The big push forward on Heritage completion, part 1

by brae  

I wouldn't say I've been slacking on my two current builds, but I felt it was time to spend a weekend truly dedicated to making as much progress as possible.  The Undersized Urbanite contest ends on May 4, so The Artist's Studio needs to be completed by then.  I also have a killer idea for the new HBS Creatin' Contest for 2013 that ends in December of this year, but we have yet to see the new 2013 Greenleaf Spring Fling kit.

To that end, I have to get the Heritage finished.  It will be my first non-contest completed build, and to me, that's a huge milestone for a miniaturist.  We all flit from idea to idea and often houses that don't have contest deadlines end up 95% built.  I am getting so close to having the structure itself completed for the Heritage.  After that, the things that remain will be decorating the bedroom and attic spaces and finishing up the landscaping.

So, I push!  :D

I painted and installed the ceiling trim in the bedroom.  It's a simple, flat strip wood trim, but it really brings it all together.  It hides the slight gaps as well as the tabs and slots in the front and outer walls.

I cut and installed the wallpaper on the roof addition in the bathroom.   I added one small strip of trim on the outer wall to disguise the tab and slot that had been showing in that area.  I also added ceiling trim along the front wall to hide the slight gap there.  I will add more trim around the outer wall here, but the height of the bathroom door makes it impossible to add the same trim to the inner wall.

I added the remaining side roof piece and its roof addition wall.  I used the same pin technique used for the opposite side to help counteract any warping in the attic floor.  I added some Tyvek reinforcements to the attic interior and over the roof ridge.  The roof ridge finishing will cover this patch.

I shingled the back roof piece, first by making a template and then shingling directly onto the house before painting the new shingles to match.  Moss will come later.

 

I cut and installed the final amount of bedroom wallpaper (I still need to add more flat ceiling trim around this corner to complete the room).  There was a slight gap between the roof board and the gable wall, so I also added a thin strip of trim along the angled wall that you can't see unless you put your head inside the room.  :D

I cut the new back roof piece from 1/8" thick plywood using my foam template as a guide and then primed both sides with black acrylic paint.  I finished the top of the flat roof with sandpaper and painted it black, too.  Both final roof pieces remain unattached at this point.

I cut paper templates for the attic roof boards and shingles for the new back roof piece.

Next, I have a whole bunch of trim to add to the house, and most of it needed to have white paint crackled over black.  Figuring it would be easiest to paint first and then add touchups to any clipped ends, I painted all of the long strips of wood whole.  Those are drying right now...and it has been a long day of mini work.  Productive, though.  :D

Continued in part 2...

8 comments

Comment from: Elga [Visitor]
Wish I had time to build on my house! The Heritage looks great and you still have one day of the weekend left! :-)
01/19/13 @ 23:22
Comment from: Wendy Cole [Visitor]
Yes, you have been very productive!!! It looks great! I am glad to hear that others are out there that have several builds going at the same time and might not finish each one. &#59;) Can't wait to see tomorrows work. :)
01/20/13 @ 05:11
Comment from: Lyssa [Visitor]
Awesome! You really did get a lot squared away. I love that you put in details that you won't even see really, but you know that they are there. Very complete. :) Looking great, Pea!
01/20/13 @ 09:26
Comment from: Irene [Visitor]
How good that you managed to get a fair of time to spend on this and, like you, I put stuff in that will only be seen/known by me but we couldn't NOT do it, could we? This has been a lovely build and so interesting to follow. I'm keen to see now what you have planned for the Spring Fling!
01/20/13 @ 10:02
Comment from: Maria [Visitor]
I purposely am not working on another build so I can finish one. Your Heritage is honestly one of my favorite houses I have seen, and this sounds weird, but I'm almost sad to see it finished.
01/20/13 @ 14:24
Comment from: Lucille [Visitor]
Everything is looking great, Brae! You are such a dedicated person. I look forward to your vision for the contests!
01/20/13 @ 16:37
Comment from: Kim Clarke [Visitor]
You worked hard this weekend, and you got a lot of progress for that effort
01/20/13 @ 17:51
Comment from: brae [Member]
Thank you all so much!!!!! :>>
01/21/13 @ 21:29


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