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MODEL & MINIATURE BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES sa MODEL & MINIATURE BASEMENT sa MODEL & MINIATURE BATHROOM sa MODEL & MINIATURE BEDROOM sa MODEL & MINIATURE BRICKWORK sa MODEL & MINIATURE CASTLE sa MODEL & MINIATURE CLOSET sa MODEL & MINIATURE DOOR sa MODEL & MINIATURE ELECTRIC WIRING sa MODEL & MINIATURE FIREPLACE sa MODEL & MINIATURE FLOOR sa MODEL & MINIATURE GAZEBO sa MODEL & MINIATURE GREENHOUSE sa MODEL & MINIATURE KITCHEN sa MODEL & MINIATURE LAUNDRY sa MODEL & MINIATURE LIGHTHOUSE sa MODEL & MINIATURE RAILROAD BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES sa MODEL & MINIATURE ROOF & ROOFING sa MODEL & MINIATURE ROOM & ROOMBOX sa MODEL & MINIATURE SIDING sa MODEL & MINIATURE STAIRCASE sa MODEL & MINIATURE STONEWORK sa MODEL & MINIATURE STOREFRONT & SHOP sa MODEL & MINIATURE WALLCOVERING sa MODEL & MINIATURE WINDOW x ARCHITECTURAL MODEL & MINIATURE x DOLLHOUSE (MINIATURE) x HOUSE (MODEL & MINIATURE) x MODEL & MINIATURE HOUSE xx BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES xx MODEL & MINIATURE Patterns and instructions for making a row of Victorian town house fronts. Paper buildings for a model town. Make a model of your town with paper buildings. Model pioneer sod house. How to make a model building from styrene plastic. How to build a balsa wood scale model of your next major house construction project. Guide to building scale-model replica dollhouses. Advice on designing, roofing, flooring, wiring, decorating, etc. Three-dimensional English cottage model is built from precut plastic sheets and painted with glass paints and leading to look like stained glass. Mini masonry. How to use miniature bricks to build a fireplace. Redecorating the Victorian miniature house featured in the October 1977 issue. Part 1. Instructions for wiring the house, wainscoting with wallpaper panels, and making a round table with a double tablecloth. Redecorating the Victorian miniature house. Part 2. The little girl's room. Instructions for a latticework window seat and Peter Rabbit wainscoting. Redecorating the Victorian miniature house. Part 3. Transforming the parlor. Includes instructions for making a tiny footstool. Redecorating the Victorian miniature house. Part 4. Tips on adding ferns and frills to the bathroom. Redecorating the Victorian miniature house. Part 5. The kitchen. Includes patterned brick floor and instructions for making fancy miniature pastries. Redecorating the Victorian miniature house. Part 6. Master bedroom with a miniature 9-patch quilt. Tips on building a 1" scale doll house using studs and beams like a full-size house. Construction details for a miniture Midwestern barn. Tip suggests using decorative gold foil trim as faux gingerbread on a dollhouse. Create miniature architectural details (carved crown moldings, ceiling rosettes, pilasters, etc.) from polymer clay molds you make yourself. Buy it right or build it right. What you should know before you buy, build or finish a dollhouse. Tip on simulating decorative wall or floor grates. Making miniature moldings. Using small routers and jigs to shape wood moldings for miniature houses. Beyond Victorian. Shell bash your dollhouse kit and create a unique farmhouse by adding elegant details from other eras. How to finish the exterior of a Victorian dollhouse. Part 1. Porch construction. How to finish the exterior of a Victorian dollhouse. Part 2. Windows, cornice detail and a tower roof. Miniature toy shop. Making a structual model of a house. Fine-tune your design and work out construction details at 1/24 scale. Architectural models. Tools, materials and techniques for transforming drawings into three-dimensional studies. Buildings you can call your own. Making unique diorama structures using Jiffy Foam. Make a scale model of your house and lot landscape, using plywood, expanded foam insulation board, chunks of plastic foam and thin cardboard. Make a model before you build. Tips on making a model of your home additions so that you can really visualize the finished result. How to check major house remodeling (or construction) ideas by building a simple model out of cardboard. Tips on building architectural models from cardboard, plastic, wood, etc. Tips on building models (architectural, design, industrial, etc.) using illustration board sold at office supply stores. Tips on building model houses from sheet plastics. A miniature gazebo is made from synthetic quartz using faceting techniques. Temple of gems. A model of a Chinese temple is made from gemstone. Before you build your house, make a working scale model. Making a dolls' house in 1/12th scale. Photos illustrate a Georgian townhouse design (circa 1714-1800) and overall dimensions are included. Jigs and techniques to fabricate frame-and-panel doors, windows, and staircase are discussed. Cape Dutch dolls' house. A model of a typical country Cape Dutch house (circa 1850) built