Olav, i knew that dutch architects are strange people So it's a matter of taste only and it would be nice to have another opinion. Thanks for your answer Claude

Hi Claude, Thanks for your quick reply! I'm surely happy we can have different opinions! Just wanted to let the people know our miniature Farmhouse is a replica of an actual farm, not just a weird fantasy of the sculptor's mind. Cheers, Olav

Nice to see more of the Dutch dio stuff. I think the house will be very useful for building a small Dutch war scene. great work again! Jelger

Creative stuff, great little details and 'twists' that make these pieces just a bit different. Definitely not your average pieces

I agree with Scott that there is definitely something that lifts this companies products above the rest. About the farmhouse, I wonder how the thatch roof would paint up? It appears that it was made of individual strands before casting? The number ont he front seems overly large though Brad

Hi Brad I've seen that before. It's not the house number but part of the date when the property was was built. Quite common to see it in old buildings, certainly in the UK so I'm sure that extends into the rest of Europe. Sometimes if wall ties have had to be used to pull in walls they would incorporate it to make it more of a feature. Mostly I've seen it done by the bricklayer at the time of building construction, using different coloured brick to create a name or date. Alan

The way Alan (ans Olav) it describes, it was also used in the Netherlands. It is the year the farm was build. another example: Jelger

Ah thanks Alan that makes sense. That said, if you compare to the original photo from the link it is huge in comparison, but if the artisitic licence is validated, then I'm all for it Brad

Hi Brad Yes I think the example picture was the basis of the building but the numbers a valid embellishment much the same as changing the fairly modern roof tiles for a thatched type roof. Alan