1-15-2011 THE SUPPLIES TO CREATE "BLING" ENGINES & CARS

ok, so i have an engine ive BLINGED out, and 1 car i have BLINGED out in RED, and i really want to be able to do each color in the rainbow, as well as do specialty holiday cars, like: VALENTINES DAY with red, pink, and clear stones, either on 1 car each, or all on one car, with HEARTS on the cars as well.

THAT idea requires SUPPLIES.

i really have a wonderful husband, who lets my creatice side flourish (as long as there is cash flow, lol).
when i told him i needed supplies (ready for when we got the box cars) we went right out and got some stuff.

heres what i came out with:

ENJOY!
MICHELLE

PLASTIC BOX


WITH MOVABLE DIVIDERS!


BLING!


SPECIALTY BLING-colors i thought would be awesome for a "winter" CAR (these were on sale!)




BLINGY RIBBON - for interior, cluster, possible trim on the outside of the cars.


HOLIDAY - VALENTINES DAY- GLITTERY TRIM (for inside cars)


HEAVY GOLD/CRYSTAL trim

1-8-2011 MY "BLING" N SCALE ENGINE HAS HER 1ST RUN AT THE MALL

im not gonna lie, im pretty proud of MY BLINGED OUT N SCALE engine. i did her up specifically, just to see IF shed draw any kind of attention...at all. or, if people would make rude dispareging comments about her, period.

and true to the human nature of humanity itself, she drew more attention and OOOOS and AHHHHHS, from BOTH sexes, i knew i had something!
ya see, she appeals to females, and girls, and anyone who likes...sparkly stuff. cause shes COVERED in flat backed plastic metalic backed gems.

multi colored.
for a reason, because it would cost me a near fortune to try to do an engine up in every color there is out there...
i just decided to cover her, the best way i could with every size and color i had on hand for this idea.

the mall wasnt her 1st run....this was actually her second. her 1st was at a Christmas Show we did here in Edmond, Oklahoma. and let me just say...she stopped traffic IN the building we were in while she commanded the rail...lol

so, i finally have an N Scale engine to go along with my specialty and yellow cars, and craig was so kind to pull out allot of the yellow cars to ride behind her, so not only was she sparkly..she was bright too! lol

these images arnt the best...i found i CANT use macro AND STOP MOTION at the same time on my camera...so, some (if not all) are blurry. but you get an idea, anyway.

im not sure sure id want to try to bling my other scales (Z and T) as they get so much smaller and the gems become harder to handle the tinier thay are....bigger, like HO would be better...but i havnt decided if i want to go larger yet. i do believe the canvase for specific art in relation to gem placemnt would be easier and more pronounced if i didthem in larger scale...but for now, N is as good as its gonna get.
i need dummy engines to work engines in single colors, for holiday sets...

anyway, heres the pics, ENJOY!
MICHELLE