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02.09.26

02.09.26

01.31.26 Pitcher and Petal, the Frankenstein build.

Here's what needs to happen next:

Siding mistake - the house siding was cut too wide. I think I did look up the dimensions that siding can be at the time, but I don't like how it still looks off scale.

Replace plastic with plexiglass wherever possible - the kit came with flimsy plastic for the windows, and I want to use better materials.

Remove stone arch - changed my mind on that addition.

Finish adding hinges to the side wall - for easy access!

Level the tops of the first-floor walls so that the upper floor sits better.

Finish floors, wall paint, and windows for the top floor.

reinforce structural wall on the second floor so that a hinge can be added as well (?). This might not be necessary though.

01.30.26

Stained glass tests! I think I’m going with gel nail polish officially. I used a toothpick and an eyelash serum brush, but if I’m going to commit and buy more colors then I can get some nail art brushes.

The windows have all been prepped and need to be sanded and painted. I was originally going to use black ink but it did not go well. I will sharpie the parts that will touch the glass and paint everything else.

Now that I know what I’m working with and how thick the lines need to be to look good, it’s time to digitize the designs and start painting the black bits.

I have a lot of schoolwork procrastinated until this weekend so that will unfortunately be the focus, but whenever I take breaks I plan to chip away at the miniature tasks.

01.24.26

Rhipheus House is going to feature real glass windows. Given that it's a Victorian, I am definitely going to include plenty of stained glass. I will also need to cut out the bottom panes of each window so that I can build ones that slide instead. With the bulk and texture of paint, I am worried that the sliding glass might get stuck or snag as they go past the upper panes. I'm deciding to stain them with black ink instead.

01.24.26 I wanted to include some photos of what P&P was meant to look like. I received the kit as a gift, and it was well intentioned, but the color scheme... not my style. The pastels were... trying to be kind here... impractical at best and garish at worst. I'm not completely against lighter color schemes, but every boutique plant store I have been in was lush and dense with life. Picture instead: an interior where everything had been wiped with bleach and left to dry, over and over. Anything brighter than pastel was artificially so. Neon, even.

There were also some structural issues. Many of the features were not to scale (i.e. roses the size of your face), made no sense (ladder to an open roof, which contained a greenhouse with a random pond), and no hinges were included. I prefer more realistic miniatures. I want them to look like I could walk right in and live inside if I was small enough. That was not what this kit was intended for, which is not a fault. It was intended for someone that wanted to make something cute for fun. I like miniatures that are just for display, sure. But I feel like ones like P&P are made to be eventually discarded when the charm wears off or enough dust accumulates.