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Livejournal user Obelia Medusa built this intricately detailed miniature recreation of Frodo’s hobbit house, Tiny Bag End. You can see the progress of the project here, and lots of pictures of the final result here.
This is a work of art.
When I found this, I wondered if there were other dollhouses based on literature or movies. Yes, there are. You’ll see them after the jump.
Before continuing, you must see an exterior view of Tiny Bag End.
I found a couple more fantasy dollhouse at Blue Tea.
Sally Wallace has been making miniature houses for 20 years, including a faithful reproduction of Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Shown is the House Elf kitchen.
Entrance to the Caves by Norro (Nathan Todd) is a very detailed Lego MOCtale creation.
Colleen Moore’s Fairy Castle is on display at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. It was finished in 1935 at an expense of half a million dollars! You can take a virtual tour and see the fantastically intricate interiors.
“Their house is a museum, where people come to see ‘em.” The Wenham Museum in in Massachusetts has the 3-foot tall Addams Family house, created to resemble the home in the Charles Addams cartoon and television show. Mary Hinkley built the house over a period of eight years!
Artist Mark Bennett drew floor plans for the homes of TV and movie characters, such as the Cleavers, the Clampetts, the Brady Bunch, Luke Skywalker, and others. These could be a good starting point if you want to design your own fantasy dollhouse. This print shows the Wayne Manor, including the underground Batcave. You can get a better look by enlarging the photos in this gallery.
Learn more about dollhouses and miniatures at the Dollhouse Miniature Club.
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Here is another literary Lego recreation.
posted by Patrick Kelly on 5-8-2007 at 6:52 am
Very cool. I remember my dad making a dollhouse for my sister when I was a kid. He let me help, and it was a very time consuming process… but it didn’t turn out anything like these.
As a side note, if you’re looking for interesting things built out of legos, google Nathan Sawaya’s website.
posted by Jason! on 5-8-2007 at 8:17 am
The Queen of England’ dollhouse is on display at Windsor Castle, and it has working fixtures and electric lights. As well as a gasoline powered minature Rolls Royce.
posted by David on 5-8-2007 at 12:27 pm
This is a fantastically wonderful miniature. So glad to see it in mental floss.
May we have more?
posted by Mary Lee on 5-10-2007 at 7:58 am
That is awesome!!!!
posted by Jan Brady on 5-10-2007 at 9:23 am
My grandma makes miniatures and tiny faberge-style eggs. When I was little she made me a dollhouse and now whenever I am over at her house I end up looking at all the miniatures I have looked at already. I love them. They are so cute! Specifically she made a Little House on the Prairie kitchen (I think the house in that show was just one room so maybe its the whole thing.) She also made a replica of the old antique mall she worked at. It is just so cool.
That dollhouse at the Museum of Science and Industry is super cool too. I live right down the street from it!
posted by Ann on 5-23-2008 at 10:12 am
There’s a miniature of the White that’s amazing! I believe it’s about 40 feet long.
posted by Anna on 5-26-2008 at 11:35 am