a little "victorian jewel"...

Post by **Howard** » Tue May 14, 2013 3:41 pm

greetings...

new house project recently started...most cardboard work done...lots of trim parts and details...two or more coats of white primer are next...not sure of color theme yet...5" x 7" x 3/4" thick base...6" tall including base...

my very best regards...howard...

Post by **maria** » Tue May 14, 2013 5:04 pm

there's a house very similar to this one in a neary town--done in lime green, purple and ivory--quite the color scheme!

Post by **PutzinVT** » Tue May 14, 2013 6:43 pm

Love the trim work.

Cool..

Post by **paulrace** » Tue May 14, 2013 7:43 pm

GREAT start, Howard. How do you come up with this stuff?

Post by **BrianB** » Thu May 16, 2013 3:22 pm

The architecture on that house is A-MAZ-ING!!!! Can't wait to see the finished product!

Post by **Howard** » Fri May 17, 2013 11:15 am

greetings...two coats of white primer added...needs another because glue is still causing the primer to crackle...

Post by **BrianB** » Sun May 19, 2013 12:30 pm

Looking good, Howard! It's neat to see the houses in a coat of primer! What kind of glue do you use?

Post by **Howard** » Sun May 19, 2013 3:05 pm

brian...regarding glues i use...

aleene's original tacky glue for building...usually buy at walmart...best price i have found...

hobby lobby brand white glue for mica and glitter application...very inexpensive...even better with a 40% off coupon...

elmer's glue sticks...the disappearing purple kind...for covering bases with bond paper...

keep some 2-part epoxy cement on hand, too...

Post by **BrianB** » Thu May 23, 2013 11:51 am

Thanks for sharing Howard! I pretty much have the same arsenal of glue with the hobby lobby brand, I'll have to see if I can find some of that and try it out. I may try some of the fast drying Aleene's on a house one of these days, I seem to spend time paper clipping stuff together and blowing on it alot. I used it on a tiki lamp I built and it worked great for holding down the fabric.