Originally, I began creation of this camp for myself. I had made Stupa Market as a test to see how it worked, and thought it would look really good to put on larger stupa on a platform and a smaller one nearby. One could be worn away to brick, while the other could still have its rough stone facing.
The platform for the brick stupa was created simply with bass wood. As with Stupa Market, the monument itself uses two pieces from Wood Shoppe Turnings items that I believe are created for doll houses. One is a "small bell," the other a flower pot. Flip the pot upside down and put the bell atop and you have an authentic looking stupa. I painted the brick one a base red-brown, and used a hazel tan to first do the horizontal lines, then put alternating tick marks for the vertical ones. The smaller stupa is painted black and drybrushed two shades of gray on top.
I added a monk converted from Feudal Castings awesome "Oriental Peasants" bag (simply clip the club out of his hand and he is expounding on some Buddhist theory to the bored looking soldier). The soldier is a leftover Irregular Miniatures Khmer Spearman.
The styrene plastic base was then painted earth red, and flocked with a blend of Woodland Scenics grasses. I then added larger clumps of flocking (that had fallen of my Woodland Scenics trees -- save everything!) as vegetation growth on the temple grounds. The monk's tiny begging bowl is made from sculpey.
I thought it turned out excellently, and was very evocative of a photo I have on my travel website of my visit to Bagan in Myanmar (www.worldwidemike.com). So, why did I sell it? Well, I foolishly did not measure the bass wood platforms and stupa to make sure it would fit in my carrying boxes. As they say, "Missed it by THAT much." So, rather than continuously have to make special arrangements for transporting it, I decided I'd simply redo it some other time. Besides, I thought of another innovation that I want to try...
The Brick Stupa camp was sold to Bob Beattie at Cold Wars for $25.