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Title: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: Chino on December 15, 2011, 07:30:18 PM
We all got a starter house kit at my work and are competing for customer votes. Everyone just decorated the house, so I figured id try and do something different to draw some attention my way.

(https://img849.imageshack.us/img849/4844/imageenm.jpg)
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Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: Algo Fonix on December 15, 2011, 07:32:42 PM
That's freakin' awesome. How long did that take?
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: Dimitrius on December 15, 2011, 07:35:21 PM
Disappointed, I expected to see Pandora.
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: Chino on December 15, 2011, 07:39:06 PM
That's freakin' awesome. How long did that take?

A little over 4 hours.

Disappointed, I expected to see Pandora.

Didn't see that one coming.
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: EPICVIEW on December 15, 2011, 07:41:13 PM
Very cool Chino... enjoy!!
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: LieLowTheWantedMan on December 15, 2011, 07:42:24 PM
Disappointed, I expected to see Pandora.
Same here. Haha.
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Post by: jingle.boy on December 15, 2011, 07:42:42 PM
VERY cool!
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Post by: Phoenix87x on December 15, 2011, 07:43:35 PM
They are so much fun.
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Post by: Super Dude on December 15, 2011, 09:20:51 PM
The car is a cute touch. :laugh:
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: snapple on December 16, 2011, 12:38:24 PM
*turns up Chino's heat*

BWHAHAHAHHAHAH
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: GuineaPig on December 16, 2011, 12:42:48 PM
I do believe that is a garage.
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: Tick on December 16, 2011, 02:53:32 PM
Congratulations, you are now a 12 year old girl! :)






Just kiddin. Nice job. :tup
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: obscure on December 16, 2011, 03:53:34 PM
Congratulations, you are now a 12 year old girl! :)

:lol


nice job Chino  :tup
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: gmillerdrake on December 15, 2022, 11:58:56 AM
This looked to be the thread to place this in.....I'd say it's a 'slight' bump  :lol


My work made every jobsite make a Ginger Bread house for the company Christmas Party that is later today. I was "nominated" to make ours as no one else wanted to. I went a little overboard and got carried away but here it is.



(https://i.imgur.com/bqehFYD.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/XVeOs7V.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/1cpjrn2.jpg)

I melted gummie bears and stretched them over the window openings then placed a flashlight inside to illuminate it.

(https://i.imgur.com/2yazfMP.jpg)
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: jingle.boy on December 15, 2022, 12:15:51 PM
Slick!!
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Post by: Lonk on December 15, 2022, 12:33:37 PM
That's not going overboard, that is just an awesome gingerbread house :metal
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Post by: Stadler on December 15, 2022, 01:17:07 PM
Frosted Mini-wheats!!!  :)
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: gmillerdrake on December 15, 2022, 01:21:10 PM
That's not going overboard, that is just an awesome gingerbread house :metal

Slick!!

Thanks  :tup

Frosted Mini-wheats!!!  :)

Yep....the perfect 'snow' treated shingle  :lol
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: gmillerdrake on December 16, 2022, 07:50:36 AM
So....there were three categories and I won one of them"

- c.   Best Use of Materials/Difficulty of Design -

The others were "Best Scene from A Movie" and the worse build or "Trainwreck"
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: jingle.boy on December 16, 2022, 08:08:42 AM
Awesomesauce.  Well done, pal!
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Post by: Phoenix87x on December 16, 2022, 08:18:49 AM
That looks great.

I just bought a kit, so I just have to put it together.
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: bout to crash on December 16, 2022, 09:22:18 AM
That's awesome! Also, I want to know if Chino won in 2011  :lol
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: Chino on December 16, 2022, 09:36:03 AM
That's awesome! Also, I want to know if Chino won in 2011  :lol

Damn right I did!

I won the following year as well.
(https://preview.redd.it/bvz1vnhdfa6a1.jpg?width=432&auto=webp&s=d0e3639d4f66dd59cfdda1f0e8d3c101b0a94540)

Nice work Gary  :tup
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Post by: bout to crash on December 16, 2022, 03:48:14 PM
Haha yesss that's amazing
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Post by: cramx3 on December 16, 2022, 04:52:02 PM
If Chino is still making ginger bread houses, I expect a room of lettuce and a cone outside
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: lonestar on December 16, 2022, 05:02:19 PM
Never dug into building a gingerbread house before, that job always fell to the pastry teams. Figure I should do one someday.

A few years back our pastry team did a mini scale Whoville out of gingerbread and chocolate that was absolutely mind blowing. I'll attach a video...


https://www.facebook.com/oskirules/videos/1835601076537991 (https://www.facebook.com/oskirules/videos/1835601076537991)
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: Adami on December 16, 2022, 05:14:06 PM
Never dug into building a gingerbread house before, that job always fell to the pastry teams.

You mean the real heroes?  :biggrin:
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: jingle.boy on December 16, 2022, 06:10:51 PM
That's awesome! Also, I want to know if Chino won in 2011  :lol

Damn right I did!

I won the following year as well.
(https://preview.redd.it/bvz1vnhdfa6a1.jpg?width=432&auto=webp&s=d0e3639d4f66dd59cfdda1f0e8d3c101b0a94540)

Nice work Gary  :tup

When you get me for Secret Santa, you know what to send me.  :biggrin:
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: lonestar on December 16, 2022, 06:27:44 PM
Never dug into building a gingerbread house before, that job always fell to the pastry teams.

You mean the real heroes?  :biggrin:

Fucking primadonnas... Put some real pressure on them and they fold like a fucking lawn chair
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: Adami on December 16, 2022, 07:54:02 PM
Never dug into building a gingerbread house before, that job always fell to the pastry teams.

You mean the real heroes?  :biggrin:

Fucking primadonnas... Put some real pressure on them and they collapse like a fucking bad soufflé


Fixed.
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: Phoenix87x on December 19, 2022, 02:29:06 PM
Here goes mine


(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0a/dd/1a/0add1a824fdb2c755fea6c32830cf697.jpg)
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: Samsara on December 19, 2022, 02:47:14 PM
Wish I had time. This looks fun. Maybe Friday. I've never done one before.
Title: Re: I made my first ginger bread house ever!
Post by: jingle.boy on December 19, 2022, 03:18:03 PM
Here goes mine


(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0a/dd/1a/0add1a824fdb2c755fea6c32830cf697.jpg)

Is that for Hobbitses?