Completing work on the Miss Lydia Pickett Cottage Clock in 1:12 scale by Robin Betterley’s Miniatures.
A dear blog reader suggested the face didn’t look right, and I thought it was just me who felt that way – or because the hands weren’t on yet. So, I decided to print two more versions with smaller dials. You’ll see this revised face for the rest of the build. Instead of digging out the pasted face, I just added another cardstock circle to bring it forward a bit more and pasted the new face over the top. I applied a thin layer of Delta Ceramcoat Satin Varnish as a sealer for the paper face and previously applied artwork adapted from The Graphics Fairy.
The hands are Susanne Russo brasses, a lovely find of new old stock at a local show. The package indicates the color is black, but they are brass. One side was tarnished, so I used that for my clock.
I drilled winding holes as accents, lining them with a bit of paint. I added tiny bits of black wire at the top and bottom to allow the acrylic to float over the hands.
I cut the middle face trim to accommodate an additional 3/16″ hinge.
There’s a small nail for the knob. I dabbed these with Taupe Metallic by Folk Art to match the other detailing. Since the hinges don’t function, the paint won’t matter. Now it looks like you can open the glass to wind the clock.
The acrylic that came with the kit had an imperfection that was large enough to bother me. Instead of digging out the Cricut, I managed to cut a new insert by hand. :D
I added a small keyhole from a Classics door knob set and fashioned a key from a laser cut brass hook from The Ironworks.
This is one of my favorite details. :D
Here you can see the door hinges on the body.
Here’s a reminder of what the kit photo suggested for finishing.
And, here is my finished version. :]
I had a lot of fun with this kit and wish they were still available.
