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it's almost a new month...and time to start a new project...it's my version of the july 2001 house of the month on ted's site...mine will be somewhat smaller...and not an exact copy...the major pieces are shown on 1/4" grid squares...not sure of colors or finishes as of right now...i'll post pictures of the construction as the project comes together...
just a short note regarding patterns for both houses and flatties...please feel free to use them...all that is asked is that you not use them for commercial purposes...
my very best regards...howard...
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july 2001 hom (2).jpg (137.54 KiB) Viewed 25895 times
july-2010-hom-pattern.jpg (187.63 KiB) Viewed 25895 times
here are the patterns for the four roofs along with images of the construction progress...i had to cut, fold and trim a couple of each roof to get the right fit...still have to add the trim around the foundation and the front step...the windows, base, fence and tree are next on the list...more pictures later...
my very best regards...howard...
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barn-house-roofs.JPG (178.9 KiB) Viewed 25873 times
barn-house-major-parts.JPG (125.2 KiB) Viewed 25873 times
here's a quick pix of the two window panels...they have already been cut to fit the window openings...it's much easier to glue in just two pieces than all the individual windows...the procedure for making the window with red acetate and 1/32nd inch wide gold foil tape is here...
