usual miniatures which stand on bases.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8o0RWqlVoZ6WxeAPDFwlJ7DGG3IxulXLTWmH6BWmDjqDmvkptoma6q7WQMftdFb6kaFNXFcgxRNBM2jyS108eIJ2YBd-O5jGlxUHx2gg2lGeKnXBdlHtGTEQJPrtauRpD_wFHeOSM5UN/s2048/good+LP+20210619_155006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Miniature Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8o0RWqlVoZ6WxeAPDFwlJ7DGG3IxulXLTWmH6BWmDjqDmvkptoma6q7WQMftdFb6kaFNXFcgxRNBM2jyS108eIJ2YBd-O5jGlxUHx2gg2lGeKnXBdlHtGTEQJPrtauRpD_wFHeOSM5UN/w640-h480/good+LP+20210619_155006.jpg" title="Miniature Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It just had to be the same size as an LP ;)</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /><br />My favourite bit? In the doorframe are stuck pieces of paper with the house rules on them. <br />"1. No suits.<br /> 2. No sporting apparel.<br /> 3. No dickheads (See Number 1).<br /> 4. No thongs."<br />I just had to include these.<br /><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfBbcFQZJbNQ0SFEUNn8QawJnLMgYgp2punkC3JlR8Mh8wUlHRRLtPIx6hPgbJgFbB2oxj9NLyDU3CpehJymWhPJs1xbgZthOcdzPminVA7t1QQHiQLh5GGWPsGkS6K-B6ZV-bezLP40r/s1280/20210619_152003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Miniature Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfBbcFQZJbNQ0SFEUNn8QawJnLMgYgp2punkC3JlR8Mh8wUlHRRLtPIx6hPgbJgFbB2oxj9NLyDU3CpehJymWhPJs1xbgZthOcdzPminVA7t1QQHiQLh5GGWPsGkS6K-B6ZV-bezLP40r/w640-h360/20210619_152003.jpg" title="Miniature Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The hardest part was getting the sloping ground of AC/DC Lane to work!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOMQIh6x-oEao6_6X0v_Xqs7F1xXL4V7IkEhrADZaiJT30Ygx9wifugvFNDn09jiDQ21gUs8En2uy0IVOHpzHHlaAONvqVKpzHCHcwcHUiRL2HPTn_fR_fyTm89OUVgR4tdCbz9xfKH6D/s2048/GREAT+20210620_110818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Miniature Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1987" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOMQIh6x-oEao6_6X0v_Xqs7F1xXL4V7IkEhrADZaiJT30Ygx9wifugvFNDn09jiDQ21gUs8En2uy0IVOHpzHHlaAONvqVKpzHCHcwcHUiRL2HPTn_fR_fyTm89OUVgR4tdCbz9xfKH6D/w620-h640/GREAT+20210620_110818.jpg" title="Miniature Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane" width="620" /></a></p><br />I hope you like it. Now, here's to Miniature Music #2 - I have so many to choose from! The Tote, Festival Hall, The Espy. Decisions, decisions...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsD86gjYeqQJWXLv7KHcnLL0A2jsnnYIiPzA4Cybbj4JXilEGax4koVgDTGOj33AuaEpgybFyug4FyUWwEsib0FhLsFFmSAQ5E7e9m1AWU5JB6E-D9Wv6inNCDHz6HMtNEgB2IbMwtck1/s2048/good+me+20210620_115638+LowRes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="Miniature Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsD86gjYeqQJWXLv7KHcnLL0A2jsnnYIiPzA4Cybbj4JXilEGax4koVgDTGOj33AuaEpgybFyug4FyUWwEsib0FhLsFFmSAQ5E7e9m1AWU5JB6E-D9Wv6inNCDHz6HMtNEgB2IbMwtck1/w640-h640/good+me+20210620_115638+LowRes.jpg" title="Miniature Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589432092060945783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226049135660032151.post-43955827141537563452021-06-02T09:47:00.002+10:002021-06-02T09:47:43.479+10:00New miniature - corner shop milk bar in Melbourne<h3 style="text-align: left;">Here's my latest miniature art work: a small corner shop of the type that used to be everywhere in Australia. There were tens of thousands of these small grocery / milkbar / newsagent type shops in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, in all Australian cities and towns. I would estimate that 80-90% of them are gone now, replaced by supermarkets and convenience stores.</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gJI_MpTvUGgt8WBiBqDLFEFax8eC-k_unUVpARdvlPlni-XTyQR3j1Aj1k519yDNYc8UMJLyLhesLWst7PYp0spaW_B5_CfqvjV35SLLfGb3UVORaFYkZbLC_lEc2SyTgocqms0XaY54/s2048/AA+Great+20210524_145631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1989" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gJI_MpTvUGgt8WBiBqDLFEFax8eC-k_unUVpARdvlPlni-XTyQR3j1Aj1k519yDNYc8UMJLyLhesLWst7PYp0spaW_B5_CfqvjV35SLLfGb3UVORaFYkZbLC_lEc2SyTgocqms0XaY54/w622-h640/AA+Great+20210524_145631.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This particular shop was in Footscray, Melbourne, near the corner of Barkly Street and Summerhill Road. I only had a single black and white photo to work from. The photo is from the mid-1960s, and the store was demolished in the 1970s. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAgbhRmUKIqpmsaDCFjfauCAULz1ipANVX5F-gJfvatwUhJavTqVgTxQIiFkU4p_WGjTHp-bjh2vOwhOUsqTqOXq9L6xXewvauPaz0I7qHaw1ysEJTm-RjCeHOFref6QVKTF74lQ647CD/s2048/original+photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAgbhRmUKIqpmsaDCFjfauCAULz1ipANVX5F-gJfvatwUhJavTqVgTxQIiFkU4p_WGjTHp-bjh2vOwhOUsqTqOXq9L6xXewvauPaz0I7qHaw1ysEJTm-RjCeHOFref6QVKTF74lQ647CD/w640-h426/original+photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I set myself a challenge to see if I could make a miniature from a single photo. First I ran the photo through some online software to colorize it - here's the result. It's far from perfect, but it gave me a good solid base to work from and a way to interpret what colours I should be heading to.