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Uncle Trav's miniature tiki huts....Small Paradise. Diorama-o-rama |
uncle trav
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From: Kalamazoo
|  Posted: 2011-12-14 7:23 pm Permalink
Thank you for all of the kind compliments. Here is a shot from the workbench. A whole lot of thatching going on. It's hard to make out in these photos but each row of thatch has hundreds of tiny cuts to make the detail of the thatch. Thanks again for taking a look.
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BigToe
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From: Southern California
| Posted: 2011-12-15 3:58 pm Permalink
lookin good trav, you crazy sum-bitch!!!!
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uncle trav
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Joined: Apr 27, 2005
Posts: 1846
From: Kalamazoo
| Posted: 2011-12-15 8:11 pm Permalink
Crazy is right! This thing is sucking up a ton of time! Two Mai Kai restaurants in this world and one is on my kitchen table. I still have some work to do but I hope folks will recognize this model when they see it. Once again not an exact copy but a blend of my imagination and the real thing. I am going to do a sign for this one if I can figure out how. Thanks for taking a look.
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
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From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2011-12-15 8:35 pm Permalink
Wow, sweet! And now, for the foliage... 
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Big Kahuna
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From: SoMass
| Posted: 2011-12-15 10:01 pm Permalink
Love it! Nice work, my friend.
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tigertail777
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Joined: Nov 25, 2004
Posts: 671
From: Oregon
| Posted: 2011-12-15 11:10 pm Permalink
WOW. Incredible. What did you use to do the coloring on the thatching? I really like how it is uneven varying tones...just like the real thing!
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uncle trav
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From: Kalamazoo
| Posted: 2011-12-16 07:05 am Permalink
Thanks guys. Haven't even thought about foliage yet. I used amber shellac for the thatch. I think this works best on the paper I used. The amber light is from a small C7 bulb I installed in the base. All hand built and many many hours of work but it has been a fun project. Here is a pop can for scale and a look at the guts.
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Beachbumz
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Joined: Jan 09, 2008
Posts: 1056
From: Kihei, Maui
| Posted: 2011-12-16 7:47 pm Permalink
Unreal Trav!
So Brada... What time Happy Hour start??? 
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uncle trav
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From: Kalamazoo
| Posted: 2011-12-22 07:53 am Permalink
No happy hour just yet. I still have to get the sign built but it is coming along.
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
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From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2011-12-22 08:21 am Permalink
Trav, I missed last week's post, the pictures of it all lit up are a thing of beauty! This is definitely one of your best and most ambitious projects.
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danlovestikis
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Joined: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 5169 | Posted: 2011-12-22 08:55 am Permalink
You have found your calling and we have found one fun thread to watch. If you are keeping what you make you could build the best village on earth a place we would all want to go. Thank you, Wendy
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TikiKIrby
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Joined: Nov 01, 2005
Posts: 91
From: SoCal
| Posted: 2011-12-23 2:30 pm Permalink
Awesome, just awesome... I love the scale.
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Dustycajun
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Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 4480
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2012-01-17 10:09 pm Permalink
Uncle Trav,
Another mini marvel, awesome work! Glad to own one of your masterpieces.
I saw this montage on the web and thought it might be a good look for your Mai Kai scene!
DC
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Beachbumz
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Joined: Jan 09, 2008
Posts: 1056
From: Kihei, Maui
| Posted: 2012-01-18 12:00 am Permalink
That is sooooo Cool Trav!!!
Your detail is amazing. SWEET!
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uncle trav
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Joined: Apr 27, 2005
Posts: 1846
From: Kalamazoo
| Posted: 2012-03-09 05:07 am Permalink
Thanks for all of the kind words everyone. I finally hit the creative wall back in January and had to walk away from the miniatures for a bit. I am starting to try out some ideas for the sign for the mini Mai Kai but nothing to post as of yet. Thanks again for taking a look.
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