Commission for an Ebay customer... (1 Viewer)

[mikemiller1955]

I had a guy that buys buildings from me regularly on Ebay...
hew was looking for a K&C SP033...
"The Stables"...
a fantastic offering from K&C...
which was retired about 15 years ago...
and is really hard to find now days...
the last one I saw on Ebay went for $350...
making the secondary market kind of pricey...
so he asked me to make one in the same paint scheme...
to match the buildings he already bought from me in the past...
and only asking me to make it bigger...
he said I had "artistic license" on the build...
this is what I made him...

 

[mikemiller1955]

more pics...

 

[mikemiller1955]

more pics.....

 

[mestell]

Very nicely done Mike . . . . You have certainly progressed over time developing your "cottage" industry . . . .
:smile2: Mike

 

[jazzeum]

Nice indeed Mike. What are your buildings made of?

 

[zblang]

Gorgeous!

 

[Larry Allen]

Mike, you certainly do have quite a (HUGE) talent for designing and building these marvelous diorama items.

From my 2 mountain pieces, to desert structures, to 1812 style firing defenses and a LOT MORE .. you are really adding a tremendous breadth to our hobby.

Once again, well done!

--- LaRRy

 

[Sahara]

Fantastic work Mike. Your buildings are top notch.

 

[Horus]

Well done Mike. A great take on K&C's one.:salute::

Steve

 

[PanzerAce1944]

Mike, Looking sharp......Sure the buyer will like it.

Wayne

 

[Ivanhoe]

I had a guy that buys buildings from me regularly on Ebay...
hew was looking for a K&C SP033...
"The Stables"...
a fantastic offering from K&C...
which was retired about 15 years ago...
and is really hard to find now days...
the last one I saw on Ebay went for $350...
making the secondary market kind of pricey...
so he asked me to make one in the same paint scheme...
to match the buildings he already bought from me in the past...
and only asking me to make it bigger...
he said I had "artistic license" on the build...
this is what I made him...

Excellent work as usual !

Your mixture of materials and 'detail' is quite amazing.

Well Done.

 

[make2007]

Curious do you make WW2 buildings.

 

[sammy719]

Beautiful building Mike......Hmmmm, I need a Castle facade for my Crusaders, you for hire????

 

[TomNT]

Excellent structure Mike, another gem from the big Mike workshops!

P.S. Are you going to the Chicago show this year?

Tom

 

[tdubel]

Nice Mike!
Tom

 

[mikemiller1955]

I would like to thank everyone for your comments...
they are flattering and duly appreciated that you took the time to comment...
thank everyone also for your "likes" also...
very much appreciated...

Brad...they are made with foam board...
"blue or pink board"...
extruded polystyrene...
used for insulation on homes...
they have a very durable stucco patch coating...
you can drop them on the floor and they bounce...
not like resin...
practically unbreakable unless fragile attachments are incorporated...see pic...

Make2007...
I'm not sure what a WWII building is...^&grin...
but I don't own any WWII figures...
so I never tried...
I have never collected a series with a mechanized war machine...

Sammy...
I'm so far behind I can barely keep up...
honestly....
I bet I have sold 60 diorama/buildings on Ebay since December...
3-4-5 a week....
Carlo just posted pics of an awesome one...
he sells his buildings...
his work is hard to beat...

Tom...
I thought about going...
I really enjoyed that show and the room trading...
drinking with George and all the Froggers was the highlight of the trip...
if you're going...
I could be persuaded...hehehe...
let me know...

 

[TomNT]

Tom...
I thought about going...
I really enjoyed that show and the room trading...
drinking with George and all the Froggers was the highlight of the trip...
if you're going...
I could be persuaded...hehehe...
let me know...

I'll let you know Mike but at this stage I'm almost pencilled in! It will be great if you come and their could be a whole bunch of other blokes going as well so it will be a blast! Just have to watch out for that Zach (if he attends) sliding under the table!!!!{eek3}^&grin

Tom

 

[mikemiller1955]

Sammy...I just thought about my post message to you...and I didn't want you to think I was a bit flippant...you should look at the one Carlo made...if you don't like it...or he won't sell it to you...let me know and I'll help you out...it may take me a week or two to get it done...I'm trying to make stuff for the Texas Show as I have a table this year and am selling stuff...let me know...but look at Carlo's...it's pretty awesome...

 

[mikemiller1955]

I'll let you know Mike but at this stage I'm almost pencilled in! It will be great if you come and their could be a whole bunch of other blokes going as well so it will be a blast! Just have to watch out for that Zach (if he attends) sliding under the table!!!!{eek3}^&grin

Tom

make you a deal Tom...
if you're going...
I'm going...
for real...
let me know asap so I can book flight/room...

 

[TomNT]

make you a deal Tom...
if you're going...
I'm going...
for real...
let me know asap so I can book flight/room...

No worries Mike, i'll be in touch.

Tom