Thursday, October 25, 2018

Halsam American Bring Build - Two-Story Residence

In the mid-1950s' Halsam offered interlocking brick building toys made from pressed wood. I'm assembling each of the models shown in the instruction booklet for their 60/1 and 60/2 building sets. I'm calling it the Halsam American Brick Build.




The ninth build is a two-story residence -- not to be confused with the two-story house. IThat was a more modest structure. This house features two entrances with brick borders, and a front foyer.


The actual construction was quite simple. The cantilevered arch spanning the foyer isn't a new concept -- it's been part of previous structures. 


The only unusual part of this build was the roof. Several different sizes of roof panels came with the set. None of them are long enough to span the length of the house. The solution is to take two that are the right width and overlap them. You can see where I did so in the photo below. 




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