Mining Camp

My daughter decided that she wanted to make an old time mining camp in miniature. She did a lot of research before she even started the scene. (Don't forget to poke the pictures so that you can see in more detail.)

She found out how the old time tents were built with a wooden frame under the canvas. She researched their tools, equipment, food, supplies, reading material, newspapers, letters, post cards etc.

Then she started constructing. The first item she made was the bed and sleeping bags. The rope bunk bed was amazing and the sleeping bags looked so real looking.  

She found old newspapers from the gold rush days and old records that showed the exact list of supplies and amounts that the miners would need to take into the wilds.

She found letters and postcards that were sent to miners from friends and loved ones. There were also maps of the different gold fields.

She created an old wood stove and a storage rack.

Then she spent a lot of time looking for a miner. She finally found an action figure that was the correct size and had the rugged look she wanted.

(I believe it was a wrestler.)

She did a lot of work on the river and landscaping. I am so proud of her and all she has accomplished.  She has done many things that I have never even attempted and this is her first miniature ever. The river is so realistic. Stones, weeds, muddy look, gold panning dish at the side. Even the miner's donkey and an old outhouse.

It is such a pleasure to have her interested in miniatures and I love sharing this hobby with her. It

makes it so much more fun when you can share it.