boats

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Miniature boats (e.g. pirate ships, houseboats, punts) and other boat projects in dollhouses, roomboxes and dioramas

What kind of a boat do you have? In England there are canal boats, in North America we have houseboats. In Venice there are gondolas. Also see fish, travel, water, pirates, marine

See also mermaids, sushi, Mediterranean, ice marine beach fish and seafood

Miniature boats (e.g. pirate ships, houseboats, punts) and other boat projects in dollhouses, roomboxes and dioramas

Links to miniature projects




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photo albums, blog posts, webpages

Canoe in an Altoid tin - from Small Packages by Preble

Lifejacket - from Susanna Nikula

Rochester Name Convention exhibit - scroll down

Shipwrecked - Connie Sauve turned Eugene Kupjack' s Silversmith shop into a little shop for model ships

Blogs

Blogs concentrating on boats or categories/labels about it in blogs

Groups

Discussion groups, forums (or forum categories) and photo groups dedicated to boats.

Midtfyns Modelbåd Klub (Danish model boat club)

Supplies for sale

Supplies needed for making boat projects.

Miniatures for sale

Do you have a section for boats in your shop? Add a direct link here.

Books

Books about miniature boat projects (also books with chapters about it)

Instructions for miniatures

Miniature printables

Wallpapers

Wallpapers that go well with boat projects

Other Printies

Book/magazine covers related to boats

Ghost Ship - pirate ship printout

Mississippi Queen 1 and 2 and 3 - from Marisol

Videos

YouTube videos about miniature boat projects

Research/ Inspiration

Doing a Cruise scene? What would you need?

suitcases, those over-sized straw bags
sunhats, bikinis, beach towels/blankets, beach umbrella
life preserver with ship name/year
net with beach debris (starfish, driftwood, shells etc)
marquee sign for nightly entertainment
deck chairs
menu from Captain's table supper
Bon Voyage bottle of champagne and glasses
fruit platter, basket of welcome goodies from cruise line
Welcome folder from tour operators with misc. papers and "postcards" etc inside
scene with one side a porthole and wall (perhaps decorated as the walkway on the ship), and the othe the stateroom, tidy or disorganized in haste to participate in ship activities. Or the ship's infirmary, the captain's quarters, gift shop .

Tips/Hints

Ideas about what is needed for boat projects

links to inspiring pages

Boat with Shelves - decor item, the staining on the back "walls" has the look of tree trunks and branches along the right side, and the middle section resembles the horizon across a lake.