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBuGSsaz4ObFOuvcmyjPqdn9n2QP2PMTdm33TqZqTMCIanpYqQSZOEqSHrvAp1EKRPwSetHy_teqQ7f5Bt74_p7osldBJGf0VgVfq7IB4lHn_jdVdF22weZcugH-zn5b6Mi9K2ViM6cty2/s2048/Milkbar+colourised.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1229" data-original-width="2048" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBuGSsaz4ObFOuvcmyjPqdn9n2QP2PMTdm33TqZqTMCIanpYqQSZOEqSHrvAp1EKRPwSetHy_teqQ7f5Bt74_p7osldBJGf0VgVfq7IB4lHn_jdVdF22weZcugH-zn5b6Mi9K2ViM6cty2/w640-h384/Milkbar+colourised.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colorized.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Then I had to do some research to try and locate the old logos and brands, so that I could replicate these all accurately.</div><div><br /></div><div>Finally I had to make a representation of the interior, full of 1960s-era groceries: Persil, Cornflakes, bags of sugar and lots of point of sale for brands like Peters icecream, Marlboro cigarettes, Nestle chocolate, Coca Cola and Vita Brits.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9G_TQ75nKtVZmYR2ER1fxwEymEHJSLDk169eET-INNUN-9AImq_WkrHD7cbIeBeHWsPfB4V5CMcCZt7Mt1fwCT6LQAjotR9h92Kp9DOkL7XemUhAV-vI_5vYWjrOJ3xPIVtwXHmY3tQEe/s2048/AA+Great+20210524_145829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="2048" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9G_TQ75nKtVZmYR2ER1fxwEymEHJSLDk169eET-INNUN-9AImq_WkrHD7cbIeBeHWsPfB4V5CMcCZt7Mt1fwCT6LQAjotR9h92Kp9DOkL7XemUhAV-vI_5vYWjrOJ3xPIVtwXHmY3tQEe/w640-h450/AA+Great+20210524_145829.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwcVw_7Z7rUsJMLaqnIWMOcnHCWJTKyn5FSaR3tgrVVZJgQ0oZFjnDfjRGhp9eZhID4cTQy9LHOlBaaUA00Q7rudERDWJobifsQNaEzjkmSMPuLXZdjWSJCKV9i8r1LdyCkFqck-phcfqH/s2048/20210519_140827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwcVw_7Z7rUsJMLaqnIWMOcnHCWJTKyn5FSaR3tgrVVZJgQ0oZFjnDfjRGhp9eZhID4cTQy9LHOlBaaUA00Q7rudERDWJobifsQNaEzjkmSMPuLXZdjWSJCKV9i8r1LdyCkFqck-phcfqH/w640-h480/20210519_140827.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This one was a fun one to build.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZafz1n3-hEPcPZJU9Tlgfjt03pS_qktjQz_ZFd5jMWZ32gZaZmUmHF68OBEAIRttI1zS66YkZ520eTQlNaJVLksttjvvOFsbJqPpmcAUlKpV3f9UfMVm8NUk7hwNujwbRY_D0WV8Y6JT/s2048/AA+20210524_150314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZafz1n3-hEPcPZJU9Tlgfjt03pS_qktjQz_ZFd5jMWZ32gZaZmUmHF68OBEAIRttI1zS66YkZ520eTQlNaJVLksttjvvOFsbJqPpmcAUlKpV3f9UfMVm8NUk7hwNujwbRY_D0WV8Y6JT/w480-h640/AA+20210524_150314.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1660" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6KBcskRN8agKJjYbTPh_WDIWpChS1rCBzauhwwWhYBWIl1841H1NslM_Z71GcaRpuYkQ8v7dygKSpbj5jC4uI24PgW-dev1iXmw7XaCNfBRtVShLlqVvDYblI2S68NHrdBsZNOUa4CXQ/w518-h640/AA+me.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfL2fvRiO64VbPRoaBAOfRYEgr1fn3uX58qjDBhoRwBEwo64hO18gryllpBmgupTGVB_Ia3HR0tVaxY_cHUKw6s16APTcrxUXykwN06RtUL9RiaNuwEFGARt3xLYymz6upTIlMdPMyNvAa/s1736/COMPARISON.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1736" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfL2fvRiO64VbPRoaBAOfRYEgr1fn3uX58qjDBhoRwBEwo64hO18gryllpBmgupTGVB_Ia3HR0tVaxY_cHUKw6s16APTcrxUXykwN06RtUL9RiaNuwEFGARt3xLYymz6upTIlMdPMyNvAa/w640-h398/COMPARISON.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Comparison of the original photo (left) and my miniature (right).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Dave</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589432092060945783noreply@blogger.com7Melbourne VIC, Australia-37.8136276 144.9630576-66.123861436178842 109.80680760000001 -9.5033937638211512 -179.8806924tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226049135660032151.post-25752466762049075172021-03-12T13:00:00.000+11:002021-03-12T13:00:06.251+11:00New miniature - Blunt's Boatbuilders in Williamstown, Melbourne<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Goodness it's been a long time between drinks. Six months since my last Youtube video...</h3><br />To be honest, I've been focussing intently on producing actual physical miniatures rather than documenting it all for video. The process of recording and editing videos is unexpectedly time-consuming, and I made a conscious decision last year to concentrate more on producing artworks rather than videos.<br /><br />Which doesn't mean I don't still read all the comments you guys leave, and respond to 95% of them. I promise.<br /><br />So here's my latest video, which charts the building of my latest miniature - Blunt's Boatbuilders here in Melbourne.