jbnmini Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 I just picked up 2 old dollhouses yesterday and the one house was a complete mystery to me. On the RGT facebook page I was told that it was a "1287 Cape" by RGT. OK, so has anyone ever heard of this 20+ year old house model and know where I could find some pics? It looks similar to the current New Orleans house, but I would really like to find an original pic from the box or anyone that might have done this house in the past. I am not having much luck online. :o thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxxie Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 I can't help you on that Jackie but I would love so much to see what you have. I didn't realize RGT had been around for so long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Go to their facebook page, or their website, and ask them. They are really wonderful about answering questions! If anyone would have photos, it would be them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodentraiser Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Is this the Shady Grove? Is there any way you can post a pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnmini Posted April 19, 2010 Author Share Posted April 19, 2010 The fine folks over at RGT were able to answer my question for me. B) They even found a piece of trim to replace what my house was missing!! awesome! I've tried posting pics, but seem to be too computer stupid to figure it out. :lol: I'll keep trying 'cause I really like seeing other people's projects and would like to share mine. We'll see if this works....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Umm, Jackie? I see your picture... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparklepuppies Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 What a cute house! I have never seen one like this though. So adorable! Any plans for it yet? And congrats on figuring out the picture thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnmini Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 HA! :groucho: I did it! Yes, I discovered it was a style of house that came as a base house, then a second floor was sold separately. This obviously is the base house. Since it is called the "Cape" house, I am planning on making it into a Cape May, NJ Victorian Beach Cottage. I think I will turn that funky-looking roof line into a rooftop sun deck. Still deciding if I want to add dormers or not. Now to just figure out how to put pics into the gallery..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qubanqtee Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 wow, I never saw the thread and posted and searched for a long time trying to find an image. I have the house in a kit-well in a bag really-to assemble that I bought from someone and there was only instructions. Im so glad I found this picture! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kells Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 That house is one of my projects too. I added a dormer. Haven't sided and painted that to match yet but will, of course. I just added a knee wall in the garrett room so it doesn't have that narrow space up at the front. Makes the upper floor much more usable for furniture placement IMO. Here are a few pics (not one of my houses) I saved that show it with the second floor added, in case anyone's interested. The third pic really shows how the sections go together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qubanqtee Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 thats awesome! thank you for posting these as I mentioned Ive never seen photo online of any of these and now here's a few!!!! Mine is still to be assembled but having these pictures is a great reference for planning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qubanqtee Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 @Kells out of sheer curiosity how tall is the door opening on this one? I want to switch out the door and am wondering if what I have in mind will fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kells Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 19 minutes ago, Qubanqtee said: @Kells out of sheer curiosity how tall is the door opening on this one? I want to switch out the door and am wondering if what I have in mind will fit. I used this Houseworks door: https://www.ebay.com/itm/274904245665 It fits an opening 3 1/16 wide by 7 9/16 high, which is pretty standard. It went right in, I didn't have to rasp, grind, or sand the opening to get it to fit like I had to do with all the door and window openings of an old Batrie kit. What a nightmare. The windows are also standard size and take 2 9/16 by 5 1/16 components. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kells Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 In case you're interested in doing the knee wall, here's the shortcut I took. So that I didn't have to bevel the top of a long wall, I used this 45-degree angle stripwood: https://www.ebay.com/itm/163496753024 I built the wall itself like standard house framing using some 3/8" x 3/8" basswood I already have, topped by that 45-degree angle mentioned above to join seamlessly with the sloped ceiling. Then I just ran posterboard across, cut to fit, of course. I don't think it took me 30 minutes, if that. A huge improvement that I think looks infinitely better than that narrow end to the room. And, as I said earlier, it makes the room much more usable. A bed with a low headboard or a chest of drawers will now fit up against that wall, rather than sliding it back until it meets the slope and then having a bunch of weird open space behind it. I also opted to leave out the staircase. It ate up too much space in that small living room, and I really hated the way the underside of it blocked the front door. I filled in the stairwell opening with two pieces of 3/16" foam board / art board from Michael's. Two 3/16" pieces sandwiched together equals the 3/8" thick floor. Glued to the flooring above and ceiling paper below, it's very sturdy. Hasn't budged a bit and you can't tell there was ever a stair opening there to begin with. I use that foam board a lot. I didn't have a dividing wall upstairs in mine, just one big room. I used the foam board to make one. Two pieces to be 3/8" thick so I could put a standard interior door into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qubanqtee Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Thanks so much Kells! Awesome info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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