I'm not a hero I'm just a coffee shop.

September 21, 2016 10:20 AM

Think you've got what it takes to start your very own cafe?

You may need to expand.
And add a patio.
And make renovations.

You need the essentials

...and of course you need furniture and decor.

But most importantly, your cafe needs food food food food food and drinks.

posted by phunniemee (11 comments total)

Holy crap. I'm just starting to get into some foam-core stuff for improved board-game box inserts. That can get into some effort, but is simple overall. This is intense. And amazing. And intimidating. And marvelous.
posted by cardioid at 10:38 AM on September 21, 2016

Hipster Atsume.
posted by acb at 10:46 AM on September 21, 2016 [2 favorites]

Yep...that looks like my job. Then it's on-camera for like...half a second before they explode it :/
posted by sexyrobot at 10:57 AM on September 21, 2016 [2 favorites]

[Cuts away] "...manager."
posted by good in a vacuum at 1:53 PM on September 21, 2016

Oh, those product packages each containing, like, three blades of miniature grass and one lovingly-crafted piece of faux litter.

I miss Tokyu Hands (and Hobbybase/Yellow Submarine) so much.
posted by rokusan at 2:25 PM on September 21, 2016

I watched the strawberry shortcake build video, and as time went on, the tension began to mount. Every time the giant hand bumped something, knocked something over, or even slightly failed to grasp the tiny objects, I braced for the guttural scream of frustration, and the wrath of the giant hand smiting it's tiny creations, following by the heavy sound of footfalls receding into the distance.

I might not be cut out for this level of crafting.
posted by Ghidorah at 6:22 PM on September 21, 2016

I would totally watch videos of dollhouse-making rage-quits.
posted by lollusc at 7:07 PM on September 21, 2016 [1 favorite]

There's another channel I like a lot called mosogourmet that makes intricate little snacks. Everything looks so perfect and exact. After the final reveal in the videos, there's almost always a blooper or two included where the creator goes to lift a cake or whatever and the thing falls apart. The videos are silent but you can clearly hear her exasperated sigh whenever something goes wrong. I love it.
posted by phunniemee at 7:25 PM on September 21, 2016

They individually stippled the texture of sponge cake bubbles on little half inch pieces of strawberry shortcake... I can't even...

I thought I was anal because my monitor and keyboard have to be exactly parallel.

Thanks phunniemee, amazing to watch.
posted by pixlboi at 7:45 PM on September 21, 2016

They individually stippled the texture of sponge cake bubbles on little half inch pieces of strawberry shortcake... I can't even...

They did those red roll things to create the strawberry-ness between layers of cake, and then practically covered them with the aluminum foil circles.
posted by not that girl at 8:54 PM on September 21, 2016

This is amazing!
posted by lucy.jakobs at 9:02 PM on September 21, 2016