<br /><br />It was a fun build, I hope you like it.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>New video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-tTvRyUeRQ" target="_blank">1/35 scale miniature Blunt's Boatshed Melbourne</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/x-tTvRyUeRQ" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_S3yN4-YRoASy7sNlVUIydKk8oeHA8egNjMxtYaWEaK3DtTai3Dd_ThafP5pcIF4_t_P98WTDCdkV8pjVNAx2MOHI_gYWFfhB6ReTU96B5KcmZx5ty49wVekcT661nc6ox90dHyphuheF/w640-h360/youtube+screen+Blunts+Boatbuilders+miniature.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /><br />Cheers,</p><p><br />Dave</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="460" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-tTvRyUeRQ" width="553" youtube-src-id="x-tTvRyUeRQ"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /><br /><br /></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589432092060945783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226049135660032151.post-6139285291304913002020-10-02T15:41:00.001+10:002020-10-02T15:41:40.601+10:00New miniature - Gould's Books in Newtown, Sydney<h3 style="text-align: left;"> Well it's been rather a long time between posts, but 2020 has been a kick in the guts for everyone. COVID-19 has meant that I have been home-schooling my daughter for the last six months, and there has been very little time to actually produce my miniatures. But the good news is that I have a new one released into the wild today - Gould's Books in Sydney!</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2XY0DAHj5yfFndJwXIWW0KbHrKWf9GtYGy2nX2rNJtxwm5CDkFlJq_nM9vrbzXAV5_ehis8WF0Z5jPZDwydSkEfZHDWfFXaSdnTlDq_xibrWVsDPMSxCiM_XDFx8c4HbPBIZLZOb1KVD/s2048/youtube+screen+Goulds+Books+miniature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bob Gould's book store in Newtown, Sydney" border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2XY0DAHj5yfFndJwXIWW0KbHrKWf9GtYGy2nX2rNJtxwm5CDkFlJq_nM9vrbzXAV5_ehis8WF0Z5jPZDwydSkEfZHDWfFXaSdnTlDq_xibrWVsDPMSxCiM_XDFx8c4HbPBIZLZOb1KVD/w640-h360/youtube+screen+Goulds+Books+miniature.jpg" title="Bob Gould's bookstore in Newtown, Sydney" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">A Sydney institution, Bob Gould’s bookshop was part of the
city’s life for decades. Gould was a famous anti-Vietnam activist and bookseller who opened his first
bookstore in 1967. The Newtown store was his largest – a labyrinth of
secondhand books, videos, magazines, records and ephemera. I have fond memories
of spending hours and hours there when I was at uni in the 1990s. If you were
searching for a particular title you faced a Herculean task in the chaos, but
if you were content to browse and discover whatever came along it was magical.
Bob Gould was always behind the desk, always irascible, and always accompanied
by cats (a window at the back of the store was left open for the cats to get in
and out – that window ledge was the only surface in the entire building not
covered with stacks of books).<br />
<br /><o:p></o:p></p><p>Originally built in 1889 as a metalworkers, the building was abandoned in the
1980s until opened as Gould’s largest shop. The bookstore closed at this
location after Bob Gould’s death in 2011. My miniature captures Gould’s as it
looked in its final weeks, during its final sale. There are several retro and
suitably left-wing protest posters hidden in the piece, as well as a bird nest
for the truly eagle-eyed to spot. </p><p><br /></p><p>Video is embedded below, but in case that doesn't work here is the link:<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/WnjwPwuPAHE" target="_blank">Old book store in miniature - Gould's Books in Newtown, Sydney</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Cheers,</p><p><br />Dave</p><p><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WnjwPwuPAHE" width="560"></iframe></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589432092060945783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226049135660032151.post-82723508350929261632020-04-09T10:38:00.003+10:002020-04-09T10:38:47.923+10:00My miniature art exhibition - "SMALL ACTS"<h3>
Goodness it's been a long time between posts. I mostly put that down to the fact that I was preparing for an art exhibition of my miniatures, held in an art gallery here in Melbourne. The exhibition, "SMALL ACTS" was the culmination of just over a year's work, showing ten miniatures of buildings and urban scenes I love here. Attendance was phenomenal, with about 1000 people coming to view the works.</h3>
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In these times of Coronavirus and national lockdowns, a lot of people weren't able to make it along. Plus I know a lot of you are international followers, not in my home town. For all of you, I've put together a video walkthrough of the exhibition.<br />
