The owners of the Chinese shop have now a roof above their head. It's not painted yet but I'll do that on Monday.
I have to add some windows on the side as usually these houses are built in a row.
I will find some elements to give life to the facade. Old sposters, incense holders, Chinese lanterns hanging from the awnings...
As you can see, I don't use miniature tools, just regular ones I bought second-hand on my local flea market.
The next step will be to use filler on the walls and find the right kind of roof they have here, tiles or shingles. I think I may have to go back to the location and take more pictures.
and now let me show you some pictures, these are the real ones...
If I dared, this is what the facade could look like but I'm afraid to go that far, though I admire Mr Ichiyo Haga's work and his reproductions of French shops
Now about the shop itself. What about this Chinese pharmacy near the Indian quarter of Bangkok?
Nothing has changed since 1900! It's like a movie set but the difference is that here everything is genuine.
or this Nouveautes shop? I met the owner, an old man of Indian origin. His father opened the shop in 1910 and everything dates from that date. A real museum. His father's picture is hanging on the wall.
Now the next step will be to improve the ageing process. I don't know much about cracks... and how to give that look but I'll try. That's a new challenge.
About the inside... this is how the remodel small shop houses into one big. It would make a nice living room, wouldn't it?
And to make miniaturists dream, what about this one? That would be a crazy project, wouldn't it?
Have a nice Sunday!
Patrick