The houses have arrived! I'm excited and ready to get my project off the ground but there's a problem. You see, the townhouse I had as a girl was the 1979 model. The floors were made from masoniite which gave quite a bit of support for the weight of the doll furniture. The 1979 models were just too expensive and I found out why the 1973 models were available at low prices. Basically they're a load of crap. The floors are made of brittle plastic that did not age well. Think of the way one of those recycled bottles of water feels only these floors actually crumble. I'm reminded of the part in The HItchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy where Ford and Zaphod find the space port full of old ships, "just rust and wreckage." They comment (loosely, mind you) that those old ships would fall apart if you even looked at them.
Because of this structural setback, my project will be put on hold for the time being. I need to experiment with ways to reinforce the plastic. My first thought is to use pieces of the mat used for framing pictures.. About 20 years or so my mother took a picture framing class and saved a huge bag full of that heavy paper matting. I thoughjt of using the posterboard I'd wound up with rom school.
I just don't know. This might be trickier than I originally planned. FWIF I' want to add a few photos for posterity.
These are the room backgrounds. I dom't have to fall in love with them because I'm painting the entire backdrop white and paint each room so I can match its color scheme.
I've snapped a few photos of that damn crumbly plastic floor. Please try not to judge me too harshly. I have an entire classroom that somehow was dropped on my house. Yikes. That last photo scares me.
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