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By Dave Pierik
Shelton-Mason Journal
Fun With Stores! ,
Happy Tree City needs downtown buildings.
You're never too old to dream stuff up, let's make some!
lg: You will need:
Tools: ruler, compass
markers, scissors,
paintbrushes.
Materials: Cardboard
boxes, masking tape,
V, school glue, ordi-
nary sand, paper sign
designs, thin clear
plastic (from window
envelopes), and
acryl 'C pa'nt- Measure and cut a 6" cardboard square.
Customize windows as
you see fit to make a storefront template. Measure and cut 3/1"
wide x 1 1/2” tall doors. Using your template, trace and cut as many
walls as desired. Glue the walls to a 7” x 6" base allowing 1"
side-
walk in front, and clamp with masking tape until dry. Glue doors
Measure and cut three pieces of cardboard, 1 1/2” wide x 2" tall.
Fold each neatly in half and check the angle you want with a
test fit on the building. Trace the support shape until it fits right,
then use it as a template and mark and cut six of those. Turn the
building on its back, storefront facing up, and glue the awnings in
on. Cut windows out &lor trace pencil lines using your template. ~
place, clamping with masking tape. Let dry..
3. Flock...,Witli
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Cut a hole in the base large enough for your hand to reach in.
Glue a 6" square for the roof, adjusting to fit. Trace the pencil
lines of the windows, seams and edges with lines of glue. While
the glue is wet, drop handfuls of sand onto the glue and gently
shake off the excess. Let dry. This process is called flocking and it
is a wonderfully easy and cheap way to add strength, texture and
detail to fine scale models.
Happy Tree City feels more complete with Toys-O-Rama, Grocery-Mart and the
Happy Tree Times. But it needs
more, so we will continue next week. Until then, keep crafting. You're
never too old! '
For more tips and information (including the Happy
Tree signs art featured above), please email . .
dave@masoncounty. com with your feedback!
We. welcome your comments.
To create the illusion of three buildings, paint each a different color,
with black between. Paint the side and back windows silver, the
dbors brown, the sidewalk grey, the roof black. Paint silver dots for
door handles. Use an old brush to paint glue to the inside edges of
the windows, then place the clear plastic from the inside. Paint glue
evenly across the front of each awning and place each sign.
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