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It was very gratifying to see people so enthralled with my work. It's been consuming my time for the last few months in particular, so it was wonderful to see people's reactions to it.<br />
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Video is embedded below, but in case that doesn't work here is the link:<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB0s-Z6LWLg" target="_blank">Miniature art exhibition, Melbourne 2020 - urban decay and weathered buildings</a><br />
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Cheers,<br />
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Dave<br />
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It's almost Christmas, which means it's time to eat and drink ourselves into a stupor and think about the new year just around the corner. Can you believe there is just over a week of the 2010s left? A new decade is nine days away. It's also a good time to go back over what I have produced this year, and I have to say, looking back it's been a bumper year.</h3>
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I started making miniatures full time in late January. In eleven months this is what I produced.<br />
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Jeez, that one matchbox has served me well...<br />
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I'm very proud of what I have made. Thank you to all of you for coming along for the ride.<br />
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Here's to 2020!<br />
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Cheers,<br />
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<br />Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589432092060945783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226049135660032151.post-73162717459939461052019-11-29T19:33:00.002+11:002019-11-29T19:33:43.279+11:00Latest miniature: the Old Butchers Shop, KingsvilleGood lord, has it really been two months since my last blog post? That's terrible! I've been so focussed on my last two miniature artworks that I really haven't spent any time recording the process or videoing the builds. But the good news is that I do have photos to share of my latest piece - the Old Butcher Shop, which is a miniature version of a real building here in Kingsville, Melbourne.<br />
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The scale is 1/35 - not for any particular reason apart from I wanted to keep the final result to a maximum dimension in any direction of about 40-45cm. For this piece, the base ended up being 43cm deep, so 1/35 worked out well.<br />
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In my two months silence (gosh!) I've also produced one other miniature artwork, so I will share that with you very soon. I promise I have something to show for my lack of blog posts! ;)<br />
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<br />Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589432092060945783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226049135660032151.post-50346973105801539032019-10-05T10:15:00.000+10:002019-10-05T10:15:09.276+10:00Is this really "the most beautiful model kit ever released"?<h3>
This week I discuss the famous 1:8 scale Bugatti kit by Pocher. It's been described by many as "the most beautiful model kit ever released", but does it live up to the hype?</h3>
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It's certainly awe inspiring, partly just because of the massive 1:8 scale size of it - it's about 55cm long!<br />
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The details are phenomenal. The windows wind up and down. It has a working handbrake. Apparently when put together correctly, you can even see the cams turn in the incredibly detailed engine.<br />
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Am I impressed? Yes. Is it the most beautiful model ever? Watch the video to find out ;)<br />
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Video is embedded below, but in case that doesn't work here is the link:<br />
<a href="https://youtu.be/3vXTdpf2lOo">Is this really "the most beautiful model kit ever released"?</a><br />
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Cheers,<br />
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This week I'm working on a new scratchbuild of a large Masonic temple, as well as completing a small abandoned shopfront. I also discuss my latest kit purchases, a Wingnut Wings DH.2 in 1/32 scale and a 1/48 Revell Ju88. Plus, scratch building is just the best.</h3>
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Video is embedded below, but in case that doesn't work here is the link:<br />
<a href="https://youtu.be/7MFXP67bqqk" target="_blank">What's on the bench this Week?</a><br />
