I decided to build the hotel I work at for a Gingerbread Competition. I built in in 5 days (little sleep was had). I did not use much candy on the piece, I did use modeling chocolate which is quite tasty. My dogs also found the gingerbread pieces very tasty, I lost a wall and a statue to them. All in all it was a crazy undertaking that left me with little sleep for almost a week. All in all, I am happy with the end product.