My Art Prize project model(s)

I have mentioned this before, and I cut my thumb on my table saw working on it about 2 months ago. You could say I have blood sweat and tears invested so far. I still have a lot of details to work out, but this is about the size and shape of the finished project. I think it will work. I want to install a patterned slate roof, and a lot of brackets and details on the outside, plus furniture and lighting inside. I really don't think it will be done in time for this years contest, but my grand-daughter(s) will /do love it. I have a 6 year old, a 3 week old and another coming in July. Kind of important to have a place for the m to play eh?

https://picasaweb.google.com/crookston.john4/PlayHouse?authkey=Gv1sRgCPrhs86wh5WFZQ#6238198724552041474

The "Model" is 1/4 scale. The finished project is going to be 80% regular sized, so the door will be 64 inches tall, and the ceilings will be 77 inches; so it will be grown-up size for the little ones. the round tower is going to be 9' in diameter, and the entrance is 7' long to where it hooks to the tower. Show it to them and I will be taking pictures as I build it. I can send them to your people if they like. It should be fun, but time consuming. I am sure I will be able to cut out most all of the pieces in a couple of days. the "rough" framing should take about a week. Slating, flashing, interior and exterior finishes will take months. I don't kn ow if Iwill have time to be ready by this September.

Excellent design. A castle of their own. Time to expand on your article of turret roofing in case there was any questions!

My wife's grandpa from Kankakee area was a great wood craftsman. He ran a furniture store out of their back door, but mostly played with very small projects like dollhouses and birdhouses later in life. We have a dollhouse in my daughters room that has a wood shake roof, each piece about 1/2" wide and glued on. It had to be time consuming for that small stuff but it looks great. He liked the glue. His (nick)name was Galoo because that's how he pronounced it.

Looks like you did a really nice job!

I went and picked up all of the pieces today, and I just got in from the barn unloading everything. Now the building starts. It was about 3,000 pounds of panels, so that sucker is going to weigh about 6,000 pound when I am finished.

Real nice. Many years ago my late Dad built one for my Niece. I don't have the talent, hats off to you

I hope I have enough time to get it done by the 21st of September.

SON OF A BEAN..... Dang John, I'm highly impressed. Can't wait to see the real thing.

If you're adopting grandchildren, I'm available.

Maisy is 6 and she is excited. Ellie is 2 moths old so she hasn't said a word, but I know she will love it. We have another girl that is coming in July. They will have a ball. I went and cut up panels today and now I have to start to assemble. it should be fun. I will take pictures and show you guys progress. there are a lot of people looking at this one. I hope to make it a "can't miss" or a "must see" Heck, I am looking forward to it myself.

Awesome looking project! Love it and bet they will too. :)

Cutting the radius on the floor tonight. It is tough to cut a circle in 2 3/4" thick panels.

Four weeks into the assembly now. It is coming! About 25 hours a week working on it and a lot of time thinking about the details besides that. I will have well over 1,000 hours into this by the time it is finished. [url] https://picasaweb.google.com/crookston.john4/PlayHouse?authkey=Gv1sRgCPrhs86wh5WFZQ#6284942171935057490[/url]

Try again! https://picasaweb.google.com/crookston.john4/PlayHouse?authkey=Gv1sRgCPrhs86wh5WFZQ#6284942171935057490

We put it together outside yesterday. Now I have to build the cone roof. [url] https://picasaweb.google.com/crookston.john4/PlayHouse?authkey=Gv1sRgCPrhs86wh5WFZQ#6291722758603160674[/url]

What do I have to do to this damn thing to make them post? https://picasaweb.google.com/crookston.john4/PlayHouse?authkey=Gv1sRgCPrhs86wh5WFZQ#6291722758603160674

I have a rich-guy customer that bought each of his 4 kids charity-auction playhouses. Littered around his property are a log cabin model, a Victorian, a cape-cod and Hobbit style playhouses. The kids have outgrown them, I was back there a couple of weeks ago and one of the kids was practicing parallel parking between two of them.

Building the scale model first is the way to go for something as complicated as your project, OS. The guy that does my sheet metal has built a real nice aluminum boat and has almost finished a thirties style hot rod pickup that he hand built all the body parts. He says both would have been much more difficult if he hadn't built 1/4 scale models of them first. Both models are real cute displayed in his shop.