Lizzie's House in Scale

bobarth · Post by **bobarth** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:15 pm

Heres the house!!!

It is now roofed with a bluish gray roofing tile, needs steps and downspouts and chimneys and much much landscaping, but thought I would show what I have done since August.

Elizabelle · Post by **Elizabelle** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:25 pm

Can you say A-W-E-S-O-M-E?

Wow, that's really neat. Wish I could see it in person.

bobarth · Post by **bobarth** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:36 pm

Thank You,

Come on out, not only can you see it, you can help me landscape it.....

SallyG · Post by **SallyG** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:32 pm

WOW!!! That is GREAT! I love it, especially since I build dollhouses. I'm anxious to know what you are using to build it, are any portions open, etc. I'd love to see more pics as well....

SallyG · Post by **SallyG** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:32 pm

It looks like you are building it in 1/2" scale.

shakiboo · Post by **shakiboo** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:34 pm

Oh wow, that's really great! It looks just like the pictures I've seen! You must have spent hours and hours on it! Can't wait to see what it will look like when it's completed!

Smudgeman · Post by **Smudgeman** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:53 pm

Very nice! Are you going to do the inside as well? I helped my dad build my sister a dollhouse when we were young. We did hardwood floors, wallpaper, chair railing, and other details. It was alot of fun.

DWilly · Post by **DWilly** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 4:11 pm

That is very nice work. I was in actual house two years ago and your model looks just like it. Great work.

theebmonique · Post by **theebmonique** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 4:48 pm

Great work !!

Tracy...

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:02 pm

Wow, very cool! Nice work, Bobbie. Are you going to recreate the crime scenes inside? My brother is working on something similar for me though its only the crime scene rooms, sitting and guest and they are Barbie scaled. I don't have the room for the whole house in that size!

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:59 pm

Wow That's so cool! Thanks for sharing that!

Stef just recently showed me that the house, in 1892, did not have a roof over the side steps. I hope that helps you and gives you less work!

http://lizzieandrewborden.com/Galleries ... idence.jpg

bobarth · Post by **bobarth** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 2:16 pm

Wow!!!
Thanks everyone, I am thrilled you like it so much. It certainly would not have been as good without all the help I received from this forum.

The scale I used is 1/87. This scale is one of the most common scales used on a model railway and is commonly referred to as HO scale.
It is made out of wood, cardboard, and styrene which is a plastic that has been made to look like plywood or clapboards or concrete, etc. One of the doors is metal and the other I had to design and build with used scraps from another kit I have, (Wicked Wanda's, a kit for the wrong side of the tracks) took five hours to put that little door together. Shutters and window frames are molded plastic, I painted 62 shutters and all the windows have glass (clear acrylic) and curtains (fab shop towels).

I am not going to do any interior work, although on the outside I will have a Dr. Bowen rushing over with his doctor bags, and I have an Uncle John Morse who will be (where else would he be) by the pear tree. I have a Lizzie in a blue dress and when she arrived she had a child in her arms. So I need to get a Lizzie without a child. I know I could snip the child off of her but it just doesnt seem right, LOL!!!.

Kat, that picture you referenced, I have that picture on my desk at work, at home and in my car.

I never leave home without it!!! Seriously.

This weekend I am going to work on my cobblestone road. You all are going to love this, I use the little teeny tiny rocks that get caught in the bottoms of your shoes, so as soon as I get a collection of those then I can begin the road. Yes I will be out shuffling in the streets.

Nadzieja · Post by **Nadzieja** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:01 pm

I love your model of the house. That is really beautiful work. Great Job!!

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:18 pm

Nice job, Bobbie! It looks very realistic. Are you going to do the barn next?

bobarth · Post by **bobarth** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:52 pm

Harry- Been debating doing the barn, not sure on that. I do want to do the grape arbor and the rosebush though. I read up on macadam surfaces last night as I am ready to do the road. Sure wish color cameras had been invented back then...

bobarth · Post by **bobarth** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 3:10 pm

Update: The Roof, The Roof is on.

