pupa Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Once came across images of these large houses that were in a park I believe out west, but cannot find them again. Does anyone have a link please? Also, how do you weather proof? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesp2k Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Tiny Town? In Morrison, Colorado? 1/6 scale. You can use cedar or redwood & water proof glue, like Titebond III. Also plastic construction techniques. Perfic Panels. Smith Pond Railroad models are 1/24 scale, but they could be built at 1/6 scale, if you're scratch building. They use an epoxy. See their tip pages for lots of details. Their models. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 A polyacrylic marine varnish would help protect the finish on outdoor houses, but don't know how toxic it would be for critters who use the garden houses as sheltered spots to hide from preditors and raise litters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pupa Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 Thank you for the replies. The one I am looking for had these small houses in this woodland setting, magical looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatColorado Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 There's a famous one in the Netherlands, or was, I guess it's still there. And I remember a woodland town built for cats, if you do a search for mini town it will pull up both of those as well as a boatload of lego buildings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pupa Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 I found the post from when I had originally asked: http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=26740 I had found the photo on someone's flicker page and traced that to a website but lost it agin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybrainhurts Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I don't know what you're looking for but it reminded me of the place in the Netherlands that started me on the road to miniature love when I got to visit it as a small child. http://www.madurodam.nl/en/ thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybrainhurts Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 and because their website hardly shows anything of the park now, here's an album I found online that gives a taste of it. http://users.zhonka.net/dave/uncleweed/pics/amsterdam/scenery/scenery.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what2craftnow Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Not sure if this will help, but I have a few links in England. www.theoldnewinn.co.uk/village.htm www.bekonscot.co.uk www.abingdonvillage.com.au/ www.lakelandminiaturevillage.com I think most of these outdoor buildings are constructed with dense foamboard and resin castings for detailed work. Lakeland Mini Village appears to be stone construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellee Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I just googled "miniature town " and the one listed as "miniature town canberra" might be the one you were looking for not sure though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellee Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Google.... Miniature Villages... there are tons of images.!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Grr-r-r-r-r-r Technology is great when it works. sigh ... This is my 3rd attempt to reply to this topic. I realize you are looking for a location that has these set up already but I thought you might be interested in some items to set up your own little mini-town. I purchased some pieces from a company called Gnomenculture. They make resin type houses and accessories. I was pleased with my purchases. ChesterfieldZoo (GL member) has a gallery set up with her fairy garden from this Gnomenculture company. She is a real sweetheart and helped me a lot. She's one tough cookie, having gone thru some serious health issues but as sweet as ever. Good luck with your endeavor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pupa Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 http://kilmouskiandme.blogspot.com/2010/03/isnt-this-wonderful-i-found-it-while-i.html?m=1#comment-form This is a link to the photo. I believe it is a park in the united states...had found the photo on a Flickr page with a link to the park but cannot locate it again. Thank you for all the replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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