In-progress Billy DIY dollhouse "Naniwa's skewer shop"

We have food now! and BEER! Luckily there's a Cherry Blossom Festival going on right now, so I was able to get a translation of the flag. It says "Fresh beer on tap".

 

The food is made in the most unexpected way: cutting tiny pieces out of foam board and putting a thin wire through them. Then painting them with the included high-tack orange paint. Then coating them with glue and rolling them around in sand. And a final coat of orange paint. They really do look good enough to eat.

 

I'm approaching the completion of the dollhouse kit. Right now, the awning is only taped-on because I'm waiting for some LED lights from China. Eventually I'll have light-up lanterns under the awning.

 

I think the Billy Dollhouse kits have the potential to be awesome, but the way they are right out of the package needs some improvement in materials. I did an awful lot of parts replacement to get it to the stage it's in now. The kit uses too much paper for flags and curtains, when cloth has far superior function and aesthetic. I scanned the paper sheets, printed them on iron-on paper and ironed them on cloth.

 

The sidewalk is next on my list to do.

 

 

Done