My sisters B&B in Cahors, France

[marc_reusser]

Beautifully done. Truly captured the look and feel of this architecture. When first glancing across some of the images it was not immediately apparent that it was a model.

Your sister should be most pleased.

Now you just need to post the B&B website and info

[Guy Milh(imeter)]

Thanks very much Marc & Ray,

Marc, I'm afraid there is still a lot of work to be done before she will be able to open here B&B for the public, will do the moment she opens 

Meanwhile I learned to solder and added two  6V lights who are battery operated   (hard time to take good pics of that) and some flower pots.
Also the box was made with the sides in a "creamy" colour as suggested by Russ (thanks Russ, it turned out nice)
I did the back in watercolours to suggest the sky, not a deep blue, rather a subtle light blue and white clouds, not to disturb the focus point.
My frame maker did his job in one day  .
When we have a sunny day I'll take some more pictures. (I will also give a large poster as a present to my sister, with a collage of the sun lit pics and keep one for myself, it's a little far to go and watch the box every time I feel like it (900km.) 

Guy

[Alexandre]

That's a beautiful gift idea, and very well done. bravo! Lucky sister!

[Guy Milh(imeter)]

I've added the flowerpots

[Gordon Ferguson]

Nice work, and very realistic...... Your sister is a lucky person

[Guy Milh(imeter)]

Thanks Alexandre and Gordon !!

Alexandre, when I'm at my sisters next summer you could come over, it's not that far away from where you live.
Alors on va boire une bonne Ricard, ou deux, ou...  .

Guy

[Alexandre]

Ou trois I don't drink Ricard or anything that contains anise, but I'm sure we'll find something else to drink 

[marc_reusser]

Vodka, from what I have seen  

As any good Pripyat modeler should. 

[Guy Milh(imeter)]

I had a very aquard situation last week:

There was a surprise party for my sister who, as I stated before in this treat, will be leaving Belgium to go and live in France next month. I was going to give here my present (being the scale model) on this occasion.


As me and my family entered the room where the party was held (my sister was going to come later) I saw a scale model standing in the corner, made by my brother in law's father ,representing the same house I made !!!!

I'll let you be te judge of the quality of this model.


Oh what the heck, ... my sister and brother in law were very pleased with my model (to), and me, ... I will miss them A LOT !!!


Guy

[Guy Milh(imeter)]

I was not able to make good outside pics of the final result because of the poor weather, here is one anyway.

I must call this model done (since it is literally out of my hands ).

I think my next model (another box) wil be representing the interior of a jazz café  with a stage and instruments (drum, dbl. bass, piano, sax) with tables and a bar.

I think I will call it "Take Five" since there will be no personages


Guy

[finescalerr]

Your good modeling and good intentions notwithstanding, I take exception to the choice of a saxophone over a clarinet. Let's see if you can figure out why .... -- Russ

[Guy Milh(imeter)]

Russ, I read everything on this forum,  it's not that you never mentioned you play the clarinet.

I will put a clarinet somewhere in a 'corner' so you won't feel neglected

[marc_reusser]

Wow...what are the cances of something like that happening!