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In this instructable I will show you how to build a 1/64 scale model house. the way you cut the craft sticks determines how the house will look, I us...
First you need to draw the plans on paper then scale it up to the foam board. I used 1 inch = 2 feet.
After you have the floor plan drawn out on the foam board you can start making the walls for the first floor. I spaced the studs 1/2" apart and made ...
Once all the walls are up for the first floor you can put in the floor beams that hold the floor of the second story up. You can also put the stairs ...
Now you get to repeat the process with the second floor. Before you get to many walls up you need to put the sub floor in.
After you get the walls up you can make the roof.I started with the garage.
Now we need a roof over the main house. I started with the roof trusses, I had to make a dozen of these to be able to put a decent roof on. If you ne...
I didn't do this very well cause of the trusses underneath being uneven cause of being cut with pliers but it turned out pretty good.
All in all it was a good project that took a few days to build. It would have turned out better if I could find my dremel and if it had bits. For usi...
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Great project!
I find the scales when it comes to sourcing accessories for the build is the difficult bit! Peoples scales are different... What i mean is... for example....
Yours is 1/34 scale but your doors are 1" wide making them 34" wide in real terms when they would usually be 30" as standard ( 1/30)
haha.
As a complete novice... I started off buying a 1/12 model car (die cast) then realised..... the garage and house are going to be around 4 foot wide in total! haha. The model would take up most of my spare room... and I would'nt be able to get it through any doors! haha.
1/34 is the way to go... Good luck mate!
Well done! I know how much time and effort goes into such a project. When I made mine, I poured plaster for foundations, (modeling form work in a similar fashion as the framing -only to be discarded later:P ugh) as the foundation detail is quite integral to the design. -also for chimney and bath elements. I used acrylic for planar elements so that the framing could still be seen. a threaded rod, steps and dowel spacers drilled in a jig proved a tedious solution for making a spiral staircase, but it turned out well I think.
I put up some images on flicker, http://www.flickr.com/photos/54120330@N03/ a It would be cool to share some techniques and materials!
I think that project qualifies me for an OCD diagnoses however, and sadly the construction was not documented well... -was before I knew of Instructables.
a good trick is to build the walls and floors laying flat and then stand them up. -and if you have the ability to draft the floor plans and walls accurately and to scale, placing the plan under wax paper then building right on the lines that show through helps keep everything flat.
A little xacto saw and miter box (might need to make one for stuff that small), gives good angles and good surfaces for glue connections.
There is a product called "zip kicker" that freezes most super-glues instantly so you dont need to hold each piece in position so long (can discolor the wood though so a dulled medical syringe full of the stuff is handy (check your friendly neighborhood needle exchange lol)).
Soak wood pieces in hot water for awhile if you need to bend them without breaking.
I recall making my first model (a skateboard half pipe) that really needed a forgiving eye...(see photo)
switching to modeling digitally helped with my glue encrusted fingertips considerably:) Ive uploaded some other projects onto that flickr page if you are at all curious...