Although these people missed one or more check-ins, they still get an "Honorable Mention."
From Brandi Bacon:
For 2024 I want to do the rest of my 2023 project. What I want to do is make a base for display -- I am going to display at miniature shows, my local library, and at the classes that I teach for the city. So I want to make a base that will showcase all the Disney shops. I will also FINALLY plan on the landscaping and outside details.
Additionally, I will make a final decision on either how to adapt to keeping the fixtures and items as arrangeable (i.e. using tack instead of glue so they are removable and changeable) and finding a way to display them that way OR committing to gluing fixtures and items down.
This challenge will also help me to finally commit to which items are part of my Disney scene or which are super cool but need to be displayed elsewhere.
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March Update:
Most boring update ever ... I am working on scale measurements and placements for Disneyland Fantasy Land buildings. I had to settle on HO scale carousel for King Arthurs Carousel. All the horses will be painted to look like actual carousel horses. Not sure if these wood pieces will be the final version. But it will come in 3 pieces (2 for Fantasyland, one for the offshoot of Fantasy Faire and possibly a 4th of Disney Street). It will be marked off and portable for shows and displays at schools and libraries.
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June Update:
My June update looks super sad from this view. But my daughter has our entire house torn apart for painting, lol. But ... I have decided on dimensions, what the design will be. I have the carousel shell done and am working on the frame to add a top. I picked out the landscaping. I couldn't bring out anything more to show -- i didn't want to risk damaging anything. The glow-up for September will look incredible, though 😂
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September Update:
Im having an issue blocking my Fantasyland shops. The original boards were too heavy and not quite to size. So instead I am working on the parade route (added) and the Main Street parade route.
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Final Update:
No final update
From Kim Baier:
This year, finally, I hope to finish my castle library room box. It’s been a very slow go -- several years in fact.
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March Update:
No March Update
From Alice Barber
I want to finish Debbie Young’s Halloween Gothic House and work on the furnishings.
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March Update:
For this quarter, I finished the structure of the Gothic house. Because the wallpaper, baseboards, and lighting had to be completed with each additional wall, the basic interior structure has been done. Debbie Young’s kit is so well made that it goes together fairly easily. For next quarter, I hope to work on the exterior ... the front, roofs, shingles, and painting.
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June Update:
The structure is completed except for a few little details. I’ll be working on the furnishings for the next quarter.
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September Update:
For this quarter I worked on the furnishings of my Halloween year long project.
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Final Update:
From Joan Barnes:
This will be my first year doing the Miniature Challenge. I haven't worked on my miniatures, since I relocated from Illinois to New Jersey in 2021. My challenge is to complete (The Potter House, 1:24 scale), first time working in 1:24 scale. I also plan to start on the 1:12 scale (The Abilene House), once I complete the Potter house by September. I purchased the houses in November at the Philadelphia Miniature from "Little Vintage Lane Miniatures". I do not have a picture of the Abilene, because its still in my car, yes, since last November.
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March Update:
I signed up to participate in the challenge, but I'm going into surgery tomorrow to take out my right kidney, which has a tumor on it. I plan to continue after I heal, but will not be able to show what I've started, and I actually started on it. (Editorial: Get well soon!)
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June Update:
No June Update
From Jene Bondi:
My next project will be my insane asylum, called Twilight House Safe Place for Peculiar People. It will have a waiting room, reception/nurse office, padded cell and a "treatment" room. Maybe even a glimpse into the "cold storage". I've been percolating this idea since 2021.
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March Update:
Unfortunately real life and selling at Shelly Online Miniature Show got in my way. Zip was accomplished, but here are my Miniature sales. So some I did some miniatures. My pink chair is under there somewhere.
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June Update:
Dropped out May 22, 2024. I'm going to bow out of the contest for 2024. My basement has flooded 9 times in under 7 weeks (last one 2 days ago) the miniature room is a hot mess and nothing is where it's supposed to be and I'm helping clean out a hoarder house.
From Jennifer Brodeur:
Here is the photo for the project I have chosen for the CYLC 2024. The Adobe House was my very first miniature project, purchased in January 2020. Not really knowing what I was doing, I became overwhelmed and put it away to work on smaller projects. It's time to finish it, once I find where I put all the pieces!
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March Update:
Officially dropped out 2/28/2024.
From Mandi Burt:
I am going to try again this year but with a smaller project I bought and want to do but can't seem to get to. I bought it in Chicago (it was sold out & our wires got crossed and it never got sent to me) and didn't even pick it up until Philadelphia! But I really want to do this one. Hopefully this year is going to be calmer for me and I can do miniature projects!!
