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Creative => Customs Gallery => Dioramas & Buildings => Topic started by: bonniebeth on May 10, 2012, 02:58:43
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The Plombylia Fire Department, in conjunction with the Plombylia Police Department, has generously spent their time raising funds to build a new house for a family who tragically lost their home as a result of arson last year. Due to a glitch in the insurance company's computer system, the Leonards thought they were up to date on their homeowners insurance, but after their house burned down last December, they discovered they were on their own with no insurance coverage. The following are pictures of the family exploring their new home for the first time, and then the fully furnished finished product.
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An overview pic of the front of the house
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An overview from the back of the house
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First floor overview
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Mr. Leonard catching up on the news after a long day at work
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Mrs. Leonard preparing dinner in the brand new kitchen
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Overview of the second floor, with an added wall to make three rooms
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The master bedroom
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Small nursery adjacent to the master bedroom
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Luxury master bath
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Third floor overview
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One of the two children's rooms
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The other bedroom
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Shared bathroom
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An overview of the finished attic, which is used as a family room/office/guestroom/ hobby room/ playroom!
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/modern%20house/100_0563.jpg)
Office area, with aquarium
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/modern%20house/100_0564.jpg)
Tables for setting up playmobil dioramas ;D
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A play area for the children, complete with shelves for storing toys
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And a TV-watching area....
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With a sleeper sofa that can be used for guests.
And that's it! The Leonards are greatly enjoying their new home, and are quite grateful for this generous gift from the Fire department and Police Department.
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Nice mansion, bonniebeth! It's certainly a nice donation! :lol:
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You have the best husband, bb ;D ... i mean, your local fire department is soooo generous :lol:
Awesome house!! Now I want one too :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit:
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You have the best husband, bb ;D ... i mean, your local fire department is soooo generous :lol:
Awesome house!! Now I want one too :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit:
Was thinking the same here. Everytime i see the mansion it gets better and better. Love the pictures.
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the mansion seems to have quite some space, I am quite amazed at how much room there is. :)
The Leonards seem to really enjoy the house too.
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Great mansion, bb and the story is quite touching. :love: You did a great job of setting up the interior, the nursery is brilliant. :)9
the mansion seems to have quite some space, I am quite amazed at how much room there is. :)
I agree. The addition of the extra floor and the fact that the stairs are not taking up a lot of room adds to the sense of spaciousness. :yup:
Joe
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Thanks everyone! Yeah, i love how the stairs spiral to the outside so they don't take up any floor space at all! That really helps.
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great setup bonnie and the photos look great :)
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It's lovely Bonnie - (I especially love the dog in the shower ) :love:
I like the way you have set out the different rooms, it's a real family home :clap: :clap:
I hadn't taken much notice of this house before, but now I want one too :inlove:
Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
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very nicely set up house bb. That really is a great present that would make any collector ecstatic. Makes me want to find and open the one we have lying around somewhere 8}
I still find the L shape odd, how is it in reality? Will it only be usefull on a corner lot or will it look decent on a street setting amongst 5300's and 5301's?
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:love: :love:
It looks brilliant. I especially like the walls you have added to create extra rooms and more realistic bathrooms. :)
The curtains on the first floor-do they come with the mansion?
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naflibomyalp
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A wonderful custom, Bonnie, and a very generous police and fire dept. I, too, like the dog in the shower - a very neat and homely touch (especially as that breed of dog could find mud in the middle of a desert!).
Are the Leonard's sueing their insurance company for damages as the compan y clearly didn't protect their personal data properly and should, at least, honour the insurance policy as the error was the company's.
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I still find the L shape odd, how is it in reality? Will it only be usefull on a corner lot or will it look decent on a street setting amongst 5300's and 5301's?
In reality it doesn't look that odd. It's not really a 90 degree angle, so from the front it doesn't look as... bent as you'd think it would. In fact, I've seen plently of real houses that aren't just a plain rectangle but have more of an L or U shape, with the door not being at the very front. I think it you just had it with the front door facing front, it would look fine next to other houses. And I really love the way the shape gives it so much more space inside, and room to get your hands in there to arrange things. When I looked at just the baseplate, it looked rather small, but once it's put together, it's amazing how much room there is. Kind of like when you look at the slab of a house before they start adding walls, and it looks so tiny.
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Thank you guys! :)
The curtains on the first floor-do they come with the mansion?
Yep. I really love the curtains, they're a soft, pliable plastic, rather than cloth, but I think they look good. Wish they weren't all pink, though.
(especially as that breed of dog could find mud in the middle of a desert!).
:lol: Quite true! This family is planning to have a great dane for their next dog. ;)
Yes the Leonards are in the process of trying to sue the insurance company, but the circumstances surrounding the error were very complex, and it looks as though the lawsuit may take several years. :-\
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I :love: :love: :love: it!!!
I love all the details! I have never seen that fishtank before. Is it playmobil? :love:
I have been thinking about changing my name to Gaston Leonard. Do you think I could live there?
As Panos have said: :hissyfit: I want one too!! :hissyfit:
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I have been thinking about changing my name to Gaston Leonard. Do you think I could live there?
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Yes, the aquarium is playmobil (I LOVE it). It's from the 4282 - Living Room (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=4282).
