Thank you. I mainly did this so I would have a mini version to put in my travel pack. This whole set fits into a 1.5" x 2" box. It is great for playing in small spaces. The small nuts are easily dislodged if one isn't careful however.
Details please! What size are they, and where did you get the jewels?
Looks great...I would like to try to make on for my travel set.
The nuts are 1/4", brass and steel. Easy to obtain at any hardware store. The jewels are glass crystal beads. I got those at a bead shop near the hardware store. They are held in place with a clear silicone caulking. I had to be careful not to use too much silicone on the underside of the beetle and mosquito pieces so they would stack properly. After I assembled them, I tested them out. I noticed that there wasn't enough contrast between the blue & green and gray & purple in low light. I clipped the head of a pin and siliconed it into the top of the green and gray pieces so I could tell them apart easier. As a bonus, the box the pins came in was just the right size to hold the set.
They seem to have an insect image underneath the gem, or is that an illusion?
Just shadows in the facets, mostly from the lighting and the flash needed to get the colors to show up.
Thank you for clarifying! I, too, thought there were petrified (or plastic) bugs in there, and was going crazy looking for instructions to get it done!
