I wanted some tiny doll-scale nativity scenes, but didn't want to sculpt the figures myself, so searched online for some. A company in Italy had just what I wanted; little traditional figures that stood only an inch tall, and at a great price. So I ordered two sets, and they came pretty quickly.
Then I had to make the stables. I looked online for a simple stable design and chose one that I liked, then took the easy route and cut the pieces out of thick cardboard instead of thin wood......
Then I had to make the stables. I looked online for a simple stable design and chose one that I liked, then took the easy route and cut the pieces out of thick cardboard instead of thin wood......
I pre-painted most of the parts before gluing them together....
The roofs didn't seem quite deep enough, but the bark I had was too thick, so I made tiny 'tiled' roof pieces, using two thicknesses of cardboard for extra texture....
Finished, with everything glued in place....
Looking so closely the figures don't have exactly the perfect paint job, but considering the standing figures are barely an inch tall, it's not too bad. Better than I could do.
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