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By MARKIZZT_DO - Dec. 31, 1969 Molds Used:#42 Gothic Arena Accessories Mold (lots of the small buttress arches) #43 Gothic Panel Accessories Mold(trim, bench and statue pieces) #45 Gothic Dungeon Builder Mold (basic blocks) #46 Gothic Graveyard Mold (monument base and gate post pieces) #53 Bridge Mold (decorative trim and lots of railing) #54 Gothic Church Mold (decorative caps and base trim) #56 Tomb Mold (sculpted pillars and decorative capitols) #57 Octagon Tower Mold (brick edged window and small circle piece) #61 Turret Mold (domed roof) #201 Floor Tile Mold #205 Gothic Floor Tiles Mold (border tiles and herring bone brick tiles) #230 Clay Tile Roof Mold #235Gothic Roof Mold (ornamental trim and drainage spout pieces) Other Items Used: Large thin sheet of plastic for the “glass” panes cut into strips for the roof. Miniature wooden flower pots Various styles and colors of plastic floral stems HO scale black fencing Decorative leaf trim from Push Molds Everything that was used in this project other than Hirst blocks was found at Hobby Lobby, with the exception of the fence pieces, which I picked up at the local Planes & Trains store. I really didn't have to create any custom blocks. I did modify some of the standard pieces, primarily on the gothic roof mold pieces. Measurements: Height 9.5 inches Length 24.0 inches Width 16.5 inches Description of Construction: As with any of of my larger projects, the original concept was relatively modest in scope. The idea was to make a simple greenhouse to showcase the different styles of plants I was creating off on on over the last few years. After I got started I realized my collection was larger than I thought and I needed a bigger building to accommodate them all. That's when my greenhouse went from a one tier to two tiers. The idea was to make the building appear very light and open, allowing as much sunlight in as possible, but still looking structurally sound. I struggled with what kind of material to use for the glass roof.. Did I want a darker, thicker look? That would probably be more realistic considering the time period most people associate a gothic building to. In the end I went with a very thin, clear plastic that allows the viewer to see into the greenhouse without opening it up, enabling all the details of the interior to be seen easily While I was finishing up with that, I started hearing about the HADD contest coming up. I've been around since HADD1, but for one reason or another I have never entered. The timing was right, but I still thought I could improve my greenhouse, so that's when I added the third tier. Each time I added a tier, I basically had to split the building in half and build up from there. I struggled with the entry ways. That part alone took as much time to work out than the rest of the building, and went through several changes and modifications. My plan is to make a large, wealthy looking palace with a huge courtyard, complete with fountains, gardens, gazebos, etc. But that's for a different HADD. OK, on to the pictures. I'm a visual learner, so for me pictures are more helpful than a narrative of what tool I used where and how this and that was done. Hopefully these are descriptive enough. I tried to include all the nooks and crannies.
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