in 1/72 scale. All the doors, sash windows and shutters can be opened. The thatched roof is removable. Part 1. Scratchbuilding a thatched cottage from cardboard. Model of the "Willard" house sold from 1928-1937 by Sears and Roebuck. Constructed from 1/4" birch plywood in 1/2" scale. Includes instructions for miniature landscaping. Miniature of a child's playhouse. Overall dimensions 8"x9"x10". Tip on converting a corrugated cardboard light bulb sleeve into a miniature outhouse, storage building, etc. The architect's angle. Facelifts and figure changes. Alterations and additions to your dollhouse which can make it more authentic, attractive, and unique. The garden shed. Construction tips for a unique miniature building. A mail order house. Build a 1/2" scale model of the Sears and Roebuck "Puritan" Dutch Colonial house (circa 1922-1929). A related article offers landscaping ideas. Painting your lady. Tips and techniques for painting a model of a San Francisco Victorian house. Two for one. How to get two dollhouses from one Southern mansion style kit. Tip on using those plastic spines used to hold several sheets of paper together as baseboard molding in a miniature house. The architect's angle. Secrets of stucco and half timber construction in miniature buildings. The Strathmore. Tudor touches give a fancy facade to this 1/2" scale model of a Sears and Roebuck mail order house (circa 1932-1937). The architect's angle. Advice on the most important elements which contribute to realism in a model house. Build and furnish a miniature of a simple shingled beach cottage with attached deck. A house in old Santa Fe. Constructing an adobe style house featuring balconies and a walled patio. New England salt box house in 1/4" scale. Tip on simulating attic insulation in miniature houses. An English cottage in 1/4" scale. Part 1. The Westly bungalow. Modeling a Sears and Roebuck mail order house (circa 1913-1929) in 1/2" scale. An English cottage in 1/4" scale. Part 2. Tiny two-story townhouse modeled in 1/144th scale. Garden workshop (shed) features miniatures of various gardening tools and supplies. A composite based on detailed photos of three prize winning garden rooms (circa 1936). The architect's angle. Advice on adding towers to various house styles. Summer oasis. Miniature copy of a portable garden screen house as featured in a 1940s magazine. The architect's angle. How choice of scale affects construction techniques and materials when making miniature buildings. Dream room. Part 2. Heidi's grandfather's chalet. Build a 1/2" scale Swiss mountain hut based on the children's book "Heidi". A Nebraska sod house in miniature. Part 1. Dream room. Part 4. Hansel and Gretel's witch house. A Nebraska sod house in miniature. Part 2. A Nebraska sod house in miniature. Part 3. Build your dollhouse. Part 4. Ceiling and floor coverings. Nebraska sod house. Part 4. Roof. Finishing touches. Interior trim treatments (wall bases, door trim, wainscoting, ceiling cornice, ...) for miniature houses. Making miniature tiles by photographing a catalog page illustrating the tile pattern and then cutting the color photos into individual tiles. Build your dollhouse. Part 5. Wall treatments and fixtures. Build your dollhouse. Part 6. Final touches (Wainscoting, trims, and window treatments). Build your dollhouse. Part 7. Landscaping. Adding grass, shrubs, flowers, etc. Choosing a floor plan for a model house. Some tips. Tip on using coarse grit sanding paper to simulate stucco. Gingerbread at its peak. Tip on using decorative wooden turnings, scrollwork, etc. to adorn the roof peaks of a model Victorian house. The clubhouse. Making a model of a two-story playhouse. Bazaar and carnival booths in miniature. Several ideas shown. Part 1. Bazaar and carnival booths in miniature. Several ideas shown. Part 2. From shells to showpieces. Tips on using a combination of trims and techniques to convert a basic sturdy dollhouse shell into a Victorian showpiece. English cottage. Transforming a thrift store find. Step-by-step through post and beam construction, plastering, thatched roof, inside finishing and accessorizing. Part 1. English cottage. Part 2. Tackle the spackle and attach the thatch. A New Orleans double shotgun house in 1/2" scale. Nutshell dollhouse (as featured on December 1994 cover). A 1/87th scale, roughly the size of a miniature Playscale-size house. English cottage. Part 3. Interior. English cottage. Part 4. Landscaping. Three Little Pigs nursery rhyme diorama features a miniature brick house, straw house, stick house and Mrs. Pig's English style plaster cottage with a thatch roof. Creating a Greene & Greene California Craftsman bungalow in miniature. Describes techniques and materials used to achieve the visual and textural details of the shingled, post and beam exterior. Ice fishing shanty (6"x8"x8" high) is made from foamcore board and is furnished with a bunk, table stove and shelving. A sled, shovel, folding