Folding tables

Greetings everyone!

It's been (again) quite some while since our last ''meeting''. Life, holidays, SWMBO, friends, family have found some cunning plan to get in my way - as usual. 

I have been dealing with various on-going projects simultaneously, but, no pictures from any of them I am afraid.

I just wanted to tell you that I have placed the most significant order up to date (the one I should have done since the beginnning - but I learn as I get older as we say here in Greece) - my tables!

I was searching various products on the web (room space in my flat is a big issue), so I concluded in buying two folding tables (see photo below). Their dimensions after unfolding will be 1.83m x 0.76m / each. I guess that these two buggers when standing side by side, will be able to bear my Grass-dressed mdf sheets, that I am planning to make soon.

In case you have the same room-space issues I have, you might consider this plan as an alternative. I wish I had a big spacious room, only for my little men, but, a man's got to do, what has to do with what's available.

Have a great Wednesday night everyone!
T.

How to: base model trees

Greetings everyone!

Hope you are all well and that you had a pleasant weekend.

Today I am going to show you how to base model trees. I know that many of you would think that this is too basic stuff for you, but to be honest, I wanted to share my method with you, because through this tutorial I thought to add something new on my blog for your pleasure. 

Below you will see a sequence of photos referring to the basing method, but, in the end of this post, you will watch a video I prepared, based on my photos, showing the same tutorial but in a video mode (enriched with some music). It was one of the thoughts that were crossing my mind (to add videos in my blog) for quite some while now, and I hope that since I made the beginning, I will carry on and produce similar videos (of better quality - I still have a lot to learn) of new things I am planning to make. Perhaps I will make the same thing for past tutorials, if there is a public outcry! :-)

Anyhoo...

The photos:

The video:

Which method would you prefer? 

Have a pleasant Monday night everyone!
T.

How to: Make a small field

Greetings everyone!

It's been what? Ages since my last post from what I can see? Yeap....you are probably right. As you may have noticed, I wasn't very ''present'' in our blogosphere, for various reasons, which I am not going to use them, so to achieve some sort of redemption from you.

We have a saying here in Greece: Excuses are like cheap shoes; in the end you will find one that suits you best - but, as we all know, cheap shoes don't last long. :)

So nuff with me talking - no more talking, only pics of what I've finished last night. I know that I am inexcusable. :) 

I trust that the pics below are self explanatory - they are showing the basic steps in making a small field that can be used in various periods. But, if you have any queries, comments are open for you either for swearing at me or asking me things about this little gem. The choice is yours. :)

So....

I hope you like it.

Have a great Thursday night everyone!

T.