Greenleaf Tudor House

The Tudor House was one of 6 small buildings features in the Greenleaf Village set intended for a Christmas displa or train layout. The one I had from ~30 years ago was from stamped plywood (not laser cut) which was brittle and splintered as soon as I tried to pop the pieces out. So I decided to try to replicate the models on my Prusa. This is the third piece I completed. 

I wanted to keep the same basic glue-up assembly process - that was always part of the fun of the Greenleaf models. I took some liberties with the dimensions, but they're pretty close. The original wooden kit included stamped paper trim to put around the windows and doors; I built those right into the model. The chimney was originally stamped paper that was folded into shape; I tried to mimic that pieces by printing it at 0.4mm with a 0.2mm layer height - the bottom layer is solid, the second layer has score lines so you can fold into the necessary shape. The Roof pieces were originally cut from thin cardboard. I combined the two Gable roof pieces in to one. I added a hole in the floor to place a small LED flicker candle. Like my previous models, I added a chamfer to the door so it could be glued on in an open position. I did not provide anything for simulating shingles on the roof; that might be something you can add yourself (maybe by gluing on actual tiny wooden shingles from the craft store??) Also in hindsight, I should have done something for the windows, maybe a little opaque acetate to simulate the glass.

I've included a photo of the original assembly instructions as a guide, but will certainly take that down if it presents any copyright issues. All the other parts should be different enough to not impinge on Greenleaf's rights.

Everything was printed with PLA and a 0.4mm nozzle, 0.2mm layer height, no supports. I found spotty results with generic super glue, but Aleen's Tacky glue worked wonders for the glue-up )or use super-glue with an accelerator). The finished model is ~15cm (~6 inches) to the top of the chimney, the base is 9cm x 13cm. 

Have fun with the model. If you enjoy this one, check out the others in my series - the Schoolhouse and Carriage House are available now, the Church, the Store and the Victorian House are coming soon.