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March Update:
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June Update:
No June Update
From Tai Corraggio:
I'm back again! I'm going to build out the inside of the house this year - walls, ceilings, lighting, etc.
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March Update:
In the first quarter, I made a lot of progress on the interior walls. I also attempted building the air ducts, but I haven't figured out the right method yet!
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June Update:
I've finished building all of the walls, and now am working on insulation, drywall, and doors for each of the rooms. I'm hoping to get three rooms finished next quarter! I also discovered that the metal from soda cans is excellent for building 1:24 air ducts, so I've made some good progress on building those. Thanks again for running this challenge!
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September Update:
I made very little progress this quarter, so I've got my work cut out for me over the next few months. Hopefully I can keep focused (and also find a better method to prevent my 'drywall' from buckling)!
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Final Update:
No final update
From Karen Dickert:
I plan to complete the Joie de Vivre structure, base and furnishings.
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March Update:
I’ve had several unforeseen real life issues this quarter so I’m unable to send a first quarter update. I do plan to continue working on Joie de Vivre and hopefully I will finish it by the end of the year but I have no progress pictures for this quarter.
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June Update:
No June Update
From Pam Doran:
I am going to complete my Pickett Hill house and interior. I have all the furniture kits bagged and separated into their rooms and have started some of them. If I can, I will work on the landscaping (bonus).
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March Update:
I’ve been working on putting the furniture together. It’s just really satisfying when the pieces of wood all come together and I’m left with a marvelous piece of furniture. I just sit and marvel at it for awhile. 😊 Nothing is painted because that is my sticking point - what colors to use and how to use them - (those suggested or tweaking things just a bit.). I plan on having all the furniture complete and painted/stained by next update. Fingers crossed.
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June Update:
I haven’t worked on this for 2 months. I debated with myself whether to withdraw. I’m going to give it the next 3 months and see if I can push through.
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September Update:
I am withdrawing from the year long challenge for 2024. The spark just isn’t there to complete this project at this time. Looking forward to next year’s challenge.
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Final Update:
From Lori Ebiner:
I'm calling this challenge my "Elephant in the Room Goal". A couple of years ago I purchased a box of miniatures from an estate sale. When I arrived to pick up the one box I found out that it was four boxes plus this huge house! My goodness, as a newbie to mini's this "guy" is a little overwhelming and has sat watching me from the spot I put him ever since bringing him home. My goal is for the first time get him out where I can really look at him....make a plan...and get started! I hope to have this house fixed and painted on the outside. Inside, I'm worried that having it finished will be too much. Hopefully I'll have it cleaned up, and in move in condition. Ok.... I said it... Fingers crossed!
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March Update:
I'm happily here to show my progress as of March on "Lily House". (She has a name!) I decided to take her one floor at a time. Far from done on this first level but, I've placed new doors and windows, wallpapered, and am working on the floors and trims. I'm really happy with the new kitchen windows and the French doors in the study. I've placed some furniture just for fun for the photos. I know I'm working a little haphazardly but that's just me.
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June Update:
No June Update
From Cathy Ellison:
This year I am hoping to complete the quarter scale Raven’s Perch by Petite Properties. It is going to be an abandoned house!
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March Update:
My abandoned house is coming along and so much fun! 🤩
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June Update:
I haven’t gotten near as much done as I had hoped. I want to get the landscape finished by the next quarter.
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September Update:
No September Update
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Final Update:
From Jean Ellsworth:
My project will be to complete my "MANOR HOUSE MINIATURES" Shop. It is a replica of the shop I owned in the 70's and early 80's. I did not get it completed last year. Hopefully I will finish it this year.
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March Update:
I have only worked on 2 small house kits for my dollhouse shop, this quarter. They are not completed. Have been dealing with some health issues and tests. Also waiting on some electrical supplies.
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June Update:
No June update
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September Update:
Still making mini houses to go in my miniature shop. Hope I have room for all of them.
From Kirsten Enzinger:
Remake 1 horse, roombox on the left will be a craft room for two people. My husband has been after me to finish the garden shed, so this will be a good chance to get that done as well.
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March Update:
I’ve worked on the horse. I started by removing the mane and tail, then it’s been sawed, dremeled, carved, and sanded. It needs a little more sanding then it will be ready for primer.
