Cathy's Flower House

I've handmade dolls houses and miniatures for years and I thought I'd try this little kit as something different over the Christmas and New Year break. Honestly, I am blown away at the quality. I purchased the Rolife Cathy's Greenhouse. Easy instructions. Step by step guide. Pieces are excellent quality. Some of the plants are paper leaves. You cut the stems from wire, pop out the leaves from the precut papers and assemble them. Yes they are fiddly and require patience but they look amazing when made. Some plants are plastic but you still cut and assemble them yourself. The furniture is so cute, self assembly, wooden or plastic. No flimsy cardboard rubbish. I made everything up then followed the assembly step by step guide. Couple of bits were tricky and required very precise steps and patience, but the whole thing went together beautifully. Even assembling and wiring in the light was simple (you have to supply your own 2 x AAA batteries) Now it's completed it looks brilliant, and the little interior light really finishes it off. Everything is supplied - but when I was putting it together, I chose to use a tacky glue and tacky wax instead of the supplied double sided tape just because experience has taught me it's a better way to finish things off and then things don't fall over when you move it. I chose to add additional plants and flowers only because I already have a lot of homemade ones from previous projects, but really, there is so much stuff in the kit, you don't need to add anything else. 100% happy with this brand and am next going to try their bakey, and maybe the chocolatiers shop when I've saved up a bit more money. LOVE this kit. Highly recommended.

Great value kit, with excellent detailing and fun to build. Easy to assemble and a great showpiece for any book case or bookshelves. Also a great gift idea.

This review relates to Cathy's Flower House. I've previously made some other Rolife kits: Sunshine Town, Time Travel and Sakura Densya but this kit is of a different order of magnitude in terms of difficulty and assembly time. Don't embark on assembling this kit unless you have good eyesight (and/or a strong pair of glasses), a steady hand and plenty of patience. Unlike the other Rolife kits that I mentioned above, in this one most of the pieces are glued together, rather than push-fit. The clear glue supplied is spirit based (similar to Uhu) so it's quick drying but not washable, so if you get it on the wrong places it's difficult to remove. I used my own PVA glue for a lot of the parts (that don't need quick drying glue) and some superglue. The pieces are very accurately cut and it all fits together well. The detail is incredible and it is excellent value for money considering the number of parts supplied. Some tips for assembly: 1. There are 2 part sheets at the bottom of the box that show the numbered pieces to scale - use this to correctly identify the parts (because some are quite similar). 2. The instructions show the bag number of the parts used in that step, like 2(2-1) for example. Always put unused parts back into the right numbered bag (you can't tip out all the parts into one tray) so that you can find the right parts quickly. 3. Wipe off any excess glue quickly (before it sets). 4. Use a steel ruler and a fine ballpoint pen or something similar to score the fold lines on the card pieces. 5. Double check that you've used all the parts in each step - if you miss something off it might be impossible to fit it later on. 6. You won't complete this kit in a weekend, or even two - allow yourself plenty of time. As an example, the paint brush in my photo is constructed from part of a cocktail stick, some aluminium foil and some cut paper for the bristles. It took me 3 attempts to make, I was only successful by cutting the Al foil strip 6mm wide instead of 4mm as instructed. 7. The main clear plastic sheet for the greenhouse and the panes for the door have a plastic film on that needs to be peeled off prior to assembly, I don't think that the instructions mention this. Assembling all of the plants is time consuming: plant 1 took me half a day and there are more than 20 plants to make, but overall it's a lovely model and the end result is stunning.

Great kit but not as time consuming as previous ones I've had from Rolife. This kit was a lot easier than others in the range. All the fiddly bits have been replaced with easy peel and stick features. Even the books are pre cut and folded. No more glueing! Good quality kit but just way too easy.

I was really pleased with the completed model. However some adaptations were needed. I used PVA woodworking glue instead of the adhesives provided. The books were quite repetitive in appearance so I printed a few highly reduced photos of my own books to construct amongst those provided. Also, personalised the pictures with much reduced prints of family and pets. Construction was generally ok using the printed plan to get the sizes of wood pieces correct. I didn't like the floor so used lolly sticks to make realistic floorboards. I used emulsion paint left over from decorating for the outer part of the model, then used acrylic paints for the inner walls. The light was a total nightmare which was binned and replaced with ready wired leds. Also used a larger battery box which hides behind the completed model. The chair is a challenge but looked ok when completed. Initially thought the item was overpriced when I saw the contents of the kit and took into account the extra items I needed to buy or print myself. Overall an enjoyable, if frustrating at times, experience. The finished model was well worth the time and money spent.

Lots of components but very well organised. Instructions clear too. Great fun to make

Fabulous really good quality

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Très bon produit. Très simple à monté. Une belle finition. Vraiment un résultat parfait. Merci pour les concepteurs de ce produit que je recommande haut la main

Regalo per una collega, nonostante non abbia molta pazienza si è decisa a finirla e alla fine è stata molto soddisfatta del risultato. (Spero non mi odi troppo per lo sforzo richiesto)

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