Also thought I would show you the three characters I have to date. Uncle John is back by the pear tree. I believe he was wearing gray so I need to paint his suit the correct color. Dr. Bowen is rushing over with his medical bags. Last, but not least is our poor little innocent Lizzie at the side door.

BaAz5 · Post by **BaAz5** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:08 pm

Wow Bobbie, the second pic is fantastic! The side stairs a great. The entire house is just AWESOME!

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:52 pm

Thank you Bobbie- that is cool!
You've done a lot since last we saw this.

Morse looks pretty dapper!

I don't think you have any cats in your own home?

Nadzieja · Post by **Nadzieja** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:16 am

I think that house is beautiful. What a project!! How long did this take you? I laughed at Kat's comment about no cats. My cat would probably run away with the three people & use them as toys.

bobarth · Post by **bobarth** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:25 pm

Oh Kat

The kitties would love to take a ride on the railroad.

And yes those little parts are yummy treats for them too.

Had a roomie with 3 cats and the train room was their very favorite room of all.

Nadzieja: Have been working on it since August, I could not even begin to guess the hours spent. The side door took five hours to design and build. Was a labor of love though. I am working on the cobblestone/macadam streets now. Mom is so proud, I finally used that rolling pin she got me years ago, came in real handy to flatten that street.

Nadzieja · Post by **Nadzieja** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:06 pm

Bobarth, one thing is for sure it was and is a labor of love. You can tell from the picture it took many many hours.

bobarth · Post by **bobarth** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 12:22 am

Another picture

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 6:57 pm

Great so far!! Thanks!

I was looking at a closeup printed out picture of the front of the house from 1893(?) and it looks like cement to me, not timber (or RR ties). It looks like the material used as a base for the front fence is the same as the curb.

Notice too, how the curb must be *new?*
I say that because it does not allow for the horse and buggy Andrew once had. He wouldn't drive that down over a curb. He would have had to chop that curb up to make a smoother transition from his *driveway.* Since he had not the horse for a couple of years, that's when that curb might have been put in.

Also, notice about the 7th finial on the fence is broken off. Maybe an interested spectator? A youngster taking a souvenir?

The fence in front of the driveway has 2 supports on the back, like a gate might. This doesn't really look like a gate tho anymore...maybe it was converted from swinging gate to stationary fence? We had talked about the possibility of this being a driveway *gate* way long ago.

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 7:03 pm

Are there 2 topics about this? I was looking for Harry's closeup he offered of the front of the house?

Anyway, at some point you were asking for input- that is why I have been re-examining the photos.

Fantastic work!

bobarth · Post by **bobarth** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:36 pm

Thanks Kat
You all sure have great observation skills. So you think perhaps that the fence was broken for souvenirs. You sure think of everything....
I would like it to be exact but sure dont want to portray vandalism if that is what it is.

I am redoing that timber to granite for the base that the fence may or may not be resting on.
You suppose the base is the same material used for the sidewalk? That would be way to easy for me to replicate. Hard to tell from the picture but it does look like there is some color contrast, but angles and shadows can be deceiving too.

Yes there is two topics going, the first one about streets and sidewalks was asking for information and then this topic was to show the house. Then found out some people did not see the house so posted it twice, once here and once there.

Yes I am the master of discombobulation.

Shelley · Post by **Shelley** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:06 pm

You mean discombobbieulation!
The house is just wonderful- what a labor of love. About how tall and wide is it? The proportions look right on the money!

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:06 pm

Bobbie has decided to offer a link to the topic of her house model where further responses can be posted and any input members would like to provide!

viewtopic.php?t=2544&start=50

bobarth · Post by **bobarth** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:03 am

The house is 6 1/4 inches high. 3 3/4 inches wide and 6 3/4 inches long

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