This is all I have left to do.....And of course I run out of bricks. I will be cutting those silly little monsters for an hour or so and probably another hour and a half to two hours to finish this side.Maybe that's good tho. You can clearly see the messy gray paint. You can also see the top part that has been scored and looks more like brick. The bottom beside the door has not been scored yet and looks all flat.
When I first started doing miniatures someone told me to think about how long I thought it would take to finish a task. Then multiply that by 10. This is so true. Maybe I should multiply this one by 20. I am having to tear down before I build up.
After I finish the gluing and scoring I will be adding extra color to the bricks with Prismacolor pencils. So far I am very pleased with how these are turning out.
Here's something fun to pay for all of the boring stuff. Everyone should have a sock monkey, no matter what size.They are good luck and lots of fun.
I made these guys as presents for friends. Notice the tiny guy up front. One of the friends only collects 1/4" scale! Silly me. I didn't make one for myself. No.....I am not getting sidetracked tonight!!!
Back to the bricks!
3 comments:
Casey I have read everyone of your blogs in one sitting because they all had me stuck to my seat. I enjoyed every word and every picture!!! Gosh you have made some wonderful scenes. I have made my Miss Mparles out of two Buttercups, (I did alter them both at each end and made rooms inside them). I keep them closed up, backs facing each other, one side is the front and one side the back. Hope I made that clear, just wondered if it would work for you as weell? I have them on a table with a smooth surface and I just slide them apart for peering inside.
I want to be one of your friends@@!! I want a sock monkey!!! I never heard about them until ten or twelve years ago when I joined the internet. We never had them in australia at all. Love your writing and hope to enjoy more pages pink cyberfaery
I'm trying to wrap my head around this brick business. If you cut out each brick, what are you scoring? The 4 edges of each brick?
Minka, when I say score, I use a small ball stylus and simply run it along the lines between the bricks to indent the cement. There is no cutting involved, other than cutting out the bricks. I now do that with a rotary paper cutter. It's much faster than with scissors.
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