Royal Sedan Chair

 

This image caught my attention,

and I thought I'd try to recreate it with my double Asterix figures.

For the bearers, I ended up back at the Roman athlete

that I have rebuilt several times already.

First, the position of the arms and hands had to be adjusted.

So just cut it, drill some holes, insert a piece of paperclip, and try it on.

Then glue the desired poses in place with PVA glue.

First, make some pants.

A strip of toilet paper is ideal for this.

Glue them down with PVA glue,

and also cover the toes, because a carrier wears closed shoes.

The shirt also had to be made,

using the same method because it works well.

It's starting to look like something now,

just have to wait for the glue to dry again.

I made the jacket from 5mm graph paper,

which is slightly sturdier.

I immediately drew two circles

with a triangle inside each to make the hats.

After cutting out these circles,

I folded the triangle shape as shown at the bottom left.

By opening up the center of the hat,

it fits perfectly on the head, and is also finished with PVA glue.

Of course, add extra details with layers of glue.

And finally, put them in the primer.

When I saw the first colors,

I knew right away that this was going to be another super fun project.

I opted for these classic color schemes.

I'm absolutely delighted with the result!

Then I went looking for a royal lady,

and ended up with this cheerful little figure.

Her hairstyle had to go, and she drilled a few holes in a circle.

the top view.

And here you put pieces of paperclip, and secure them with glue again.

finally, a few drops of glue for some fun details

With primer, she looks royal, doesn't she?

And with paint, she has become absolutely fantastic.

And then the carrying chair,

for which I cut pieces of foam with the Proxxon thermocutter. 

I made three equal sides, with a large window in them,

and for strength, I put a wooden cocktail stick in each corner.

I used a square to ensure that all sides were glued straight.

Then add a square base, and the whole thing is already sturdy.

Because of the view of the royal lady, I decided to leave the front open.

I made a frame under each window using small strips of foam,

into which I placed a crown using PVA glue.

I drilled a hole in some satay skewers so

that I could thread a straightened paperclip through them.

Two pieces of foam for the roof, some glue dots on top,

and the support poles added. This looked great too now.

The roof clearly, with dots of PVA glue at the corners.

And a simple bench that fits the lady.

Still painting, it becomes more and more beautiful.

Posing for a moment before continuing as a set

The figures were eager to go for a ride...

And there they go!

How cool is that?

Seems the bearers are strong enough.

The base is made of foam, with a top of static grass.

Look at her being happy

And that was my vacation project. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

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Thank you for visiting my blog. 

I hope you found the step-by-step instructions interesting.

And I hope you like the idea and the execution.

Lamperix

This time I want to give a good friend of mine a miniature statue.

 

Hans sits under his old-fashioned lamp every fair,

which means a special photo is taken of him every time.

Fot this small project,

I took the fish seller from the Asterix plastic series from the 1970s.

The fish had to go, so with a knife I cut it off,

and since I was busy I cut off a piece of its head.

I asked my sister who makes dollhouses 

if she had any ideas for a lampshade,

and she sent me some from her stash 

so I could try it on.

And let's face it, this is a cast, right?

Then it was time to try everything, 

after first working with plastic,

I ended up with a stirring rod from which I cut small stubs.

With tape I lay the parts in the right place.

Then I use a hot glue gun to glue the parts together,

and with baking paper I flattened the joints evenly.

To get the lampshade attached and to secure the whole thing

 to the figure I also glued a paper clip along.

Quite a bit of pva glue in the lampshade.

Balancing everything out a bit so it can dry properly.

And tie some yarn to a bent-over paper clip,

which I afterwards used wood glue to make a plug.

With paper I had reinforced the corners of the lamp.

Then mount the lamp on its head with paper clip,

and glue to the hand securely.

After this I made an airplane from some 

pieces of plastic, it was not easy to glue it like that,

but with 2 matches as a tool it worked.

Later, with some more PVA glue, tightened things up.

With some yarn, I even made a propeller.

And then I started painting, a white lamp?

No let me try yellow...

Better, but isn't quite it....

In the end, the lamp became silver.

On a stirring rod, I painstakingly made 2 bows 

to put on his shoes. This was really tricky!

But it does look cool, so the effort was not in vain.

Then I made some more buttons on the lamp from PVA glue drops.

Make the buttons stand out with black.

Of course Hans was wearing his black FIGZ shirt.

And that plane inspired by the red baron,

that looks perfect.

This is because Hans is currently busy making airplanes.

Of course the plug is on the lamp, 

because what is a lamp without a cord.

From the side,

you can also clearly see the buttons on the lamp.

I am very pleased with the end result,

and everyone who knows Hans laughed a lot about it too.

Even Hans himself!

Thanks for visiting,

hope you had as much fun as when I made it.

It was a fun project with a few challenges though.