type. You can control placement of the glue using a syringe,
and not smear any glue where you want to stain. I stained
(washed) all my wood parts first, so I didn’t have to worry
about excess glue preventing stain penetration.
Tools used in the assembly of this kit
(not necessary all of them):
A modeler’s knife and spare blades. steel ruler, engineer’s
square, syringe, tweezers, various weights, clamps, pin for nail
holes, sanding block, flush-cutters, paint brushes, double-sided
tape, wood glue, CA (super glue). I prefer acrylic (water-base
paint and thinners. The reason I use acrylic paint is twofold: it
is easy to clean brushes and airbrush using water, and you can
thin them with acrylic thinners to use as washes (stains) with-
out affecting the base paint. I kept a shot glass filled with water
to clean my paint brushes.
Getting started
Let’s start the kit by trimming all the excess wood from
doorways and windows. I used the hobby knife to cut odd
lengths of boards on the siding (both sides) and added nail
holes at these cuts. I then mixed the yellow wash, making
sure that I had enough for the whole building. It is difficult
to mix the same consistency as the previous mix if you don’t
have enough. I used an empty airbrush bottle for my washes.
I began with the washes on the exterior of the kit. Once
this was done and let dry for 30 minutes, I stained the inte-
rior with either white or an earth color and again let dry for
about 30 minutes. Remember to place parts on a flat surface,
3. This is a sample of the tools that I keep handy for a
project like this.
4. I add nail holes to the siding. This detail is much
easier with the side lying flat on the work pad.
4
3
Nail hole
details
added
Modifications
to the kit with
removal of the
foundation
Building a two stall engine house- 3
MRH-Jul 2014