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Blimey, I've been rather quiet lately. I've been in the zone, utterly concentrated on building a commissioned miniature of a local warehouse. Because I've been so intent on that project, and I had a rather tight deadline to work to, I didn't record the process as comprehensively as I have recently.</h3>
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As a result, my latest video is composed of still photography rather than video - you still get narration, and a pretty solid idea of how the build progressed, but it's not quite as comprehensive as my recent 3-part series on building a model house.<br />
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I've not really built much in 1/35 scale recently, but as the client wanted the entire structure, including the interior, I had to choose a scale which would give a reasonably-sized final result. This ended up being about 40cm deep, which is about the maximum size I want any of my miniatures to end up. Any larger than that and it is just too bulky to display for any average person. Plus, in choosing 1/35 scale, I was able to use a Tamiya bicycle kit for one of the interior items, which saved me from having to entirely scratch-build a bicycle - phew!<br />
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Video is embedded below, but in case that doesn't work here is the link:<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mqP4uwkMnE&t=18s" target="_blank">1/35 scale scratch built scale model warehouse</a><br />
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Cheers,<br />
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In this final episode of my 3 part series on how to scratch build a modern building, I go through building the base and groundwork, as well as accessories such as trees, pot plants, fences, gas meters, etc. It's pretty satisfying to see it all come together!</h3>
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In <a href="http://www.davesmodelworkshop.com/2019/07/new-video-how-to-scratch-build-scale.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a> I built the main, frontal structure. In <a href="http://www.davesmodelworkshop.com/2019/07/new-video-how-to-scratch-build-model.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a> I constructed the rest of the building, including the side stairwell and the backing section. Now in Part 3 it all gets a base and the surrounding garden.<br />
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My favourite part was combining the natural front garden with the straight-edged architecture - this mix of organic and inorganic is really interesting to me. Making the two work together requires a deft touch!<br />
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Video is embedded below, but in case that doesn't work here is the link:<br />
<a href="https://youtu.be/ZUsk7EIgTXw" target="_blank">How to scratch build a scale model house - Part 3</a><br />
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Cheers,<br />
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Here's Part 2 of my three-part series showing you how I construct a miniature building. In this video I show you how the main structure all comes together, as well as starting on some of the detailed architectural features like the front porch.</h3>
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At the end of <a href="http://www.davesmodelworkshop.com/2019/07/new-video-how-to-scratch-build-scale.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a> this is what the building looked like:<br />
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And here's where it is now:<br />
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As you can see, a lot of the overall shape and detail has been added. There are so many textures and angles and sub-assemblies on this build, it's really a challenge in organising myself.<br />
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Add to that the fact that it's not a very weathered or dilapidated house like I normally build, and I'm finding this build an exercise in discipline. I can't hide any mistakes under a layer of dirt or peeling paint. I can't cut wonky angles and just say to myself "Oh it's an old place, it's worn away there". I miss the wear and tear, but I'm enjoying the self-discipline required for this one.<br />
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Part 3 next week will be all about the groundwork and garden, so come on back then for that.<br />
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Video is embedded below, but in case that doesn't work here is the link:<br />
<a href="https://youtu.be/JD7W-UDFm-E" target="_blank">How to scratch build a scale model modern house - Part 2</a><br />
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Cheers,<br />