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June Update:
I’ve been so busy with other projects I haven’t had much time to work on my own. I picked my plant shed as one of my projects for this year because I thought it would be easy to finish. The grass was cut to size, the sidewalk was in, exterior already painted, so just glue the grass down and add my stuff. And I already have plenty of finished plants. Easy. WRONG!
I started by sorting through all the things I’ve saved to go in it, about 10 times more stuff than would ever fit. First I painted and finished the interior. Found a lovely bench in my stash so needed more yard space for it to fit. Moved the building to the left. Had to chisel out the sidewalk, recut grass sheets, make new sidewalk, and make sure I allow room for the plexiglass cover. Discovered I don’t have the right plants so will need to make them. Noticed the front and sides of the building are different colors -- how did that happen? So changed to a cream color, but paint is too thin. So much for my quick project!
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September Update:
No September Update
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Final Update:
From Natalia Frank:
I followed the Challenge 2023 with a big interest and decided to participate in 2024 Challenge hoping it will help me to finish my projects.
My first project is a room box that I call "Half Way Done". When I saw this structure at $5 at the antique store, I knew it will fit the idea I have been carrying in my mind for a while.
My second project is a retirement resort for dollhouse miniatures enthusiasts. I put the Real Good Toys display showcase together in December 2023 and am ready to start working on it in 2024.
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March Update:
I haven't devoted much time to my projects due to being busy preparing for the upcoming shows. I've done some mock up with the furniture for the doctor's bedroom for the project # 1 and ordered some glass to be cut for my project # 2.
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June Update:
No June update
From Julie French:
I’d like to attempt to complete my RBM calendar from 2022, again, since I failed in 2022 and 2023 😂🤦🏻♀️ I have 6.5 months left to finish from the calendar kits.
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March Update:
June is complete! 🙌🏻
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June Update:
No June update
From Sherry Graf:
I am so excited to build the 1/2” scale lighthouse! I can’t find the little keeper’s cottage for sale anywhere so will do a scratch build for that.
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March Update:
Here is my quarterly update on my 1/2” Real Good Lighthouse.
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June Update:
Not a lot of progress but it is free standing now and work has been done on the floors!! Hopefully lots more next quarter.
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September Update:
Moving along on my lighthouse and discover some very important next step pieces are missing!!! Two roof, and 2 foundation pieces which are all beveled MDF. So there will be a slight delay while I find some wonderful person to cut me some new ones. Hopefully it won’t take longer and I can finish by Christmas!
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Final Update:
No final update
From Evelyn Gumina:
My year long challenge will be 1:48 BirdHouse Bluff ... a kit I should be receiving some time this month.
My additional Challenge is to work on my Petalstone Kit after completing Birdhouse Bluff.
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March Update:
I have worked on Birdhouse Bluff this past quarter. Not ready to share picture.
Withdrew 4/2/2024
From Pat Hartman:
I took this class with Noel & Pat Thomas in 1994 and here it sits in 2024! The inside has a few panels but that’s it. I was tempted to give it away (several times) but now I want to keep it and get it finished.🤞
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March Update:
Withdrew April 1, 2024
From Pat Jackson:
I am doing a rehab of my Beacon hill and haven't touched it for 2 years. So in all renovations everything is packed up waiting for the contractor ... me ... to get it done. So here she is and as she has been for over a year. I would like to finish her this year so I can display my own personal collections of all the beautiful pieces in the box.
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March Update:
No March Update
From Janette Henry:
I'm excited to join this year's challenge! My goal is to convert this Thrift Store gem into the Walt Disney World's Haunted Mansion. I plan to complete a minimum of one room per month, however, there are 18 rooms in total plus the exterior of the mansion.
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March Update:
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June Update:
No June update
From Kristie Horrell:
I will be working on the Carpathian House and the Lakeside Log Cabin.
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March Update:
I have gotten a little farther.
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June Update:
No June update
From Marcia Hudspeth:
For the Create Year Long Challenge, I'm going to build a 'rooms to go' structure so I have a place to put all my 'homeless' furniture. It will probably take me 3 years!!!
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March Update:
Back wall of furniture store.
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Deceased
From Katie Kirby:
Pickett Hill will be my project this year. It has been sitting in my workshop for years - ever since it came out. I’ve always thought of doing a Christmas house, and this just might be the theme. I usually do some kit-bashing and may do some on this house. I will make most/all of the furniture. My hands are itching to get started!
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March Update:
I could not do anything this quarter - work, illness, etc. Life interferes! I'll try again next quarter.
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June Update:
No June update
From Teresa Lyter:
By the end of 2024, I hope to have completed two projects: my 1/24 scale Thistlewynd Cottage (on the right in the photo) and my 1/12 scale Sewing Studio for my sister (the pile of wood on the left in the photo).
