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What kind of figures have been used with cardboard Christmas houses and villages, where do you get appropriate figures today, how do you make, prepair, repair or otherwise maintain figures?
here's another "flattie" project i've started...the village mailman...he'll be making his rounds in a week or so...you'll probably see him in front of the "gate house" project i'm building...
my very best regards...
howard...
still sweltering here in north florida...
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Nice... Very good start on him Howard. I still need to make my "parcel man" for my mail delivery truck flattie!
Cheers,
Will ~_*
P.S. : BTW, I had a "dream" of you ( a "real" human version of your avatar. I dunno how my mind put that together, but it did!) early this morning. My 2 little boys & I had visited your home and saw your model trains and all of your builds. You were just about to show us more of your set-up, but-- my wife "nudged" me and woke me up. I guess like the ol' saying goes: All good things (dreams included) must come to an end!...
making a little progress...here are the pieces cut out and ready to assemble...the "layered" parts are the hat brim, mailbag with strap and left arm...the wood braces are pieces of large kitchen matches...the oval shape base is a double thickness of cardboard...
i've added two back braces made from small paperclip wire...i'll post that photo later after the glue dries...the legs and arm holding the letter are too fragile not to have braces...
my very best regards...
howard...
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this project is headed for the paint shop later today...i may refine the profile a little with a few knife cuts...note the small paperclip wire back braces...his legs, arm holding the letter and neck were just too fragile and need to be reinforced...the wire on his legs goes through the base into two small holes...so all the pieces are really tied together...
the last picture is of the small "pen vise and drill bits" i bought off of amazon...i used it to drill the small holes through the base for the wire...it was less than $8 including shipping from china...
NOTE...like always, there some negative product reviews...but mine arrived 100% perfect and works just like it should...no manufacturing flaws, etc...ALSO NOTE that the price is lower than when I purchased mine...
my very best regards...howard...
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