S&M construction open for bizz nizz!

[Bo Wallen]

Who need a hotel room ???? We stay @ Marios folding house inn

[bigford]

casa de super is looks great mario!!! you putting a red light in
the side window??

[RCP57]

He needs one of those little Hula dolls dancing in the front window!

Great job Mario. "Mario's Mobile Mini Mansions" is off to a great start!

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by Finster

Really nice buildings. Is the house you made from the same material that you used for the shop?

So earlier in the thread you mentioned you wanted to build a Tim Hortons coffee shop. Well you are going to need cups.


I can't take credit for the cups scan, just remembered it when I read you wanted to build a Tim Hortons. I found it on a 7/8ths (1:13.7) train forum; here's the link:
http://www.7-8ths.info/index.php?topic=16682087.30

Thanks for the link Brian. I saved it and will use for sure when the time comes to build a Timmys.
Yup, same material as the shop. Proper name for it is Coroplast. Sold by the 4x8 sheet and cost 20 bucks.

Originally Posted by Bo Wallen

Who need a hotel room ???? We stay @ Marios folding house inn

But you don't even know the rates might be out of your price range.

Originally Posted by bigford

casa de super is looks great mario!!! you putting a red light in
the side window??

Hmmm, im sure I can find a red led in my collection. I think I'll save that feature until August.

Originally Posted by RCP57

He needs one of those little Hula dolls dancing in the front window!

Great job Mario. "Mario's Mobile Mini Mansions" is off to a great start!

Thanks Reg. I love the hula doll idea. Maybe I should find one of those Santa Claus mechanical moving dolls, dress it up as a hula girl , flip the switch and listen to her say " ho, ho , ho " ....

[Supermario]

Forgot to post this last night. Did another video of the building and lights for it. I'm seeing an issue with one part of the build. The plywood base is made of 1/4" fir plywood. Since I cut the piece out of sheet on Friday and painted the edge, it's warping like crazy and the peg holes aren't lining up as easily. Need to rework the base.

http://youtu.be/XvXt94oCL5Q

[TRUCKMAKER]

Looks good Mario, what are you going to do in a wind storm, you know the kind caused by them crazy 18 wheelers high balling down the road past the house?

[bigford]

18 high and 60psi all the way

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by TRUCKMAKER

Looks good Mario, what are you going to do in a wind storm, you know the kind caused by them crazy 18 wheelers high balling down the road past the house?

Lol. I hear ya Kent . I don't think wind will be an issue. I'm planning on some spikes through the floor and into the ground to keep in place but the yard is so sheltered by trees and bushes it's not very breezy there at all.
Here's what I mean, I've got that 12'X20' tarp garage back there and it is not anchored or held down by anything. Back in October we had a wicked wind storm like I'd never seen. Winds up over 60mph, trees down all over town, I thought, that garage is gone...... It didn't move an inch!
As an extra precaution so I don't have to look through the neighbourhood for the buildings I figure a tether cord to keep the building in the yard. If the roof blows off and disappears?.... That's ok, I got 5 bucks. I'll build another.

[bigford]

here you can use this to anchor the house down.. brand new only went through one
super single tire

[Mikem]

Bigger trucks bigger nails?! Wow

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by bigford

here you can use this to anchor the house down.. brand new only went through one
super single tire

No patch is gonna fix that tire. super single, that can't be cheap

That reminds me of a story from work a few years ago. I was working at a underground gold mine that uses a ramp for access. All man vehicles were Toyota landcrusiers all beefed up and built tough.
A couple guys were heading down the ramp, speeding along of course when a 4ft pinch bar that was laying on the road was kicked up , came through the floor board, missed the drivers leg, popped the shifter out of gear and jammed into the centre of the seat!
Our Toyota service truck was equipped with the same kind of bar as in the incident. First thing I thought when I heard about it. Check and see if ours is missing!!! Thankfully it was on the truck. Anyway, what a freak incident that could've been much worse.

[bigford]

lets just say a king hauler with mfu and a set if ihb rims LOL!!
glad i just drive it and don't have to pay for it!!!

[Supermario]

Call this building complete! I corrected the warping base issue with some wood strips around the edge. Kinda glad it happened because it now gives the house a foundation and gets the plywood up off the ground once in the backyard.
New height also meant I needed to make some stairs. I tried making out of wood but wasn't liking the look. Kept turning out like a grade 5 art class creation.
So once again I turned to my new found material for an answer and sure enough an idea came to me!

Removed one section on this side......



2 sections on opposite side.....




Warm up the glue gun and end up with scale size steps! 11" deep with a 8" rise!









Tested some of that textured paint in a can stuff and very pleased with the results! I got all kinds of new uses for it on future buildings! Actually does have texture and goes on nice and I hate painting















Last post on buildings here. Going to start a thread under scale buildings I think.

[Mikem]

Nice building Mario shortly you will have village !

[Lil Giants]

It looks like carpet.

[Northern Farmer]

Stairwell and all! Check this out Mario I'm sure you'll get a kick out of this
http://www.tshcanada.com/store/c5/Garage_Models.html

[Lil Giants]

Originally Posted by Northern Farmer

Stairwell and all! Check this out Mario I'm sure you'll get a kick out of this
http://www.tshcanada.com/store/c5/Garage_Models.html

That's a hoot! I can buy a can of actual WD-40 for less than what the scale model is.

[Northern Farmer]

lmao going to need one of these shrink rays

[bigford]

somebody give mario a truck to dtive!! whats next a pool?

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by Lil Giants

That's a hoot! I can buy a can of actual WD-40 for less than what the scale model is.

Never mind the WD Joe. A six pack of Budweiser for 9.99 is what caught my eye! What a deal!

PS, now that you mention it.... it does look like carpet eh? Cheap Berber tight weave carpet. Ok , maybe I don't have that many ideas for that paint.

Originally Posted by Northern Farmer

Stairwell and all! Check this out Mario I'm sure you'll get a kick out of this
http://www.tshcanada.com/store/c5/Garage_Models.html

Oh boy why did you have to show me that site Brandon? I'm trying to tell the wife I don't have an RC issue and now I see this! I could go crazy on that site in no time....must behave

And many thanks for sharing