What’s a haunted house without a black cat? Boring and unfinished, that’s what it is.
I bought this delightful weathervane from Minimum World. It’s made from silver metal, so you can paint it any color you like, but not brass, please. No additional brass is needed in the miniature world. I sprayed the pieces flat black and cut off the bottom from the mounting bracket. The bottom pin I left unpainted. The pin sits in the base and allows the cat portion to spin.
I then applied the same weathering technique I had used for the Juliet balcony.
There was no screw included, so I faked a bolt with glue. I added more glue than necessary and let it ooze out the hole when attached to the flat roof trim.
Once dry, I painted it to match.
While I was up on the roof, I decided to apply a grey wash to the flat roof portion. This gives it a slight age and weathered appearance.
I also finished the moss on the roof.
It was a large job only because I had to clear out the attic and rake up the leaves before working. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to clean up the excess foam that gets everywhere.
Now, I’ve never raked a lawn in real life, but here I am happily doing it in mini! This little rake from Sir Thomas Thumb really works! :D No, I’m not left-handed, but I can’t photograph my right hand all that easily.
