Miniatures make me happy

Alice – our Havanese dog – is the centre of our world. She’s full of love, fun and has a huge personality so of course it makes sense to have a miniature version of her. She’s a tiny dog (which we only realise when she’s with other breeds) but not twelfth scale – yet. I’m lucky I married someone who ‘gets’ my love of miniatures. Tim got a replica made of Alice which is one of the best birthday presents I’ve ever received. Finding a little bowl  (thanks, once again, to Shepherd Miniatures) at Miniatura  for her was just the icing on the cake.  Eventually she’ll live in comfort in my modern house but for now, she’s just guarding the doorway during the renovation works.

I love the 50s – from the furniture to the fashion – so I think my diner might be my favourite room box (at least for the moment). My 50s style 1:12 scale diner - built from scratch by my dad. The inside of the diner - still lots of space to fill. I’d been looking around for a kit for a long time but couldn’t find anything I liked, so my dad came to the rescue and designed RK’s diner from scratch, including the amazing electrics. I absolutely love turning the main lights off, switching on each individual element and watching it come to life.  The juke box is actually a toy I found on eBay but it was the right scale and I think it fits perfectly. The ‘clock face’ is a watch that my dad added LED lighting to, while the sign in the window is actually meant for model railways. The buttons are labelled so each element of the lighting can be controlled individually.  The doors are another favourite element, something he spent a long time over but I think it was worth it to get the meta