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Volker, you may be partly right, but some of the fine fine filament-like patterns don't look like anything I have seen on any kind of paper. I watched another video where a magnet was moved around on the underside of the wet paper and the wash of magnetic paint moved with it.
(I think that the magnet was used only to demonstrate the pigment really has magnetic properties, but that the magnet was not used to create the effect on the paper)

Wonderful, Volker! Will you make a kasperle for the puppet theater?

Quote from: nk on May 21, 2026, 01:51:59 PMIt is just a fantastic insight into German life of that period.

Yes, it is an insight. I find it quite difficult to maintain this standard across all areas, especially when it comes to bedrooms and—even worse—children's rooms. There's a big risk to trivialize that. To me it seems that it is very close to a wide spread dollhouse aesthetic. My hope is to avoid that by reducing the number of items to a 'necessary' minimum.

Next up is the children's room. The child-sized table—crafted from cardboard, as well as round and half-round brass stock—still needs a matching chair and some toys to sit on the table by the window.






The handle on the white cabinet next to the door is made of wood—just like the cabinet itself.




Fittingly—given current events in the wider world in general, the next object was created based on a real-life prototype (how could it be otherwise?) using cardboard, paper, and a few leftover window hinges. It can even be folded up.












Cheers,
Volker

Quote from: Bill Gill on May 24, 2026, 06:59:54 AMDoes it look interesting to anyone?

Yes, it does! The Daniel Smith Hematite is spreading in an amazing manner. But doesn't it depend a lot on the surface it is used on? To me it seems more about paper texture than magnetic effects?

Cheers,
Volker

I like to experiment. Here's something I just discovered online: magnetic watercolors.
At first it sounded like a gimmick, but it does look like it can be useful for some subtle scenery and weathering effects that couldn't be done using any different method.


Here's a 9 minute YouTube video where a watercolor artist demonstrates how several brands of watercolors create the effects:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2oSQK9ApFg
Does it look interesting to anyone?

Perfect. Superb. Unparalleled. -- Russ

All the usual OOOh's and AAAh's!
Kidding aside, another terrific cart.

A 1/12th scale model of a Slatted cart, it's a Pony size to suit a smaller horse.

I Used the drawing that was published in " The Australasian Coachbuilder and Saddler", May 10, 1894 to make this model
 All the detail is shown on the working drawing from May10, 189 so just followed what was on the drawing.

Usual methods of construction, so nothing different to all the other Horse Drawn models I have made.

QuoteRüdesheim IS very international.

From Wikipedia: "Rüdesheim is a major tourist attraction, especially for foreign visitors."

I had never heard of it. I am obviously missing out!

I have a copy, Marty. The words just ice the cake so you don't need to learn German. The terrific photos of outstanding models alone are worth every penny. -- Russ