Framework Fixes.....

 

 

First Things First....

You Might recall, Dear Readers, that the Dollmaker's Studio construction has relied heavily on some securely fastened "posts" which support and strengthen the upper floors of this "kit bash" project. I thought I had all the posts I needed already attached. But upon close examination of the projected second and third floor structure, I realized I would need to add another supporting post. And I would also need to trim the upper ends to the desired length before I began to add the electrical fixtures... because sawing off the ends of already attached posts was not a delicate operation. Clearly, it needed to be done sooner rather than later! The above picture shows the front opening door support posts with the untrimmed tops. The third floor wall is not going to be that tall! And in order to fit the roof onto the walls, the posts needed to be a little inset from the end of the building.

Here the posts have been trimmed so the roof panel can be placed 

over the tops (which are hidden)

 and I am testing the placement of the supports for 

the opening wall (still to be built).

This is the view of the "back side" where the sewing alcove

hangs over the side... it will be extended vertically on the third floor as well...

partly because the access from the stair tower will need the head room!

The corner where the alcove meets the wall

 will have the added post which will extend to the third floor as well.

The back wall of the Sugarplum kit 

has no structural integrity with

 all the alterations I have made...

And then there is the little matter of the warped 

wall section where all the kit pieces join...

There is no way to un-warp it... 

and removing it would only require 

more added pieces with no structure...

So I trimmed off the inward leaning side as best as I could

(With my little razor saw.... 

and all the already attached posts getting in the way....!)

And here you can see the new post attached 

(as firmly as possible with glue and screws)

which shows clearly the degree of warp in the wall section!

Now the supports for the alcove are properly aligned!

The wall on the exterior can be padded to adjust the 

unevenness when I am adding the bricks.

And here the alcove is set in place....

And you can see where the Stair Tower will adjoin the structure...

and there is room for a door into the third floor!

 

And that's as far as I got on the weekend, Dear Readers,

Trying to figure out which things to do First

in order to get the Framework Fixed!