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I'm famous again!!!

I've just been informed by a friendly visitor Josje that my Aubrey-Maturin miniatures are featured on her blog, Josje's Poppenhuis!!! Her blog is so beautiful and full of such wonderful pictures that I feel humbled to be mentioned there so kindly!

Dank u zeer, Josje!

PS - I love the word Poppenhuis.

Last night I dreamed about dollhouses, which is rather unusual. I dreamed I was trying to finish the construction of an attic room with impossible angles and mitering and bits of molding that wouldn't quite fit, and pieces that kept falling off before the glue was dry, and argh! It was so realistic.

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You're becoming an international celebrity of the miniature world.

I'm almost through the first book, and I thought of your little rooms as I was reading, "In his beautiful little cabin Jack sat reading Steel's Navy List and feeling low...because he was so aware of his feelings aboard."

Usually I have such dreams when I'm so immersed in something, it's as if it just keeps going on in my head, even when the daily events of it are done.

Fame now! Fortune next! I wish... :D

Aww, poor Jack. But at least he gets a nice big cabin all to himself! I always take great pleasure in reading about his cabins, or Stephen's, no matter what ship they're in, because I feel like they're all MINE.

Oh, hooray! And well-deserved! I recall the set of pics that began with that one--just beautiful.

Aww, thanks!

Hi there - I've been watching your Master & Commander miniature project for a while and now,

cionaudha has sort of introduced us at her journal... So I hope you don't mind me friending you. Please don't feel obligated to friend back but if you are hiding any mini project posts behind f-lock, I's sure like to see them. ;-)

Your M&C project is just stunning - well done! And some of the accessories you've found... :::THUD:::

Aww, well

cionaudha always has good taste...!

Thank you! :D

I'm glad I chose 1:12 scale, "normal" dollhouse scale, since it offers the widest range of accessories and furniture, I think. It's the only scale I've ever worked with. But I see you do 1:6 scale, and you can get Re-Ment things! Lucky! Wish I could use their stuff. Do they make 1:12?

I feel a bit embarrassed about my mini stuff next to yours - But 1/6 scale is an entirely different world. And I'm in it for entirely different reasons. Your project is so completely stunning - Such beautiful items and you've done such an amazing job reproducing a setting - Yes, 1/12 is definitely the better choice for you. My interest in the action figures, while attempting to have some resemblance to the show, is really more from a playing interest - I like functional, playable, stuff and there's a lot out there for 1/6 in that regard. And the 1/6 scale is workable for me in terms of sewing clothes or creating misc things for them - I felt confined and limited by 1/12 when I was into it way back when... But then, we didn't have the amazing tools we do now - Polymer clay, specialty tools, color printers, etc. I've been getting some *awesome* craft ideas from newer dollhouse books. And all the tiny fittings and special supplies I need I can get on the internet now - When I was a kid it was impossible to get hold of them, even through mail order.

Re-Ment rocks my world - I think they primarily do 1/6 but I have seen some smaller stuff around. But the 1/6 scale is their primary product.

Aww, but your things are marvelous! And I envy their playability. Though of course I play with mine a little bit too... :D And oh, the clothes in 1:12 scale are so infuriating at times! Ugh! I haven't even bothered to have Jack and Stephen dolls in my room boxes, partly because of that. It's rare for 1:12 men's clothes and hair to look really good. (Which is to say - yours look GREAT!!!)

Where do you get your Re-ment things? I've seen a website, but it was all Japanese (?) so I couldn't read it. I've been looking for a really large copper stock pot for another scene, but everything I find in 1:12 is too small (all family size. I want industrial size!) and I had a thought that maybe a 1:6 pot would work.

(Which is to say - yours look GREAT!!!)

Well, right *now*, all the clothes are store-bought. ;-) But I'm going to have to start sewing soon because Ianto needs shirts and ties.

Where do you get your Re-ment things?

eBay is where it's all happing these days - You can get everything that's available there. The only trick is to always search the stores/buy now stuff and find the couple of sellers that don't charge a fortune for shipping - Many of them are in China and you pay quite a bit for shipping. There are only a couple of US sellers so sometimes it pays to be patient and wait for a certain set you want to come in through their store.

And for your needs, I would also search for "1/6" in the "Toys and Games/Action Figures" category... Besides Re-Ment (aimed at Barbie,) there is a *huge* military action figure industry (aimed at the GI Joe'ers) and there is a lot of cooking gear and weapons and so forth available.

Keep in mind that all the 1/6 stuff is *plastic* - It looks impressive and is rugged for playing but it's not nearly the quality that you've probably been dealing with.

Were your dolls sold as those actual characters?

Oh, gosh no... I pieced together the outfits from single items and Blond!Ianto is actually a Dragon action figure ("Jamie", US 101st - M249 SAW Gunner.) Jack is a Christian Bale head from some unknown Dark Night action figure - I repainted his hair and eyes. I *meant* to repaint Ianto like THIS (http://pics.livejournal.com/agentxpndble/pic/00277px8) Photoshop mock-up, but haven't had the heart for it - I've fallen in love with Blond!Ianto and I did such a bad job of Jack, I keep hoping we will find a custom sculpt head before I am forced to.

I wasn't able to find the people making custom heads (am still looking around at the few leads I've gotten) so I just looked for the closest thing I could find that was already manufactured. If you are trying to match a current celebrity for a project, there is this *awesome* resource site HERE (http://www.famousfigures.com/celebs/celeb_main.html) which guides you to the closest match out there at the moment. The Torchwood team aren't on the list but it was an enormous help in guiding me through the sea of current manufactured figures.

Well still, I'm impressed!

Wow, that website with its comparisons is amazing!!! Hee, there's even a Paul McGann one! :D

Thank you ! Your miniatures are delightful, more people should enjoy them. It was Elsbeth, a fellow miniaturist, who told me about your site. She doesn't have a website so I featured your miniatures on my blog.

It is a lovely word 'Poppenhuis', and a little alliteration can't be bad: Poppy's Poppenhuis, or Poppenhuis Poppy if one prefers.

I wonder what Freud would have to say about that dream, some deeply rooted anxiety over something in your life not going the way you want it to...

Josje.

I wonder how Elspeth found me! How mysterious and exciting. :D

Hmm, you're probably right about the dream. I haven't even been working on those sorts of things lately (the fiddly mitering in awkward corners etc.) Oh well, better than the usual kind of stress dreams. At least I was working on something I like!

Your blog is so beautiful and so full of wonders!

Hi! I just read this...and I am afraid it will remain a bit of a mystery since I cannot remember how I found your site. I think it was when I had stumbled onto the Tiny Things'Journal, but do not ask me how I got there. It must have been while surfing and clicking on link after link but I am not sure about it. I just love your eye for detail and hope we will soon see more of your work here.

regards,
Elsbeth

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