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Offline Melnibonean

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Re: From the aquarium to the garden...........
« Reply #15 on: 07 May 2013, 12:56:31 PM »
And, as you could guess it's not a available in Australia (and they don't post to Oz).
Damn!
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Re: From the aquarium to the garden...........
« Reply #16 on: 07 May 2013, 08:09:33 PM »
What a great find!  :o The door adaptation is just right. Got to get one of these...  :)
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Re: From the aquarium to the garden...........
« Reply #17 on: 08 May 2013, 01:24:54 PM »
As we are having some nice weather I took the harbour outside and put the lighthouse in place to see what it looks like. It's very much a work in progress at the moment with a lot more work required. However, it does give an idea of the finished board now, bit pic heavy.......















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Offline Za Zjurman

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Re: From the aquarium to the garden...........
« Reply #18 on: 08 May 2013, 01:31:00 PM »
 :o Good find and a very nice setup. Are the docks scratchbuild?

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Re: From the aquarium to the garden...........
« Reply #19 on: 08 May 2013, 01:59:21 PM »
Yes, it's all scratch-built. The original idea came from the Foundry Miniatures Compendium. The only manufactured part of the harbour is from Ainsty Castings, the curved section. All the boats are from various suppliers. The house without a roof is a wooden cut-out kit.

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Offline Rob_bresnen

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Re: From the aquarium to the garden...........
« Reply #20 on: 08 May 2013, 02:02:19 PM »
That looks sooooo gooood! I want a dock just like that!


Your garden looks lovely too.
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Re: From the aquarium to the garden...........
« Reply #21 on: 08 May 2013, 02:04:27 PM »
Thanks. The garden is coming along nicely. The choices.... to weed or to paint?

(just noticed there's a rubbish bag and a mop in the background, should have moved those first!)

Probably be painting!

Offline Mason

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Re: From the aquarium to the garden...........
« Reply #22 on: 08 May 2013, 02:05:48 PM »
 :o :o

Well, now you have certainly gone and sold it to me.
I feel the need for one of those now.


Lovely set-up....
 :-*


(.....and Rob is right you have a lovely garden that makes a great backdrop... ;))


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Re: From the aquarium to the garden...........
« Reply #23 on: 08 May 2013, 02:10:09 PM »
Thanks for the comments, guys. I feel the need to do some more work on the harbour now. The garden can wait, although we are currently home to a very large collection of dandelions....

Offline FramFramson

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Re: From the aquarium to the garden...........
« Reply #24 on: 08 May 2013, 04:33:44 PM »
Is there a way to also make the door narrower? It looks a little mis-proportioned when you only shorten it like that. Maybe just two black strips of card/plastic?


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Offline cuchulain23

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Re: From the aquarium to the garden...........
« Reply #25 on: 09 May 2013, 05:36:38 AM »
That is an awesome set of terrain. Looks absolutely fantastic.

Offline FifteensAway

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Re: From the aquarium to the garden...........
« Reply #26 on: 09 May 2013, 02:50:22 PM »
Lovely harbor.  And those two pallets in the background?  Raw material awaiting being ripped on the table saw to be transformed into something else a delight to see, perhaps?   lol

And you've reminded me I must plan some weeding time in the backyard -- and the front, come to think of it.
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Re: From the aquarium to the garden...........
« Reply #27 on: 09 May 2013, 03:21:48 PM »
Not sure about the pallets yet..........they were supposed to be kindling for the fire! Any suggestions as to what they could better be used for?   ???  My new board I'm planning in my head is a secret rocket base, maybe something like this.............


Offline pocoloco

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Re: From the aquarium to the garden...........
« Reply #28 on: 13 May 2013, 08:25:59 AM »
What others have said, great looking harbour set-up  :-*

Can't wait to see the start of the secret rocket base now!

Offline Chairface

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Re: From the aquarium to the garden...........
« Reply #29 on: 13 May 2013, 08:32:38 AM »
That is an amazing find!

 

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