【HobbyShow】Making Mini Model Houses

I just discovered this interesting forum of WenXueCity because of the ongoing HobbyShow event. I have a hobby to share and am curious about writing an essay in English :), which reminds me of the old school days.

My hobby is making mini model houses. I made my first model using paper when I was seven years old.  That was a 7-story apartment building that had a lot of balconies. I got the idea from a colored picture in my arts textbook from school. Unfortunately, my arts teacher never taught this part in the class.

Having been lost in the daily necessities for many years, I began to make model houses last year. My models were primarily made of 5mm thick foam board that is light and easy to cut. However, it still took me a while to grasp a decent cutting skill so that my knife blade stands perpendicular to the surface of the board. Once I got a hang of the basic skills and know my glues and tools better, I was able to indulge in the fun of model making completely. It is amazing how much satisfaction a scale model can bring to us. I feel like I am a "giant" when looking at a miniature house from above!

A picture is worth a thousand words.

House#1 – One-story house

This house is of approximately 1,800 sf with one bedroom, one study room and other common areas. It would be great for a couple without kids. I spent quite some time to design and make the garage door opener and it worked perfectly.

House #2 – Two-Story House

This is a 1:45 model of my own house! I plan to take the model with me as a memory after I sell this house one day.

House #3 – WIP Two-Story Doll House

This is a current project that is still in progress. I am making this doll house for a little friend. Although this will be a doll house, I spent a lot of thinking to design the floorplan as if I would love to live in it. Cannot wait to give the house to my little friend Jacquelin!

As a big fan of photography, I also make videos of the building process and share them on my YouTube channel. If you want to know more about my model making process, find them on my youtube channel (YQJ_雲起居) or my wenxuecity blog.

Thanks for reading!

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• 沙發！ -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 12:25:23

• You’re so clever. I can’t help to recall the joke I read -just_4_fun- ♀ (1551 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 12:25:30

• Obviously I am not clever enough to get the humour of your joke -東南西北媽- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 12:34:35

• Oops, bad joke, I apologise -just_4_fun- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 12:48:54

• Please don't! I wish we could use emojicons here to express ours -東南西北媽- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 13:28:53

• All good -just_4_fun- ♀ (177 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 15:12:42

• OMG！U r a wonderful architect! Welcome! Your first post in MYSJ -beautifulwind- ♀ (1073 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 12:33:38

• Thanks! I first read MYSJ as "my San Jose", haha! -東南西北媽- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 12:37:11

• 哈哈哈哈，太幽默啦。樓下有聽歌練聽力，每周三玩，去玩玩唄？好玩的練習聽力遊戲，我聽成了Tesla：） -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 12:39:58

• Sure, glad to learn and have some fun. -東南西北媽- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 13:31:11

• Awesome. I guess you majored in architecture. -忒忒綠- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 14:22:00

• Thanks! I didn't study architecture but it was my big dream. -東南西北媽- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 15:55:37

• amazing. That takes a lot of skill, patience and time. -天邊一片白雲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 14:27:06

• Wow, you captured all the key challenges! Thanks. -東南西北媽- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 15:58:30

• genius among seemingly ordinary people, R there rafters under ro -移花接木- ♂ (115 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 16:01:14

• Haha, I am so flattered and shy... because... I didn't make raft -東南西北媽- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 16:07:32

• 心靈手巧 -唐古- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 16:08:16

• 恭喜東南。首頁進來，謝謝網管，HobbyShow活動“Making Mini Model Houses”掛首成功：） -beautifulwind- ♀ (71 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 16:44:43

• 謝謝版主！ -東南西北媽- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 17:53:32

• Fascinating! I see amazing detail, outpouring love, precise exe -Okra- ♀ (256 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 20:22:04

• Precise execution and True passion! (Cut off part) -Okra- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 20:24:07

• Looks like I got an A for my English essay! The child inside me -東南西北媽- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 21:07:50

• Welcome Okra to the HobbyShow Event.：） -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 22:00:41

• 強，讚 -woodwishper- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/10/2021 postreply 21:23:59

• 對了，feb/21，就是下周日會有頒獎典禮，歡迎來領禮物獎，很浪漫：） -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/11/2021 postreply 21:03:59

• 謝提醒！過年過得有點忘了日子了。 -東南西北媽- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/12/2021 postreply 09:07:29