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Creative => Customs Gallery => Dioramas & Buildings => Topic started by: Emma.J on June 07, 2011, 00:03:01
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:wave: Hi every one it's finally time to share my latest finished project. Although I'm sure most of you will have seen it all by now anyway. Here's a couple of links first to my blog.
If you want to know how I built H.H. this is the page for you. http://emma-j1066.blogspot.com/p/houghton-hall.html (http://emma-j1066.blogspot.com/p/houghton-hall.html)
If you'd just like to see a few more of the finished pics visit here http://emma-j1066.blogspot.com/p/houghton-hall_06.html (http://emma-j1066.blogspot.com/p/houghton-hall_06.html)
I've just been sat in my livingroom admiring HH after taking a few photos in the dark. I have to admit I think it's the best thing I've done so far. I'd love to build a couple of extension wings on it, maybe a dowager house, chapel, stable block and a formal garden like those Karim builds for his Mansion. But I have have a large problem, this is the only place I have room for it. It actually hangs off the front it's that big. About 118cm x 60cm x 80cm tall.
It's big but I think I've managed to pack in most things you'd want in a small Mansion, including grand central staircase, servants quarters, lights and a working dumb waiter. Even by popular demand from this forum a library.
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I can't keep it there as much as I like it, so if anyone would really like to own Houghton Hall pm me.
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The wall extending out on the left houses the working dumb waiter.
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Absolutely AMAZING! :o :o :o
I love the study with the globe and the room with the doll house. :love:
This is by far the coolest mansion I've ever seen. :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow:
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:o :o :o 8} 8} 8} :o :o :o :love: :love: :love: :love:
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Amazing detail, Emma! Extaordinary craftswomanship! :wow:
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Just... wow.
It trumps any and all other work you have done,
Superb Emma! :wow:
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:-[ Woops I forgot the picture I've just taken of it all lit up.
Thanks guys, I am very pround of it only problem is what am I going to do next to top it? ???
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I say work with some little things for now,
Then add the extensions you were talking about in your blog! ;D
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OH MY GOD....
Emma - i didn´t know about this Mansion but i will visit your blog very soon to find out everything about it....absolutely WOW
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(http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Surprise/surprised-019.gif) (http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Surprise/surprised-019.gif) (http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Surprise/surprised-019.gif) I can't find any words. I really can't. It has a working dumb waiter!!!! I... it... hm. I really just can't find any words for this. Unbelievable. Emma, I can't imagine you possibly topping this, but if anyone can, it's you!
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:o :o :o :o :o You must be using Hermione's time turner!!!! How do you find the time to work???? Amazing!
BTW... I guess by now that a dumb waiter it is not a really stupid garçon :lol:, so what is it??
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:lol: You guess right. In a way, actually the name is very descriptive. It's the precursor to the elevator, invented by Thomas Jefferson. It doesn't carry people, but rather objects, like food or tea, from one floor to the next.
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:lol: You guess right. In a way, actually the name is very descriptive. It's the precursor to the elevator, invented by Thomas Jefferson. It doesn't carry people, but rather objects, like food or tea, from one floor to the next.
oooh ok! strange name :lol: :lol:
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I've taken a carbelt to strap myself on my chair before looking at your pics again ;D
There's so much to admire in this supreme creation that a whole thread wouldn't be sufficient, so I'll keep my comment to this:
:rock: :yippee: :rock: :)9 :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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where is the see-though dome from Emma? I love how the sunlight goes in.
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Truly astonishing, wonderful. Reminds me of Pemberley in Pride and Predjudice.
Abbot Hamilton
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It sure does! I'm watching P&P right now! ;D
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i second that!!!
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:-[ Thank you very much all for your kind words and applause. I loved your comments Hadoque about falling of your seat!
where is the see-though dome from Emma? I love how the sunlight goes in.
It's just the ordinary palace dome, but I've cut out all the little panels leaving the frame and the struts inside.
:o :o :o :o :o You must be using Hermione's time turner!!!! How do you find the time to work???? Amazing!
BTW... I guess by now that a dumb waiter it is not a really stupid garçon :lol:, so what is it??
Well I don't go out to the pub! I might spend a few hours a day working on things, then I've got a couple of days off a week so I can get more done then. Also some things just get quicker the more you do them. If this had been one of my earlier projects when I first started customising it would of taken 6 months. Now I know the best way to paint the walls, how to customise the furniture better.
What took the longest was working out the new stuff like the lighting, dumbwaiter, altering the kitchen to fit the built in range, the staircase, the roof edging and the portico. If I had to use some of these features again I'd be able to do it easier as I know how it's done.
