York dolls house miniatures fair spring talks demos and prizes

Free Talks & Demos

All day | David Bishop
Wiring your Dolls House for Lights & Fires
David, of Little Houses Plus & Small World Products, is a Dolls House wiring specialist. Learn how to have some lights on and some lights off, or how to get that perfect flicker for your fire.
Where: Stand 125

11am | Norman Raven
Making Dolls House Gardens
Norman, of Raven Miniatures, shows how to make dolls house gardens using a range of model railway scenery techniques. This talk will last approximately 1 hour with Q&A at the end.
Where: Demonstration Area

12.30pm | Rachel Hinds
Painting Miniature Mice
Watch Rachel painting a small cameo of Mr Mouse, wearing a suit, and Mrs Mouse, in a dress, both based on Victorian Fashions. Rachel will use oil paints which have a wonderful depth of colour and vibrancy, to create the miniature paintings, approx 3x2cm!
Where: Demonstration Area
2.15pm | Jane Harrop
1/24th Scale - Love it or Leave it!
A few years ago in an effort to save space and take on a new challenge, many miniaturists went from working in 1/12th scale to the popular 1/48th scale and bypassed 1/24th scale. So, did they miss out on something special? Let's take a look and you can decide for yourself!
Where: Demonstration Area