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March Update:
Sadly, I accomplished nothing on my challenge projects. I’m not giving up. Stay tuned for June’s update!
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June Update:
No June update
From Cindy McDaniel:
I started this in 2013 and has been in this state ever sense. Each store front is being named after my grandchildren. The store names are: Blake's Bakery. Brae’s Pet Shop. Kaydan’s Kristmas, Kylie’s Fabrics, Taylor’s Toys or maybe Taylor’s Hobbies, and Tesla’s Boutique.
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March Update:
No March Update
From Ray Mendonca:
This is the Venetian by Rik Pierce. He taught this class back in 2005 (!) and I purchased the completed exterior from a friend who never finished it. (I'll be giving her credit later!)
I plan to complete the 2 interior rooms, add lighting and furnishings, and turn it into an 18th century Venetian mask shop. Will include some Italian elements outside (like a Venetian lamp post) at the front corner of the shop, and will alter the front door entrance. The downstairs interior was wallpapered but I've begun to remove it.
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March Update:
Continuing on with my Venetian Canal House/Mask Shop, I've stripped off the downstairs' wallpaper (am adding more lights, then plaster the walls) so it's almost ready. Covering up the bottom floor's fireplace - only using the fireplace upstairs. Cut out one of two doors to swap them - that's because I'm building a façade over one of the doors, but you'll have to wait until next quarter to see it!
Very Venetian to add a Blackamoor. I found one by Lawbre at a sale, but it was broken. Decided to re-wire it with a replaceable bulb, add a frosted globe, put him on a pedestal I just gold leafed and re-painted him and...voila! Even hid the wiring inside the pedestal so it doesn't show. Great dramatic look especially for the late 1700s/early 1800s.
(Jean DeVilbiss built the canal house in Rik Pierce's class back in '05. I warned her the exterior is getting modified, but not entirely - just making it "my own". While Jean did the initial exterior work, I'm happy to take it to the next level!)
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June Update:
Working on the exterior and nothing new or dramatic to show yet, but ... I needed exterior lighting so what else to do for a Venetian building but add a Venetian street lamp! Scoured the internet for months, then found a vendor in...where? Trapani, Sicily, of course! I love the look and height of this, and since there's not much room outside, it fits the corner perfectly.
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September Update:
I've been spending time working on the exterior of the Venetian Canal House by Rik Pierce and decided to add some "character" to it by sculpting 2 small monster faces over the canal side windows. There will be another large one over the main (side) door, but I'm pleased with the way these two came out. Made them from Creative Paper Clay, and they're similar to a building in Rome which features these creatures. Since this building is a mask shop, I thought this would add a bit of whimsy. Also sculpted a mask shop sign as well.
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Final Update:
No final update
From Laura Miller:
I am going to try again with my Neverwillbe. I am determined to emulate the others that completed their year long projects last year and complete this. I got a lot done last year, but ended up breaking some of the items and having less done in September than in June. I have special boxes for everything and will be much more careful this year.
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March Update:
No March Update
From Mary Neely:
This is my Antebellum Ballroom. This was started with the FAME club a long time ago. It followed me to North Carolina and has been waiting patiently to be completed. All the components are in my stash. This is the year to finish the ballroom!
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March Update:
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June Update:
The wallpaper is in place and the walls are about to be attached.
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September Update:
Moving right along on the Ballroom!
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Final Update:
No final update
From Cinda Parent:
I am starting a Chinese Room box. I have painted the outside of the box and have some furniture and accessories.
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March Update:
No March update
From Kathy Patrick:
I am hoping to achieve completion of my 2023 goal, which is finishing the entire dollhouse inside and out, one room at a time. I still have seven rooms (or areas) of the interior and several items of trim, shutter, roofing and bricking for the exterior. Here are pictures of the rooms of the interior yet to be finished.
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March Update:
I spent almost a month trying to correct electrical problems and “almost” have it fixed. I finished off a back porch room into a garden shed. I also did a lot of decorative finishing in to dining room (wall decor, table, and stained glass window). I started a room upstairs, doing built in cabinets. I also did a lot of trim work.
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June Update:
I haven’t made much visible progress since I spent so long fighting with electrical problems. However, I finished another room, made into a craft room. Since I had a slanted roof to deal with, I made built ins along that wall. All went well and all lighting worked….until they didn’t. I can’t put final decor into it until my once again electrical problem is solved. I suppose my next quarterly update will show the demolition of several rooms and finding out what happened to the tapewire hidden under wallpapers. Since I became at a stand still with continuing on with another room and not being able to do any flooring or wallpapering, I decided to begin bedding and draperies for another room. My progress is now in reverse with demolition needed.