Oh and I don't have kids! I'm the kid in my family so I can do pretty much as I want, if I want to work till 2am then no one will mind, 8}
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That is absolutely stunning, Emma. Utterly utterly beautiful. Congratulations on another true work of art.
It reminds me a little bit of Cliveden. In a different time, place and financial circumstances I would be living at Cliveden :lol: :( In my dreams!!
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Oh my goodness, it is absolutely breathtaking :love: :love: :love:
The detail and the realism are amazing :o You have a true talent!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:
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I think you may have just achieved the highest accolade...the approval of my dad! I was jabbering on in the car about how amazing you were,that you live only an hour from us,what I wanted from eBay this week and why I needed to go to the bank etc and when I showed him your blog he was speechless and said you were very skilled and if he had the money and we had the space he would have bought Houghton Hall for me (if only :inlove:) especially since he visited the real one years ago.
So there you go. Oh, and I also love it to!
Verity
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argh !! 8} great taste and so much work !!! splendid Emma !! definitly i can show that to my daughter i know what she will ask me ... :lol:
i must think to take picture of playmocompatible things somewhere for you as soon as possible , i'm sure you will like them .
ps : you forget to paint the little train ;) ;D (frenchy joke ... )
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:thanks: Well I thinks it's stunning. I keep sitting and looking at it and going WOW part of me wants to keep and add to it. ???
Hi Gaspodfreud, I look forward to that thanks very much.
Hello Verity, I'm amazed parental approval can be very hard to get thank your Dad for me. So nice to hear that some one whose seen the original thinks I've given a good impression on it. :)
Oooh Clivedon I must look up pictures of it, It maybe a possible future project.....
Although I do know whats next watch out steck lovers!!!!!
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:wave: Hello Emma,
congratulations for your work. Sure one of the best building made with Playmobil and self work I see on Internet. Be sure that I made a good publicity for your blog pages.
Kind regards,
TJ
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..make another one. just double the size .. i can think of one or two people who would be interested to buy one and look after it for years ... :love: :love: :love:
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really beautiful! one of the best victorian customs i've ever seen :love:
if i were you i wouldn't sell it though :omg:
amazing work :wow:
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Although I do know whats next watch out steck lovers!!!!!
do tell!!! do tell!!! p...p..pleeeeeeeeeeeeese :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit:
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WOW!! :omg: :omg: Beautiful mansion! Great work Emma! :)9 :)9 :)9 :)9
Emily :cheerlead:
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:wave: Hello Emma,
congratulations for your work. Sure one of the best building made with Playmobil and self work I see on Internet. Be sure that I made a good publicity for your blog pages.
Kind regards,
TJ
Wow high praise indeed Tricornejock thanks very much, I constantly adore your dioramas I love what you do I'm just so jealous. :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:
..make another one. just double the size .. i can think of one or two people who would be interested to buy one and look after it for years ... :love: :love: :love:
Well if anyone wants one just ask, I could do one with an extra floor or with extended wings on the side. I did think of a chapel and a ballroom...otherwise I'll try a different design next year.
do tell!!! do tell!!! p...p..pleeeeeeeeeeeeese :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit:
Ok if you look up an English castle called Stokesy that's what I'm planning on next. It has a large stone tower, with long hall, an enclosed grounds and a Tudor gatehouse, I don't know if it will work I haven't had time to sit down and plan the construction yet but that's my next thing after I finish of a couple of commissions. Then I have a 3 story Tudor Manor house to finish and a medieval market. But these are things to do for the rest of the year.....
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it is a beautiful casltle!!!!!!!!!
Can't wait to see it done!
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.castlewales.com/stokesay1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.castlewales.com/stokesay.html&h=785&w=1280&sz=1285&tbnid=4kjxsDQ1ILEGfM:&tbnh=92&tbnw=150&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dstokesay%2Bcastle%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=stokesay+castle&hl=es&usg=__eYaaOE2uyCrs70O3IGX8l5An9-E=&sa=X&ei=NoLyTbqeEIK5twfo7e2HBw&ved=0CFMQ9QEwCQ
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Oh, wow! That would be awesome in playmobil! That's a reeeeally long link!
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Dearest Emma :wave:
Once again you have pushed the boundaries of excellence & refinement in this Masterpiece of a Grand Mansion :love:
The Staff quarters remind me of those of Downton Abbey which I love !
The mansion is reminiscent of the grand country houses such as Chatworth which inspired Pemberley ( Pride & Prejudice ) and the dome reminds me somehow of the magnificent dome which overlooked the grand staircase of Titanic ;)
Everything is just perfect and of the most exquisite taste :cloud9:
Karim :)
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I'm looking forward to your next project.
