Me encantan los edificios restaurados que cuidan el equilibrio entre lo antiguo y lo moderno, donde se respira un aire nuevo, sin enmascarar el paso de los años, y se recrea un espacio que flota en el tiempo sin estar muy claro a qué época pertenece.
I really like all of those buildings restored with a care balance between old and new. Buildings where man can perceive a new air, without masking the passing of years. Places recreated as they were floating in the time, without being clear about the time they belong.
Me gusta creer que a mis miniaturas les pasa un poco lo mismo, no se sabe muy bien si son espacios del pasado o del presente.
I like to think that it the same to my miniatures, It's difficult to know if they belong to the past or to the present.
Este año hice un viaje a Flandes, y me encantó disfrutar de sus ciudades más emblemáticas, con sus centros históricos plagados de tiendas y negocios de todo tipo. Ese viaje, sembró en mí el germen de la escena que hoy os muestro: una diminuta pastelería quizás en uno de esos locales restaurados en el centro histórico de alguna ciudad europea.
This year I made a trip to Flanders, and I loved to enjoy its most iconic cities, with theirs historic centers full of shops and businesses of all kinds. That trip planted the seed of the scene I show you today: a tiny bakery perhaps in one of those restored buildings in the historic center of an European city.
He trabajado cada tablero MDF por separado para ensamblarlo después. Con masilla plástica y unas plantillas hice las pareced y protegí con Alkil.
I worked each MDF board separately to assembly them later. I made the wall surfaces with a template, wall putty and also acrilic varrnish.
He pintado las paredes con esponja y colores rojizos, intentando dar el máximo realismo.
I painted the walls using a sponge and reddish colours, trying to be realistic.
Después, he utilizado masilla de carpintero para las juntas de los ladrillos mediante una jeringuilla aunque no de forma homogénea y también creando algunas manchas amplias en la pared con una paletina.
Esta masilla, se hace con madera, de modo que tiene un color y una textura terrosa que recuerda al revoque tradicional. Si os resulta muy clara, siempre se puede teñir con pintura muy diluida.
After that, I applied unevenly carpenter putty (this is a mixture of glue and sawdust) in the brick joints with a syringe. I also used a palette to create bigger areas os putty.
This putty is made of wood, so it has an earthy color and the texture reminds the traditional plaster. If you find it too clear, you can always dye it with very thin paint.
Por dentro también he utilizado esta masilla en una de las paredes. La otra pared la he empapelado con un papel de diseños adamascados que podéis encontrar aquí y el suelo está forrado con listones de madera, pintado de blanco y lijado
Inside, I have also used this putty in one of the walls. The other wall is covered with a damask paper that you can find here , and the floor is covered with strips of wood, painted white and sanded.
Una vez ensambladas los tres tableros, he dado masilla de carpintero en la esquina exterior para ocultar la unión. Por dentro he colocado las vigas teñidas de roble.
After assambling the three boards, I spreaded putty outside on the corner to hide the joint. Inside, I placed the oak beams.
I really like all of those buildings restored with a care balance between old and new. Buildings where man can perceive a new air, without masking the passing of years. Places recreated as they were floating in the time, without being clear about the time they belong.
I like to think that it the same to my miniatures, It's difficult to know if they belong to the past or to the present.
This year I made a trip to Flanders, and I loved to enjoy its most iconic cities, with theirs historic centers full of shops and businesses of all kinds. That trip planted the seed of the scene I show you today: a tiny bakery perhaps in one of those restored buildings in the historic center of an European city.
I worked each MDF board separately to assembly them later. I made the wall surfaces with a template, wall putty and also acrilic varrnish.
I painted the walls using a sponge and reddish colours, trying to be realistic.
Esta masilla, se hace con madera, de modo que tiene un color y una textura terrosa que recuerda al revoque tradicional. Si os resulta muy clara, siempre se puede teñir con pintura muy diluida.
After that, I applied unevenly carpenter putty (this is a mixture of glue and sawdust) in the brick joints with a syringe. I also used a palette to create bigger areas os putty.
This putty is made of wood, so it has an earthy color and the texture reminds the traditional plaster. If you find it too clear, you can always dye it with very thin paint.
