Hunting for Materials for your Next Project?

If you keep am open mind you can find useful materials just about everywhere. Although I am trying to keep the clutter from getting out of hand I hold on to a lot of different materials. I may not know how or when they might be used, but as long as I don't have too many and have some where to store them I will put the materials aside.

Everyday Household Items You Can Turn Into Miniature Magic

I made this MINIATURE using CARDBOARD, CLAY & FOAM, Ep. 55

This maker is a genius. In episoid 55 he continues his imaginative build of his diorama, and fabulous miniature world.

3 Lost Miniatures

Recently I was tidying up my paint station and I found these three miniatures in different phases of completion. Now that I have a new set of paint brushes and a lighted magnifier it should make it a bit eaiser to complete these.

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And two more...

A Fez monkey and an old badger. With the exception of the thrid from the left in the first set of miniatures and the badger from the second set are all from Bombshell Miniatures.

New Bombshell Miniatures Sidekicks

Doom Bunny & Pals

My 20mm Doom Bunny mini

Pumpkin Pal Harvest

My 20mm Pumpkin Pal Mini

It looks like I may have to purchase some new Sidekick from Bombshell Miniarures.

The Most Intriate Miniatures Made by Human Hands

This 1.14 hour video features makers from around the globe making miniature furniture to vehicles. We humans have been creating things in miniature since the dawn of civilization. This video is inspirational and interesting.

Crafting a Miniature Steampunk Cafe

It is amazing just how much intricate work went into this project. The Espresso and Gears: Crafting a Miniature Steampunk Cafe project is made up of multiple materials and it is the work of a true artist. The page features a guided tour of the build that explains the materials and methods of the build.

Puerto Borracho, an On30 Railway

When visting this page, please say hello to the thick hombres. This railway is in On30 narrow gauge, that is a O gauge railway that runs on HO gauge or 1/87 track. The scenery is of Mexico and is fabulous, as are the loco's and train cars.

Puerto Borracho Railway Open House

There are also some shorter videos featuring other scenes of this model railroad.

An Indominus Rex in PVC

The Indominus Rex stands approximately 50mm tall by 70mm wide and is highly detailed. This specimine is one of three in this new mini Jurassic World collection which includes the Indominus Rex, 'Blue', and a T. Rex. Hopefully I will able to get back to the Dollar Tree and pick up the two miniatures.

"Oh, Indominus wasn't bred. She was designed. She will be fifty feet long when fully grown. Bigger than the T. rex." —Henry Wu

I count four colors being used for its body and the inside of its mouth. It eyes look convincing. Take notice of the very large hind legs. Should I paint its toes the same color as its front claws?

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Quote and a textual link add on 10.17.25 @ 3:30 PM.

Is Extremely Thin a Thing

Look at what I have found on Ali Express. They are being offered in 1/64 and 1/43 scales. They are little weird looking. However, they are full of detail. I like their long thin bodies. Is this a new aesthetic? I have seen multiple offerings with miniatures that are tall and very thin. I will be making posts on some of the others I have found.

Zombies Verses Plants #2

We have been down this road once before. This another rendition of Zombies Verses Plants. And as far as I am concerned these are better looking constructs than the former.

A few more of these PVC miniatures.

Some of my Miniature PVC Friends

I have had these specimens for sometime. They are not all that easy to photograph for they do not stay still (several of them have rounded bottoms). I have labeled them "Hare’s and Rabbits", not really knowing what type of creatures they are. They sort of resemble a rabbit. All I know is they stand at the average of 30mm, are moulded out of PVC plastic and are kind of sweet, in their own way.

Memory in Miniature

I had to check my posts. I am surprised that this post wasn't posted before now. A miniatures artist is archiving places where people gather in older parts of town. Many of these small coffee shops and family owned restaurants are in areas of planned urban development. So, instead of taking pictures and writing about these popular "hole in the wall" establishments she is making dioramas. Absolutely, charming little dioramas that depict the many aspects of these shops.

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We have blown through the first half of this year and all seems like a blur.

Mini Slayer

My posts have been scant this month. This miniature stands approximately 33mm tall and is cast from resin. Although he is pretty detailed I don't know if I will paint him.

Alien Spaceship Invades my Science Fiction Library

I awoke this morning to find this ceature examing my science fiction library. The stack continues to grow and as well, my list of unread books.

The flying scaucer measures approximately 35w by 30mm tall and is fashioned from resin. It does include fare amount of moulded in details to a silver body with some red and green paint to some molded details. THe clear canopy sits on top of a black center with a set of small colored spheres.

The 1/100 Scale Rescue Boat Has Arrived

The instructions aren't has streight forward as I would liked and it took me a few minutes studying the instructions, studying the parts sprues, and even a glance or two at the image of the completed model.

This is a tiny model and care must be taken when removing parts from the sprue and during assemble. However, it will make for a very smart looking miniature model.

Lost & Found - Cute Little PVC Figure

She stands approximately 38mm tall and is cast from PVC plastic. I don't know what if any line she might be from, if anyone knows more about this figure, please let me know. I have been having connectify problems and I am a little behind in my posts this month. Hopefully I can get these issues behind me.

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Other Lost & Found items

Model Ships from Paper

Here is a maker with a passion for building miniature ships. Although his fleet is already extensive, this maker continues to build his ships.

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• Another miniature ship build
• Model making with paper, tips and tricks
• Building paper ship models
• Experiments-in-cardpaper-modeling

Former RAF Engineer Builds Every Plane Flew by the RAF

To spend ones life in a life-long hobby and to see the body of their work is truly inspirational.

HO, 1/87 Scale Details - Hand Tools B

Model citizens must have tools in order to stay productive. I believe this is most of them.

My car mechanic has a collection of large specimens of wrenchs hung on one of his walls in his garage. I have seen others that were larger then these. Who knows how these large wrenchs are used. The three wrenchs depicted here are on the rather large size, however I often thought about modeling a wrench larger then these for a scene.

HO, 1/87 Scale Details - Shop Equipment

From left to right: Edger, Ginder, Lathe, Drill press, and unidentified shop equipment. Manufacturer unknown. Metel castings. Some of the pieces need some additional paint. I have seen sets with additional components.