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Now that I've completed my first Japanese Billy dollhouse kit, I can make an objective evaluation of them.

 

They're rather expensive for what you get. This kit is one of their largest and most expensive ones at 5300 yen ($48.00 US). Although the MDF was measured and cut very precisely and finished very well, the Billy dollhouse company seems to have an aversion to making smaller parts out of wood.

 

Many parts, such as countertops and cabinets were supposed to be cut from foam board or cardboard. The roof pieces were supposed to simply be glued at an angle, when they should have wooden triangle-shaped supports. And items that should be cloth are printed paper. I did my own part substitutions.

 

The kit did not come with any light bulbs and was never intended to light up. I fixed that (of course) and kicked in about $10 for additional materials (wood, MDF, various types of paper, cloth, Plastruct rails, floral wire, lights). This was a fun and interesting project, and now it looks like it came from a $48.00 kit. But in its original form... maybe not. On Amazon.Com, these kits sell for about $60.

 

Since I was on vacation in a foreign country and very determined to spend money, that justified the purchase. It's a souvenir of Japan, with some cultural and historical significance, as well as a hobby kit.

 

I have enough leftover parts and plywood in the garage to construct a similar-looking shop from scratch.

 

In a contest between Pakitoy (China) and Billy (Japan) dollhouses, I think that Pakitoy makes better kits for this price point. The Pakitoy kits have wonderful accessories that are correctly in-scale, and most importantly, they light up.

The stuff that keeps me away from flickr..!

 

..architecture studies ;)

 

This might become a case of tl;dr, but if so, don't ask me what it is ;)

 

Normally when we do photography, we "find" our subjects. Or they are "given", or presented to us. Not so often do we create them. Photographing architects are among those who have that rare pleasure.. But even then the subjects are usually made for an entirely different purpose and the photos are just representations of them. In the previous semester in my architecture studies, I had the rare pleasure of exploring photography as a tool in itself. to -not take- but actually create photographs that was just that -images. This was done in combination with physical models in cardboard, plastic and similar. Sometimes the model served the photo, other times the opposite.

 

The course I participated in was called Studio B3, a highly abstract, experimental, pedagogic and philosophic course. The main aim is for the students to explore their own creative process -to discover where the ideas come from and how to develop them. To kickstart this they usually have a main theme; in later years a series called "The New Collective"; a search for a new relationship between architecture, nature and culture, through one specific subject -this time; Garden, previously; network, market, scene, dwelling, workplace etc..

 

So what are these images? They are photos from some of the 15 physical models I made only for the sake of translating the vague images in my head into a format I could communicate. Some of the photos are just representations of the models, but which I enjoy as photos nonetheless. Most of them however, are as close as I could come to the images that intuitively emerged from my imagination when discussing "garden" in a wider sense.

The stuff that keeps me away from flickr..!

 

..architecture studies ;)

 

This might become a case of tl;dr, but if so, don't ask me what it is ;)

 

Normally when we do photography, we "find" our subjects. Or they are "given", or presented to us. Not so often do we create them. Photographing architects are among those who have that rare pleasure.. But even then the subjects are usually made for an entirely different purpose and the photos are just representations of them. In the previous semester in my architecture studies, I had the rare pleasure of exploring photography as a tool in itself. to -not take- but actually create photographs that was just that -images. This was done in combination with physical models in cardboard, plastic and similar. Sometimes the model served the photo, other times the opposite.

 

The course I participated in was called Studio B3, a highly abstract, experimental, pedagogic and philosophic course. The main aim is for the students to explore their own creative process -to discover where the ideas come from and how to develop them. To kickstart this they usually have a main theme; in later years a series called "The New Collective"; a search for a new relationship between architecture, nature and culture, through one specific subject -this time; Garden, previously; network, market, scene, dwelling, workplace etc..

 

So what are these images? They are photos from some of the 15 physical models I made only for the sake of translating the vague images in my head into a format I could communicate. Some of the photos are just representations of the models, but which I enjoy as photos nonetheless. Most of them however, are as close as I could come to the images that intuitively emerged from my imagination when discussing "garden" in a wider sense.

Sandwich shop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY. This facade was located on the corner of Marcy and Hope.

 

Photo shows a side by side view of the real structure and the 1/12th scale model made by Randy Hage. Randy is currently documenting and recreating New York storefronts that are being lost to urban renewal and gentrification.

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The stuff that keeps me away from flickr..!

 

..architecture studies ;)

 

This might become a case of tl;dr, but if so, don't ask me what it is ;)

 

Normally when we do photography, we "find" our subjects. Or they are "given", or presented to us. Not so often do we create them. Photographing architects are among those who have that rare pleasure.. But even then the subjects are usually made for an entirely different purpose and the photos are just representations of them. In the previous semester in my architecture studies, I had the rare pleasure of exploring photography as a tool in itself. to -not take- but actually create photographs that was just that -images. This was done in combination with physical models in cardboard, plastic and similar. Sometimes the model served the photo, other times the opposite.

 

The course I participated in was called Studio B3, a highly abstract, experimental, pedagogic and philosophic course. The main aim is for the students to explore their own creative process -to discover where the ideas come from and how to develop them. To kickstart this they usually have a main theme; in later years a series called "The New Collective"; a search for a new relationship between architecture, nature and culture, through one specific subject -this time; Garden, previously; network, market, scene, dwelling, workplace etc..

 

So what are these images? They are photos from some of the 15 physical models I made only for the sake of translating the vague images in my head into a format I could communicate. Some of the photos are just representations of the models, but which I enjoy as photos nonetheless. Most of them however, are as close as I could come to the images that intuitively emerged from my imagination when discussing "garden" in a wider sense.

Hand painted wood grain. Stones are air dry paper clay.

1/12th scale miniature sculpture of Pearl Paint by Randy Hage. 22.5" x 22.5" x 10". Real structure was located at 308 Canal St., NYC.

1/12th scale model of McSorley's Old Ale House by Randy Hage. 23" x 18" x 8". Real structure located at 15 E. 7th St. NY.

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