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What a great new pad. I love how the dog is checking everything out. :lol:
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In reality it doesn't look that odd. It's not really a 90 degree angle, so from the front it doesn't look as... bent as you'd think it would. In fact, I've seen plently of real houses that aren't just a plain rectangle but have more of an L or U shape, with the door not being at the very front. I think it you just had it with the front door facing front, it would look fine next to other houses. And I really love the way the shape gives it so much more space inside, and room to get your hands in there to arrange things. When I looked at just the baseplate, it looked rather small, but once it's put together, it's amazing how much room there is. Kind of like when you look at the slab of a house before they start adding walls, and it looks so tiny.
Is it posible to change the place the door is....placed? I mean, is it posible to move it to one of the sides of the house?
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nice purchase, Bonnie :)
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Yes the Leonards are in the process of trying to sue the insurance company, but the circumstances surrounding the error were very complex, and it looks as though the lawsuit may take several years. :-\
Good luck, insurance companies are in business to collect monthly money, not pay it out in large sums >:D
Now that you came to those conclusions I really want to open ours :woohoo:
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Is it posible to change the place the door is....placed? I mean, is it posible to move it to one of the sides of the house?
No. :( Unfortunately, the wall with the door in it is wider than the other walls, so it wouldn't fit anywhere else using that baseplate. Now, I haven't really tried this out, but it's possible that with adding other parts, you could use regular system x baseplates with these walls to make a regular-shaped house. You would definitely have to use a different roof, though, as this one is just four... or five(?) big pieces that are very specific to the shape of this house. I haven't tried that though, and I'm not sure all the walls are standard system x widths, in which case that wouldn't work.
Also, if the door were somewhere else, you'd have to use different front steps, as those ones are angled to fit the corner.
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Your Mansion is PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I want to ask you,where did you find the extra walls,and you divided second and third floor into 3 rooms each one!!!!!!!!!
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Just extra wall pieces I had lying around. I have an enormous bin of system x parts from various buildings.
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Do you know if the first two floors of 5302 have the same space with 4279 city house?Which house worths more?And if I buy 3 extensions separately,can I build my own 5302,by using one normal 5302 baseplate as first floor etc?I don't care about the attic!
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I don't have the city house, so I can't say for sure, but I believe it is smaller than this house.
Yes, I think if you ordered the baseplate, as well as the front steps, you could build one with just the floor extensions. You would have the same wallpapers on every floor that way (the ones that are in the two kids' bedrooms come with the extension), but they are just pre-applied stickers that can be peeled off so you can have plain walls. The extension comes with a balcony, window boxes, curtains, and a staircase.
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And another question.Each floor can be divided in 3 rooms,in the space I want (for example in case that I want small bathroom,and bigger the other rooms of the floor).
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Yep. One of the rooms has to be really small, because your options are limited on where to put walls. But you can make two big rooms and one small.
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Excellent custom project, bb! It's great to have help from the agency's that tried to save the first home that the Leonards lost.
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I was sticking to look it for much time!!!It's very perfect!!!!!If I don't have the central baseplate of ground floor,can I use a normal baseplate of other floors?
The part 30 21 4602 (Floor of house, angled, ground storey with lowered curved area, double thic) is not available in Greece in DS Store!
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Excellent custom project, bb! It's great to have help from the agency's that tried to save the first home that the Leonards lost.
Yep, they don't know what they would do without the help of the fire department particularly!
I was sticking to look it for much time!!!It's very perfect!!!!!If I don't have the central baseplate of ground floor,can I use a normal baseplate of other floors?
The part 30 21 4602 (Floor of house, angled, ground storey with lowered curved area, double thic) is not available in Greece in DS Store!
Yes, you could just use the baseplate from the other floors, you just wouldn't have stairs leading up to the house that way. But it's the same shape and all.
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Thank you so much!Nice then,because I don't like stairs in any house!!!!!!!!!
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Awesome mansion! I really like the way you furnished it. Nice mixture of furnishings from a variety of sets. The attic room looks like a great place to hang out.
This particular mansion looks like it would be ideal for playing with. The L-shape looks like it lends itself to easy access to the figures/furniture, etc.. Nothing worse than reaching in to grab a figure or move a chair and having the rest of the set-up fall over!
Thanks for sharing the pictures!
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I personally think that this mansion is better that 5301,4279 and 3965 but 5300 and 5305 are the best mansions ever created!!!!!!!!
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Thanks, tenni! :wave:
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It looks fantastic with many wonderful details. :)9 :)9
You did a great job, i really liked very much. :clap: :clap:
George.
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Thanks! I had a great time doing it.
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Beautiful mansion, bonniebeth! That's quite a nice house they built for the family! :)
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Lovely! I especially like the attic, wish I had a real one just like it ;D
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Thank you! :) Birdie, I wish I had one like that, too!
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I'm glad that the Leonard's got a new house!
Great job!! :clap:
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Thanks Playmoman! :)
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Wow wow wow wow! I can't believe I have missed this till now! Superb! What a great mansion suitable I must say for a modern day iseroth lol! Love the detailed set up so much to look at its awesome ! For some reason I think of ny upstate houses when I see this mansion! Very classy bb!
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Thanks so much, George. :)