captain_hook Posted April 13, 2020 Share #1 Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) After building the Armed Virginia Sloop I take a little break from ship modelling to build a small kit I promised to do for my daughter. The ‚Cathy’s Flower House’ is a little Flower House stuffed with a lot of tools and furniture and most likely a British flower house (according to the furniture). It‘s a DIY wood/paper/fabric kit which will be approx. 20 x 20 x 20 cm when it is done. Some wooden parts are prefabricated and already painted, but most parts have to be made of basic materials like paper sheets or fabric - even all the flowers. But the manual shows up every step of the construction and all tools for ship modelling come in handy. First all the furniture is to be done, then comes the tools and last but not least a lot of flowers have to be done. The building time should be about a month. I made some progress so far. Almost everything has to be build from scratch. I can‘t wait to get the Cheerful started but a promise has to be kept. Edited April 19, 2020 by captain_hook GrandpaPhil, druxey, yvesvidal and 9 others 12 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share #2 Posted April 13, 2020 The kit consists of several bags of wooden parts, paper sheets, small parts, even a LED and battery case for illuminating the flower house is part of the kit. A 30-Page manual guides you through the construction. Boy, this will be more stress than building any ship model. hexnut, BLACK VIKING, Egilman and 9 others 12 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted April 13, 2020 Share #3 Posted April 13, 2020 Honey, I shrunk the greenhouse...... {chuckle} Modeling is an infinite variety of worlds..... Very Very cool...... The best modeling is that which is done on request of a loved one..... lmagna, popeye the sailor, captain_hook and 4 others 7 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted April 13, 2020 Share #4 Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) What a beautiful little kit. It is adorable!!! How much did you pay for that kit? Yves Edited April 13, 2020 by yvesvidal captain_hook, Canute, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted April 13, 2020 Share #5 Posted April 13, 2020 Nice little jewel. popeye the sailor, captain_hook, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted April 13, 2020 Share #6 Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, yvesvidal said: What a beautiful little kit. It is adorable!!! How much did you pay for that kit? Yves Not that bad for what your getting.... Rolife... (less on Evilbay) They have a whole selection, quite a few of them are very very nice.... Edited April 13, 2020 by Egilman popeye the sailor, captain_hook, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted April 13, 2020 Share #7 Posted April 13, 2020 The delay is starting the next ship will be worth it. You're going to make a girl very happy. popeye the sailor, Canute, Egilman and 2 others 5 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted April 17, 2020 (edited) Thank all of you for the nice comments. I finished some more items, a large shovel, a paintbrush, a colour tablet and a pencil. Didn‘t want to kitbash anything of this kit but the little shovels looked awful. Designed two new ones made of 0.5mm stainless steel sheet soldered to a 1mm wire with two handles made of castello I had in stock. Some more tools to build... Edited April 17, 2020 by captain_hook popeye the sailor, Egilman, Ryland Craze and 7 others 10 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted April 19, 2020 Finished all the tools, two kettles made of paper, a bucket made of card and paper, a water pipe, a faucet and a small rake made of brass wire and blackened. Next items are 21 plants... Old Collingwood, yvesvidal, GrandpaPhil and 7 others 10 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted April 24, 2020 Assembled the first 5 plants. The leafs are made of printed paper that has to be fold and glued together to form a single leaf. Two leafs are connected by a paper covered wire and bend to shape to fit the pots. I also painted the cutting edges with a green acrylic colour that matches the one of the leafs. Painted the hole leaf after with clear vanish. Old Collingwood, Canute, mtaylor and 8 others 11 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted April 24, 2020 Share #11 Posted April 24, 2020 This is adorable. What a great kit and a beautiful implementation. Yves Egilman, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share #12 Posted April 26, 2020 Thank you Yves. The plants are getting more complicated. The leafs of this one are made of light and dark green paper, are cut by using a paper template and then attached to a piece of paper covered wire. Three leafs are combined together by covering their wires with light brown paper. I didn‘t like the supplied card flowerpot so I made a scratch one out of scrap boxwood parts. 