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September Update:
I have a pitiful submission for this reporting. I still haven’t found how to fix my electrical problem and until that is fixed, I can’t continue with flooring, wallpapering, or any other progress of completion that covers up the tape wire. I have done some of the decorating, making a quilt and dust ruffle and all of the pleated drapes. I’ve done some prep work like putting the stairs together and staining the flooring but nothing put into the house. I’m guessing that my final submission at the end of the year will be the tearing out of all I’ve accomplished so as to expose the covered tapewire in hopes of discovering what went wrong with all the electrical.
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Final Update:
No final update
From Caryn Pitts:
I finally started on this kit for the 2023 Challenge, but ran out of time at the end of the year to finish it. So, my goal is to finish it this year and start on the flower shop I posted in my January 2023 picture!
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March Update:
Well, I didn't get anything completed this quarter. It all just disappeared before I knew it. However, I have pulled the library out and my goal is to get the lighting wired and working this month and some art on the walls.
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June Update:
No June update
From Brae Oktober:
My project is "The Persian." It is a latch hook chart by Patons scanned and printed on cotton, stitched entirely in French knots. The rug was started in 2017, and I've estimated the time to finish it is upwards of 200 hours.
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March Update:
I've made some progress on The Persian, though not as much as I had hoped. Isn't that always the case?!
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June Update:
I've started working on the medallion center, and that has inspired me to stitch more regularly. Fingers crossed I keep the momentum going!
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September Update:
I will have to drop out from here. I haven't been able to keep up with the progress.
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Final Update:
From Debbie Patrick:
A friend who was downsizing gave me these display kits. There are three kits which can be configured for 1-4 sections each. I have several collections in my closet which will be used to create museum style rooms. I’ll be starting with “A Museum of Yesteryear” and a museum room for “China”. I’ll use an entire kit for my Egyptian collection. The last box is being planned as a “Tribute to Disney” box. Thank You for continuing this Challenge!
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March Update:
I am determined to finish my challenge this year but I have been totally consumed with our State Day this quarter. I don't have any progress pictures this quarter.
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June Update:
My CYLC is to complete three display boxes by FINALLY getting my collections sorted and displayed so I can enjoy them. The first box was divided into two triangles: China & YesterYear.
The collecting of Chinese pieces started in 1992 when I visited Hong Kong on business. The screen along the back, the small jade dragon, the pink and green jade ducks, and the sword (actually letter opener) on the wall were purchased there. Later when I visited San Francisco’s Chinatown and DisneyWorld’s Epcot, I purchased additional things. There are also some pieces I purchased in mini shops or received from friends. I never knew what I wanted to do with them until I received the display boxes from my friend Mary Neely.
The second half of the display box is a “YesterYear” collection. Some of the pieces were made by myself or my husband (Martha Washington sewing cabinet, sewing table and ice box). Most of the pieces were originally owned by Pat Hartman who downsized her collection. (I was the lucky person who helped her pack for the move.) Those pieces include the spinning wheel, the manual printing press, the 2-person butter churn, the apple press and the cabbage shredder. I need to do signage for this collection plus I want to make additions to the scene, a basket of apples for the press, cabbages for the shredder, sewing basket, etc.
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September Update:
No September Update
From Jackie Rich:
I would like to complete this Christmas project. It will include the structure, furnishings, and landscaping.
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March Update:
This is a start! Easy construction but still will take a while to finish! Decisions! Decisions! Decisions! What wallpaper to use, what colors to paint and stain, what furniture to use, where and how to make and place room dividers, what to use, and where to place lighting!!!
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June Update:
Making real progress finally!!
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September Update:
Making some good progress!!
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Final Update:
No final update
From Paige Riley:
I’m so happy that you are doing another CYLC! I was sad to miss it last year. I have been so busy working on renovations for other people, that I haven’t devoted much time to my own. I have had this house for a couple of years and haven’t done anything with it! As you can see, it’s a storage shelf at the moment! I am planning on some changes in its structure, as well as remodeling inside and out with a ‘70s theme. I’m hoping quarterly reporting will keep me on track and motivated.
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March Update:
Not much progress this quarter. But she’s cleared out, cleaned, and lead tested before I sanded. (I didn’t once on an old house and it was lead!) I took the upper windows out and I think I am going to do some structural work. I took the fireplace wall out and now it’s sagging a bit, so I may need to put some other support on the first floor.
