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2nd Place Winner - Congratulations r1simp (picture 1)
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Your doll house is the base of what you now see as a chuck wagon or what we call a "Whinneybago".

Features include a scratch-built, close to authentic wagon running gear which has many metal and wooden parts. The house itself features all interior and exterior walls with planked siding. The floors and first floor ceiling are covered in rough planks. Hinges on entry door are scratch build and have the look of that time. The ceiling on the first floor has wood beams. All furniture and stove were scratch-built. The roof has been given a distressed or aged look.

We have kept the landscape to a minimum which required a lot of time, as simple as it is. The wagon is mounted on a hard wood base, router and stained. On top of that a styrofoam base carved and painted was added to look like rock or ground.

The tree I also made from scratch, using over 50 feet of wire and solder. The base also has several yuccas made from the wire. The two lanterns are battery-powered with the batter pack located in the back box.

This is my third attempt to build a doll house. I am currently working on a Garfield for My Granddaughter. I have build other models most of my life (cars, boats, etc). I can honestly say I wish I had started building doll houses years ago. There are challenges you don't find in other types of models and the details are only limited by what you can dream up. The end result is something someone will cherish for a long time.

Special thanks to Willie Harris, a neighbor and friend. Without him this project would never have gotten off the ground. Also thanks to my Daughter, Carrie Ann for pictures and last, but not least to my Granddaughter, Aly for getting me started making doll houses.

r1simp

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Treedydi View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Jun 5 2009, 12:50 PM Post #1
Member Group: Gold Member Posts: 57 Joined: 5-September 08 From: Kansas Member No.: 3,466 Real Name: Trish	Nice job. Congratulations! Trish

eyelee View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Jun 5 2009, 01:06 PM Post #2
Member Group: Silver Member Posts: 41 Joined: 27-May 09 From: Mississippi Member No.: 4,419 Real Name: Eily	Congratulations! Eily

Anna View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Jun 5 2009, 02:37 PM Post #3
The thrifty witch Group: *Platinum Member* Posts: 10,910 Joined: 29-May 05 From: Holm of Angels Member No.: 90	This is such a wonderful creation, thank you ever so much for the eye candy!!! Hugs Anna, http://nao-mini.com/ Fairy name Gossamer Moonfly

pin1056 View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Jun 5 2009, 09:15 PM Post #4
Member Group: *Platinum Member* Posts: 6,493 Joined: 24-April 07 From: Sydney Australia and Newcastle England Member No.: 2,040 Real Name: Linda	fabulous so intricate and wonderful building 2010 the year of the 1:24th....hopefully :) ~Linda~ http://pin1056.blogspot.com/

heartnsoule View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Jun 10 2009, 04:33 PM Post #5
Member Group: Gold Member Posts: 509 Joined: 21-February 07 From: Ludlow, Massachusetts, USA Member No.: 1,855 Real Name: Kate	Congratulations! This is really lovely. So atmospheric and SO creative! Kate

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