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| SCRATCH BUILT STRUCTURES |
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| I TRIED A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO SCRATCH BUILDING, I DID NOT FRAME THIS MILL AS ALL OF MY OTHER PROJECTS. THIS ONE I USED 1/4" BIRCH PLYWOOD THE SAME MATERIAL USE IN DOLLHOUSE CONSTRUCTION. I DREW THE PATTERN ON THE WOOD THEN CUT IT OUT, GLUED AND NAILED IT. I CUT THE WINDOW OPENINGS BEFORE I ASSEMBLED THE STRUCTURE. I THEN FABRICATED THE WINDOWS ON THE STRUCTURE. THEN STARTED GLUEING SCALE CLAPBOARD THAT I MADE FROM CEDAR. THIS WHOLE PROJECT TOOK ME LESS THAN 2 HOURS TO GET TO THE STAGE YOU SEE HERE. THE EXTERIOR OF THIS WILL NEED A LITTLE MORE WEATHER PROOFING. BUT THE CONSTRUCTION WAS LESS TIME CONSUMING AND SOLVES MY LIGHTING ISSUE WITH LIGHT ONLY SHINING THROUGH WINDOWS. ALL OF MY DOORS WILL BE ADDED AFTER I FINISH THE CLAPBOARD. |
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| BIRCH FRAME |
| WINDOWS AND CLAPBOARD |
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| 95% COMPLETE |
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| PLAYING AROUND WITH A LOCATION |
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| IM USING THE SAME APPROACH TO SCRATCH BUILDING THIS COTTAGE AS I DID WITH THE MILL. |
| I ADDED SOME NICK-NACKS TO THE PORCH FOR SOMETHING INTRESTING TO LOOK AT. ALL THE BARRELS AND MILK CANS ARE SCREWED IN FROM THE BOTTOM TO ALLOW ME TO REPAINT THEM IF I NEED TO LATER. I PICKED UP THE BARRELS FROM MICHELS CRAFT STORE (A LARGE CHAIN) FOR .99 FOR 2 BARRELS AND .99 FOR 6 MILK CANS. THEY ARE ALL UNPAINTED WOOD. I PAINTED THEM WITH OIL BASE PAINT. THE LIGHTS WERE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS FROM KMART, I PAID $8 FOR 4 LIGHTS, ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO AND HAVE NEVER SEEN THEM AGAIN. GOOD THING I BOUGHT FOUR PACKS. |
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| BELOW ARE SOME SHOTS OF PLACEMENT OF THE STATION, I THINK THIS WILL BE ITS FINAL LOCATION. |
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| UPDATES AT BOTTOM |
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