tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395948001151366958.post3164346574003087695..comments2023-08-02T03:13:25.814-07:00Comments on Miniature Endeavors: The Quest for Miniature Steampunk Windows Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788114419636217881noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395948001151366958.post-52350924167725008502015-02-11T17:30:20.949-08:002015-02-11T17:30:20.949-08:00Boy, you said it Vivian! The actual time "wo...Boy, you said it Vivian! The actual time "working" on getting the final results is the tiniest fraction of the time spent on working THRU the thinking process! I have a love/hate relationship with the early planning stages of a project. I literally do spend hours thinking about what I want, how to achieve the effects I want, how to actually build the stupid thing once I figure out what I want, then figuring out what on EARTH I will use to add the fru fru that makes everything shine. :0) I hate it. OH I LOVE it! They are both true! <br /><br />I agree with you on "not too rusty". After all this wonderful input I am still dithering a bit on how to treat the windows, since I am not quite sure how to achieve the effect we are talking about! Back to that love/hate subject! <br /><br />It'll get figured out in its own time. That is one of the very nice things about "miniature" houses, for the most part there is no "must have" date. (yet!) <br /><br />Off to figure out how to create a "metallic, slightly rusty look on a brown base"! ( :0) )<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788114419636217881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395948001151366958.post-80555288897708474692015-02-11T07:50:38.865-08:002015-02-11T07:50:38.865-08:00Oh Doug, the windows are PERFECT for your Manor. ...Oh Doug, the windows are PERFECT for your Manor. I just love their sinuous and graceful lines. When people see our buildings, little do they know the hours spent to getting just the right look :) and the frustrating hours when we just can't get what we want!!! A wonderful post as always. I think an aged look to your windows will fit in well...... but not too rusty I think, you still want to have an air of expensive elegance to them.<br />All the best<br />VivianVivian Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294995670302754968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395948001151366958.post-75359039093347262792015-02-10T17:35:01.400-08:002015-02-10T17:35:01.400-08:00OK.. Next missive, 1000 words! :0) OK.. Next missive, 1000 words! :0) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788114419636217881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395948001151366958.post-86788443266016691112015-02-10T16:57:29.991-08:002015-02-10T16:57:29.991-08:00Hey Doug! Don't apologize, remember this is Y...Hey Doug! Don't apologize, remember this is YOUR BLOG , and you can say what you like in as many words as you wish to say it in!! :Delizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395948001151366958.post-65641473318193046822015-02-09T18:38:07.166-08:002015-02-09T18:38:07.166-08:00Just an aside to all. I truly don't know why ...Just an aside to all. I truly don't know why all my replies are "pages" long! I'd apologize, but then I would do it again next time. I am addicted to words! :0) There is an upside, however. You learn a lot about me! ha!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788114419636217881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395948001151366958.post-45198980096021932312015-02-09T18:32:00.170-08:002015-02-09T18:32:00.170-08:00Howdy Elizabeth! I love that picture too. To get...Howdy Elizabeth! I love that picture too. To get that effect, (a total and happy surprise, you must know), I turned on lights on both sides of the room (the real life room!) and turned off the lights over the roombox. It looks surprisingly like sunlight! Happy accident! :0) <br /><br />I definitely want to emphasize doors and windows for this house. But you are right, there is a real balance that has to be struck between "too much" and "too little". I tend to think about things for WEEKS before I can make those sorts of decisions. It gets better as there is more to cue off of (the room nears completion) but especially at first, that "blank slate" scares the stuffing out of me, and I have a hard time making decisions. I was thinking today, I am definitely an "artist", not a "craftsman". I do things by feel much more than by rigid planning. There are some really really great things about that. Then there are the others. Which I appreciate more is kind of a day to day thing! Did it go well? I like being the artist then. Did it fall apart? Suddenly I LONG to be a craftsman! :0) <br /><br />I look forward to seeing what you are "redoing"! I haven't seen much I don't think was pretty much perfect from you, so cannot imagine what it is! But I totally get the redo it bug. I get it with EVERY project. Sometimes I ignore it (see I am new at this, get to play the newbie card!) but more often, I cannot stand the imperfections I see and have to change them somewhere along the line. My list of "redos" is longer than my list of "to do's" right at the moment I think! :0) I always think I'll redo it . . . later. <br /><br />Progress is made one step at a time!! Talk to you soon!