My Custom Recreation of Kenner's THE BIONIC WOMAN Carriage House

[Vinny0026]

great job!

[PNGwynne]

Go for it! The nice thing is I can always store the figures and furniture away if I want to use it as a bookshelf.

I think your method would be great for the Wayne Foundation, too. I've always liked the graphics of that playset but not so much the playset itself.

[RonnyG]

I just noticed this post now, you really did a nice job putting this together, it all came out great.

I’ve been toying with this idea for making Star Trek enterprise decks.

Thank you, TrekStar! Go for it! The nice thing is I can always store the figures and furniture away if I want to use it as a bookshelf.

[TrekStar]

I just noticed this post now, you really did a nice job putting this together, it all came out great.

I’ve been toying with this idea for making Star Trek enterprise decks.

[RonnyG]

Thank you, Makernaut, and ToyBob!

I just added a custom cardboard version of the bookshelf/secret communications console to my carriage house. It is not as elaborate as the original one (which was made out of plastic), but I tried to match it as close as possible. This was how Jaime would have her zoom meetings (or FaceTime) with Oscar in the 1970s pre-internet age.

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[Makernaut]

That is really cool.

[ToyBob]

That's really nice, I mistook it for the official playset. Been trying to get into that craft myself because I find mostly just parts around but nothing complete heh.

[RonnyG]

Thanks, battmasterson, for your kind words!

On a somewhat related note, the Universal Studios theme park recreated the sound stage set used for Jaime's home on The Bionic Woman for one of its attractions back in 1978. I actually got to see it in person when my family and I went there during a vacation in 1979. Unfortunately, the picture I took with my camera didn't turn out so great, so I was happy when I saw this press photo pop up on ebay a few years ago. I placed a bid on it, but I didn't win. I saved the image from the listing to my hard drive.
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As you can see, Kenner used some of the same decor for the art backdrop for its dollhouse, such as the fireplace, the macramé art, the hanging plants, etc..

[battmasterson]

Wow! Very cool idea. I agree that it is better than the original. What a neat playset. Great job.

[RonnyG]

I just did a search of ebay's past sales, and discovered that 3 Carriage Houses sold in the month of December 2022.

1. A mint still-sealed in box house sold for $1,500. https://www.ebay.com/itm/19550946007...p2047675.l2557
2. The second open boxed one sold for $750. https://www.ebay.com/itm/13434053304...p2047675.l2557
3. The last one was listed in the fixed price format for $650 with a Best Offer option. The seller accepted a Best Offer price, but it doesn't say how much that one sold for. I'm guessing in the $500 range. https://www.ebay.com/itm/23482072255...p2047675.l2557

[RonnyG]

Ronny, you made a great reproduction of the playset and as Monitor said, you made it even better.

Dana

Wow! Thank you, Dana for your nice compliment! I never thought anyone would think it was better, so to read your comment is quite flattering! Thanks, again!

[danadoll]

Ronny, you made a great reproduction of the playset and as Monitor said, you made it even better.

Dana

[RonnyG]

Great playset work! I have seen similar bookcases used for Wayne Foundation repros as well. Even a nice 12 inch scale WF.

Thanks! I've seen those, too. They probably are what put the seed in my mind. I would also like to recreate Big Jim's Secret Headquarters someday--if I could find some nice scans of the backdrop artwork.
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[Megotastrophe]

Great playset work! I have seen similar bookcases used for Wayne Foundation repros as well. Even a nice 12 inch scale WF.

[monitor_ep]

BIONIC WOMAN Carriage House

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For those who do not remember the actual playset here you go.