They are miniature buildings, but Jim and Sue Roach’s passion for making them is so big, the couple has had to erect a shed to house their creations.
Over the past decade, the Roaches have made eight miniature buildings, from a row of terrace houses in Sydney’s historic Rocks district to a Queenslander-style pub in the tropics.
With their retirement hobby threatening to overtake their house at Stanwell Tops on the New South Wales south coast, Jim embarked on a larger construction project and built a garden shed to give the minis a home of their own.
“We’ve made one every 18 months since 2013 and now we’ve run out of space, hence the new display room,” he says.
Jim has built a garden shed to house the eight miniature buildings. (ABC Illawarra: Sarah Moss)
Passion project grows in size
Growing up, Sue’s dad made her a doll house with working lights.
Later, when Jim’s work took the family to Stratford-upon-Avon in the UK, Sue enjoyed perusing the shops selling models and miniatures.
After a visit to the UK, the Roaches made a model of Anne Hathaway’s cottage in minute detail. (ABC…
