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- locaoI have one kit from Rolife half-assembled for over an year, and I don't see myself finishing it anytime soon. But, man, they look so beautiful. Even more when built carefully, like this one.Unrelated:> My to-go order is always just an Americano.Yep, same for me. But not because I like it, it's because most places around the world call themselves "coffee shops" and don't know how to brew any kind of drip coffee. I've been to a few coffee shops that had drip coffee makers on display and they told me "we don't know how to use it" or "it takes too long to brew, so we don't use it".
- code_biologistSublime work OP. Love the sheen control, the glossy coffee.Since they're clearly a warhammer 40k fan, a recent discovery of mine for mini painting: artist gouache or artist watercolor are awesome for pin-lining and recess shading the way oil paint or enamels are often used for those tasks, but only water is needed instead of white spirit. And they're indefinitely "editable" with a damp brush / qtip. The only downside is that you need to varnish to seal the watercolor before painting over it. A black and a burnt umber alone will get you really far. Make sure the gouache or watercolor use a gum arabic binder.Demo of the technique from 3:30 - 5:20 (strong Italian accent warning, closed captions help me): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vHDq3NJj4E
- rSiI'm sure you know Thomas Demand, the German artist who works with miniature models of crime scenes. if not check him out. Also the Austrian artist Bernd Oppl works with miniature architecture, but he uses the models for his videos and installations
- CrzyLngPwdLovely work and photos :-)When I was a child I'd spend many hours building, painting, and then distressing Airfix models, and then I went on to make my own spaceships from scraps. Ugh, how many times I would accidentally cut myself with a scalpel, lol, or drive my mum crazy with needing more of those little pots of paint.Just typing it out brings back such fond memories. None of my grandchildren are interested in such things :-(
- skybrianNot directly related, but one of the more impressive artists I've seen along these lines. Each photo has a bit of a story to it:https://bsky.app/profile/maggiemice.bsky.social/post/3mqty4y...https://bsky.app/profile/maggiemice.bsky.social/post/3mpqrsc...https://www.maggierudy.com/making-mouseland
- mholtAh neat, my daughter likes to do this too, with Rolife. I let her borrow our camera with our 105mm macro lens to take artsy shots of her builds, and it was a fun learning and creative experience together. Highly recommend.Also, dust and hair at that scale looks hilariously huge, so you might want a cleanroom. :-/
- veunesThe tiny newspaper and individually assembled tulips got me. There is a strange amount of joy in details that almost nobody will ever notice unless they stop and look closely.
- kriroVery nice. I love the "mirror shot" and the one with the two stools in the foreground. Very fair prices for the coffee :DMy personal litmus test is a pourover not an americano because I usually don't go for the espresso-based drinks.
- sshineMy wife collects and resells these miniatures.It is quite fascinating. It's kind of like Warhammer.
- sixtyjThere should be some scale for comparison just to wow people more. I think that most of us underappreciate how really tiny models are.
- ameliusGreat to see a hobby AI can't do yet.
- sebmellenSuper cool. Love these kinds of posts.