chair, fishing pole, ice auger, ice scoop, fish, thermos and boots accessorize the shanty. Smaller scales primer. An explanation and comparison of dollhouse miniatures scales with those of model railroading. Tip describes a method for simulating "nail heads" on miniature structures. Harmony House, a five-room shotgun house that is a 1/2" scale model of a real home in New Orleans, Louisiana. Part 1 describes using CorelDraw computer software to create wallpaper, paintings and other painted surfaces and designs. Also explains the installation of soft "museum" lighting. Harmony House. Part 2. The living room. Decorating details. Includes instructions for making a jabot and swag for window treatment and a marble top pedestal table with a base of jewelry findings. Harmony House. Part 3. The dining room. Includes instructions for adding gold leaf to furniture and for making swag drapery. Tip shows how to simulate lattice or screen around the bottom of a porch. Harmony House. Part 4. The bedroom. Includes instructions for bed covers for two beds, a four-poster with a curved canopy and a second four-poster with a flat top frame draped with net. Color it beautiful. Advice on painting a dollhouse in Victorian "Painted Lady" colors. Includes information on color combination decisions. Harmony House. Part 5. Using a color copier to create a faux-painted wall. Harmony House. Part 6. Creating trompe l'oeil accessories. Includes a tabletop vignette, "brass" accessories from jewelry findings, framed paintings, topiaries, pillows, garlands, etc. Reworking a doll house to improve its appearance. Discusses re-shingling, adding eave and gable trim boards, window replacement, adding shutters, repainting, a new front door and porch remodeling. Constructing a fragment of a building's wall. Techniques for creating aged brick, plaster, stone and wood to simulate a crumbling Italian garden wall and door. Dollhouses from scratch. A discussion of the shell assembly. Miniature awning, a traditional canvas style with scalloped edges. Bunny Cottage in 1/4" scale is Campground Carpenter Gothic, based on cottages found on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Back of cottage is left open for access to the interior. Gravity, it's the law. Creating a visible means of support in miniatures. Advice on paying attention to constructions and architectural details to create the illusion of weight support. Architectural model moldings. How to fabricate intricate molding for a model Georgian house on the scale of 1"=1 ft. Includes an easy-to-assemble shaper table for use with a Dremel tool, fabricating one-bladed miniature shaper heads that are chucked in a drill press, and cutting rope moldings using a lathe. How to make a lightweight model of a house before you build. Working from the blueprints, the entire house is built from corrugated board or mat board. Jig and technique for ripping miniature lumber on a full-size table saw. Simple friction drive method for holding small turning blanks. Use of the device is illustrated on an assortment of small item. (1) Light pulls. (2) Gun barrel for a model naval cannon. (3) Tool handles. (4) Chess pieces. (5) Chimney pot for a model house. Making model houses. Making scale models of houses is facilitated by taking several photographs which include a "ranging rod" to help determine the dimensions. Model of an ornate, mythical house (more Gormenghast than Ruskin) features a spiral staircase, gargoyles, brick tower, etc. Overall dimensions: 10"x10"x24" tall. Saint Vlad's. A wooden cathedral is loosely modeled after St.Basil's in Moscow's Red Square. Simple construction consists of a wooden box, with lid, and eleven cylinders of various sizes mounted on it. Made using a scroll saw and lathe. Classic Colonial-style dollhouse. Basic plywood shell is decorated with miniature architectural details (shingles, windows, railings, doors, shutters, etc.) that you purchase. Can be made as simple or elaborate as you desire. Overall dimensions: 43"x16"x29" tall. Getting set up to make miniatures. Special skills, tools, and equipment to make dolls houses and other miniatures. Part 1. Timber preparation and useful jigs. Getting set up to make miniatures. Special skills, tools, and equipment to make dolls houses and other miniatures. Part 2. Router table, adjustable thicknesser, and a jig for making stairs. Getting set up to make miniatures. Special skills, tools, and equipment to make dolls houses and other miniatures. Part 3. Planning a dolls house and some construction techniques. Getting set up to make miniatures. Special skills, tools, and equipment to make dolls houses and other miniatures. Part 4. Making doors, windows, and finishing details. How a 67-year-old man and his wife learned enough to build their own home by first building a scale model of the house and by getting some "on the job" training from a willing contractor. | |||||||||
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