It's been a while! I've been getting some work done but didn't have anything accomplished until I completed the larger stables today (I also have a smaller unit that is mostly done but still has a few details I need to complete before it will be finished).
I am using Hobbler's Loft from Petite Properties as a stables on the lower level, and then a scullery and servant's hall in the upper level. Those won't be done for a while though, as I have multiple sets of tables and benches and I need to assemble my stagecoach passengers' dining room in order to decide what tables I'm putting where.
Beyond assembling dollhouse style (without backs) on Hobbler's Loft as I have been the other units, this one also required additional kit-bashing based on where it's going to go in the layout, which is partially tucked in the space between the two Berewicks. So I had to move the door by using the door hole as a template to cut it into a different piece, and then using it to plug the gap. I also decided to close up the window on the bottom floor to better enable the stables. You can see the plugging in progress -- I used CrackShot as my filler and also use it to create the stone look on the exterior.
I'm quite happy with how the stables turned out!
The stalls and hayracks are also a kitbash from a stall kit from The Quarter Source. I used two stall kits and glued pieces of the "boarded" sides together so that they were textured on both sides and used a portion of the railings to make the dividers. The hayracks also used portions of the railing, cut to use just the bars.
The hay/straw is from JTT Miniatures. It comes in both round bales and square bales and the round bales can be teased apart and cut up to get it as I've used it.
The horses came from this seller on eBay, For the black horse and the bay, I just painted over the existing coloring, but the gray horse was just not a realistic gray color (I used to have horses, including a gray one), so I worked it over more substantially. It was another of those cases where it seems no good for a period of time but if you just keep layering on the color eventually it comes out.
The fire bucket, rake and tools on the wall as well as the brushes are from S&D Models and the horse harness came with a different horse that I am going to use outside. It's from Berkshire Valley Models.
There's a Herdwick Landscapes lighted candle in the corner there. The chest is from Petite Properties as well, while the saddle rack is another Quarter Source item. The saddle, which is definitely one of the most difficult things I've ever put together, is from Petworth Miniatures. It was rough but I'm very glad I did it as it adds a lot of realism in addition to the harness.
When I posted some in-progress pictures on some of the Facebook mini groups I participate in (Petite Properties Modelling Community and 1:48 & 1:144 Scale Minis), I got some feedback that the walls would look better weathered/dirty. I've tried dirtying before with dry brushing and didn't like it as it looked much too strong. This time I tried Bea's (of Petite Properties) technique of using eye shadow, and that came out much better as it was more nuanced and blendable.
I am using Hobbler's Loft from Petite Properties as a stables on the lower level, and then a scullery and servant's hall in the upper level. Those won't be done for a while though, as I have multiple sets of tables and benches and I need to assemble my stagecoach passengers' dining room in order to decide what tables I'm putting where.
Beyond assembling dollhouse style (without backs) on Hobbler's Loft as I have been the other units, this one also required additional kit-bashing based on where it's going to go in the layout, which is partially tucked in the space between the two Berewicks. So I had to move the door by using the door hole as a template to cut it into a different piece, and then using it to plug the gap. I also decided to close up the window on the bottom floor to better enable the stables. You can see the plugging in progress -- I used CrackShot as my filler and also use it to create the stone look on the exterior.
I'm quite happy with how the stables turned out!
The stalls and hayracks are also a kitbash from a stall kit from The Quarter Source. I used two stall kits and glued pieces of the "boarded" sides together so that they were textured on both sides and used a portion of the railings to make the dividers. The hayracks also used portions of the railing, cut to use just the bars.
The hay/straw is from JTT Miniatures. It comes in both round bales and square bales and the round bales can be teased apart and cut up to get it as I've used it.
The horses came from this seller on eBay, For the black horse and the bay, I just painted over the existing coloring, but the gray horse was just not a realistic gray color (I used to have horses, including a gray one), so I worked it over more substantially. It was another of those cases where it seems no good for a period of time but if you just keep layering on the color eventually it comes out.
The fire bucket, rake and tools on the wall as well as the brushes are from S&D Models and the horse harness came with a different horse that I am going to use outside. It's from Berkshire Valley Models.
There's a Herdwick Landscapes lighted candle in the corner there. The chest is from Petite Properties as well, while the saddle rack is another Quarter Source item. The saddle, which is definitely one of the most difficult things I've ever put together, is from Petworth Miniatures. It was rough but I'm very glad I did it as it adds a lot of realism in addition to the harness.
When I posted some in-progress pictures on some of the Facebook mini groups I participate in (Petite Properties Modelling Community and 1:48 & 1:144 Scale Minis), I got some feedback that the walls would look better weathered/dirty. I've tried dirtying before with dry brushing and didn't like it as it looked much too strong. This time I tried Bea's (of Petite Properties) technique of using eye shadow, and that came out much better as it was more nuanced and blendable.
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