Something really different Update Sept. 20, 2010
I managed to get quite a bit done over the weekend. I am scrambling to find scale furnishings. Hardly anything in military miniatures that is usable. Had to scratch a lot and convert some 1/2 scale doll house stuff. The sunroom will have a pool table, sofa and chairs around the fireplace and a table and chairs plus a piano and guitar. All the paintings are from photos I took of real paintings I have in the house, the central piece in the sunroom above the stairs is "Lincoln" by Salvatore Dali. I just use photoshop to miniaturize them, frame them and attach to the walls.
The pool table could have easily been scratchbuilt, but I am on a deadline and converting one from a doll house item was easier. First, the legs were too long, I cut them off and added new ones, then removed the thin felt top, reworked the table itself and gave it a new coat of flesh colored base so later I can paint in the lighter color of wood to match the other woods in the room.
The very thin white styrene piece will become the "Felt" of the new table.
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These are shots of the table with new legs, new finish and new felt top. I found some tiny beads to use as the balls. The ones that came with the table were about 1/20 scale and had to be replaced. Since it is a mansion, I used Photo etched brass trim to "enhance" it! Note the wood now matches the other wood in the room.
I had to make a ton of railing and make it all match. I used strip Evergreen and some Techstar tubing for the top rail. The "Glass" inserts between the rails were cut from heavy clear plastic sheet.
A little out of focus due to depth of field, but showing the railing on the stairs.
In focus and you can see the railing clearly.
Here are the doors, the piano, the table base, it will have a glass top, the piano bench and the guitar.
This is the circuit that controls the fireplace lighting. It has a selective impedance control that will magnify the intensity and the flash rate of the lights imbedded underneath. See below.
Again, a depth of field out of focus, but if you look closely, you will see the two lamps that will simulate the fire in the fireplace.
This is a resin Chianti bottle cut down to be a vase. It will be on the glass top table with miniature flowers. You can buy these at Michael's or elsewhere. They are miniature flowers and will work well in the vase.
This is all the items I have acquired to use in the bedroom that will be visible from the exterior. I have used Camouflage Grey, a subdued color that is so much more effective than the glaring white.I had to use a razor saw to cut the opening in the fireplace. I will add the brick ash pit later.
Here are the converted deck chairs that I have painted black to go on the rear deck.
These are the interior walls that will back up to the deck. The continuing slanted wall motif carries onto the third floor deck.
Here you can see the railing that is consistent all the way to the third deck.
The round white/gray carpet in front of the fireplace will hold the sofa and chairs placed later.
The frontal overall shot of the sunroom.BTW, if you notice some elements aren't true or square, that is because they are all just setting there and haven't been affixed as yet.
More later!
Bob
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