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FG Port Cabrillo Lighthouse
Hi All
I wanted to post the last of three little dioramas I made as gifts. The one shown below is the Fiddlers Green model of the Point Cabrillo lighthouse in Mendocino, CA. My brother lives near there so I made it as a birthday gift. The model is made as designed with the exceptions of an addition of interior balsa & card framing as I have found that FG models do not assemble well without framing. Also, I had to shorten the tower and railing a bit so as to make the model fit in the little case I had. The case is designed for the display of two collectible baseballs. I buy the cases on the internet for $10-13. The ground is from 2 free texture files I found online which combined and then modified quite a lot in MS Paint. I also used Prismacolor colored pencils for touch-ups, Tombow brush pens to color edges. I picked up both ideas from the forums. I thank everyone for the great tips and techniques I have picked up on these forums. I'm really learning a lot from seeing others work. I'm looking forward to posting more models Best Barry |
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Great looking build Barry!
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Nice, neat build. You did well.
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Another beautiful gift, very well made and your brother will appreciate it. Receiving a gift they have made for one has an incomparable sentimental value. Very well done
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Thank you so much!! That was a very warm and generous compliment and I strongly agree with your point about the handmade. I also (in my fantasies) hope it will become future family memorabila
I've often wondered if in decades past, when people had less money "store-bought" was valued. Now that manufactured goods are cheap and plentiful, "handmade" is treasured |
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