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Over the last few months I've had a lot of people ask me to video step-by-step what goes into making one of my miniatures. So with my latest I've decided to do just that.</h3>
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I'm currently building a commission piece, of a specific house here in Yarraville. It's a lot more modern than what I have previously built, and it doesn't have much weathering, peeled paint or falling-down stuff. So this is a bit more of a challenge for me, to make something more pristine - I don't have the safety net of being able to cover up any mistakes with dirt or grime!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The original house.</td></tr>
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I expect this will be a three part series. In this Part 1, I build the front structure of the house. It's not a particularly systematic approach, I just happened to start with this section first.<br />
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As you'll see, there are no incredibly tricky techniques involved - it's all a matter of planning, measuring and having the patience to see it through.<br />
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Keep an eye out for Parts 2 and 3 in the next weeks.<br />
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Video is embedded below, but in case that doesn't work here is the link:<br />
<a href="https://youtu.be/WEyIfcqOBbY" target="_blank">How to scratch build a scale model house - Part 1</a><br />
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Cheers,<br />
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Dave<br />
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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="394" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WEyIfcqOBbY" width="700"></iframe>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589432092060945783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226049135660032151.post-28049993674067854922019-07-07T09:55:00.002+10:002019-07-07T09:55:25.226+10:00New video: My completed TV & Hi-Fi repair store building<h3>
Here's my latest miniature - the Footscray TV & Hi-Fi Repair store. It's a building near where I live, and I love it. the paintwork is so weatherbeaten, the signwriting is so faded, that I just couldn't resist recording it in miniature. Plus, as an added extra, I've confronted my electronic ignorance and added internal lighting, wooooo!</h3>
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Here's a comparison of the miniature and the actual building.<br />
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The building itself was a pretty straightforward build, even if time consuming. But when I was doing my final photography of the completed artwork, I somehow shook loose a desk inside the room. It was rattling around on its side, and the entire building was all sealed up...<br />
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So as you'll see in the video, I gritted my teeth and opened up the roof. There are some uncomfortable noises during this process - some coming from the miniature, and some coming from me.<br />
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However, I decided that since I was ripping the roof open I may as well try illuminating the interior, because as it was all that beautiful scratch built detail just wasn't visible in the dim interior. So I went to my local electronic bits and pieces store (is there a better term for that???) and confessed my ignorance to the guy there, and he drew me a great and idiotptoof diagram. As a result, I now have a shopfront with an illuminated interior - yay!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hurrah, it worked!</td></tr>
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It just goes to prove you can teach an old dog new tricks. (As long as you spell it out in very simple terms...)<br />
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Video is embedded below, but in case that doesn't work here is the link:<br />
<a href="https://youtu.be/A09ngj_ZZmY" target="_blank">Scratch built model miniature: TV and HiFi Repair Store</a><br />
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Cheers,<br />
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Dave<br />
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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="394" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/A09ngj_ZZmY" width="700"></iframe>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589432092060945783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226049135660032151.post-6282327681069812862019-06-21T19:25:00.000+10:002019-06-21T19:25:05.055+10:00New video: Scratch build model tutorial - how to make electric appliances<h3>
