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Creativity => Arts & Crafts Corral => Topic started by: NinaMarie on May 16, 2012, 07:46:16 PM
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So I've had this longing for a Dream Castle in the back of my mind for awhile. I was denied one second hand from some cousins when I was little. Well this semester I decided to take a fun class and enrolled in ceramics where I spent half the semester creating this thing!
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In the end due to severe class time limitations I had to leave out doing the drawbridge door and little rose medallions. I also was unable to shape the turrets proper as I was literally slapping them on in the last 20 mins of class before the firing deadline >_< I did leave little holes in case I can make some flags!
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Once again running out of time and lack of proper reference pics I forgot the window in the back tower :mad:
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Painting was hasty as well and a bit splotchy in spots but the colors came out super close to the originals and i'm really pleased! I was really hating on it at first because it wasn't a "perfect" replica but for the limited time i had and having not seen one of these in person since i was maybe 7 I think I did well. I probably should have tried to go smaller :blush:
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And here are some reps from the different generations to give you all a size idea
A big project that I hated at first but now have grown to love as my own unique pony art!
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:dropjaw: WOW, that came out fantastic! What an AWESOME replica!
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Wow that is totally amazing! :D I can't imagine how much time and patience that took! I'm sure the ponies can't even tell a difference and love it just the same! :3
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that is the best thing ever!
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that is an awesome idea! and it looks almost identical! Not to mention that isn't going to have any broken hinges :P
Congrats! You should be so proud of yourself!
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wow, that looks amazing! great work :faint:
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Wonderful work, I think it looks much more like a castle than the plastic original
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That is so cool!!!
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Ttoally amazing!!
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I'm glad you all like it!
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I'd rather have yours than an original! Very nice!
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Wow! O_O
That Dream Castle looks just fantastic! Bravo for the wonderful work! :cheer: :cheer:
Now you should try making Paradise Estate and Lullaby Nursery. ;) XD
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Love it! Well done! :cheer:
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That dream castle looks stunning :)
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Woah, that is... Amazing! :whoa:
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...Wow. You have no idea how much I LOVE this! <3 :lovey: :frolic: :happy:
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That is s amazing!!! Oh i have an idea maybe make the draw bridge out of like model plane wood!!!
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I guess I'm really too critical of myself. Before painting it I disliked it so much for not getting "all" the details just right, I actually kinda hoped something would go wrong during the firing process since the base is so thin. I thought no hardcore MLP fan would think much of it. :blush: Guess I was wrong!
It was a headache trying to finish during class hours. I think there is a ceramic supply store in the area that might fire projects for the public who don't own kilns. So maybe someday I will make a Paradise Estate and Lullaby Nursery Moonracer :biggrin: Doing it at home on my own time will certainly be less stressful.
That is s amazing!!! Oh i have an idea maybe make the draw bridge out of like model plane wood!!!
I'd be interested to hear! I had started on a door that was going to be working but didn't have time for it.
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Wow, that's amazing!
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I think that is totally awesome!! And its a great display for your ponies!! Love it!! And I think you did an exceptional job considering your time limitations and no reference pictures!!
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That looks so awesome! A perfect home for your ponies :D
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That is awesome! Even though you left out a few things it still looks really great. You did an excellent job :biggrin:
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That is outstanding work! Be pleased with yourself, I love it. :iconclap:
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That is such a cool idea!!!!! :lovey:
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most hobby stores that specialize im model trains have sheets of white plastic in varying thickness, i believe its used to make building walls for their dioramas, easy to work with you just score and snap or dremel it for curves... you can prolly pick up a sheet of the right thickness for 10 bucks or so to make the door. =] looks fantastic. =] and if you ever wanted to make the bits you forgot about you can always go back and putty it later =]
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You did an Amazing job!
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This castle is awesome! Almost better than the original!
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WOW! Awesome :cool: !!!
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Oh my goodness, that is fantastic!!! It looks just like the plastic version! I also can't imagine the amount of patience it must have taken to finish... It really does look completely amazing!
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sooo fab!!! <3 it soo much! <3 <3 <3
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I can be a little too perfectionist with tiny details sometimes and it can be stressful.
I was just a teensy bit tempted to try selling this thing when i thought I was going to have some expensive car repairs. Luckily i don't need to. I do need to unload a boat full of G3s
My boyfriend and I were talking about how much people like this castle and it got me thinking that maybe I could pay my way to next year's pony fair with some of these.
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Oh my goodness, that looks awesome!! Great work :frolic:
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Wow great job!
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That's gorgeous! Now that you know how to sculpt, you should totally do custom porceleins--I bet they'd sell like Plushies! Ooh, and you should do the accessories now too!
And I know what you mean about Dream Castle need. I was born in '88, so by the time I grew up, there were almost no ponies in stores. I wanted a Dream Castle SOOOO bad, but I could never seem to find one ANYWHERE.
Then, one day my Dad decided to help me out and built me a fake one out of wood and funnels and heavy duty cardboard cylinders. It didn't look anything like a real Dream Castle, but I loved it! Handmade playsets are the best!
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Aw Mismatch that's awesome your dad tried to make you a Dream Castle! My dad made my sister and i some doll furniture out of random scraps of wood. Hooray for handy dads trying to please their kids!
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inspired ^.^ What a wonderful idea ^.^
Makes me wanna build a castle of my own ^.^
great work ^.^
xoxo
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It looks awesome, even better than the original castle. It looks genuine hasbro too, like it could have been part of the G1 pony ceramics.
Totally off topic but, this brought back a weird memory from the 80s:
I once tried to make a gingerbread Dream Castle for christmas. Mini size. It turned out awful. I used empty toilet rolls covered in tin foil to shape the towers and when they came out of the owen the dough had risen around the rolls so it was impossible to remove them. So I ended up leaving them inside. Once the turrets and the frosting came on it looked half-decent.
I was so complimented for the castle. No one knew about the rolls inside.. and I didn't say anything.
This was for display only, no one was going to eat it. But still... >_<
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Hah awesome story tootie_tails!
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It's gorgeous! That must have taken alot of patience :D
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Aaah, that is BEAUTIFUL ^.^
I love it because it's like a REAL castle rather than one just made of plastic!
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Wow, a home made castle?!
:dropjaw: I was just posting in another thread about custom playsets. Yours is epic and I hope you love every lil bit of it as much as we do.
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WOW! This is gorgeous!
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Wouah! That's a great idea, your castle is like a dream, it's amazing!
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That's amazing! It looks heavy, too!