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The Bier Garten-1934

The Details:

Before putting the figure in place, I wanted to complete the actual setting.  First, I added bent brass ship railings to represent decorative balcony treatments on the front of the tavern. These were painted white.  To the side windows, I created flower boxes from wood strip for each window, and added in tufts of Woodland Scenics green lichen to give the appearance of shrubbery.  Using a 10/0 brush, I then touched high points on the lichen to give a similance of yellow and red flowers to the boxes.

A small table was added outside on the street, and a cabbage and handful of carrots were made from Miliput putty and set on top.  I was going to have an old woman selling from the table, but then decided not, as she would detract from the visage of Hitler alone in the limelight.

A wooden fence was built and glued to the rear sides of the building, created from coffee-stir sticks, compliments of my local Starbuck’s.  I used a sharp needle to press in “nail holes” in the wood.  Once painted, I applied terra cotta streaks to indicate rust marks emanating from the common iron nails used for such work.  Likewise, I added in a stovepipe to both the second floor rear wall and the roof area of the shed, and applied the same terra cotta streaks for more rust stains.

In the rear yard of the building by the shed, I added in a red hand-operated water pump (another dollhouse accessory!).  A garbage pail was set beside the fence, and a few boxes were placed near the front of the tavern.  Finish everything with a stool and empty beer barrel for good measure.