White hart inn revisited - Page 7

**wideride** · #61 10-01-2017, 05:09 AM

Hey John! Love the layering and detail. Still cannot get over the wheels!
George

**missileer** · #62 10-01-2017, 01:23 PM

VK and George,

Thanks for the compliments!

John

**missileer** · #63 10-10-2017, 11:15 PM

Just to clarify, none of the things that I am building for this diorama are my designs; I'm just kit-bashing everyone else's wonderful designs. Which brings me to an update (work and house guests have delayed things a bit). I am working on the covered entry to the Hall (photo 1); have finished the cutout for the upper floor of the left side of the Hall; and have started on a cart by Dave Graffam. I figured that this is a small village, so they would only have one wheelwright. Therefore, I am changing the original wheels on the cart to match the wheels on the coaches (photo 3). No one would order special wheels for a cart.

**missileer** · #64 10-12-2017, 07:32 PM

The cart turned out better than I hoped. One of my ink cartridges started running out just as the underside of the cart was printing. It left a greenish speckled look to the finish. It makes the underside look even more realistic, so I used it as is.

**Vermin_King** · #65 10-13-2017, 06:57 AM

Very nice, sir

**Kevin WS** · #66 10-13-2017, 10:31 AM

Excellent little cart!

**SCEtoAUX** · #67 10-13-2017, 10:34 AM

Nice cart. The color does make it look a bit more realistic.
No mistake. Just a happy little accident.

**missileer** · #68 10-13-2017, 12:03 PM

VK, Kevin and Doug,

Thanks! By the way, I added two more layers of 110# paper in between the printed handles to add some additional stiffness.

John

**wideride** · #69 10-14-2017, 06:37 AM

Cart looks realistic! Another fine job, John!
George

**missileer** · #70 10-16-2017, 10:21 PM

George, thanks.

I have a small update report. I have finished the first coach, except for attaching the horses and reins (I will do this as I permanently install the coach in the diorama). The first two pics show the driver in his seat and the cargo tied to the back of the coach. The "rope" is fine rigging cord for ship models. I have also cut out the framework for the right side of the hall. It is shorter than the wall, because half the wall will be covered by the attached building between the Inn and the Hall. The white horse will be used for the red and black coach that I have yet to assemble. I tried gluing the horse to 1mm card, but the front leg is so thin, that the card tended to shatter during cutting. I decided that I would use the stacking method to thicken the horse. I will cut out 10 copies of the outline horse for each horse, and sandwich them between the mirror images of the white horse. I will need enough to make 4 horses.

I have decided to give the nod to Marco Polo, by adding a couple of Himalayan pack horses (pic 3) and I might also add a female villager riding side saddle on a unicorn (just for the heck of it).

John