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Howard
PostPosted: Tue May 14, 2013 3:41 pm 
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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...


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

Cool..
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GREAT start, Howard. How do you come up with this stuff? :-)
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The architecture on that house is A-MAZ-ING!!!! Can't wait to see the finished product!
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greetings...two coats of white primer added...needs another because glue is still causing the primer to crackle...


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

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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.
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thought i'd post the color pallet for the house...wish me luck...lots of detail painting ahead...and waiting for things to dry...


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