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A record of what will be my ''piece de resistance" (hopefully :P )

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Day 19:) sunglasses required

Some of you will know that with the first Beacon build i wanted a green house....painted it and omg!!! all i could think of was ''the owl and the pussycat went to sea in a beautiful pea green boat'' i quickly changed it to the sandy colour its a nice green but didnt suit this house or what i wanted for it anyways well..............building this second one i thought i'd better do the same so that the sandy colour will be the same shade (having green under it) so h
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Day18 :) Stucco

holes are filled and the stucco is on!! heres a close up of the swirls :w00t: have to patiently wait for it to dry then paint it....hmmmm i seem to remember i did the other one pea green first then changed to the sandy colour...i may have to do that again to get the right shade ahh well you do what you have to do Laters :lol: :yikes:
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Days 15, 16 and 17 :P

after my staining disaster i decided to slow it down :lol: i'm rushing what is supposed to be my best house yet so....i just fiddled about with the stairs, wallpaper and room/furniture placements for a couple of days not much room in the craft room to work but as you see my 'helper' still manages to get in on the act tomorrow i want to do the stucco and fill in the gaps....i think i'll concentrate on the outside and do some flooring inbetwe
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Day 14 :) ruuuuurrrrroooooooo

so............i decided to stain the floors ....i was going to floorboard with skinny sticks but as i like to 'fill my houses to capacity'' you never see much floor anyway All is good...i find the tin of stain i used on the other Beacon...i shake it up...theres plenty in the tin...i open it and start staining....... top floor done....middle floor done....ground floor done....i'm thinking this is looking good :lol: i go to make a coffee before the next coat...i c
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Day 13 :) hold up :(

ok so today i was going to stucco and paint the main body But.....i cant do that till i make some decisions on the back veranda :lol: 1) am i doing the conservatory off the back? i really want it on the roof between the towers but i dont know if i'm clever enough to do it...... 2) am i having a basement? i think its overkill on this huge construction....but hey it is an extravaganza why not go the whole hog .........Still undecided Her
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Day 12 :) peg city

did some trims today....its peg city and started to put in the left bay i'm thinking of putting a conservatory off the front bay....dont know yet :yikes: and i found a handy use for the ruler well i'm off to fiddle some more....might be back later
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Day 11 :) she takes up residence in my craft room :)

Today the mess in the dining room got to me....also my daughter was complaining of wood splinters in her socks :lol: So........i moved the build into my craft room ....was a tight fit as i have far too much in a tiny room....but we made it also i moved the wartime house out into the dining room....i have a 'WWII corner' So that was Day 11 :w00t: I'm glad i moved it...i love my craft room....heater on...scented candle b
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Day 10:) slight problem but not really :P

I've double glued the mansard supports....those babies arent going anywhere :w00t: I was all set to dry fit the curved roof....i have the new veneer parts backed by cardboard ( what a fabulous upgrade Dean!!!)....rurrooooooooo....its got to be reversed....the wood is on the wrong side....i have the cardboard facing out :yikes: ....mild panic sets in....then.....dohhhhh its going to be shingled anyways....drama over i think i'll shingle them
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Day 9 :) a new layout

I bought a huge bottle of wood glue running out is never going to be a problem again As it happens it was just as well i didnt get to glue the 3rd floor......i cut out some cardboard 'walls' to try out my layout i had planned.....i dont like it!!! too many boxy rooms :o So.....changed my plans and have to cut more door holes....much easier when i havent glued the 3rd floor on!!!! Heres the plot so far....original plans...no good...too boxy looking
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Day 8 :)

today i fiddled about a bit with furniture and put a second coat of paint on the stairs......i put a brick printie on the inside of the 3rd floor fireplace....cut a bit off the rest of my 3rd floor tabs and got ready to glue the 3rd floor walls.....ARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGG no wood glue left!!!! :yikes: went to the forum to check posts about glue...seems Tacky glue will work just as well...hmmmmmmmm....should i risk it or wait? i've decided to wait :w00t: So....heres th
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Day 7 :) and the missing Day 6 :P

Day 6 came and went....visitors...RL happenings...didnt do anything to my extravaganza Now its Day 7 :lol: ..... I've cut out all the windows and door holes i need.... love that Dremel the last couple even look kinda straight :w00t: .....its all covered by trim etc so no matter She is in bits again...tabs n slots made a tiny bit bigger...all set for the glueathon tonight :yikes: Having a lunch break and in my best 'Arnie' voice ...........'i'll be back'
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Day 5 :) the arrival of the Dremel!!!

i got a Dremel....how exciting :w00t: i'm off to read the destructions and hopefully i will be cutting tonight!!! I am back ....... OMG!!!!! its fabulous what have i done all this time without one!!! I've cut the doors and windows!!!!! :lol: ....not too proffessional as you can see ....but hey, ok for my first go and its all hidden by trim and stucco anyways....just need to fine tune the corners and then its the smell of wood glue f
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Day 4 :)

i have the final layout top floor 2 x maids in one room.......ironing/linen store......servant bathroom middle floor childrens bedroom......school room.....nanny ground floor mens lounge....dining room....servant entry/service stairs to upper floors/butlers pantry this means that i could easily add a basement without changing anything :yikes: we will see how we go I glued the stairs this morning...gawd ditched those co
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Day 3 :)

I NEED A DREMEL!!!!!! I'm trying to cut the new door and window holes with an exacto knife and a hobby saw.....let me tell you....its not working!!! :yikes: Plan B....flutter the eyelashes at my partner....i need a Dremel...i need one....i need one....it might be working ....he is 'looking into it' Today i worked out a few more things...some windows and doors i was planning wont work so i changed things around and played with furniture placements t
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Day 2 :)

Well...i didnt get much done today as i left home at 8am to 'taxi' my daughter to university, then it was coffee and shopping with my Mam, then back to pick up 'uni' girl and by the time i got home it was 3pm :w00t: But i did work lots of things out in my head ( what will work and what wont....placements of inside walls and changes to the outside )....made some floor and ceiling templates so i can lay floorboards and wallpaper the ceilings and.....and.....and.... just then, i glued
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Her majesty The BH has arrived :)

:yikes: Only 12 days and she has arrived!!!! had to haul her in myself as the parcel postal woman wouldnt lift it but she is here and ....and.....and............omg the realisation............i have to actually do this!!!! :lol: Here she is in all her 'box' glory...with me in my jarmas, hair not even combed...i just couldnt wait .....but when did i get that double chin? :o Ok well cant stop and chatter...theres a box to open....wood to smell.....sanding and sticking
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She is ordered and shipped!!!!

One day i was dusting out and rearranging things in my Beacon Hill dollhouse ...i stood back to admire the changes and.....whammo!!! it hit me!!! ..... build another one in reverse...back to back them....voila!!! a 20 room dust free mansion!!!! Fabulosity at its best :wub: So......... i planned it all out...the changes to the 'back/front' so it doesnt just look like 2 houses stuck together....the interior layouts...the colours and all the associated lighting plans etc
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