Inside, I have also used this putty in one of the walls. The other wall is covered with a damask paper that you can find here , and the floor is covered with strips of wood, painted white and sanded.
After assambling the three boards, I spreaded putty outside on the corner to hide the joint. Inside, I placed the oak beams.
He hecho una lámpara de techo de tres brazos, para ello he utilizado alambre, unas cascarillas de bisutería, tres mini LEDs, unas hojas de papel y tres tulipas blancas de cristal. Para tapar los cables, los he forrado con una tela de algodón blanca.
I made a ceiling lamp with wire, jewelry ornaments, LEDs, and three lampshades, also I used paper leafs for decorating. For hiding the wire, I wraped a white cotton fabric.
El techo es un entramado de bigas donde he fijado la lámpara. La pila queda por la parte de fuera, de modo que para que no se viera, he cubierto el tejado con losas de pizarra y en la parte de la pila, un trocito de uralita metálica hecho con cartón corrugado pintado con acrílicos.
The roof is a wood structure where the lamp is fixed. The battery stays outside, so I made the tiles and two pieces of corrugated cardboard to hide it, simulating uralite and painted with acrylics.
El mostrador está hecho con cartón de montaje de 5 mm de grosor, forrado con madera de balsa en la parte exterior y con papel en el interior y algunos adornos
The counter is made of 5 mm thick foam cardboard , lined outside with balsa wood and inside with paper, and some ornaments.
También he hecho un pequeño mueble para colocar la loza, los manteles, cubiertos, etc. La estructura es de alambre soldado, las bandejas están hechas con palos de polo, y las cestas con malla metálica.
I also made a auxiliary piece of furniture to put the dishes, tablecloths, cutlery, etc. I made the structure by welding wire, and I added the boards made of polo sticks and the metallic baskets of wire mesh.
Para hacer las bandejas elevadas, hice unos moldes con silicona de unos candelabros y una filigrana de bisutería. Después los llené con resina de cristal, sacando las burbujas de aire con un alfiler.
To create the footed cake plates, first I made silicon molds of a candelabrum and a jewelry filigree, then I filled them with cristal resin, trying to extract the air bubbles with a pin.
Finalmente, añadí los últimos detalles, como cuadros, una escultura de una jirafa dorada...
Finally, some details were added, like the pictures, ... a golden sculpture of a giraffe...
...unas copas llenas de dulces...
...three big glasses for sweets
...los dulces en el interior del mostrador, muchos de ellos realizados con murrinas y decorados con pintura para vitral...
...some sweets made of fimo and fimo canes and painted with glass paint
... la caja registradora...
...the cash register...
... las cajas de cartón y las bolsas de papel...
... all the boxes and paper bags...
Espero que os haya gustado y que os haya servido :-)
Gracias por vuestros comentarios y vuestro interés.
Un abrazo
I hope you liked it and you have learned somethng :-)
Thank you for your comments and your interest.
Hugs
I made a ceiling lamp with wire, jewelry ornaments, LEDs, and three lampshades, also I used paper leafs for decorating. For hiding the wire, I wraped a white cotton fabric.
The roof is a wood structure where the lamp is fixed. The battery stays outside, so I made the tiles and two pieces of corrugated cardboard to hide it, simulating uralite and painted with acrylics.
The counter is made of 5 mm thick foam cardboard , lined outside with balsa wood and inside with paper, and some ornaments.
I also made a auxiliary piece of furniture to put the dishes, tablecloths, cutlery, etc. I made the structure by welding wire, and I added the boards made of polo sticks and the metallic baskets of wire mesh.
Finally, some details were added, like the pictures, ... a golden sculpture of a giraffe...
...three big glasses for sweets
...some sweets made of fimo and fimo canes and painted with glass paint
...the cash register...
... all the boxes and paper bags...
...fuentes, platos, tazas cubiertos, manteles...
... dishes, plates, cups, cutlery, tablecloths ...
Y así es como ha quedado
And this is the result
Gracias por vuestros comentarios y vuestro interés.
Un abrazo
I hope you liked it and you have learned somethng :-)
Thank you for your comments and your interest.
Hugs

