Island-Shack

I was going to suggest the Tennyson too - it's not too difficult to build, and it's a 3 story Victorian. I just built one for a 10 year old girl - she picked that one out of all the houses I offered her. It's a lightweight house too, she can move it around her room for playtime.

Lowes has a great pair of miter snips for $19.99 - I can't live without them! So much quicker than a miter box for trim pieces. I also get my Dremel accessories from Lowes. In case you want to mount your house(s) to a plywood base, I also get that at Lowes (or Home Depot). They have precut boards, and also they usually have scrap wood leftover from other customers purchases. As far as flooring and wallpaper - check the craft stores for scrapbook paper, soooo many options!

Thinking of you Holly! Glad you weren't directly in Ida's path. I got the Pfizer shot, and the 2nd one took me down for a whole day and half. I got the shot at noon and woke up the next day and my entire body hurt, had a headache and slept on and off all day long. My daughter who is 34 had the same reaction, but my son-in-law had NO reaction whatsoever. We all 3 got Pfizer.

Link to events: https://3blindmiceshow.com/index.php I'm headed to Orlando in a few weeks to go to this show - August 21, 2021. I've never been before, has anyone else? I'd like to go to the Tampa one too. SHOWS for 2021: Orlando May 7 - 8, 2021 Orlando Miniature + Craft show Aug 21, 2021 Tampa October 16, 2021 Orlando Dec 4, 2021 See the link above for locations, etc.

I line up individual shingles in a row on masking tape and glue down entire rows at a time, leaving the masking tape in place. Then I clamp scrap wood on it to flatten it out. If I'm in a spot where there's no place to clamp, then I use a large ziploc bag full of heavy stones to weigh down the scrap wood. I wait about 5-10 mins between rows for the glue to set in place. Once it's set, I carefully remove the masking tape and start the next row. I have found that once I start - I have to finish. All glue's are wet, so it makes thin shingles warp, so I have to finish the entire roof section so that each ascending row helps to flatten the row below it. Some sections still look warped (the sections that I used too much glue on) but once they completely dry they flatten back out on their own naturally.

Personally, I can't just "wing it". I have to sketch it out first. I have a large spiral notebook I've been sketching in for years. I sketch out floor plans, designs, color schemes, ideas, etc and also keep a log of color codes, brands, favorite websites, vendors, eBay sellers etc. I make all kinds of notes, sketch out furniture designs I can make myself, log measurements for frequently used items, and I keep a log of the actual measurements for every house I've built. I also keep a separate folder/binder with all the original Assembly Instructions and Schematics for every kit I have. (I have them all scanned too in PDF format in case anyone ever needs them) When I'm getting ready to do a house I use a photo of the front and convert it to a "coloring book" style photo, print it out and then use colored pencils to try different color schemes. I suppose I could do that on my computer but I prefer the colored pencils LOL. They're just a guide though, I mix all my own colors then sample them on wood. I don't know how anybody else does it - but I have to have the entire house planned and designed before I even start building. I do all my wallpaper/paint for every floor, wall and ceiling - interior and exterior - prior to assembly.

Cute Beacon Hill - looks to be in good shape, and it's only $80. If it sits there much longer I may have to go rescue it. Especially because its a blank slate inside, nothing to strip/replace. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/347988010217447/

Welcome from SW Florida! I recently purchased both the Greenleaf Village kits and the Greenleaf Town kits. So far the only one I've made was the mini Brimbles Mercantile (so I could match it to my 1:12 scale Brimbles). In the meantime I've been collecting quarter scale items so that when I go back to them I'll have lots of options for decorating. Quarter scale is so much easier than 1:12, and super cute!

Really an awesome looking house, lots of unique details. The shingle work is amazing - I wonder what kind of material that is. And whats going on here with the siding?

This Beaumont was done pretty well, but it's seen better days so not quite worth $11,760.00 LOL. The listing says they ship too - can't image how much that would cost! https://www.ebay.com/itm/324107740987?hash=item4b7653a73b:g:EfMAAOSwktpectO-

Oh yay! I'd love to know too. Thanks for all that research.

I just hope whoever bought it consulted someone about any value and didn't just trash it all :-( I can't imagine what kind of tiny treasure you can't see in the pics. I lost count on just the houses alone, but they're definitely vintage so the minis must be too.

I wouldn't mind having a Barrington either. I've had that eBay listing in my watch list for a while - I don't want to pay that for an opened box kit, plus the box itself is in crappy shape and I keep all my kit boxes while I'm building to store the sheets, etc. in them. I know some sellers (not in the hobby) want to open the boxes and display the contents, but I really wish they wouldn't LOL.

Beautifully done! I spy a rubber ducky too