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Showing posts with label Tabs and slot issues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tabs and slot issues. Show all posts

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Building the Arthur Dollhouse Kit Day 1



On Friday, my Arthur Kit arrived and Now it is open and I am sitting here trying to figure out how I wish to do this one. Nuttiwebgal  (my friend) says I should add paperclay. Linda says, I should also electrify this one and I know for sure I want to add a chimney and fireplace. I will not do too much "Kit Bashing" (or kit editing, if the word bash makes your hairs stand up).  I am Very excited about this project. I hope to help everyone see that this is a wonderful kit and that it has many possibilities! I am happy that you decided to join me on this wonderful adventure!!

First of all, I had to open up the tabs on the floor because they were a bit too small for the slots to fit through ;) . I did this by use of my hobby knife so the problem was not hard to fix. 



:p I decided to add hardwood floors on the first level and bought a nice sheet of this flooring at hobby lobby for $4.99 not on sale. It has a paper back and is unfinished so that I can stain it the color of my choice. I glued it down with tacky glued and let it dry as I started assembling the back foundation wall and side walls pictured below. I used Quick Grip Glue (it dries faster) & Probond wood glue (because it works best in the long run). 



Then I added the walls