<br /><br />DougAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788114419636217881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395948001151366958.post-53548297774874381822015-02-09T18:14:20.322-08:002015-02-09T18:14:20.322-08:00Well Ilona, it seems to be unanimous! Dark Brown...Well Ilona, it seems to be unanimous! Dark Brown, Rusty and Metallic. Now I have to figure out how to do that. But I did anyway! For other reasons yet to be disclosed! :0) <br /><br />I am glad I included that picture of the outside if it helped you solve a problem you were having! I always hesitate to put up those pictures that are unfinished. (I can hear the laughter in the background - ALL of my pictures so far are of unfinished stuff!) I am putting a wood infrastructure around the Foam Core to support everything. Already, without the wood structure (instead of Foam Core) and with only a few of the items approaching complete, the rooms are getting very heavy, and they will need that support to have structural integrity. Wood warps too, so I don't really see the warping as any worse than what you deal with using plywood, but there are warping issues, and I've learned to glue up the Foam Core to the wood supports and then weight them. Its slower, because you have to do each side separately, but it gets a better result. <br /><br />Once I get to that stage, all the wood supports will be enclosed. The entire outside of the house will be sheathed first with Mount Board or plywood, and then with whatever exterior treatment is appropriate. Yet to be seen if my "engineering design" will have structural integrity! :0) <br /><br />I hope you also have a wonderful week!<br /><br />Doug<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788114419636217881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395948001151366958.post-3582975914325870792015-02-09T14:15:48.254-08:002015-02-09T14:15:48.254-08:00Hi Doug! I think that your windows are not only a...Hi Doug! I think that your windows are not only a great shape but they have a lot of character which is perfect for your Manor. As to the color, I shall leave that up to you but I will say this;... The more dominate the colors are, the more attention they will draw. I like to try to keep the focus on the main features rather than on the surroundings although, every detail should all contribute to the overall final fantasy, <br />( which is why I too, am redoing some of my most recent work, you are not the only one fixing crooked windows ) :D<br /><br />elizabeth<br />p.s. I LOVE the opening photo with the sun streaming through the window and warming the stone floor. WOW!!!! elizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395948001151366958.post-68420552596697989082015-02-09T09:42:22.303-08:002015-02-09T09:42:22.303-08:00Hi Doug! The windows are fantastic work, I like th...Hi Doug! The windows are fantastic work, I like those curves of the Art Nouveau style! A color...? Well, I've read the other comments and I thought the same: metallic and a rust brown color would be suitable, don't you think? Indeed black will be too strong in this situation....<br />And again I've learned something new now ;O: I like that picture which shows the exterior of your house, the one with the wooden supports at the outside! Because the foam board I've used for my hen house did warp a bit, now I've seen that I have to make a wood frame, so thank you for that picture ;)!!<br />I wish you a nice week.<br />Ilonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325745983964748534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395948001151366958.post-5962578939814080672015-02-09T04:41:46.565-08:002015-02-09T04:41:46.565-08:00Good Morning Giac,
I have been leaning toward a ...Good Morning Giac, <br /><br />I have been leaning toward a deep brown so far, given what I know of how I want to finish the window box exteriors, but there is honestly so much room to play and still get the feel I am looking for. I am glad I asked for suggestions though, I would not immediately have thought rusty, and I kind of like that idea. You might be right on the black, but I think "it depends" :0) Thanks for your thoughts!<br /><br />Doug Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788114419636217881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395948001151366958.post-23670445371759788032015-02-09T04:32:19.134-08:002015-02-09T04:32:19.134-08:00Hello Doug,
The windows are not only perfect for t...Hello Doug,<br />The windows are not only perfect for the style, but they are beautiful and very well made. Good work! It really makes the interior of the room look amazing and real. I like the idea of a dark brown for the windows, or perhaps a rust color. I think black might be a bit too strong and take attention away from other amazing details.<br />Big hug,<br />GiacGiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395948001151366958.post-42218046503401431162015-02-09T03:11:13.847-08:002015-02-09T03:11:13.847-08:00Hi Pepper! Glad you like the window shape! There...Hi Pepper! Glad you like the window shape! There is a sort of fluidity to them, isn't there? That sinuous quality is what I so love about the Art Nouveau movement as a whole.<br /><br />Old and metallic, huh? That leaves the color open, but it does get my imagination going! And of course, I will have fun! :0) That is a given, no matter how frustrated I get! <br /><br />Thanks Pepper!<br /><br />Doug Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788114419636217881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395948001151366958.post-50558458036993917252015-02-08T23:48:23.775-08:002015-02-08T23:48:23.775-08:00First look at the windows and I immediately though...First look at the windows and I immediately thought Art Nouveau - and it really works. I like the fluidity of them. As for the colour, I would love to see old and metalic but that's just me. Have fun =0)Pepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777217200629685759noreply@blogger.com