🤗 yvesvidal, lmagna, popeye the sailor and 10 others 13 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javlin Posted April 26, 2020 Share #13 Posted April 26, 2020 To Cool! The little girl will probably treasure this little house most of all the rest of her Life. Kevin Canute, Egilman, captain_hook and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted April 26, 2020 Share #14 Posted April 26, 2020 Your stand looks great. Nice work. lmagna, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share #15 Posted April 27, 2020 Thank you for the nice words. The little girl has just turned 12 - the kit was stored about 2 years due to the long building time of the AVS. But she is still excited to see how it turns out ... will do my very best. popeye the sailor and Canute 2 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share #16 Posted April 27, 2020 Here is another palm. Made of thin dark and light green paper. The paper is folded and glued together to form a section and then two sections are glued together to form a leaf. A paper covered wire is attached to each leaf. The pod was supplied so no scratch building needed this time. Meanwhile the desk is crowded with stuff... popeye the sailor, mtaylor, Egilman and 5 others 8 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted April 29, 2020 Share #17 Posted April 29, 2020 flora is look'in fine.......really nice work your doing with this project Canute, mtaylor, Egilman and 1 other 4 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share #18 Posted May 2, 2020 Thank you Popeye. The last of the more complex flowers is supposed to be hung on the roof later. It is made of light and dark green paper and paper covered wire. The wooden flowerpot is supplied. Duanelaker, popeye the sailor, Egilman and 6 others 9 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share #19 Posted May 3, 2020 The flowers are also made of thin colored paper and paper covered wire. I made the first three ones with supplied flowerpots. Duanelaker, JpR62, lmagna and 9 others 12 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javlin Posted May 3, 2020 Share #20 Posted May 3, 2020 Nice! captain_hook, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted May 3, 2020 Share #21 Posted May 3, 2020 1 hour ago, captain_hook said: The flowers are also made of thin colored paper and paper covered wire. I made the first three ones with supplied flowerpots. The Admiral says you can come decorate the house anytime.... That's high praise around here...... mtaylor, captain_hook, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share #22 Posted May 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Egilman said: The Admiral says you can come decorate the house anytime.... That's high praise around here...... 😄 popeye the sailor, Egilman and Canute 3 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted May 4, 2020 Share #23 Posted May 4, 2020 ....the resurgence of flower power very nice! mtaylor, Canute and Egilman 3 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share #24 Posted May 4, 2020 The next three ones, made of paper and wire. The lockdown in Germany is continued but with relaxed measures - more people go back to work and a lot of shops are reopened but you still have to wear protective masks there. Most schools are still closed or restricted to higher classes. So plenty of time. Meanwhile I start to get used to paper flowers - but still have a lot of respect for modellers who work with paper and card - I feel much more comfortable with wood. For size comparison my reading glasses in the background. lmagna, popeye the sailor, BLACK VIKING and 7 others 10 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted May 5, 2020 Share #25 Posted May 5, 2020 Flowers...flowers...Spring is in full swing. Yves Egilman, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted May 6, 2020 Author Share #26 Posted May 6, 2020 (edited) Thank you for the nice words. The next flowers, all made of paper and wire with supplied pods. I use dilluted matte varnish and a dowel to shape the leafs to the typical curved form. Edited May 6, 2020 by captain_hook yvesvidal, JpR62, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share #27 Posted May 7, 2020 And the last plants and flowers. They were not as difficult to make as the previous ones so I did them all in one session. Altogether there are over 30 plants and flowers in this kit with 25 different ones. yvesvidal, Baker, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share #28 Posted May 7, 2020 All components glued together, ready for installation on the basement. mtaylor, druxey, yvesvidal and 5 others 8 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JpR62 Posted May 7, 2020 Share #29 Posted May 7, 2020 Superb ! I really love this build ! Very refreshing. Kisscool effect ! Canute, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Jean-Paul 'You are not carving a bear with a chain saw here folks', Chuck Passaro, ´Queen Anne Style Barge´ manual of instructions Current builds : Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model - 1:24 HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 - Syren Ship Model Company - 1:48 Finished build : Queen Anne Barge - Syren Ship Model - 1:24 Armed Virginia Sloop - Model Shipways - 1:48 Batelina - MarisStella - 1:10 Next on list : Santa Maria boat - Korabel (Ukraine) - 1:24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share #30 Posted May 7, 2020 Thank you Jean-Paul. (Almost) everything you see is what you get, only some minor addons (1 scratch-build flowerbot and two showels). Egilman, JpR62, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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