minifigs

At first Henry didn't want to be part of the miniaturist club (even though he will sit and build legos for hours -- has been since he was two). I think he was responding to the "girlie" image of many miniatures and the whole dollhouse thing. He wasn't into it, so I took him to visit The Last Square, a store for models and miniatures. This place is great, not only can you find fantasy minifigures of all varieties and modeling supplies for civil war buffs, train enthusiasts, and sci-fi junkies, but you can also buy tools like stainless steel dental picks for mini modeling and the tiniest little brushes for painting. They are very well stocked in balsa wood. And there is a sort of minifigure gallery of amazingly painted lead figures that sell for over 500 dollars a piece do to extreme detail. A must see.

So anyway, after all this Henry was in the club! I bought him some one inch Viking figures to paint and he practiced his drybrush technique last week. He is currently working on a diorama for these little guys which I can't wait to get a photo of when it's finished.