Two blocks of polystyrene topped and tailed with foam board
make the body of this Hobbit House.
I know we are all used to these characters burrowing
but Tolkien does say that Michel Delving has some houses.
He suggests they are brick built
but some are of stone construction, as you see evolving here.
The stone plasti card was donated by Bob, across the village,
along with many other goodies.
Many thanks Bob!
Rescaled windows provided by Future Forge Online.
The planking is coffee stirrers inscribed,
painted with Dark Angels Green,
then dry brushed with Camo Green.
The beams were a piece of luck.
I'm nearly out of rocket sticks
but the kids turned up with Toffee Apples!
More windows awaiting varnish
(glazing)
The front door in situ.
Again FutureForgeOnline.
The central beam is a Magnum stick, inscribed etc.
Painted with Rhinox Hide, dry brushed with Balor Brown,
as were the main roof beams.
The corner verticals are of timber corner moulding.
Door and windows now all fixed.
Styrene 'roof' being shaped up.
Roof support beams (RHS) are awaiting paint.
Here those beams are painted and fixed.
Styrene cut down to size using hot wire cutter.
A layer of filler/glue mix now applied.
Started to apply Brown Earth
but realised that chimneys were not fixed.
Now they are but awaiting pots.
The left one is rocket stick, the right one is FFO.
Computer has had problems for past fortnight or so,
hence delay in posts.