12th scale 18th C. Table casket Large (Kit) (also available in a small size).
This ornate casket could be the ultimate in hidden secrets. The stories that this casket could hold are endless. Apart from its sheer elegance as a box to be displayed in its own right it can also be lined and filled with all manner or precious and mysterious objects. Maybe it is a casket for documents, jewels, old letters or maybe it houses a collection of antique finds. The story is yours and it can be displayed closed or with the lid detatched to show the interior. I think it would look wonderful lined in a delicate faded button upholstered silk.
The size lends itself to being centre stage on a small french table or a lage console table.
With the lid removed it can become a planter (indeed a very nice one!) and the lid a wall decoration..in the mini world anything is possible!
The kit is in 2 parts
Made from lead free pewter alloy
Measurements: 4cm wide c 2.2cm deep x 3.3cm tall
NOTES
As with all my metal designs the pieces will require a little cleaning using a file and/or sandpaper. The metal is very soft so this is a simple and satifying part of the build process.
I tend to use superglue (Hafixx being my favoured choice) with a super glue activator to speed things up.
To paint the item I strongly recommend a metal primer. Spray primers are the easiest and just a light coat with give the paint something to 'key' with......then the choice is yours. I use all types of paints from acrylics to cellulose spray paints. All have their own merits and so I choose according to the finish I wish to create.
After applying my coats of paint I will always add an aging layer of raw umber acrylic (water it down and then paint and wipe off to leave the dark paint in the recesses). Aging can be very rewarding and there are many options for this. One little recommendation is to use rotten stone/pumice stone powder to add what I like to describe as "dust" to the piece. It is a powder and will always be a powder unless mixed with a binder such as glue. The powder is a soft grey and if it is brished on then off it will leave a slight dusting in the recesses of the design.
A final flourish of splatter (very subtle brown/grey applied with by splattering the paint from a bristled brush such as a toothbrush) adds a little more interest.