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June Update:
No June update
From Jeffrey Ritter:
I am submitting as my year long challenge the completion of this 3 building, nine room Amsterdam townhouse project. This project is the selected project for the Carolina state Day event on April 24, but I may need more time. I WILL need more time. The scale is 1:48.
I have watched several documentaries and films about Rembrandt and Vermeer, and we had a recent exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art on those painters and their peers. So, the upper rooms will be completed as if they are the art studios of 3 different artists, adorned with the props and garments found in a famous painting -- so it looks like everyone stepped away for lunch. On the center floor will be a servant's room, a prep room (with pigments, canvases, and stuff), and a fancy owner's bedroom. On the main floor will be a kitchen, two fancy rooms, a dining room, and an office.
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March Update:
The 1:48 Amsterdam houses are proceeding well. Nearly 3000 bricks hand-installed and all window shutters installed. Interior timbers installed. Doorways and stairwells cut. Stairways assembled. Stucco interior walls done. Stained wood floors installed for five rooms. Stone floor and parquet floor pieces for remaining rooms cut but not installed. The studio rooms (all from the Dutch painter Vermeer) to be recreated have been selected. Ceiling timbers cut and stained. Cobblestone test moldings and painting completed.
All the interior furnishings and accessories have been selected and acquired. I hope to make as many as possible by hand--using the kits I purchased as templates with which to pattern, cut and assemble from my own wood. Approximately 90+ furniture items, not counting pots, pans, books, flowers, serving dishes, easels, etc. Have learned how to paint miniature (shrink a paint-by-number and then complete under a magnifier!) and will try to do so with some of the great classics.
Much more to report but you said it needed to be short.
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June Update:
I had a lot of disruptions this quarter but made progress, have constructed interior on 3 rooms, learned how to do cobbles (still need paint finishing) and made a lot of the interior objects I determined I cannot build by hand with my skill set. Also lots of little accessories (fruit, vegetables, knives, baskets, flowers) that we 3d printed or kits that I have assembled.
Have prepared a video blog on the research and background work I did to design and build. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_CC6AdtxJA&t=195s
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September Update:
No September Update
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Final Update:
From Bernadette Shustak:
I am hoping to restore my quarter scale Castle Stalker and finish these other kits.
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March Update:
I finished all of these and repaired my castle. Have two True2Scale micro gingerbread houses to finish.
(Editorial comment: She sent in 6 pictures but I am only putting up 2 per the rules.)
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June Update:
No June update
From Donna Vanaselja:
This is a project from Quarter Connection online. I built the initial structure and found my occupants, but then stopped working on it. It will be Snow White’s cottage with her dwarves in quarter scale.
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March Update:
I added thatch, but not happy with it yet. All the windows are in and framed. All walls and ceiling are covered and the floors are installed. I’ve been working on the furniture and fireplace.
Doors and stairs are next.
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June Update:
I added trees to the entries in the front of the house. I repurposed a plastic fireplace and installed it. I made beds for Snow and her dwarves. I’m not sure about the spiral staircase yet.
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September Update:
Snow and the dwarves have beds. The stairs are installed and the front door.
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Final Update:
No final update
From Logan Wilhelm:
1/24" scale kit by Amy Yates. Plan to get the structure assembled.
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March Update:
Officially withdrew March 29, 2024
From Sharon Zingery:
This project was started during the pandemic. I must finish it. It will end up being a south west mission church. There’s supposed to be a courtyard on the side. Thanks for giving me a way to push myself to complete it.
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March Update:
I added the courtyard, still deciding whether to put it on the right or left. Still a lot - a lot - to do.
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June Update:
I fixed one of the lights that wasn’t working and will have to get creative about the other one because I failed to get it working and I added to some stucco parts and fine stucco on previous applications that wasn’t working. I added a ceiling and added a gate to the courtyard and moved it from left to right and glued it together. I carved steps at the entryway to the courtyard out of the insulating foam that will be the ground. So it’s not a lot of progress, but I feel like I’ve overcome my hesitancy to finish. Thanks to this project, I picked it up again. I had gotten frustrated because the lights that I made didn’t work and I shoved it aside in frustration, but we’re now back in the game. Thanks to you guys!
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September Update:
Not much of an update, but I faced my biggest fear and ripped out the non-functioning light and am repairing it, and started gathering all the accessories to put into the Spanish mission.
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Final Update:
No final update