Making your own props for dioramas is easy. In this tutorial I show you how I made various electric appliances like televisions, stereos, radios, CD players and boomboxes - all things that add a little extra realism to an urban scene or the inside of a house, garage or shop scene. All you need are some basic materials and some imagination.</h3>
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These would also work well for dollhouses, or for car modellers these would add something to a 1:24 garage scene. They can be built in any scale - mine are around 1:24 scale, but 1:35 would be just as easy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh yes, that is a funky 1980s ghettoblaster...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... while that greenish television is pure 1990s.</td></tr>
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Hopefully this video shows you that pretty much anything is possible, with the right mindset. (Although towards the end I do show you one attempt that turned out rather crap...)<br />
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Video is embedded below, but in case that doesn't work here is the link:<br />
<a href="https://youtu.be/Xh09-1udisU" target="_blank">Scratch built model tutorial: how to make electric appliances</a><br />
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Cheers,<br />
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Dave<br />
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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="394" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xh09-1udisU" width="700"></iframe>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589432092060945783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226049135660032151.post-78278122637363281372019-06-15T09:58:00.001+10:002019-06-15T09:58:28.391+10:00New video: Australian Model Expo 2019<h3>
Last weekend was the 2019 Australian Model Expo, showcasing the best scale models in Australia. There were some cracker entries this year.</h3>
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There were over 880 entries - as such, it's a long video! I have broken it up into categories as follows so you can jump to those areas that interest you:<br />
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00:38 Aircraft<br />
15:56 Armor & Dioramas<br />
35:38 Figures<br />
39:32 Sci-Fi & Fantasy<br />
47:44 Automotive<br />
50:35 Ships<br />
51:58 ...and the rest<br />
55:56 People's Choice and Best in Show<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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Video is embedded below, but in case that doesn't work here is the link:<br />
<a href="https://youtu.be/Ju8HvFiR9WY" target="_blank">Highlights of the Australian Model Expo 2019</a><br />
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Cheers,<br />
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Dave<br />
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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="394" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ju8HvFiR9WY" width="700"></iframe>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589432092060945783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226049135660032151.post-47873999662392397982019-06-01T12:19:00.001+10:002019-06-01T12:19:09.588+10:00New video: The 5 Brothers Cuban Sandwich shop<h3>
I've just completed my current commission piece, the 5 Brothers Cuban sandwich and grocery in Key West, Florida.</h3>
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This was commissioned to be a very shallow build, so it could be framed and hung on a wall.<br />
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I was asked to replicate how it looked in the 1980s - the business is still there, you can check it out on Google street view <a href="https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/5+Brothers+Grocery+and+Sandwich+Shop/@24.558378,-81.7984598,1017m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88d1b6c123290593:0x7be1a088c94bc577!8m2!3d24.5583731!4d-81.7962711" target="_blank">here</a> - so I had to go by old photos I could find online, similar to what I did with the Olympic Doughnuts van. It's not as hard as I imagined. Pretty much any iconic building has enough old photos freely available out there. We live in extraordinary times.<br />
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Video is embedded below, but in case that doesn't work here is the link:<br />
<a href="https://youtu.be/vRvTTGOjd-g" target="_blank">Scratch built scale model - 5 Brothers Cuban Sandwich store</a><br />
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Cheers,<br />
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Dave<br />
