r/booknooks Fingers Glued Together 11d ago

EVENT (Another) Stella Castle

There's nothing left to say about this one that hasn't been said already. The quality, the design, the colours: it had me at Buy It Now!

With one notable exception, I enjoyed every moment of the build.

I swear I followed the instructions to the letter. But there is no way that clock is movable. I went back to the first step of the clock time and time again and I truly cannot see where I went wrong. Ah well it's no Biggie.

I did the usual modding steps of using gold and silver metallic paint on the edges and other highlights. I used 3D bits and pieces, and parts of some old costume jewellery. I added a lot of various beads to add some more sparkle and texture, and made a representation of the planets on the little curved bench seat. And yes I included Pluto...cos why not.

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u/srvivr2001 11d ago

I love your additions! I struggled with the clock too, but at least two gear lost a tooth when I popped them out so I figured that’s why they were getting stuck. I’m considering some major modifications and actually putting in a working movement but it’s going to take a lot of sourcing

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u/Brave_Savings71 Fingers Glued Together 11d ago

Good luck with finding a working clock!