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There is a whole slew of superb-quality dollhouse detailing items (like real porcelain vases or flowers) available (it is a big hobby in itself). It is not like you have to scratchbuld these. . .

Yes Peter, I found that helpful; I sourced the carpet from such a supplier and was amazed at the extent of the accessories. Virtually all I found were 1/12 scale however. The carpet nap turned out perfect for 1/8 scale.

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Yes Peter, I found that helpful; I sourced the carpet from such a supplier and was amazed at the extent of the accessories. Virtually all I found were 1/12 scale however. The carpet nap turned out perfect for 1/8 scale.

But you are looking for tiny 1/8 scale vase which will most likely be a medium size 1/12 scale vase. Scale is irrelevant for object like that, or sometimes even can be used to your advantage.

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This cabin was designed for starlets, remember Harry? NOT librarians. So no reading lamps...:angry:

I truly have thought of those elegant mini vases, one mounted on each side wall near the opening with two small roses within.

But then I came to my (alleged) senses. :wacko:

Won't the starlets need light to fix their makeup? 

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Any chance of getting a 1/8 scale Faith Domergue in there?   Image result for Faith Domergue

YOU DA MAN Bill...Good ol' Faith. Saw 'This Island Earth' about 37 times...Exactly who and what I'm after for my cabin. Jean Harlow would do in a pinch.

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  • 2 weeks later...

Coming (soon) attraction:

This long delay has been eventful and  here is a teaser of what's to come. The fabric top is well and truly underweigh. It consists of 3 parts; the main center section and both sides of the roof. All have been sized, cut, hemmed and the sides are now attached. The center's edges will overlap the side's top edges slightly. The critical part is cutting  a single dart or slit at the compound curve on the roof top corners. Not for the faint of heart.

Here is the fabric (scraps) just draped in place to give you the idea. The color in person is very close to the body's dark red but will photograph almost magenta in some shots due to the camera metering. But you'll get the idea:

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Yikes PK, I didn't even know I made the first 'fab'! :lol:

Harry, if nothing else, I hope it gave you a good laugh in this eventful time for you. I agree about the lighter top but in reality, in regular room light, it reads about the same value as the body dark red. The slightest change to flash or fluorescent / incandescent or open window light takes it from magenta to almost black. Just can't get an accurate color portrayal with camera on screen. It reads closely in person even though a different color.

Mike - no pinstripes - just my usual conservative tribal flames...B)

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Thank you guys...

Here are some details finally attached permanently. The windshield, dashboard, luggage rack and landaus. A dab of touch up here and there and a tuck of leather will neaten it all up. Still to come - the spotlight, rear view mirror, and wipers. Then the inner door panels with side windows and the doors will go on permanently.

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A footnote: early on in my planning, I considered not only chopping the windscreen (which I did) but canting it back a few degrees. I had a discussion at the time with Harry who graciously did a photoshop on a photo I provided. He advised against it on a styling perspective. I pondered the change a long time and rejected the idea on technical grounds; the base of the posts is a nest of compound curves and I'm not that good. But I always felt I was leaving something on the table in my quest for streamlined elegance. Now seeing the final 'look' I'm most happy I didn't do it. And have enormous respect for Harry's graphic and artistic talents. We truly need him back here; he has helped countless of us who asked for it.

C

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