The following text is what I found in my archive. The problem though is that I have forgotten to put a date on it. It seems though as if I have downloaded the files Fostvi, Posumavi and Severoceske stavby together with your text in august 2006. Gunnar
An excellent find; thank you! The page calls them "Folk (Traditional?) Architecture." A few observations, now that I have attempted two of these structures: First, there are four models in all, in three files (the third contains parts for two structures, and all but the fourth require some additional material: wooden matchsticks, cut to several different lengths. The parts sheet for the first model indicates the lengths in millimeters, while the second has a reference image for each length. The parts do *not* assemble in numerical order! Follow the numbers in the Czech text instructions on the Web site, and use the Czech-English dictionary at http://www.slovnik.cz to help you assemble things in their correct order. A partial sequence for the first model, "Fojstvi": 1 (cut the three slots for part 8!); 19-20-1; 21-1; 37-1; 2-1; 5-1&2; 4-3; 3&4-1&2&5; 6-1&3; 7-1&6; 8-9; 8&9-1&2; 35-8; 12-11; 13-11 See what I mean? I tried the first model first, and all went well until I tried to build the roof structure. The model has only one diagram, which doesn't show all the pieces' locations, and although it does show one hidden piece, I couldn't figure out how to orient it properly. Tired of cutting matchsticks, I skipped to the last model, the second structure in "Severoceske_stavby" which uses none. Again, everything seemed to fit well until I tried to close the main walls after adding all the window boxes. The window boxes interfere with one another at the wall corners, and I was unable to form the wall corners without tearing the walls or mashing the boxes. :-/ I recommend reducing the depth of these window assemblies by about half to avoid this issue. -- Mike Hungerford ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Hungerford" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 6:31 AM Subject: [Papermodels II 34647] Re: Cute Alpine building > > On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 1:34 AM, Gunnar <[email protected]> wrote: >> Actually Mike, you also once wrote a short report on experiences from >> building those Folk Architecture houses. >> It is well worth reading even to-day. >> Best wishes >> Gunnar > > Gunnar, > > *I* did? I don't have any recollection of ever building them, nor do I > have any notes or photos. Are you sure it was me? :-) > -- > Mike Hungerford > http://users.sdccu.net/chthulhu2/models.html > For Montagar, forever! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Papermodels?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
