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Old November 15th 03, 05:49 AM
Jennie
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Default Kit or Homeade?

So I am curious, purchased kit or homeade project (with plans or without?)?

I have done both. I did a cheap Greenleaf kit, then built my current
project without plans (tough). I also built my daughter a 'barbie' scale
house that is too tall for her. It was fun and so much easier then the
little ones...hehe. I had to build all of the furniture though. Wasn't
going for the plastic pink stuff... ;o)

Jennie


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Old November 23rd 03, 01:02 PM
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Good point, the rooms _are_ usually too small. With my last project, I
eliminated one of the rooms on the upper floor and made one big
bedroom/playroom. Also, eliminated the staircase. So far, nobody has
noticed. lol

I only peek in here now and then, looking for helpful hints, new
projects, etc. I don't think it's one of those pages that everyone
checks out every day, so replies can be very slow in coming. It's
questions like yours that can spark some interest get a conversation
going.

C.

I love the look of a nicely done kit but
personally I want bigger rooms and I

? want the rooms where I want
them...hehe Diveristy is good...hehe


Thanks for replying was beginning to
think my post was in invisible ink! hehe


Jennie


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Old November 23rd 03, 02:49 PM
Carol
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Good point, the rooms _are_ usually too small. With my last project, I
eliminated one of the rooms on the upper floor and made one big
bedroom/playroom. Also, eliminated the staircase. So far, nobody has
noticed. lol

I only peek in here now and then, looking for helpful hints, new
projects, etc. I don't think it's one of those pages that everyone
checks out every day, so replies can be very slow in coming. It's
questions like yours that can spark some interest get a conversation
going.


I kitbashed quite a bit on my dollhouses. In one house I didn't do a
hallway on the first floor but did a circular staircase leading into one of
the rooms.
You can see a picture of this at http://www.spminiatures.com/house/main.htm
I hate to eliminate staircases. While others may not notice it's missing, I
will notice. I like realism in my houses. I have a servant's quarters
without a staircase so I stuck a ladder outside.

This group used to be very active but 1) there are now many other online
groups and 2) there have been one or two people posting nasty comments which
drove quite a few people away.

Carol
S P Miniatures
http://www.spminiatures.com


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Old November 23rd 03, 08:00 PM
Jennie
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I just realized that this group is quieter than the other ones I visit. And
of course I am one of the few that checks it at least 5x per week...hehe.

I think alot of people eliminate staircases because they take up so much
room. My friend made tiny "closets" with doors on it and said they were the
elevator shafts..hehe. I guess that is the nice things about our hobbies,
we can do them however we want because we have only ourselves to please,
which may be the worst critic of all...LOL!

Jennie

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Good point, the rooms _are_ usually too small. With my last project, I
eliminated one of the rooms on the upper floor and made one big
bedroom/playroom. Also, eliminated the staircase. So far, nobody has
noticed. lol

I only peek in here now and then, looking for helpful hints, new
projects, etc. I don't think it's one of those pages that everyone
checks out every day, so replies can be very slow in coming. It's
questions like yours that can spark some interest get a conversation
going.

C.

I love the look of a nicely done kit but
personally I want bigger rooms and I

? want the rooms where I want
them...hehe Diveristy is good...hehe


Thanks for replying was beginning to
think my post was in invisible ink! hehe


Jennie




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Old November 23rd 03, 08:09 PM
Jennie
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Beautiful dollhouse. How long did it take to build?

I am wishing I had opted to put in electrical, but I didn't. I wish
sometimes that I could go back and restart my project...

Jennie

"Carol" wrote in message
ink.net...

You can see a picture of this at

http://www.spminiatures.com/house/main.htm
Carol
S P Miniatures
http://www.spminiatures.com




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Old November 23rd 03, 11:06 PM
Gerald Miller
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On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 13:49:24 GMT, "Carol"
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wrote in message
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Good point, the rooms _are_ usually too small. With my last project, I
eliminated one of the rooms on the upper floor and made one big
bedroom/playroom. Also, eliminated the staircase. So far, nobody has
noticed. lol

I only peek in here now and then, looking for helpful hints, new
projects, etc. I don't think it's one of those pages that everyone
checks out every day, so replies can be very slow in coming. It's
questions like yours that can spark some interest get a conversation
going.


I kitbashed quite a bit on my dollhouses. In one house I didn't do a
hallway on the first floor but did a circular staircase leading into one of
the rooms.
You can see a picture of this at http://www.spminiatures.com/house/main.htm
I hate to eliminate staircases. While others may not notice it's missing, I
will notice. I like realism in my houses. I have a servant's quarters
without a staircase so I stuck a ladder outside.

I got tired of trying to modify stair kits to fit so cut my own from
scratch, servants get either 6" treads with 12" risers, or even split
stair where the treads go only half way across, but the risers are
double height. The latter get a bit complicated to build, but work
quite well in real life; unless you are an ambulance attendant that
is!
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada
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Old November 24th 03, 07:11 PM
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"Jennie" wrote in message
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Beautiful dollhouse. How long did it take to build?

I am wishing I had opted to put in electrical, but I didn't. I wish
sometimes that I could go back and restart my project...

Jennie


The big house took about 2 years to "complete" but I'm still working on it
when I have time.

I knew that it was going to be electrified because that's what I loved most
about the dollhouses I had seen. You may be able to electrify your house
using wire rather than tape or by extending the wires of your lights to the
outside of the house. If you post a picture of the rooms somewhere maybe we
can suggest a way for you to electrify it.

Hope you all have a safe and fattening Thanksgiving.

Carol
S P Miniatures
http://www.spminiatures.com


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Old November 25th 03, 10:54 AM
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(Jennie) wrote

Beautiful dollhouse. How long did it take
to build?


I am wishing I had opted to put in
electrical, but I didn't. I wish sometimes
that I could go back and restart my
project...


Jennie



If your DH is Victorian it would work, and be very appropriate, to have
the wires showing. Many posh residences of the later part of that era
had exposed wiring.

I recall a replica of T.A. Edison's home, in the Dearborn MI, Museum
that had the wires strung across the dining room ceiling. A little
tacky, but very authentic.

The nice thing about owning the property is that you _can_ re-do
anything you want.... if you've a mind to. I took my mini mansion apart
3 times to re-do what wasn't exactly what I wanted. I found that the
'tape' electrical system wasn't all that it promised.

Carol

 




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