OPENING THE BOX

I never thought I would be interested in building a dollhouse kit, but you know never say never. I am presently exploring the world of half scale because the 1/12th scale dollhouse tends to occupy a lot of space and valuable floor space at that.

So the kit that caught my fancy was the:

I found this kit on Ebay and I paid US$55.99 for the kit and US$7.99 to ship it to my mailbox drop off in Florida. Since I live in Jamaica I had to pay additional shipping, taxes and custom fees to get the item home. Already this is proving to be  a pricey enterprise; but I am committed to making this venture a success.

So far I have only opened the box and looked at the contents and thinking Oh boy!!! what have I gotten myself into? The parts look so tiny and fragile and I do not have small hands; but we will see. I have not started working on the kit as yet because I do not have the time and currently I am working away from home. I plan however to utilize the Easter holidays to do some work on this project.

In the meantime I am planning and plotting and buying. I have read a few blogs of those brave souls who have successfully built this kit; I have seen where some really clever folks have made alterations and adaptations and I plan to utilize some of these ideas and initiate a few more of my own imaginings.