Folks, here's another link showing the property from a different angle to the photo Gaston linked to. I thought I knew of most of the visitable historic properties in England but I've never heard of it - to think I was visiting only a few miles from there about 18 months ago :'(
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/stokesay-castle/ (http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/stokesay-castle/)
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Ok if you look up an English castle called Stokesy that's what I'm planning on next.
it is a beautiful casltle!!!!!!!!!
WOW!!! Amazing pics of an amzing place!!! Thanks for the link Gaston! And Emma, looking forward to your creation!!!
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I'm looking forward to your next project.
Folks, here's another link showing the property from a different angle to the photo Gaston linked to. I thought I knew of most of the visitable historic properties in England but I've never heard of it - to think I was visiting only a few miles from there about 18 months ago :'(
there is no link Alison... :(
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Whoops, there is now!!
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/stokesay-castle/ (http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/stokesay-castle/)
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Wow Emma,
I am blown away by your wonderful customizing!!!
WOW, and WOW again!
Your work continues to inspire me!
THANKS!
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Emma, commoing back to see this again, I noticed that you have decorated a secretair in the library with a rune like symbol that resembles the JRR Tolkein monogram... is it?
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:wave: Hi Dragon, thanks very much I hope I can inspire as much as the other members here have inspired me.
:lens: Hi Wolf Knight, does it? I wish I could say it was a secret nod and wink to a great writer but it's just a coincidence!
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Sorry for the late response Emma...it is exquisite work! All the can be said about it has been said...but I couldn't not say anything.
Thanks guys, I am very pround of it only problem is what am I going to do next to top it? ???
Windsor?
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Windsor?
Thanks very much Gis but Windsor!!! I've just seen a picture of Catherine the Greats Hermitage 8} 8} 8} That's a biggie
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A small scale suggestion;
Perhaps the castle (chateau de Moulinsart) from Tintin & Captain Haddock?
It would be quite fitting with the release of Steven Spielberg's movie based on "The Secret of the Unicorn" later this year (in this Tintin-adventure the castle shows up for the 1st time)...
Or on a larger scale; maybe the French castle which inspired Hergé for his books?
It it the "chateau de Cheverny" in France. Hergé left off the left and right sections for Tintin's adventures...
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:love: I love the Chateau Hadoque! Marvelous, I'll do it if I can manage the curved roof. Thanks very much.
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another suggestion : notre dame de paris , or http://www.google.fr/imgres?imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZQ45LOrkGyE/TEFv2SqYK-I/AAAAAAAAIic/OgrR8Nlk3aU/s1600/Taj%2BMahal.jpg&imgrefurl=http://indebollywoodetcie.blogspot.com/2010_07_01_archive.html&h=768&w=1024&sz=83&tbnid=OemrI_mcZzENZM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=150&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dtajmahal%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=tajmahal&usg=__ivEk5DfHUtmBXrSzgXQw0I4sd2g=&sa=X&ei=ov4ETpT2J9DOswbmx42ODA&ved=0CDUQ9QEwAQ you need big project .... jeremy
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wow. Now that would be a project!
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this is amazing. really amazing.
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Emma, this is an incredible work of art.
I am quite simply stunned by the level of detail you put into all of your conversions, but the grander scale of this one has even managed to eclipse your previous buildings. :o
Thank you for sharing your fabulous creation with all of us! :*)
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Absolutely amazing, Emma! :omg: :love: :omg: :love: I love the upstairs and downstairs. :)
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This is outer-space, not of this world at least. The Olymp of Playmo!
Cheers,
HDL
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This is definitely an amazing creation. Well done! :)
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Anything you are doing is just incredible Emma. :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Congratulations. :)9 :)9 :)9 :)9 :)9
George. :hatoff:
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:wave: hi and thanks very much for your kind words. I've just spent the last 5 months creating 3 more.
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Wow! :o
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Three more!?! :o :o :o Amazing!
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Wow !!! :o
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Amazing indeed!!!
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wow i'm so in love with your work still undyingly :love:
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An incredible creation, I love it. :love:
Well done Emma, you did a great work. :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
George. :hatoff:
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...everything I want to say is said before so I remain speechless.. :wow: is the only thing I can come up with...
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One of the custom buildings i keep looking at . Just sheer magnificence. I wish i could live in it !!!! :love: :love: :love:
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:wave: hi and thanks very much for your kind words. I've just spent the last 5 months creating 3 more.
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not only are your customs amazing, the sheer feat of gathering/researching/finding/buying all the items required for your customs is awesomely amazing in and of itself! I'm sure acquiring all those parts is not easy, having to find creative ways to procure vintage out-of-production pieces, not to mention your non-pm accessories/decor....WOW. I'm so amazed at you in every aspect of its creation dear Ms. EmmaJ! Bravo! :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: