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**Silver Arrows** @SilverArrows · Feb 23

My excuse is that I only buy Top Twists so I can use the box for #miniatures

My boss has been really nice to me, accommodating my sensory issues, never telling me off no matter how badly I mess up and taking me to the trade show so I COULD MEET CALVIN! MY HOMIE CALVIN! He has this really 70s mudguard on his bike, so I thought I could use it as a base for a #70s themed man cave. It took ages to create a vector seamless tile.

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Using paint shop pro 7 to create a seamless tile of a 70s style fruit on a vine (?) pattern

#art #crafts

**Silver Arrows** @SilverArrows · Feb 25

Feb 25

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Which would make the best wallpaper? I think the first keeps it closer to the original but I'm also thinking it's on the bright side. But maybe that will work. Maybe for the tools I'll just have to print a ParkTool wall

70s seamless tile with different orange and green shaded backgrounds

**Silver Arrows** @SilverArrows · Mar 5

Mar 5

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After two more days of work, I'm up to here. This 70s theme is a different style from the contemporary styles I'm used to making. I'll be really pleased if the heater comes out well! It's a shame I don't have any orange bulbs, I could have lit it up. But I don't have any spare battery holders anyway.

Work in progress of a mini 70s theme room. The sofa is brown with "wooden" arm rests. The gas heater is partially complete.

#miniatures #diy #crafts

**Silver Arrows** @SilverArrows · Mar 5

Mar 5

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I'm trying to decide if I should put the fireplace on the right hand wall or the back wall. I'm planning on putting a TV set in there, but I can't decide if it should go on the right wall or the back. I need a door on the left wall

This is gonna take a while.

The 70s theme mini room with the retro fruit-ish print and wood panelling on the wall.

#miniatures #crafts #diy

**Silver Arrows** @SilverArrows · Mar 9

Mar 9

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This took aaaaaages to make! I wish I'd taken care to make the mirrored parts flat, because the reflectiveness really shows it's curved!

A miniature hand made 70s style gas heater

#miniatures #crafts #diy

**Silver Arrows** @SilverArrows · Mar 9

Mar 9

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I still can't decide on the layout! I need to make the TV and cabinet for it. And also a floor lamp for the lighting. I wonder if I could put some red plastic around an LED and put that behind the heater for a soft glow?

The walls aren't straight, so I'm gonna have to make a skirting board and cornice too.

Apparently this pattern isn't some random 70s design, but by Orla Kiely

I think I'll work on the rest tomorrow.

#miniatures #crafts #diy

**Silver Arrows** @SilverArrows · Mar 11

Mar 11

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I got super lazy with the TV. The jerseys are actually framed and have plastic covering them.

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**Silver Arrows** @SilverArrows · Mar 12

Mar 12

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My mini 70s room is almost done! I decided I'd try to be clever and light up the heater, as having just the floor lamp lit up seemed not enough. But it caused me a lot of problems. I thought I could punch some holes to let the light through, but it ruined it. I had to reprint the grille and even now it's a little crooked where the LED has pushed it out of shape, but I can't access the back anymore!

My 70s man cave has the furniture put in, and I've added a floor lamp and heater. I've used LEDs to light the room

I used black bar tape to seal off the back of the heater to restrict the light emission

I used red sharpie on the LED to make the light shine red. But stabbing little holes into the grille looked so bad I had to waste a whole sheet of photo paper to reprint it. But now it's crooked.

#miniatures #crafts #diy

**Silver Arrows** @SilverArrows · Mar 13

Mar 13

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It's done! Here it is in natural light.

Close up of one corner showing a stack of cardboard boxes used as a surface. Covered in snacks.

The same corner as before but from a lower angle. You can read the names of the crisps

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**Silver Arrows** @SilverArrows · Mar 13

Mar 13

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And here it is with the lighting:

The mini 70s room with the lights on. The lamp and heater are lit up. The theme is orange and brown, very warm and cosy and vintage. The TV shows a MotoGP race.

Close up of the corner showing a stack of boxes with snacks on top, the sofa and the lamp. Motorbike speedway posters are at the back.

The other corner, showing the 70 style gas heater, the TV, the framed cycling jerseys, a Pashley poster (the person I'm giving it to hates Pashley) and a wall clock. There's a plant in a vase on the TV.

#miniatures #crafts #diy

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I think I'm going to leave it at this.

I added a bike fork loo roll holder. My boss showed me a picture of one he made, so I thought it would be nice to include it. I added some books, a vinyl player and a few other nicknacks.