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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="394" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vRvTTGOjd-g" width="700"></iframe>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589432092060945783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226049135660032151.post-16063681207840780012019-05-29T12:02:00.001+10:002019-05-29T12:02:42.583+10:00Completed my scratchbuilt miniature Olympic Doughnuts van<h3>
I recently completed my miniature of the iconic Olympic Doughnuts van which stood outside Footscray train station here in Melbourne for 30 odd years. It was a Melbourne institution, which sadly was removed during a station upgrade about eight years ago.</h3>
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The miniature is in 1:20 scale, and is mostly constructed from Evergreen plastic card.<br />
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Because the original is no longer there for me to measure and record, I had to work from photos available online. This was a bit of a challenge, but in the end I think I captured the original.<br />
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It was a pleasure to build this and capture a little piece of lost history.<br />
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Video is embedded below, but in case that doesn't work here is the link:<br />
<a href="https://youtu.be/yP9ozK5McjE" target="_blank">Scratchbuilt scale model Olympic Doughnuts van in Footscray, Melbourne</a><br />
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Cheers,<br />
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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="394" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yP9ozK5McjE" width="700"></iframe>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589432092060945783noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226049135660032151.post-65796222036186279582019-05-26T19:30:00.002+10:002019-05-26T19:30:27.458+10:00New video: How to make a mini diorama scene of chopping wood<h3>
Here's my latest video, it's a long one! In it I go step-by-step on how to create a natural miniature diorama of a chopping block tree trunk. It's in-depth, showing that literally <i>anyone</i> could make this - there are no phenomenal skills or techniques involved.</h3>
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The scale is roughly 1:15 or so - it was guided more by the base than any specific measurements.<br />
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The only really unusual bit is the use of aluminium cooking foil to give size, strength and a basic skeleton for the sculpture.<br />
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Video is embedded below, but in case that doesn't work here is the link:<br />
<a href="https://youtu.be/1_GNtZJ1980" target="_blank">How to make a wood-cutting mini diorama scene</a><br />
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Cheers,<br />
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Dave<br />
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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="394" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1_GNtZJ1980" width="700"></iframe>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589432092060945783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226049135660032151.post-52243836905547878862019-05-10T07:55:00.000+10:002019-05-10T07:55:25.339+10:00New video: Hot wire foam cutter - the tool I didn't think I needed...<h3>
You guys know me. I like to save money where I can when building models. I'm always banging on about not wasting money on single-use tools or the latest gizmo. Usually this advice is sound, but sometimes you encounter so much grief and frustration trying to use a workaround that it makes sense to cough up and buy the proper tool. Trying to neatly and cleanly cut foam is one of those times.</h3>
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For months I avoided purchasing a hot wire foam cutter. I know you can make your own, but my electrical skills are dodgy and I didn't want to burn my house down. So I used workaround solutions. And the results weren't pretty. I believe the term "butchery" is used in this video.<br />
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Am I happy with it? You betcha. Every time I use it, it makes me smile because I'm not swearing at the terrible results I previously achieved!<br />
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Video is embedded below, but in case that doesn't work here is the link:<br />
<a href="https://youtu.be/tsdJrxgkTKU" target="_blank">Hot wire foam cutter - the tool I didn't think I needed...</a><br />
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Cheers,<br />
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Dave<br />
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