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s gave him an opportunity to try another area of model‐making or miniatures which he hadn’t tried
before ‐ doll’s houses, room boxes and furniture. Although new to the doll’s house and miniatures scene,
he was able to apply all the skills from his other work.
One of his pet subjects is the cross fertilisation of ideas and techniques from other fields of
model‐making, for example the military modellers have great techniques for creating realistic figures and
weathering vehicles, the railway modellers have a lot of great techniques for creating buildings and
scenery and these techniques can be applied to the doll’s house world as well.
When he met his partner, Silvia Lane, they found they had a common interest in miniatures and
modelling and so they are now both part of Malcolm’s Miniatures – Silvia specialises in sculpting and
dressing character figures and sculpting
cats and birds, whilst Malcolm focuses
on houses, room boxes and
furniture. One of Silvia’s pet
subjects is that figures should
be doing something, with hands
that grip properly and actually
do hold the objects they are
working with. One of her
specialities is old ladies
falling asleep like the
one shown here.
Artisans In Miniature 8 Old Lady Asleep...
before ‐ doll’s houses, room boxes and furniture. Although new to the doll’s house and miniatures scene,
he was able to apply all the skills from his other work.
One of his pet subjects is the cross fertilisation of ideas and techniques from other fields of
model‐making, for example the military modellers have great techniques for creating realistic figures and
weathering vehicles, the railway modellers have a lot of great techniques for creating buildings and
scenery and these techniques can be applied to the doll’s house world as well.
When he met his partner, Silvia Lane, they found they had a common interest in miniatures and
modelling and so they are now both part of Malcolm’s Miniatures – Silvia specialises in sculpting and
dressing character figures and sculpting
cats and birds, whilst Malcolm focuses
on houses, room boxes and
furniture. One of Silvia’s pet
subjects is that figures should
be doing something, with hands
that grip properly and actually
do hold the objects they are
working with. One of her
specialities is old ladies
falling asleep like the
one shown here.
Artisans In Miniature 8 Old Lady Asleep...