Make a Model Before You Start?

Great concept! Thanks for sharing Dan.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Very good idea.
Thanks for posting.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

have sees it one works of professional very beautiful concept

-- jeanmarc manosque france

Great idea!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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I like the idea! Thanks for sharing.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

Very nice, Dan. Google Sketchup has a “Match New Photo” option that will place your model “in the picture”, much like what you did in your last two interior images. Check it out!

-- -- Jim E., Oswego, NY. Create, have fun, and work safely!

thanks.. I agree. models make a great deal of sense…especially since it is cheaper to goof on cheap stock before using the good stuff. Not to mention working out an angle or scale for comfort when it is easy and cheap to do.

-- making sawdust....

very cool… and what a doll house or better yet a doll museum collection this would make.
“The Dan M. Museum”.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Those are awesome. It is also a way save a little of your project so you can refer to it after the customer received your item.

When my wife and I were house shopping we found a house plan that we liked but the builder did not have any of the particlar plan constructed. I asked the builder for plans and they sent me small set of scale plans and elevations. I printed them out on card stock paper and after 2 hours of cutting, folding and gluing we were staring at a 6”x6”x6” model of the house with removable roof and 2nd floor. After we saw it in 3d we were sure that this was the home for us and signed the paperwork.

-- David / Durham, NC